Ant's Diary vs Idle Ant War
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ant's Diary
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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.
Idle Ant War
Lead an ant colony to survival and dominance. Gather resources, expand your nest, hatch warrior ants, and wage strategic wars against rivals and insects. Enjoy idle progression and conquer wild territories.
- Colony building and expansion
- Resource gathering and management
- Hatching warrior ants
- Strategic ant wars
- Idle progression system
- Conquering territories
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Welcome to Idle Ant War — where you command the destiny of an entire ant colony! In a world ruled by the law of the jungle, only the strongest survive. As the colony’s leader, your mission is clear: gather resources, expand your nest, hatch powerful warrior ants, and wage epic wars to claim dominance over the wilderness! 【Build & Grow Your Colony】 Start small and grow into a thriving empire! Dig tunnels, build nests, and gather food to feed your queen and expand your population. 【Epic Ant Wars & Strategy】 Lead swarms of ants into battle against rival colonies and deadly insects. Use smart tactics, deploy mutant warriors, and forge alliances to crush your enemies! 【Idle Progression & Easy Play】 Even when you’re offline, your ants keep working! Collect resources, upgrade your colony, and grow stronger with every tap — perfect for casual and hardcore players alike. 【Conquer the Wild Territories】 Explore dangerous lands, raid resource-rich areas, and claim new territories to expand your hegemony over the insect world. Download Idle Ant War now and write your colony’s legend!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ant's Diary at none against Idle Ant War's 13. Idle Ant War's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Idle Ant War sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Ant's Diary asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ant's Diary ships an update every 4 days, Idle Ant War weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ant's Diary | Idle Ant War |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 952 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nobuaki Kuwabara | Guangzhou Weijing Information Technology Co., Ltd. |
In-app purchases
Ant's Diary
No in-app purchases
Idle Ant War
- First Purchase Pack$0.99
- Worker Ant Deal$0.99
- Half-Price Exclusive-I$0.99
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- Half-Price Exclusive-II$1.49
- Half-Price Flash Sale-I$1.99
- Half-Price Flash Sale-II$2.49
- Beginner Hatching$4.99
- Upgrade Offer 12$4.99
- Monthly Card$5.99
- Upgrade Offer 13$9.99
- Eggs Discount Pack$17.99
- Ultra Value Monthly Card$19.99
- Super Ant Egg Pack$99.99







