Comparison

Sand Ant Idle vs Supernova

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

Head to head
About

Sand Ant Idle

Build and expand your own ant farm in this idle simulation game. Click on ants to gather resources, upgrade your nest, and dig deeper to discover new elements. Enjoy a relaxing ASMR experience as your ant colony grows.

Highlights
  • Idle resource gathering
  • Ant nest upgrades
  • Digging for new elements
  • ASMR experience
  • Ant farm simulation
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ASMR!!!Fun idle game, build your own ant farm. How to play? 1.Click on the food producing ants, and the ants will start to move and acquire resources. 2.Upgrade the ant nest to strengthen various abilities 3.Dig down and discover new elements.

About

Supernova

An idle space tycoon game where you fuse hydrogen to grow and detonate stars. Earn permanent power-ups with each supernova to accelerate future runs. Features offline progress and a visually evolving star.

Highlights
  • Fuse hydrogen to create and grow stars
  • Offline progress and production
  • Visually evolving star stages
  • Prestige system with supernova cinematics
  • Deep multiplier stacking and research upgrades
  • Daily missions and streaks
  • Fully offline gameplay
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Fuse hydrogen into a living star. Grow it. Then blow it up — on purpose. SUPERNOVA is a premium-feel idle game about running a cosmic forge. Tap to spark fusion, build 12 generators from Hydrogen Wisp to Singularity Seed, and watch your star physically evolve — protostar, blue giant, red supergiant — until it is ready to collapse. Detonating it is the point: every supernova grants Neutron Cores, permanent power that makes each new universe faster than the last. WHY YOU'LL STAY • Real progress while you're away — production continues offline (extend the cap up to 24 hours with research), and a welcome-back doubler greets your return • A star that actually changes — five visual stages, rendered live, no canned art • Prestige that feels like a finale — a hand-built supernova cinematic, then a stronger start • Numbers that get gloriously big — Million, Septillion, and far beyond • Milestones every few minutes early on, deep multiplier stacking later • Daily missions and streaks that respect your time • 20 research upgrades that shape every run FAIR BY DESIGN • No ads. None. • No energy bars, no forced waits, no progress walls • Fully offline — no account, no sign-in, no internet required • Nothing collected, nothing tracked • Optional purchases exist (time warps, photons, a one-time Supporter Pack), and the entire game is balanced to be completed without spending anything THE LOOP 1. Tap your star and let generators forge Stardust 2. Hit ownership milestones — each one doubles a generator's output 3. Buy research, stack a Photon Surge boost, fill your Piggy Bank 4. Reach collapse readiness... and go SUPERNOVA 5. Keep your Neutron Cores forever. Start again, faster. Built by a solo developer in SwiftUI and SpriteKit. Every pixel is procedural — no asset packs, no stock art. Dark theme, tuned haptics, Reduce Motion respected. Your first universe is waiting. It starts with one atom.

Screenshots

Sand Ant Idle4 screens
Supernova4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Supernova at 4.4 against Sand Ant Idle's 3.7. Supernova also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (63 vs 3). Sand Ant Idle's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and review sentiment (100% vs 78%). On price 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. Supernova sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Sand Ant Idle asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Supernova holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Supernova has 63 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Sand Ant Idle's written reviews are positive against 78% of Supernova's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Sand Ant Idle versus Supernova: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSand Ant IdleSupernova
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)4.4 (63 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better77.8% of reviews
Number of ratings363 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size236 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHongkong Vega LimitedHUGO ANATOLE PAUL MORICEAU

Customer experience

Sand Ant Idle

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Supernova

All ratings63 ratings
Positive87.3%
Neutral1.6%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral3.7%
Negative18.5%

In-app purchases

None

Sand Ant Idle

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Supernova

One-time10
  • 50 Photons$0.99
  • Time Warp: 4 Hours$1.99
  • Break the Piggy Bank$2.99
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  • Automation Core$3.99
  • Supporter Pack$4.99
  • Time Warp: 24 Hours$4.99
  • 300 Photons$4.99
  • 700 Photons$9.99
  • Time Warp: 7 Days$14.99
  • 1600 Photons$19.99

Questions

Is Sand Ant Idle free?
Sand Ant Idle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Supernova free?
Supernova is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sand Ant Idle or Supernova?
Supernova is rated higher. Sand Ant Idle averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Supernova averages 4.4 from 63 ratings.
Do Sand Ant Idle or Supernova have ads?
Sand Ant Idle shows ads; Supernova does not.

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