Comparison

Idle Ants vs Level Hero

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Command ant colony
  • Devour various items
  • Collect gems and resources
  • Upgrade colony and workers
  • Unlock fighter ants
  • Defend ant nest
Features
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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

About

Level Hero

Engage in fast-paced combat against waves of enemies. Collect power-ups and level up your character to achieve the highest score. Destroy all enemies to win.

Highlights
  • Destroy all enemies
  • Collect balls
  • Level up your character
  • Reach the highest score
  • Fast-paced gameplay
Features
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You are surrounded by enemies! Hurry and level up! Keep going until you destroy all enemies! Reach the highest score!

Screenshots

Idle Ants4 screens
Level Hero4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Idle Ants at 56% against Level Hero's 0%. Idle Ants also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (172K vs 5). Level Hero's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). 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. Idle Ants sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Level Hero asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Idle Ants holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Ants has 172K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Idle Ants's written reviews are positive against 0% of Level Hero's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Ants ships an update every 4 weeks, Level Hero weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Idle Ants versus Level Hero: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle AntsLevel Hero
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (172K ratings) — better1.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews56.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings172K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size281 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMADBOXVirtual Projects Oyun Yazilim Ve Teknoloji

Customer experience

Idle Ants

All ratings170,946 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral4.6%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews1,588 reviews
Positive56.3%
Neutral12.0%
Negative31.7%

Level Hero

All ratings5 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Level Hero

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Idle Ants

One-time11
  • 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
None

Level Hero

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Idle Ants free?
Idle Ants is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Level Hero free?
Level Hero is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Idle Ants or Level Hero?
Idle Ants is rated higher. Idle Ants averages 4.7 out of 5 from 172K ratings, while Level Hero averages 1.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Idle Ants or Level Hero have ads?
Both Idle Ants and Level Hero show ads.
Which is updated more often, Idle Ants or Level Hero?
Idle Ants ships an update every 4 weeks, and Level Hero weekly. Most recently, Idle Ants was updated on October 31, 2026 and Level Hero on October 22, 2026.

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