Ant Squash vs Beetle Smash!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ant Squash
Defend your new home from an invading ant horde by tapping them to squash them. This strategy arcade game offers 3 difficulty levels and 36 exciting levels of fun for all ages.
- Tap to squash ants
- Strategy and precision gameplay
- 3 difficulty levels
- 36 game levels
- Suitable for all ages
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You just bought a new house and life is good. You settle down in the living room to watch some television, when you suddenly see something moving on the floor. Upon further investigation, you see... ants!!! Not in your house. This means war. Get your attack finger ready and prepare to squash some ants! Ant Squash is a fun and relaxing free strategy arcade game where you must stop the invading ants from reaching the bottom of the screen. Tap the screen with your finger to squash or smash the invading ants! Strategy, precision, and vigilance will all be required if you are to defend your new home. With 3 difficulty levels and 36 exciting game play levels, the fun will never stop. It is great for kids and adults of all ages. Will you prevail against the invading horde? Or will the ants drive you back to the realtor asking for a refund? You decide!
Beetle Smash!
An arcade game where you tap on insects to stop them from reaching a cake. Test your attention and reaction with funny sound effects and compete for the top score on the leaderboard. Watch out for the bees!
- Tap insects to smash them
- Protect the cake
- Test attention and reaction
- Funny sound effects
- Game Center leaderboard
- Beware of bees
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Beetle Smash is a fun arcade game that able to cheer up in any situation whether it's a boring lecture or a morning ride on the bus! Check your attention and reaction, spreading nasty insects on a wooden table and do not let them get to a delicious cake. The game is accompanied by funny sound effects, and the ability to post your best score in the leaderboard of Game Center will provide an opportunity to show everyone what you can do. And beware of the bees!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ant Squash at 67% against Beetle Smash!'s 0%. Ant Squash also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 8 months vs every 23 months). Beetle Smash!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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. Ant Squash sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Beetle Smash! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ant Squash holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Ant Squash's written reviews are positive against 0% of Beetle Smash!'s.
Ant Squash ships an update every 8 months, Beetle Smash! every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ant Squash | Beetle Smash! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months — better | Every 23 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brandon Stecklein | Dmitry Starodymov |
Customer experience
Ant Squash
Beetle Smash!
In-app purchases
Ant Squash
- Advertising Removal$1.99
Beetle Smash!
No in-app purchases
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