Comparison

AntWorld vs Ant's Diary

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

Head to head
About

AntWorld

Experience the mesmerizing simulation of thousands of ants building sprawling colonies. Observe emergent behaviors like foraging highways and supply chains as ants follow simple rules to dig tunnels and find food. Interact by placing food and carving tunnels to shape their world.

Highlights
  • Ant colony simulation
  • Emergent behavior
  • Tunnel digging
  • Food placement
  • Colony building
  • Resource management
Features
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Watch thousands of ants build sprawling colonies in this mesmerising simulation. Ants follow simple rules — sense pheromones, find food, dig tunnels — creating complex emergent behaviour like foraging highways and efficient supply chains. Place food, carve tunnels, and watch nature unfold.

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

AntWorld4 screens
Ant's Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Ant's Diary at none against AntWorld's shown. Ant's Diary also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). AntWorld's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AntWorld ships an update monthly, Ant's Diary every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
AntWorld versus Ant's Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAntWorldAnt's Diary
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB10 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperNante StudioNobuaki Kuwabara

In-app purchases

None

AntWorld

No in-app purchases

None

Ant's Diary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AntWorld free?
AntWorld is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ant's Diary free?
Ant's Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AntWorld or Ant's Diary have ads?
AntWorld shows ads; Ant's Diary does not.
Which is updated more often, AntWorld or Ant's Diary?
AntWorld ships an update monthly, and Ant's Diary every 4 days. Most recently, AntWorld was updated on September 11, 2026 and Ant's Diary on September 26, 2026.

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