Idle Ants vs String Art
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Idle Ants
Command a growing colony of ants to devour everything in sight, from bugs to airplanes. Earn money to upgrade your colony, supercharge your workers, unlock new ants, and defend your nest. Experience the organized world of ants and lead them to empire status.
- Command ant colony
- Devour various items
- Collect gems and resources
- Upgrade colony and workers
- Unlock fighter ants
- Defend ant nest
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Ants are the true lords of the underground. They’ve been building cities and expanding their communities well before man was able to cobble together his first hut. Now, you can enter the land of ants and see firsthand their organized and structured world taking shape. Command your growing colony of ants and have them devour other bugs, hot dogs and even an airplane! Let your army consume everything in sight and earn money that you can use to: - Collect gems and building resources! - Upgrade and grow your colony into a mighty ant empire! - Supercharge your worker ants: make them faster and stronger! - Open ants' eggs to unlock fighter! - Defend the ants' nest from intruders These ants are waiting on a new commander, will it be you? We make casual moments turn into mad adventures! We’re a gaming studio composed of ‘Casually Mad’ game makers. We produce all of our games internally. We live to tell unique stories and express those in the games we create for players around the world. This passion is echoed by millions that enjoy playing our games like Stickman Hook, Parkour Race and Sausage Flip. Play with us and see what’s next! Let’s hear from you! Join the official Madbox Discord server and share your thoughts. https://bit.ly/35Td03Y Looking for the latest fun and more? Check us out on Instagram - https://bit.ly/3eHq3YF
String Art
Create unique visual art using digital strings. Design intricate patterns and colorful masterpieces with an intuitive interface. Unleash your creativity and explore endless artistic possibilities.
- Create string art
- Design intricate patterns
- Use digital strings
- Explore artistic possibilities
- Intuitive interface
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Use strings to make your art!
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Verdict
Idle Ants and String Art both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 56% of Idle Ants's written reviews are positive against 37% of String Art's. Idle Ants also leads on ratings volume (171K vs 26K). String Art's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 weeks). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Idle Ants sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and String Art sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Idle Ants against 4.6 for String Art. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Ants has 171K ratings behind it against 26K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 56% of Idle Ants's written reviews are positive against 37% of String Art's.
Idle Ants ships an update every 4 weeks, String Art every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Idle Ants | String Art |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (171K ratings) — better | 4.6 (26K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.4% of reviews — better | 37.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 171K — better | 26K |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 281 MB | 208 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | MADBOX | SUPERSONIC STUDIOS LTD |
Customer experience
Idle Ants
String Art
User reviews
Idle Ants
From 171K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Satisfying gameplay
- 👍 Cute and fun ants
- 🚀 Smooth animations
- 👍 Relaxing experience
Room to improve
- 🔍 Lack of content/levels
- 📢 Too many ads
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 💰 Expensive to remove ads
String Art
From 26K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⭐ Great game
- 👍 Fun and satisfying
- 😌 Relaxing and calming
Room to improve
- 💸 Too many ads
- ⏱️ Takes too long to complete pictures
- 🔍 Finished art doesn't match the reference
Bugs and requests
Idle Ants
Reported bugs
3 issues- Money going backwards at higher levels
- Inability to progress to new worlds
- Game progress being lost after updates
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and worlds
- Offline earnings
- Ability to customize ants
- Less intrusive ads
String Art
Reported bugs
2 issues- Ads don't go away even with paid ad-free option
- Game resets settings when moving to next level
Requested features
3 requests- More level variety
- Offline play mode
- Ability to customize art frames
In-app purchases
Idle Ants
- Fast Ant$0.99
- Mech Ant$0.99
- Small Gems Pack$0.99
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- Mut-Ant$2.99
- Gold-Ant$2.99
- The Queen$4.99
- Ali Ant$4.99
- Medium Gems Pack$4.99
- No Ads pack!$9.99
- Special Offer$9.99
- Large Pack of Gems$19.99
String Art
- No Ads$2.99
- No Ads+10,000 Money$3.99
- No Ads+10,000 Money+1000 Gem$5.99
Questions
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