Idle Ants Reviews

I wanna like this game it has a lot of fun bits that remind me of cookie clicker. However the ads are unbearable, they come around after every item your ants consume. The solution I came up with is just put your device in airplane mode. As for the game I’ve played to the last level available. You can back track and go to a world where you’ve maxed out the speed to grind for gems and unlock more eggs and special ants and save so much time. After the 7th world there are no more special ants available and there’s no room for more ants to fight bosses making building structures pointless. It caps out at 3.9k power but I was still able to beat the 5.9k final boss. The last world I played left an even more sour taste on my tongue since I found the ants to be bugged, I was losing money from them harvesting and had to back track to grind up gems to buy the buildings. Looking at other reviews tells a story of a cash grab.

My opinion about the game isn’t that it’s the worst it’s just not the best. Someone said there were a ton of ads but I just put my device on airplane mode so I didn’t get a chance to see if there were or not. But, honestly I don’t really like the game for the so fact that you just sit there watching ants go over to something and then take pieces of it into a hole. The only interacting thing you can do is upgrade and at the end either multiply your earning or push an x. There’s nothing to really do so if you’re looking for a game to just kind of sit and watch and do few interactions with then this is good for that if you’re looking for the total opposite then I’d say this probably isn’t for you. I mean, who knows? Maybe it is for you. Just because this is my opinion on the game doesn’t mean it’s yours too. If you want to see what this game is all about go for it, try new things maybe you’ll end up liking it. I don’t know. But, a heads up is that I think some stuff is over-priced. You shouldn’t have to pay for different ants that only have upgrades that you can just use your coins to buy. The ants in the store should be bought with coins not actual money.

That is my opinion on the things I went through as I played the game. If you want to check it out I say go for it maybe you’ll end up liking it. Who knows?

I beat the entire game in 1.5 hours:

The game was fun and slow at first, and I kept watching ads to get the bonuses, which seemed worth it at first. I absolutely hate how they force you to watch an ad regardless of if you will get the boost anyways. I ended up paying the $20 to remove ads and then get all the special ants. This allows you to constantly have 2x speed, profit, free extra squads, and free VIP ants. The game literally does not scale to this kind of play, and is why I finished all the levels in 1.5 hours simply by spending $20. This is not rewarding and is terrible game design. Also, the VIP ant lets you spam press it while it’s walking out if you have purchased the “remove ads” and you will get the money multiplied by the number of times you clicked the ant.

Overall I liked the game at first, but clearly this is just to make money for lazy developers, who will post “balance tweaks and bug fixes” every now and then to look good on IdleAnts Store, but ignore the blatantly obvious problems with the game mechanics.

You spend more time watching ads than ants. It’s definitely not worth anywhere near the $9.99 to remove the ads. And even when you’re watching the ants, you’re bombarded by pop up asking you to watch more ads for bonuses that aren’t needed. Each level already only takes 10-20 seconds to complete. Don’t download this crappy app. It exists just to make money on showing you ads, and is probably mining all your data while doing so. This is seriously a terrible example of corporate greed.

Developers, if you actually care about making a good game (which I seriously doubt because clearly this is just about money), my suggestions would be the following:
-don’t require an ad to progress to the next level. You already have an option to triple the money gift for finishing a level by watching an ad. So what’s the point of making them watch an ad either way?? Oh right. Corporate greed.
-make upgrade purchases more expensive. The game is too overpowered such that levels go by basically instantly (meaning yay! Another ad!)
-decrease the bite size of each ant. They’re eating too much of the item, again making the levels super short. Instant gratification isn’t necessary with idle games - they should be more about the slow burn.
-decrease the no ad purchase by at least 50%. This crap game isn’t worth $10 and you know it. You’re just gauging. It makes me extra not want to support your nonsense.

I like tycoon games. I don’t download many app store games, but one day I decided to see what IdleAnts store had to offer. I saw that this was a tycoon game and sometimes I just like clicking on things to make numbers rise. This game is so close to being good, but the fact that you HAVE to watch an ad after you beat the level makes the game nearly unplayable. IdleAnts isn’t worth the $9.99 that removes the ads. Maybe $5, but all I’m doing is looking at ants run back and forth. I’d actually gladly watch a few of the ads that give you bonuses, but I don’t want to because the developers got so greedy that they decided to force you to sit through an ad after every level. When levels only take about 12 seconds to get though, you’re staring at an ad for longer than you’re looking at ants. It probably gets as bad as 30 seconds of level, 30 seconds of ads sometimes. This game should be called Idle Ads. They claim in the newest update that there’s new sound design but the only sound that this game makes is the audio from ads. Ads ads ads. I get the feeling that the developer(s) don’t care because they probably make $200 off of each person from ad revenue. Apple’s not going to do anything about it. So the developers are going to sit there raking in money. And here I am, beating a level, closing IdleAnts and reopening it just to get past a level without having to sit through a 30 second ad.

