Ant Squash vs Cockroach Smasher
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!
Cockroach Smasher
A simple and fun game where players use their fingers to smash as many cockroaches as possible. It offers endless levels and is suitable for all ages, providing a happy pastime.
- Smash cockroaches with fingers
- Infinite levels
- Suitable for all ages
- Happy pastime
- Many cockroaches
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Try to crush as many cockroaches as possible! In this exciting game you have to crush as many cockroaches as possible with your fingers. Very keen on children, boys and girls. Features: - Infinite levels. - One of the best free games. - Suitable for all ages. - A lot of cockroaches. - Happy pastime.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ant Squash at 5.0 against Cockroach Smasher's 4.3. Ant Squash also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 52%). Cockroach Smasher's advantage is ratings volume (467 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Ant Squash sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Cockroach Smasher sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ant Squash holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cockroach Smasher has 467 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Ant Squash's written reviews are positive against 52% of Cockroach Smasher's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ant Squash | Cockroach Smasher |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.3 (467 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 52.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 467 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 8 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brandon Stecklein | Vadim Shendrikov |
Customer experience
Ant Squash
Cockroach Smasher
In-app purchases
Ant Squash
- Advertising Removal$1.99
Cockroach Smasher
- Remove Ads$1.99
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