Comparison

Ant vs Ant Colony

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

Head to head
About

Ant

Build and manage an ant colony by collecting food and recruiting soldier ants. Engage in combat with bugs to grow your forces and upgrade your ants for increased strength. Experience a strategy game focused on resource management and combat.

Highlights
  • Collect food for colony
  • Recruit soldier ants
  • Fight and eat bugs
  • Upgrade ants for strength
Features
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- Collect food for your colony! - Get soldier ants and wander for food! - Fight with bugs and eat them! - Upgrade your ants to get stronger!

About

Ant Colony

Features
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Unleash the potential of your colony by introducing new ants and embark on an exciting journey of discovery as you dig deeper into uncharted territories!

Screenshots

Ant4 screens
Ant Colony4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ant at none against Ant Colony's 1. Ant also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). 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. Ant Colony sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ant asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ant ships an update every 4 days, Ant Colony every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ant versus Ant Colony: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAntAnt Colony
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB152 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAny Games OUHot Yeti Studio OU

In-app purchases

None

Ant

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Ant Colony

One-time1
  • No Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Ant free?
Ant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ant Colony free?
Ant Colony is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ant or Ant Colony have ads?
Both Ant and Ant Colony show ads.
Which is updated more often, Ant or Ant Colony?
Ant ships an update every 4 days, and Ant Colony every 2 months. Most recently, Ant was updated on October 24, 2026 and Ant Colony on October 6, 2026.

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