“I really enjoy this game because it’s actually my first ever strategy game! However, the problem is that most strategy games tend to be pay-to-win. Free-to-play players often have no chance of winning against P2W players unless they’re…”
Independent automated assessment · 6 signal sources · 445 reviews scanned · analyzed 2026-10-06.
The Ants: Underground Kingdom
StarUnionOn a hopeful morning, a queen ant finally found a haven where she would build…
4.2 ★1,116,250 ratings
50M+Downloads
4+Age rating
—App size
Free · In-app purchasesIn-app purchases
About this app
On a hopeful morning, a queen ant finally found a haven where she would build her anthill. Yet, in this survival-of-the-fittest world, dangers lurk everywhere. As the ruler, you will guide the ant colony to overcome harsh environments, formulate various survival strategies, and rebuild a prosperous ant kingdom.
[Survival Above All] Crisis is upon us, and the ant colony faces the threat of extinction. We must secure enough resources to survive in this perilous world. As the Ruler, your top priority is to construct the anthill, protect the queen, and fend off looming dangers. [Rebuild Our Anthill] Surviving is only the first step. The anthill must be expanded. The ant tunnels are the critical connections among different anthills. Strategic planning of locations is vital for the development of the anthill.…
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Independent evidence report
The evidence behind this assessment
This is where the page changes from an app-store listing into an evidence report: findings, important reviews, pricing and a dated history.
Which version this describes
When we ran this analysis, and what the store lists now.
This analysis describes version 3.102.0 of the app (the version number recorded inside the package we inspected), analyzed 2026-10-06 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 3.102.0, updated 2026-09-28.
What we measured
Each line is a measurement published as a measurement, never a verdict.
Each line is a measurement, published as a measurement. Where we have not looked, the line says so rather than reading as a zero.
Developer replies to reviews
Replies to at least 1 review in 20
Price in the store description
States no price and billing period
Cancelling, in the store description
Does not say how to cancel
Themes reported by reviewers
1 theme reported
Counted from the reviews we have read for this app. "No theme reported" means no theme reached our reporting threshold — it is not a finding that nothing is wrong with this app, and we do not say it is.
Five-star share of ratings
Under 65% five-star
Arithmetic on the stores' own published rating counts. It says nothing about why the ratings fall where they do.
In the package we scanned
From the package we downloaded and read — version 3.102.0, scanned 2026-09-30.
Permissions Android classifies as dangerous
1–2 requested
Counted against the eighteen permissions listed in collect-package.ts. A dangerous permission is one Android asks the user to grant; requesting one is not itself a finding.
Analytics or tracking SDKs in the scanned package
1–2 found
Advertising SDKs in the scanned package
3–9 found
Counted as distinct SDKs in the package we scanned. One mediation bundle can contribute several, so this is not a count of advertisers.
Graded bands · predicate set 1.4 · how these are measured
What the analysis found
App-specific findings, grouped by what each one rests on. How they are graded lives on its own page.
The catch list 1
Charges we publish at a strength we stand behind: measured from an artefact, agreed by independent sources, or reported by enough users to clear that charge's own published bar.
Multiple ad networks bundled
The package embeds several distinct advertising or mediation SDKs — a stack built for ad volume, not for a single house ad.
What we saw: Bundles 4 distinct ad networks / mediation SDKs: AppLovin MAX, Google Mobile Ads (AdMob / Ad Manager), Meta Audience Network, Unity Ads
Positive evidence 1
Things this app does right, published at the same strengths as the catch list.
Developer says data deletion can be requested
The developer's data-safety disclosure on the store states that users can request deletion of their data, or the app's own text offers a way to delete the account. This restates what the developer declares; it is not a test of whether deletion works. Apple publishes no equivalent disclosure, so on an Apple-only listing only the app's own text can support it.
What we saw: The developer's store data-safety disclosure states that data deletion can be requested; we have not seen a deletion control in the app's own text
One source only — shown, not confirmed 1
A single kind of evidence. We publish these because withholding them would be the bigger distortion, and we do not treat any of them as a finding we stand behind.
Reported by users: Pay to progress
Advancement or competition is gated behind spending money rather than playing.
What we saw: Pay to progress: raised by 28 distinct reviewers (6.3% of 445 reviews scanned)
Highlighted reviews
Representative public review excerpts shown as user reports, not Appworthy audit evidence.
“good game. if you get black screen remove cache and data after binding your account first. pay to win game though. you are going to need a little cash to be relevant and most of the deals are bad so you should read a guide if you pay…”
“well its a great game in app purchases are not necessarily although I wish u would make some of the pay to win skins like old ant hill orange skins available to free to play players like u have the gh skin and the insects, game is riddled…”
Assessment & version history
App changes and Appworthy events in one timeline.
Store listing updated to version 3.102.0.
What this app sells
Useful store-disclosed pricing, kept below the app listing.
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