Ant War (Official) vs Ant
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ant War (Official)
Build and manage a thriving ant empire from a humble anthill. Train your ants, conquer new territories, and defend your colony against various enemies.
- Build and expand your anthill
- Train ants with new skills
- Manage ant workload
- Explore and conquer new land
- Battle beetles, slugs, police, and army
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Did you ever want an ant farm, but worried that the ants might get loose in your home? In Ant War you start with a simple anthill and grow into an amazing ant empire! Emerge from the ant hill with a handful of ants and a dream... to conquer the world. Train your ants with new skills, manage their daily work load, and travel across the town in search of new land. Sharpen your pinchers and be ready for a fight because everyone from beetles and slugs, to the town police and the army will try to stop you in Ant War.
Ant
Build and manage an ant colony by collecting food and recruiting soldier ants. Engage in combat with bugs to grow your forces and upgrade your ants for increased strength. Experience a strategy game focused on resource management and combat.
- Collect food for colony
- Recruit soldier ants
- Fight and eat bugs
- Upgrade ants for strength
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- Collect food for your colony! - Get soldier ants and wander for food! - Fight with bugs and eat them! - Upgrade your ants to get stronger!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ant War (Official) at 86% against Ant's 0%. Ant War (Official) also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and ads (none vs shown). Ant's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On price and device support 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. Ant War (Official) sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Ant asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ant War (Official) holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ant War (Official) has 457 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Ant War (Official)'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Ant's.
Ant War (Official) ships an update every 3 weeks, Ant every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ant War (Official) | Ant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (457 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 457 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Anarchy Enterprises | Any Games OU |
Customer experience
Ant War (Official)
Ant
Bugs and requests
Ant War (Official)
Reported bugs
2 issues- Inconsistent ant production rates
- Unreliable battle outcomes
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to save progress and continue colony
- More diverse ant specializations and upgrades
- Improved enemy balancing and difficulty scaling
Ant
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ant War (Official)
- Gem Furnace$0.99
- Passport$1.99
- Gem Wormhole Squeezer$1.99
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- Gem Flux Capacitor$2.99
- Gem Cascade$4.99
- Gem Blaster$9.99
- Gem Doppleganger$19.99
- Gem Uberwallet$49.99
Ant
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Ant War (Official) free?
Is Ant free?
Which has better reviews, Ant War (Official) or Ant?
Do Ant War (Official) or Ant have ads?
Which is updated more often, Ant War (Official) or Ant?
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