Ant vs Ant Works
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Collect food for colony
- Recruit soldier ants
- Fight and eat bugs
- Upgrade ants for strength
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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!
Ant Works
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Ant Works... Tiny ants, giant problems. Welcome to Ant Works, the physics-based puzzle game where the ants are your building materials. Connect ants together to build bridges, towers, ladders, and other living structures as you solve increasingly challenging puzzles. Every level is a unique engineering challenge. Build too weak and your structure collapses. Build too high and it topples. Success requires careful planning, clever use of ant abilities, and a solid understanding of physics. Whether you're crossing gaps, climbing obstacles, or creating towering structures, every puzzle offers opportunities to experiment and discover creative solutions. BUILD WITH ANTS Use ants as living building blocks. Connect them together and watch realistic physics bring your creations to life. Structures bend, sway, balance, and sometimes come crashing down in spectacular fashion. UNIQUE ANT ABILITIES Not all ants are the same. Different ant types offer different strengths and special abilities. Learn how each ant works and combine them strategically to solve puzzles that seem impossible at first glance. SOLVE PHYSICS-BASED PUZZLES Each level is carefully designed to challenge your creativity and problem-solving skills. Experiment with different approaches, learn from failures, and enjoy the satisfying moment when everything finally works. SIMPLE CONTROLS Easy-to-learn touch controls let you start building immediately. Place ants, connect structures, and watch your engineering ideas come to life. CHALLENGING AND REWARDING Levels begin with simple concepts and gradually introduce new mechanics, tougher obstacles, and more complex solutions. There's always a new challenge waiting. PLAY AT YOUR OWN PACE No timers. No rush. Take your time, experiment freely, and discover creative solutions. Ant Works rewards thoughtful planning and experimentation rather than fast reactions. FEATURES - Physics-based puzzle gameplay - Build bridges, towers, ladders, and more - Multiple ant types with unique abilities - Dozens of handcrafted levels - Creative problem-solving challenges - Simple touch controls - Relaxing, timer-free gameplay - Satisfying physics interactions - Challenging puzzles for curious minds Grab your colony and start building. Your ants are ready to work!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ant Works at 5.0 against Ant's 3.7. Ant's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). 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
Both are free to download. Ant Works sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ant asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ant Works holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Ant ships an update every 4 days, Ant Works fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Ant | Ant Works |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 223 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Any Games OU | Dave Shworan |
Customer experience
Ant
Ant Works
In-app purchases
Ant
No in-app purchases
Ant Works
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