Spaceship Builder vs ANTS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spaceship Builder
Design, build, and pilot your own spaceship in a vast galaxy. Progress through a tech tree, engage in thrilling space combat, and explore new sectors. Earn credits to upgrade your vessel and become a legendary commander.
- Engineer and customize spaceships
- Unlock advanced technologies
- Master manual space combat
- Earn and upgrade ship systems
- Explore diverse space sectors
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Spaceship Builder: Your Gateway to Galactic Adventure! Take control of your destiny in the vast expanse of space. As a novice cadet in the Empire's fleet, you'll embark on an extraordinary journey from humble beginnings to becoming a legendary spaceship commander. Key Features: - Engineer Your Dream Spaceship Start with limited resources and gradually build your way to the stars. Design and construct your spaceship from the ground up, customizing every aspect to suit your playstyle. - Unlock Advanced Technologies Progress through an extensive tech tree, unlocking cutting-edge parts and systems to enhance your ship's capabilities. Each discovery brings you closer to crafting the ultimate vessel. - Master Space Combat Take full control of your ship in intense, manual battles. Prove your worth as a pilot by outmaneuvering and outgunning your opponents in thrilling space dogfights. - Earn and Upgrade Collect valuable Empire Credits through epic battles and daring missions. Use your hard-earned rewards to upgrade resource limits, improve ship systems, and unlock new technologies. - Explore the Cosmos Navigate through treacherous space sectors, each presenting unique challenges and opportunities. Your decisions and piloting skills will determine your fate in this vast, unforgiving universe. From precise shooting to strategic ship building, every moment in Spaceship Builder is packed with excitement and challenge. Will you rise through the ranks to become the Empire's finest pilot? Your adventure in space awaits! https://www.spaceship-builder.com/privacy-policy/
ANTS
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Command an ant colony in a native real-time strategy game built for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Gather food, expand the hive, research biological evolution and improvised machinery, capture territory, survive hostile wildlife and break the rival colony before it breaks yours. A COMPLETE STRATEGY BATTLEFIELD • Build farms, chambers, workshops, depots, towers and a motor pool. • Train specialised infantry, from collectors and scouts to chemical troops, gunners, medics, mortar teams and commandos. • Deploy asymmetric vehicles including harvesters, transports, tanks, artillery and air units. • Research linked biological and mechanical technology branches. • Use attack-move, hold, stop, rally points, transports, repairs, numbered control groups and the tactical map. • Fight across seven distinct grounds with deformable terrain, cover, wildlife, living resource fields and neutral territory points. KNOW WHAT YOUR COLONY IS DOING • A red alert banner and a pulsing tactical-map marker tell you the moment your colony is attacked, and take you straight to the fighting. • An idle-forager control finds workers who have stopped earning. • Numbered squad chips keep your army one tap away. • Production readouts show exactly what is being built and how close it is. CAMPAIGN, SKIRMISH AND NEARBY MULTIPLAYER Play an eight-mission 3D campaign, configure human-versus-AI skirmishes, revisit the classic 2D campaign, or fight another commander on the same local network. Nearby multiplayer exchanges deterministic command frames rather than streaming the world, keeping both simulations in lock-step. DESIGNED FOR APPLE PLATFORMS ANTS uses native SwiftUI, SceneKit and SpriteKit interfaces, mouse and keyboard controls on Mac, touch controls on iPhone and iPad, adjustable 3D effects, optional haptics, independent music and battle-sound settings, Reduce Motion support and an accessibility representation for the custom tactical HUD. No account. No ads. No tracking. No in-app purchases. ANTS contains frequent stylised insect combat and optional stylised insect gore. Combat presentation can be reduced or turned off in Settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ANTS at none against Spaceship Builder's 27. ANTS also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Spaceship Builder sells 27 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. ANTS asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Spaceship Builder | ANTS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (36 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 87.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 546 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | DR-Online Sp. z o.o. | Luke Mclaughlin |
In-app purchases
Spaceship Builder
- Imperial Privilege$3.991 Month
- 1200 Gold Pack (4x Bonus)$0.99
- 600 Gold Pack (2x Bonus)$0.99
- 300 Gold Pack$0.99
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- 1500 credits pack$0.99
- 2800 Gold Pack (4x Bonus)$1.99
- 1400 Gold Pack (2x Bonus)$1.99
- 700 Gold Pack$1.99
- 5000 credits pack$1.99
- 6000 Gold Pack (4x Bonus)$3.99
- 3000 Gold Pack (2x Bonus)$3.99
- 1500 Gold Pack$3.99
- 15000 credits pack$4.99
- Remove obligatory ads$6.99
- 7000 Gold Pack (2x Bonus)$7.99
- 14000 Gold Pack (4x Bonus)$7.99
- 35000 credits pack$7.99
- 3500 Gold Pack$9.99
- 500 hangar resources$9.99
- Sandbox Unlock$12.99
- 32000 Gold Pack (4x Bonus)$19.99
- 8000 Gold Pack$22.99
- 16000 Gold Pack (2x Bonus)$22.99
- 68000 Gold Pack (4x Bonus)$39.99
- 2500 hangar resources$39.99
- 17000 Gold Pack$44.99
- 34000 Gold Pack (2x Bonus)$44.99
ANTS
No in-app purchases









