Bugsnax vs Insect Quest
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?
Insect Quest
Embark on an adventure in the world's first insect role-playing game. Explore a unique world and engage in exciting gameplay.
- Insect role-playing gameplay
- Unique world exploration
- Adventure elements
- First of its kind
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world's first! Insect role-playing game!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Insect Quest at 5.0 against Bugsnax's 4.5. Insect Quest also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid). Bugsnax's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 and Insect Quest sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Insect Quest holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. 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 100% of Insect Quest's.
Bugsnax ships an update every 2 weeks, Insect Quest every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bugsnax | Insect Quest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.8K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2.0 GB | 252 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Young Horses, Inc. | Yasuhiro Mizuki |
Customer experience
Bugsnax
Insect Quest
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
Insect Quest
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bugsnax
- Bugsnax Full Game$7.99
Insect Quest
- 1,000 Coin$0.99
- 5,000 Coin$2.99
- 20,000 Coin$11.99
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- 60,000 Coin$32.99
