Comparison

Mini Army vs Ants vs Robots

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Mini Army

Build and expand your military force to overwhelm and defeat opponents. Engage in strategic combat to achieve victory.

Highlights
  • Grow your army
  • Smash your enemy
  • Strategic combat
  • Expand your forces
Features
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Grow your army and smash your enemy.

About

Ants vs Robots

Engage in strategic colony management with two distinct factions: ants and robots. Choose between real-time strategy battles against other colonies or tower defense against waves of bugs. Explore a sandbox mode with a map editor or progress through a story mode.

Highlights
  • Colony management simulator
  • RTS battles
  • Tower defense mode
  • Playable ant and robot factions
  • Sandbox mode with map editor
  • Story mode
Features
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Ants vs Robots is a colony simulator game with simple and intuitive controls. The game has two modes: 1) RTS where you fight other colony, 2) Tower Defence where you fight waves of bugs. There are two playable factions — ants and robots. The game features sandbox mode with a map editor and story mode where you complete level after level.

Screenshots

Mini Army4 screens
Ants vs Robots4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ants vs Robots at 96% against Mini Army's 50%. Ants vs Robots also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.1) and ads (none vs shown). Mini Army's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Ants vs Robots sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mini Army asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ants vs Robots holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 52 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Mini Army's written reviews are positive against 96% of Ants vs Robots's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mini Army ships an update every 5 months, Ants vs Robots every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Mini Army versus Ants vs Robots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMini ArmyAnts vs Robots
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (12 ratings)4.6 (52 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews96.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1252 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size147 MB96 MB
Age rating9+9+
Developer道驰 蔡Ivan Khokhlenkov

Customer experience

Mini Army

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Ants vs Robots

All ratings52 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive96.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Mini Army

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Ants vs Robots

One-time1
  • No ads and fast speed$3.99

Questions

Is Mini Army free?
Mini Army is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ants vs Robots free?
Ants vs Robots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mini Army or Ants vs Robots?
Ants vs Robots is rated higher. Mini Army averages 4.1 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Ants vs Robots averages 4.6 from 52 ratings.
Do Mini Army or Ants vs Robots have ads?
Mini Army shows ads; Ants vs Robots does not.
Which is updated more often, Mini Army or Ants vs Robots?
Mini Army ships an update every 5 months, and Ants vs Robots every 3 months. Most recently, Mini Army was updated on September 15, 2026 and Ants vs Robots on October 13, 2026.

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