This games fun and everything, but having to watch a ad after every level (even if you don’t wanna double your cash it still makes you watch a Ad) it gets annoying, also in all honesty I WOULD buy the 9.99 no Ad sale but the last time I did that on a game LIKE this it still made me watch Ads once in a while just to level up a certain option. (Like the speed, strength, etc.) which defeats the purpose of NO ADS. All in all if this company just took a chill pill on the Ads I would definitely up this review to a 5. I do understand the company has to make money. That’s how a company runs. But I have plenty of other mobile games somewhat like this that doesn’t give me ads unless I want to double my cash, or double my strength, and get boosts for my characters. But all in the end, it’s a good game that has too many ads.

i used to love this game. like So much. i played it to the point where there wasn't any content to progress in. this was 1-2 years ago if i had to guess. absolutely one of my fav games
now it literally just. doesn't work. i have 999 stars, can't do anything w them. i have 0 gems, can't do anything to get more. i have 200 bucks, and it doesn't even work. i have No ants. i can't build, i can't get ants with stars, i can't fight bosses. i try to disconnect my game center account from the game to see if that does anything but i literally can't. the button doesn't work. i don't even know if it's registered my game center account. it looks like it hasn't but at the beginning of the game the little drop down thing that says my game center acc user name shows up. i've tried deleting and redownloading the game multiple times, that hasn't worked. im still stuck in the same position
really sad this is happening. hopefully there's something that can be done to fix it

First off, this game overall is great. The textures are great. Its super satisfying to see my little army eat boats or fridges or something like that. I love the different kinds of ants you can unlock and the army ants. Very creative. Very demure. Very mindful. Second, I hate gems. Why do you overprice EVERYTHING? It’s either you grind or pay money. I tried to grind. I saved up 40 gems but when I attempted to buy five eggs, I got soldiers, and more soldiers, and one peasant ant. That got my strength only up by like 100. I was 80 points away from beating the boss. Those ants that are super cute that you can unlock for your team? Overpriced. One little flash ant, 30 gems. That one I get. But over 60 for the second upgrade? NO. Third of all, WHY SO MANY FREAKING ADS? THERE ARE MORE ADS THAN GAMEPLAY. Done eating? How about 3x your money? If you click no you will still get an ad. If I wanted to watch ads, I would want to play this game. But guess what? I don’t want to.
Forth of all, this game repeats itself. Unlocked a new world? Do the same thing over again and again until you have enough gems to buy useless ants. Would a bonus fun level be so hard to add? Maybe you can become an ant in a bonus level. If you fix this and DON’T JUST REPOND LIKE sorry for your problems, AND READ THE WHOLE THING THEN UPDATE YOUR GAME, I will give 5 stars.

For anyone who reads reviews I would say to give it a try, it’s not the best or the worst. All you do it upgrade your ants and eat food. There are different worlds which I like. There are a lot of ads, there is an ad after every level. The levels aren’t that long once you’ve got the hang of it. Some ads can be longer then the level. My tip is to turn on airplane mode while your playing the game, it doesn’t play ads at all when you do that. There are different food and drinks also, sometimes you get the same one but that only happened to me twice. Otherwise I would just say try it out it’s not bad. It’s not my first pick in games but I’d say it’s ok. The ants could like go back in rows like normal ants do because they run into each other, that could be a little more organised. Always thanks for taking time to read my opinion.

This Game has sooo much POTENTIAL,, However... the lack of world development, and Possible ants are 🥺🤬 Sad and Highly Frustrating..🤭. Did someone speak the Truth..? Ohh Money is scarce and no matter how big the item is you seem to get the same amount... of everything ( 💎 / 💰 ) money level is limited to 1.Mill until you Build up your ants and buildings... then it seems to slow down ( like a limiter) 🤨🤬😤
The COMPLETE LACK OF ITEMS TO CONSUME IS RIDICULOUS... I am a Real Gamer and must Beat every game I play// “ I Don’t Let Children Win”🤣...😅 the New additional features are going to be great if they ever get Developed ( IF THE MAKER NEEDS HELP BECAUSE OF TIME I AM READY TO BE AN ASSISTANT) Every one always complains but offers nooo help.. Can’t wait to see the new worlds / different 🐝 and things that you can fight also the multitude of things like like to eat ants..✨🕺🏾

I’ve owned the game for a while and have played it regularly to the point I’ve finished the initial worlds and now am saving the insane amount for the next map after the latest update. It is an entertaining game but I have some complaints about its “idle” tag.

To me, an idle game is one that can be played and then ignored without any micromanaging while the game is running. Unfortunately that’s not the case here. If the game is running you have to constantly tap on the collection of currency after each food is consumed. I’d like to see a timer that counts down, 10 seconds or so, to select wether or not you wish to view the add for the x3 bonus. Otherwise you get the standard amount and the game can continue to the next food.

So far, from what I’ve noticed, there is no collection of currency/sec from previously created worlds while you’re playing. This should always be happening even in game, but instead it only seems to count for offline gains.

For those of us who have purchased the “no ads” option it would be nice for an auto collect for the bonus options of double speed, the red ants, and the little guy that carries the loot sack. Consider it a perk for supporting the game maybe.

Thanks for the entertaining game.

