Comparison

Ant Merge vs Colony Master

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

Head to head
About

Ant Merge

An idle game where you produce and merge ants to create larger ones. Watch your ant colony grow as they consume food in this satisfying experience.

Highlights
  • Produce ants
  • Merge ants
  • Grow larger ants
  • Watch ants eat food
  • Idle gameplay
Features
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Produce the ants, merge the ants to make larger ants and watch them eating the food. A satisfying idle ant game

About

Colony Master

Manage an ant colony by adding new ants, merging them to improve efficiency, and directing them to gather food. Tap to accelerate their actions and clear obstacles.

Highlights
  • Add new ants
  • Merge ants
  • Increase ant speed
  • Gather food
  • Destroy obstacles
Features
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Add new ants, merge them and make them work faster to access food. Tap tap to speed them up, destroy earth and food.

Screenshots

Ant Merge4 screens
Colony Master3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Colony Master at 4.5 against Ant Merge's 2.8. Colony Master also leads on ratings volume (427 vs 4). Ant Merge's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 18) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). 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. Colony Master sells 18 one-off in-app purchases. Ant Merge asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Colony Master holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Colony Master has 427 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Ant Merge versus Colony Master: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnt MergeColony Master
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (4 ratings)4.5 (427 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—5.7% of reviews
Number of ratings4427 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB140 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTaninty Game StudioUpperpik Oyun Yazilim ve Pazarlama Ticaret Anonim Sirketi

Customer experience

Ant Merge

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Colony Master

All ratings340 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral2.1%
Negative11.2%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive5.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative94.3%

Bugs and requests

Ant Merge

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Colony Master

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Ads cannot be skipped or disabled
  • Game crashes or becomes unplayable due to ads

Requested features

2 requests
  • Remove forced ads
  • Improve gameplay to make it more engaging

In-app purchases

None

Ant Merge

No in-app purchases

18 purchases

Colony Master

One-time18
  • Kickstart Pack$1.99
  • 10 Tickets!$1.99
  • Manager$2.99
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  • Engineer$2.99
  • Money Fountain Pack$2.99
  • 20 Tickets$2.99
  • Financier$3.99
  • Big Deal Pack$3.99
  • Royal Treasury Pack$4.99
  • 50 Tickets$4.99
  • No Ads$4.99
  • Bundle$5.99
  • Treasury Trove Pack$5.99
  • 30 Tickets & No Ads$5.99
  • Mega Bundle$7.99
  • Big Vault Pack$8.99
  • Ultra Bundle$10.99
  • Big Chest Treasure$11.99

Questions

Is Ant Merge free?
Ant Merge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Colony Master free?
Colony Master is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ant Merge or Colony Master?
Colony Master is rated higher. Ant Merge averages 2.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Colony Master averages 4.5 from 427 ratings.
Do Ant Merge or Colony Master have ads?
Both Ant Merge and Colony Master show ads.

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