Comparison

@73N 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

@73N

Help a steam-powered robot survive by feeding it wood and building the complex parts it needs to repair itself. You might end up constructing an entire factory to achieve this.

Highlights
  • Feed robot to maintain power
  • Build repair parts
  • Construct factory infrastructure
  • Manage resources
  • Solve complex building challenges
Features
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@73N is an old friend of yours, a steam-powered robot fallen on hard times. Feed him the wood he needs to keep his fires going. Then build the parts he needs in order to fix himself. There’s just one problem. The parts he needs are complicated. And you may just find yourself building a whole factory in order to put them together.

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

@73N1 screens
Ants vs Robots4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ants vs Robots at 96% against @73N's 50%. Ants vs Robots also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.6) and ratings volume (52 vs 5). @73N's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Ants vs Robots sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. @73N asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ants vs Robots holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ants vs Robots has 52 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of @73N's written reviews are positive against 96% of Ants vs Robots's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
@73N versus Ants vs Robots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter@73NAnts vs Robots
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (5 ratings)4.6 (52 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews96.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings552 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB96 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperThe Electric Toy CompanyIvan Khokhlenkov

Customer experience

@73N

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%

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

@73N

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Ants vs Robots

One-time1
  • No ads and fast speed$3.99

Questions

Is @73N free?
@73N 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, @73N or Ants vs Robots?
Ants vs Robots is rated higher. @73N averages 2.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Ants vs Robots averages 4.6 from 52 ratings.
Do @73N or Ants vs Robots have ads?
Neither @73N nor Ants vs Robots shows ads.

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