Bugsnax vs Bug Art!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bugsnax
Embark on an island adventure to capture and feed unique creatures to your companions. Uncover the secrets of Snaktooth Island and the mysterious Bugsnax.
- Capture mysterious creatures
- Feed creatures to friends
- Explore an island
- Solve island mysteries
- Discover creature origins
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Catch mysterious living snacks and feed them to your friends in this unusual island adventure! Bugsnax takes you on a journey to Snaktooth Island, home of the legendary half-bug half-snack creatures, Bugsnax. Invited by intrepid explorer Elizabert Megafig, you arrive to discover your host nowhere to be found, her camp in shambles, and her followers scattered across the island alone... and hungry! It's up to you to solve the mysteries of Snaktooth Island: What happened to Lizbert? What are Bugsnax and where do they come from? But most of all, why do they taste SO GOOD?
Bug Art!
Create unique insect specimens by assembling and decorating dead bug bodies. This DIY art game allows you to design your own masterpieces with a variety of bugs.
- Assemble bug bodies
- Decorate insect specimens
- DIY bug art creation
- Variety of bugs
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This bug art looks like a master piece! Fix the dead bug body and DIY your own insect specimen now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bugsnax at 80% against Bug Art!'s 0%. Bugsnax also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and ads (none vs shown). Bug Art!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On price 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. Bugsnax sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bug Art! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bugsnax holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bugsnax has 1.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Bugsnax's written reviews are positive against 0% of Bug Art!'s.
Bugsnax ships an update every 2 weeks, Bug Art! weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bugsnax | Bug Art! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.8K ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2.0 GB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Young Horses, Inc. | 淑芳 董 |
Customer experience
Bugsnax
Bug Art!
Bugs and requests
Bugsnax
Reported bugs
3 issues- Glitches with grappling hook and fire
- Difficulty accessing certain areas in demo
- Crashes and performance issues on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- More Bugsnax varieties and new islands
- Ability to tame and utilize Bugsnax abilities
- Sequel or DLC to continue the story
- Free or lower-priced full game option
Bug Art!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bugsnax
- Bugsnax Full Game$7.99
Bug Art!
No in-app purchases
