Comparison

Ant's Diary vs Squigl

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

Head to head
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.

About

Squigl

A fast-paced arcade game that challenges your reflexes. Guide a ball through moving gaps and avoid obstacles, with increasing speed and intensity. Unlock new balls, scenes, and customize your gameplay experience.

Highlights
  • Simple touch controls
  • Endless Classic mode
  • Multiple game modes
  • Unlockable Buddy Balls and scenes
  • Collect coins and power-ups
  • Track stats and leaderboard scores
  • Customizable loadouts
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SQUIGI is a fast, colorful arcade game where every second tests your reflexes. Guide your Buddy Ball through moving gaps, steer clear of obstacles, and see how far you can go. The longer you survive, the faster and more intense the challenge becomes. FEATURES Simple touch controls — hold left or right to steer Endless Classic mode for high-score chases Time Attack, Zen, Sudden Death, and Daily Challenge modes Unlock and play as colorful Buddy Balls Choose from unique animated scenes Collect coins, power-ups, stickers, and achievements Track your best runs, stats, and leaderboard scores Customize your loadout with a Buddy, scene, and result emote Sound and haptic settings for a play style that fits you Can you squeeze through one more gap?

Screenshots

Ant's Diary4 screens
Squigl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Squigl at 3 against Ant's Diary's 1. Squigl also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

Ant's Diary ships an update every 4 days, Squigl every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Ant's Diary versus Squigl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnt's DiarySquigl
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB5 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperNobuaki KuwabaraJayadur Rahman

In-app purchases

None

Ant's Diary

No in-app purchases

None

Squigl

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ant's Diary free?
Ant's Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Squigl free?
Squigl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ant's Diary or Squigl have ads?
Neither Ant's Diary nor Squigl shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ant's Diary or Squigl?
Ant's Diary ships an update every 4 days, and Squigl every 3 days. Most recently, Ant's Diary was updated on October 12, 2026 and Squigl on September 23, 2026.

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