Ant Wars Next vs Ant
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ant Wars Next
Command armies of ants in this strategy game. Conquer enemy hives by occupying empty ones and attacking occupied territories. Earn points, collect stars, and complete levels quickly to minimize ant losses and maximize rewards.
- Command ant armies
- Conquer enemy hives
- Unique and progressive gameplay
- Upgradable ant types
- 100 exciting levels
- Collect stars and keys
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Ant Wars Next (the sequel to the original Ant Wars from 2009) is a nice strategy game, where you command armies of ants on a battlefield. Take out all of the hives by occupying the empty ones and attacking the others taken by your enemies. You gain score after completing a level. You can also collect stars and keys. The faster you complete, the fewer ants you loose, the more you get. Key features: * Unique and progressive gameplay * 3+1 upgradable ant types * 100 exciting levels
Ant
Build and manage an ant colony by collecting food and recruiting soldier ants. Engage in combat with bugs to grow your forces and upgrade your ants for increased strength. Experience a strategy game focused on resource management and combat.
- Collect food for colony
- Recruit soldier ants
- Fight and eat bugs
- Upgrade ants for strength
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- Collect food for your colony! - Get soldier ants and wander for food! - Fight with bugs and eat them! - Upgrade your ants to get stronger!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ant Wars Next at 94% against Ant's 0%. Ant Wars Next also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and ads (none vs shown). Ant's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Ant Wars Next sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Ant asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ant Wars Next holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ant Wars Next has 158 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Ant Wars Next's written reviews are positive against 0% of Ant's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on August 18, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ant Wars Next | Ant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (158 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 158 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Dimension Technics | Any Games OU |
Customer experience
Ant Wars Next
Ant
In-app purchases
Ant Wars Next
- +10 Perks$0.99
- Ad Remove$1.99
- Golden Ant$1.99
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- Golden Ant + Ad Remove$2.99
Ant
No in-app purchases
