Sandpaper Run vs Ant Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sandpaper Run
Experience the ultimate wood carving simulation. Manipulate and shape wood pieces to match target forms with precision. Enjoy a realistic and satisfying creative process.
- Realistic wood carving simulation
- Move and rotate wood
- Cut to match given shapes
- Satisfying creative experience
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Best wood carving experince ever! Move and rotate the wood to cut perfectly. Carve it into the given shape.
Ant Manager
Build and manage a thriving ant colony, from digging chambers to training a formidable army. Engage in tactical combat, research upgrades, and compete with players worldwide in this evolving strategy game.
- Build and expand anthill chambers
- Hatch and train combat ants
- Research upgrades and optimizations
- Compete with players globally
- Idle or active progression
- Resource management and tactical combat
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Ant Manager is a strategy and management game in which you build your ant colony from scratch and grow it into an unstoppable force. Build your anthill: Dig, expand, and specialize your chambers: warehouses, nursery, farms, research room, pantheon, artifact chamber… Every construction permanently strengthens your colony. Prepare your army: Hatch different combat ants, set up your formation across multiple lines, and adapt your strategy to the enemy. Fight termites, hunt creatures, and go on expeditions to bring back rare artifacts. Research and optimize: Explore multiple research branches to reduce construction times, increase your production, and upgrade your units. Every decision matters. Play with players from around the world: Join or create a guild, challenge other players in the arena, climb the leaderboards, and compare your progress. Progress at your own pace: Idle or with the game open, Ant Manager adapts to the way you play. Ant Manager is the ant colony simulation that blends resource management, strategy, idle progression, and tactical combat in a living, ever-evolving universe.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ant Manager at 5.0 against Sandpaper Run's 1.0. Ant Manager also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). Sandpaper Run's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ant Manager holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Sandpaper Run ships an update monthly, Ant Manager every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sandpaper Run | Ant Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 120 MB | 217 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ozgur Taskin | Mathieu Charon |
Customer experience
Sandpaper Run
Ant Manager
In-app purchases
Sandpaper Run
No in-app purchases
Ant Manager
No in-app purchases
Questions
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