Comparison

Shooting Ants vs HiddenForm

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

Head to head
About

Shooting Ants

Features
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Shooting ants. Hit the food.

About

HiddenForm

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Make room for wonder with HiddenForm: a collection of richly illustrated silhouette puzzles for iPhone and iPad. Build lions, hummingbirds, trees, cats, dogs and more from uniquely shaped pieces. Discover tiny animals and botanical shapes hidden among the cuts, and follow the artwork's natural outline instead of a rectangular border. A TABLE OF YOUR OWN โ€ข Choose 24, 48 or 80 pieces. โ€ข Explore sculpted 3D wood or plexiglass pieces with rounded edges and tactile connection sounds. โ€ข Assemble anywhere on a spacious landscape table. Move connected sections together, pinch to zoom, and use two fingers to tilt and rotate. โ€ข Feel magnetic connections as matching pieces snap together. โ€ข Open the reference painting, emphasize outer edges, or highlight a matching pair when you want a little help. โ€ข Start in fullscreen with the controls tucked away. A FINISH WORTH ENJOYING Celebrate the final connection with a playful, material-inspired reveal. Then zoom into your finished painting and explore its details. Your puzzle progress saves on your device so you can return later. THREE FREE FAVORITES Lion, elephant and zebra are always included. Watch a rewarded video before starting or restarting any additional puzzle, or make a one-time Remove All Ads purchase to play the full collection without videos. No subscription is required. An internet connection is needed for rewarded videos and purchases. No game account is required. Requires iOS or iPadOS 26 or later. Follow @hiddenformpuzzles

Screenshots

Shooting Ants4 screens
HiddenForm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shooting Ants at none against HiddenForm's 1. Shooting Ants also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). HiddenForm's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 17 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. HiddenForm sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shooting Ants asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shooting Ants ships an update every 17 months, HiddenForm every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Shooting Ants versus HiddenForm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShooting AntsHiddenForm
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 4 days โ€” better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size118 MB457 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMacaca Games Inc.Kyndlo LLC

In-app purchases

None

Shooting Ants

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

HiddenForm

One-time1
  • Remove all ads$6.99

Questions

Is Shooting Ants free?
Shooting Ants is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HiddenForm free?
HiddenForm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shooting Ants or HiddenForm have ads?
Both Shooting Ants and HiddenForm show ads.
Which is updated more often, Shooting Ants or HiddenForm?
Shooting Ants ships an update every 17 months, and HiddenForm every 4 days. Most recently, Shooting Ants was updated on October 7, 2026 and HiddenForm on October 10, 2026.

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