DEADGRID vs Ant Wars !
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DEADGRID
Experience intense arcade zombie survival with endless waves and permadeath. Master an arsenal of 33 weapons, strategically deploy defenses, and choose dynamic upgrades to conquer the apocalypse. Customize your survivor and enjoy pure, optimized gameplay.
- Endless zombie waves
- Permadeath runs
- 33 unlockable weapons
- Strategic deployables and turrets
- Dynamic upgrade system
- Four zombie types with advanced AI
- Customizable survivor skins
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DEADGRID is a minimalist zombie arena shooter — pure, intense arcade action with real multiplayer. THE CLIMB A campaign ladder thousands of levels deep, and no two rungs are alike. Every level rolls its own horde, its own weather, its own rule and its own goal: one-hit-point runs, total blackouts, meteor storms, assassination contracts. Two modes break the pattern — INFECT, where you ARE the outbreak and hunt the survivors down, and FREE FOR ALL, where everyone carries the same gun and only one walks out. 1,080 WEAPON FINISHES Thirty collectable liveries — GOLD, ONYX, SYNTHWAVE, NOSFERATU, VOIDLINE, RAINBOW and more — across all 36 weapons. Every third rung of the Climb pays one out. Locked finishes stay secret until you earn them. TWELVE HANDCRAFTED ARENAS Fight through Times Square, Shibuya Crossing, the Champs-Élysées, Copacabana, Stonehenge, the Taj Mahal, Chichén Itzá and Terreiro do Paço — plus four arenas of our own: The Garden, Sporewood, Rustyard and Cindermaw. Lava rivers, container mazes, neon crossings. Every layout is placed by hand, never generated. SURVIVE THE APOCALYPSE Endless waves of the undead. Every run is permadeath — beat your best in kills, waves and time survived. RANKED 1v1 — THE ARENA Duel real opponents in last-one-standing combat. Buy rage zombies and send them hunting your rival, earn a random upgrade every round, and climb 8 divisions to the top of the global ladder. DUO CO-OP Team up with a friend or matchmake with a stranger. Shared horde, shared glory — revive each other and see how deep two survivors can go. ARSENAL OF 36 WEAPONS Pistols, SMGs, shotguns, rifles, snipers, launchers, energy weapons, flamethrowers and wilder things — each with its own 3D model. Loot weapon crates mid-run and build your loadout on the fly. NINE ZOMBIE TYPES Walkers, runners, tanks, boomers, jumpers that vault your walls, fire-spitters, bladesmen who cut bullets from the air, gaolers with hooked chains and summoners who raise the dead. Smart pathfinding routes them around cover — they hunt, they don't just shamble. TURRETS & DEPLOYABLES Three turret types, barriers, claymores, explosive barrels and the legendary clapping monkey. Build choke points, then watch the horde walk into them. PROGRESS THAT LASTS • GAME PASS: a 101-tier season track with exclusive skins, chests and emotes • MISSIONS: endless ladders that pay pass XP with bonus chests on every claim • SPECS: permanent lifetime upgrades that make every future run stronger • 42 SKINS to unlock — from the humble Rookie to floating war gods • 32 EMOTES to talk trash in style COMPETE WITH THE WORLD Global leaderboards, a top-1000 board, friends list with live presence, duo invites and player profiles. Daily streaks keep your fire burning. PURE PERFORMANCE Optimized for smooth 60fps. All game audio is synthesized in real time — zero audio files, tiny download. Free to play. Endless waves, thousands of levels. Just pure arcade zombie survival. Any coin pack removes ad breaks forever. Download DEADGRID and see how long you survive.
Ant Wars !
An innovative strategic defense game where players shape the terrain to build mazes and place towers, stopping insect swarms from stealing treats. Features roguelike elements with random card choices and a deep upgrade system for endless growth and challenges.
- Shape terrain and build custom mazes
- Place towers to control enemy paths
- Random card choices for strategic depth
- Collect and upgrade diverse turrets
- Unlock special abilities and face bosses
- Roguelike defense battles
- Diverse maps and terrains
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Build your ultimate defense line! Forget ordinary tower defense games. Ant Wars is an innovative strategic defense game where you create paths and place towers to stop swarms of ants and insects from stealing your sweet treats! ◆ Shape the Terrain & Build the Perfect Maze The days of placing towers in fixed spots are over! Connect paths to build turrets and twist the insects' routes! Defeat invaders using the most efficient and strategic maze. ◆ The Thrill of Strategy and Luck Which card will you pick from the random choices during battle? Even if you don't get the terrain or turret you want, use the refresh feature to turn the tables! From powerful towers to massive defense buffs, your choices dictate the fate of the game. ◆ Endless Growth and Challenges - Collect & Upgrade: Gather and upgrade turrets with various attack traits to build your own ultimate defense deck. - Unlock Abilities: Clear stages to unlock special abilities and face off against ferocious giant insect bosses. - Diverse Maps: Dozens of themes and terrains await, requiring fresh defense strategies every time. ◆ Game Features: - Path Control System: Place paths to secure tower slots and control the enemies' movement. - Strategic Choices: Endless combinations of terrain expansion, tower placement, and buffs. - Roguelike Elements: Enjoy tense defense battles with random cards and rerolls every game. - Epic Waves: Relentless swarms of insects and majestic boss raids targeting your precious food. Download Ant Wars now! Design your own maze and become a legendary commander defending the sweets from the insect swarms! ----- - Support: support@neptunecompany.kr - Terms of Service: https://termsofservice.treeplla.com/ - Privacy Policy: https://privacy.treeplla.com/language
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: DEADGRID at free against Ant Wars !'s free with in-app purchases. DEADGRID also leads on ratings volume (53 vs 1). Ant Wars !'s advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. DEADGRID sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Ant Wars ! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ant Wars ! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DEADGRID has 53 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of DEADGRID's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ant Wars !'s.
| Parameter | DEADGRID | Ant Wars ! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (53 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 53 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 384 MB | 261 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Afonso Quinaz | Neptune Company |
Customer experience
DEADGRID
Ant Wars !
In-app purchases
DEADGRID
- Scrap$0.99
- Cache$4.99
- Crate$9.99
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- Pallet$19.99
- Container$49.99
- Motherlode$99.99
Ant Wars !
- Ant Pack 1$0.99
- Ant Pack 3$2.99
- Ant Pack 4$3.99
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- Ant Pack 5$4.99
- Ant Pack 7$6.99
- Ant Pack 9$8.99
- Ant Pack 10$9.99
- Ant Pack 15$14.99
- Ant Pack 20$19.99
- Ant Pack 25$24.99









