Comparison

Stealin vs Ants vs Robots

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

Head to head
About

Stealin

Pilot an advanced tank to recapture territory by dividing the playfield with lines. Avoid enemy soldiers while strategically capturing land and uncovering historical facts about tanks. Engage in a story-driven campaign with unique levels and diverse challenges.

Highlights
  • Capture land with lines
  • Pilot advanced tanks
  • Engaging game story
  • 36 unique levels
  • 15+ enemy types
  • Historical tank facts
Features
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In Stealin, player must capture a supermajority of the playfield by dividing it with horizontal or vertical lines. While capturing with his tank, it can't be touched by enemy soldiers bouncing from the walls. It's like old good Qix but with tanks! - CAPTURE the land from general Stealin army - DRIVE the most advanced tank - FOLLOW Lieutenant Bradley and Sergeant Jaworski story - SURPRISE yourself how much you didn't know about tanks history Key features: - 36 engaging levels with unique ways to solve, - 15+ various enemy types and land obstacles, - Historical facts about tanks and military, - Engaging game story with Lieutenant Bradley and Sergeant Jaworski, - Simple control with swipe and hold to move, and just swipes to capture Game story A cruel revolutionist named Stealin successfully led rebellion and in just few years, on the peaceful territory that was used to be called Homeland, formed a new country, Stealinstan. The only one standing region is Whiteslope, a small land in the Western part of Homeland, famous from the strongest and toughest men who don't accept the Stealin's authority. With the last savings they smuggled the most advanced tank, which now you, soldier Jaworski, will use to recapture the land and bring back the peace to the world.

About

Ants vs Robots

Engage in strategic colony management with two distinct factions: ants and robots. Choose between real-time strategy battles against other colonies or tower defense against waves of bugs. Explore a sandbox mode with a map editor or progress through a story mode.

Highlights
  • Colony management simulator
  • RTS battles
  • Tower defense mode
  • Playable ant and robot factions
  • Sandbox mode with map editor
  • Story mode
Features
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Ants vs Robots is a colony simulator game with simple and intuitive controls. The game has two modes: 1) RTS where you fight other colony, 2) Tower Defence where you fight waves of bugs. There are two playable factions — ants and robots. The game features sandbox mode with a map editor and story mode where you complete level after level.

Screenshots

Stealin4 screens
Ants vs Robots4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Ants vs Robots at none against Stealin's shown. Ants vs Robots also leads on review sentiment (96% vs 82%). Stealin's advantage is ratings volume (182 vs 52) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Stealin sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Ants vs Robots sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Stealin against 4.6 for Ants vs Robots. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 182 and 52 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Stealin's written reviews are positive against 96% of Ants vs Robots's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stealin ships an update every 2 months, Ants vs Robots every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Stealin versus Ants vs Robots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStealinAnts vs Robots
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (182 ratings) — better4.6 (52 ratings)
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews96.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings182 — better52
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size250 MB96 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperBINARY BANANA LLCIvan Khokhlenkov

Customer experience

Stealin

All ratings174 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral5.2%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive82.4%
Neutral3.9%
Negative13.7%

Ants vs Robots

All ratings52 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive96.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Stealin

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • No way to stop sound during ads
  • Game pauses background audio
  • Not responding to swipe
  • Randomly being spotted by enemy
  • Game won't open, shuts down after intro
Show 3 more
  • Fake skip button at start
  • Retry button says "I'm loading" and never loads
  • Return to map button also says "I'm loading" and locks up game

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow movement in all directions
  • Option to opt out of Koalas and time limits
  • A "too dumb" or "slow reflex" mode
  • More depth and interesting gameplay

Ants vs Robots

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Stealin

One-time2
  • Donate$0.99
  • No Ads$2.99
1 purchases

Ants vs Robots

One-time1
  • No ads and fast speed$3.99

Questions

Is Stealin free?
Stealin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ants vs Robots free?
Ants vs Robots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stealin or Ants vs Robots?
Stealin is rated higher. Stealin averages 4.6 out of 5 from 182 ratings, while Ants vs Robots averages 4.6 from 52 ratings.
Do Stealin or Ants vs Robots have ads?
Stealin shows ads; Ants vs Robots does not.
Which is updated more often, Stealin or Ants vs Robots?
Stealin ships an update every 2 months, and Ants vs Robots every 3 months. Most recently, Stealin was updated on October 24, 2026 and Ants vs Robots on October 13, 2026.

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