Comparison

Ant Maze! vs Hook Chain

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

Head to head
About

Ant Maze!

A strategic puzzle game where players clear mazes by dropping colored ant bags to match and remove blocks. Each move requires careful planning to find the smartest solution and open new paths. Enjoy a brain-teasing yet smooth puzzle experience designed for quick mobile play.

Highlights
  • Color-matching block removal
  • Strategic move planning
  • Maze navigation
  • Progressive difficulty
  • Quick mobile play
Features
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Ant Maze! is a fun and strategic puzzle game where you clear the maze by using colors in the right order. Choose the colorful ant bags coming from below, drop them into the maze at the right moment, and clear matching colored blocks to open new paths. Every bag is a new move, and every move is an important step toward solving the maze. Levels may seem simple at first, but they soon ask you to think more carefully. Plan the color order, read the maze, and find the smartest solution without wasting your moves. Easy to learn and satisfying to master, Ant Maze! offers a colorful, smooth, and brain-teasing puzzle experience made for quick mobile play. Guide the ants, clear the colored blocks, and open the way through the maze.

About

Hook Chain

Features
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Pull matching cubes, create satisfying chains, and clear every colorful pattern! Plan each move carefully, keep your slots open, and find the best order to clear the board. New challenges appear as you progress, including mystery cubes, giant blocks, locks and keys, wheel barriers, cube cannons, and more. Think ahead, master every mechanic, and complete increasingly challenging levels!

Screenshots

Ant Maze!4 screens
Hook Chain4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ant Maze! at none against Hook Chain's 7. Ant Maze! also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Hook Chain sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Ant Maze! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ant Maze! ships an update every 2 days, Hook Chain every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Ant Maze! versus Hook Chain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnt Maze!Hook Chain
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size220 MB272 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperElectra GamesCLOUDPOP

In-app purchases

None

Ant Maze!

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Hook Chain

One-time7
  • Coin Pack 01$1.99
  • Coin Pack 02$7.99
  • No Ads$7.99
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  • Coin Pack 03$14.99
  • Coin Pack 04$29.99
  • Coin Pack 05$54.99
  • Coin Pack 06$99.99

Questions

Is Ant Maze! free?
Ant Maze! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hook Chain free?
Hook Chain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ant Maze! or Hook Chain have ads?
Neither Ant Maze! nor Hook Chain shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ant Maze! or Hook Chain?
Ant Maze! ships an update every 2 days, and Hook Chain every 10 days. Most recently, Ant Maze! was updated on October 14, 2026 and Hook Chain on October 13, 2026.

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