Comparison

Ant Sim Tycoon vs Ant's Diary

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

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About

Ant Sim Tycoon

Build and manage your own ant colonies within your house. Explore, gather resources, and expand your ant empire by unlocking new species and upgrades. Experience the thrill of becoming an ultimate ant tycoon.

Highlights
  • Build ant colonies
  • Explore the outside world
  • Catch ant queens
  • Gather food resources
  • Customize colonies
  • Unlock new ant species
  • Expand ant empire
Features
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Ant Sim Tycoon is a unique simulation tycoon game where you can experience the thrill of building your own ant colonies inside your house! Explore the world outside and catch ant queens and gather food to create and manage your own ant colonies using ant farms, terrariums, and test tubes. Customize and expand your ant colonies by unlocking new ant species, buildings, and upgrades. Become the ultimate ant tycoon and watch your ant empire grow and thrive! Download Ant Sim Tycoon now and experience the excitement of building and managing your own ant colonies!

About

Ant's Diary

Features
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Protect the Queen—grow your colony to 100 ants! "Ant's Diary" is a real-time strategy game where you raise an ant colony. Adjust the roles of your worker ants around the queen, survive enemy raids, and build a thriving colony of 100. 4 Roles to Strategize • Foragers (Green): Gather food on the surface and carry it to the nest • Nurses (Pink): Feed larvae to raise new worker ants • Soldiers (Red): Fight enemies and defend the colony • Digger: Digs to expand the nest — Completing rooms increases food and brood capacity Adjusting the balance of roles to match the situation is the key to survival. Nest Expansion & Chambers • Assign workers to digging and the nest grows organically from existing tunnels. Food stores or brood chambers form automatically as needed. • Chambers raise food and brood capacity. When food storage is full, foragers wait and automatically resume as soon as space opens. • Nurses carry eggs from the queen's chamber to brood chambers and bring food from storage. After 3 feedings, a larva becomes a pupa. Explore 2 Worlds • Surface: A dangerous world where you gather food and battle enemies • Nest: A safe haven to raise larvae and dig new chambers Defend Against Enemy Raids As time passes, enemy attacks grow fiercer. Build up your soldiers in advance to prepare. Score Attack Challenge Your time to reach 100 ants is your score. Aim for the fastest record and try again and again! Earn Your Rank Your time to 100 ants decides which of 6 ranks you earn. Break 15 minutes to become the Mythic Queen. Share your result as a card whose artwork changes with your rank. Queen Power: High Risk, High Return Raise Queen Power to lay eggs up to 3× faster. The tradeoff: the Queen gets hungry up to 8× faster, while nurses must feed her, carry eggs and tend larvae. Adjust power as the colony changes.

Screenshots

Ant Sim Tycoon4 screens
Ant's Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ant's Diary at none against Ant Sim Tycoon's 7. Ant's Diary also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months). Ant Sim Tycoon's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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. Ant Sim Tycoon sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Ant's Diary asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ant Sim Tycoon ships an update every 4 months, Ant's Diary every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Ant Sim Tycoon versus Ant's Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnt Sim TycoonAnt's Diary
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (57 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings57 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size301 MB10 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperAyham ibrahimNobuaki Kuwabara

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Ant Sim Tycoon

One-time7
  • 4000 Diamonds$0.99
  • 9000 Diamonds$0.99
  • 8500 Diamonds$1.99
Show 4 more
  • 18000 Diamonds$1.99
  • 63000 Diamonds$2.99
  • 19000 Diamonds$3.99
  • 50000 Diamonds$7.99
None

Ant's Diary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ant Sim Tycoon free?
Ant Sim Tycoon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ant's Diary free?
Ant's Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ant Sim Tycoon or Ant's Diary have ads?
Ant Sim Tycoon shows ads; Ant's Diary does not.
Which is updated more often, Ant Sim Tycoon or Ant's Diary?
Ant Sim Tycoon ships an update every 4 months, and Ant's Diary every 4 days. Most recently, Ant Sim Tycoon was updated on October 25, 2026 and Ant's Diary on October 12, 2026.

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