First off this game is really enjoyable as a simple idle game. Just upgrade your ants when you have money and use the gems to open “eggs” that give you new ants to battle bosses with. That part is great, however, after purchasing the “$10 no ad” purchase you are given the ability to claim each rounds cash at “3x”. The issue is that even if you buy that “$10 no ad” bundle you are required to still press the “Claim 3x” button. If you press the screen or anything else other than the “claim 3x” button it doesn’t claim 3x. I wonder why this is even in the game considering you should always get 3x profits after buying the “$10 no ad” bundle regardless if you click on the green “3x” button or not. If this bug can be fixed then I’ll change my review to 5⭐️

After spending some time on the game I managed to max out the 3 options, speed at around 125 if I’m not mistaken, ants at 143 and strength at 25. The game breaks going past any of these options and you either have to reset or simply wait out any ad timers there are. I sped the game up immensely through the use of ads, taking my play time up from 5 hours to about 2 and the game was over. The reason I did this was to not only see what happens at the high speeds and how many ants total you can have, but also just because it was fun to watch them deconstruct the foods at those high speeds. If there is any way for you to add more of anything to the game, (a prestige system, more food, challenges, color variants to the ants, etc.) that would be wonderful. Until then, I cannot give this game a full 5 star rating because of the game breaking elements and the lack of content past the cap.

This is a great and satisfying game. It is simple and fun! One problem- adds. Whenever you finish a piece of food there’s an add. This is extremely annoying! Now, I understand that all games need adds for money but can you lower it? It would be a five star if you did. I think before you get IdleAnts - although it is tempting by how satisfying it is- make sure to read a review like this. I would give this a three star but it is really great and simple I admit. I mean- back to the adds- have you ever seen a game without any adds? (Except for roblox) no. So I really do understand the adds but I don’t think you need that much. Personally, it makes some people want to rage- literally! So please just make the adds like- you finish a piece of food- add. Finish another one- no add? It would make the game much better. For a person who moves around a lot when playing games I just simply leave my iPad and watch a show, when I come back my reward is ready. I know it is a long review but it’s worth it. Thanks for reading! There is no need to respond- but read this and keep in mind my thought. Great game- needs add changes! Hoping to see an update will love to see one! Bye!

This is honestly one of my favorite games to play for the purpose of its a lot slower paced than most games. My mind is already really busy and stressful so I find it peaceful to watch ants go back and for on my screen.

The reason I gave it 4 stars is because there a ton of ads which makes it really hard to want to stay in the game. I click on the bonuses just for the purpose of I know I will be watching an ad no matter what I click. I also played this game all the way through about a year ago and was expecting more content so when I downloaded it again and found that there wasn’t more I was a little disappointed.

Overall a good game for those of you who like slower paced games and are easily distracted by simple things like ants. If you don’t like this game then you probably aren’t a slower paced person which is just fine. This just isn’t a game I would recommend for faster paced people.

I still love it and will probably replay it a couple more times just because it’s good for my brain and calming to my thoughts.

It took me around four days to make it through levels 1-6 and I feel like it’s a pretty good balance of leveling/earning. 3x is always worth it and it’s just slow enough to keep you playing just to get that one more level. Will keep playing for more worlds and to 100% each world.

About a week ago, when I would max out something on a lower world it would show gray for the same item on worlds above it but still let me purchase it. When an item was maxed out it would occasionally let me buy it and not increase anything.

I feel like the strength is a bit unbalanced. It’s not really necessary to increase it over about level 15 and it doesn’t add to the overall idle productivity.

So for anyone reading reviews, it’s a good game. Not super busy like some other idle games so it’s easier to look at. It’s fun to watch as well; the early game is kind of relaxing to look at.

For the developers, I’m excited to play it. I like that the game isn’t aggressive to look at. Watching the ants go back and fourth makes me keep IdleAnts open longer than some of the other apps like this (trust me, I have a lot lol.) The thing that eventually makes me look away is how the ants start running through each other; it sorta gets hard to follow, then it’s just not as nice to look at. Ants in the wild create little “highways” where they form lanes of traffic. I think that adding something similar would really increase the time that people keep IdleAnts open, and squeezing a few more add views in there as well.

Thanks for IdleAnts and keep up the good work!

Do when I first got the game it went slow but later on I got max ants then max speed and it got very satisfying to see the ants go and take food bring it back and then go back out again and it is easy to get the bosses killed because when you get better battling ants the bosses can be killed even if they have almost 100 more power than your ants. But it is a fun game to play and I think you guys should keep going. Anyone who is looking for a satisfying and fast paced game should check it out and give it a try.

Also the first boss at the carnival I hadn’t battled yet and it has 588 hours to go until I can fight it. Can U guys try and fix it.

I love this game. It makes me feel a lot of joy. I’ve always loved watching ants collect. The upgrades are easy and watching the ants go to work is very satisfying. This is my most favorite insect themed game. Most games centering around insects usually revolve around destroying them. But I love to observe insects, and this is amazing. I like to focus on upgrading their numbers instead of their speed and strength because real ants work in numbers, it gives me a more realistic experience. Plus, it makes the game last a little longer. I really want more content to play with the same basic controls. I’m never really happy when mobile games rely too much on bonus items. This game has the perfect balance.

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