# Gladiabots — user reviews

> 91 indexed App Store user reviews of Gladiabots by Sebastien Dubois, rated 4.50/5 from 90 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gladiabots/id1469623947/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gladiabots/id1469623947.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 74 · 4★ 4 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 7

## What do users think of Gladiabots?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 💡 Innovative programming concept
- 🧠 Great for learning logic/programming
- 👍 Satisfying to see AI work
- 🚀 Deep and complex gameplay
- 😊 Rewarding when AI works
- 👍 Good tutorial
- ✨ Unique gameplay mechanics
- 💯 Addictive and engaging
- 🎮 Great PC port to mobile
- 🌟 Worth the price
- 👍 Responsive developer
- 🤝 Active and helpful community
- 🏆 Asynchronous combat is great
- 💡 Endless possibilities for play
- 💎 Pay once, play forever model

**Cons**

- 🐛 Steep learning curve
- 🤔 UI can be confusing
- 📚 Tutorials can be complex
- 💸 Some find it expensive
- ⚠️ English-only wiki/hints
- 😵 Can be overwhelming
- 🐛 Some AI logic bugs
- 🚧 Difficult to master
- 😵 Can be mentally taxing

**Commonly reported bugs**

- iOS version not up-to-date
- AI logic bugs/unexpected behavior
- Screen not fitting iPad Pro
- Game not running on older iPads

**Most requested features**

- Korean language support
- Option to toggle FPS (30/60)
- Add more robots
- "Quit" confirmation button in training

## Newest reviews (17 of 91)

### 4/5 — Great tactics

*2025-01-19*

Awesome challenging tactics. Really like the idea and possibilities. UI is quite confusing sometimes, but worth learning.

### 5/5 — Хардкор

*2022-04-24*

10/10

### 5/5 — In progress

*2022-02-01*

4/5 because I’ve only finished the tutorial missions and everything is explained really well and being forced to be hands on by having the player connect tutorial nodes helped with the learning process. The only bit I feel may not be explained well, although it could just be me not getting it, is connectors. Can’t wrap my head around em.

Update: I realized the developer and I almost have the same name so I updated my review to a 5/5.

### 5/5 — Amazing

*2022-01-21*

Difficult learning curve but it’s so fun when you get to pvp. For sure a worthy purchase just expect to put some effort in.

### 5/5 — very epic

*2022-01-11, version 1.4.28*

super cool game
uhh
it has bots you program to fight each other
i like it
10/10

### 5/5 — Лучшая игра!!!

*2021-11-23*

Идеально продуманная игра, для обучения программированию и тренировки логики! Через простые логические операторы программировать роботов и делать их более живучими очень увлекательно! В добавок длинное подробное обучение и мультиплеер делают игру очень занимательной! Спасибо! Игра стоит своих денег!

### 5/5 — Best programming game I’ve ever played

*2021-11-20*

Most programming games just require a few commands to bypass a specific puzzle and move on to the next level. This game has you progressively building an intelligent algorithm and debugging it constantly, watching it evolve and grow smarter with every new tweak. So good.

### 5/5 — Great game slash learning program!

*2021-10-27*

Give a try !

### 5/5 — Genau was ich gesucht habe.

*2021-09-17*

Strategie und Logik pur. Runder Mix as Solo und Mehrspielermodi. Keine versteckten Kosten. In App Ausgaben nur für Dekoration, keine pay2win Grütze.

### 5/5 — Класс!

*2021-09-02*

Круто, но дорого. Игра того стоит.

### 5/5 — Great programming game

*2021-09-02*

The tutorial takes you step by step so even programming beginners will enjoy it. It is more ofa logic game than programming.  If you like puzzle give gladiabots a try.

### 5/5 — Наконец то!

*2021-08-30*

Здорово! То что нужно: роботы, мозг, логика, программирование. Не для пиу-пиу игроков и да, от примерно 15 лет.

### 5/5 — Крутая игра

*2021-04-24*

Мозги хорошо разминать!

### 5/5 — 好き

*2021-04-03*

複雑だが面白い。頭はかなり使う。

### 5/5 — Programmiere deine Dronen

*2021-03-09*

Klasse umgesetzt, visuell als auch vom Spiel.
Es benötigt etwas Einarbeitung bis man alle Möglichkeiten im Spiel verstanden hat, jedoch kann man mit dem Tutorial sofort loslegen.
Programmierkenntnisse benötigt man vermutlich keine oder nur geringfügig da es sich darin doch teilweise stark unterscheidet.
Neben der Campaign mit den drei Spielmodi kann man seine KI auch gegen andere Spieler in privaten, freien oder sogar Tournament antreten lassen.
Ich hoffe es kommen weitere Updates und mehr Spiele wie Gladiabots.

### 5/5 — Empfehlenswert

*2021-02-27*

Dieses Spiel ist komplex und sehr strategisch.
Das Tutorial führt aber sehr gut durch alle programmierbare Bereiche und zeigt die Möglichkeiten, um die Ziele zu erreichen.
Die Grafik ist ansprechend.
Das Spiel ist auch den Kaufpreis wert.

Sehr empfehlenswert.

### 5/5 — Had this for a while

*2021-01-30*

No words. It’s insane how we get these qualities on mobile.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Tutorial too complex for me.

*2026-01-19, version 1.4.28*

I was wanting to get into this game, but it's too complex, and the tutorial didn't help me either, waste of money.

### 1/5 — iOS Version obsolete

*2021-06-25, version 1.4.28*

My AI on Steam uses a short distance check in meters. When loading that on my iPad it screws it up and does not work. Looks like this version is not kept up to date.

### 1/5 — うーん

*2021-01-06*

カルネージハートがなんで面白かったのか、それは単純なチップの組み合わせがアイデア次第でビックリする様な事が出来たりするのを、自分で見つけるのが楽しかった。
このゲームは答えが決まっててそれを見つけるだけ。
延々とチュートリアルをしてる様だ。

### 1/5 — No stars!

*2020-06-27*

Will not run on my ipad2, apple won't issue a refund and can't contact the developer! Poor.

### 1/5 — Trash - Terrible UI

*2020-01-07, version 1.3.22*

Did you ever want to play a game with gibberish level UI nonsense.. here ya go. Instead of straight logic with branching there’s this board thing which I guess is supposed to make the game more idiot proof but in the ends makes it boring, clunky and feel like some high school coders failed attempt to make a game

### 2/5 — あと少し.....

*2024-02-28*

とても完成されているゲームです
自分はあまりプログラミングが得意ではないのでこのゲームで少しでもプログラミングが学びたいなと思い購入させていただきました！！
まだ初めて2日ですが思ったことを書かせていただきたいなと思います。
最初に思ったことは「わからない」です
なぜ動かないのかなぜ攻撃しないのかが全然わからないです。のでチュートリアルをもう一回やろうとと思いやってみても全くわからないです
二つ目はヒント？のようなものがありそれを押すとwikiのページに飛びます。
ですが全て英語です
訳がわかりません

### 2/5 — Great concept, but

*2020-01-03*

Great concept for a game, i used to play another one somewhat similar to this, but this one becomes frustrating as I've had trouble beating half the levels with the basic AI kits that the game gives you, trying to build your own AI can be confusing even with the tutorials, theres alot to put it and consider to actually make a winning team, when i decided to google AIs’ for help, i found most of them to be over 100 nodes, where as a basic AI is around 10

### 2/5 — Could be really good

*2019-12-30, version 1.3.22*

I like the concept, program your bots AI to do the task at hand and kill enemy bots. But your code is hella bugged. I’ve had an in game generated so plan not work at all, same with ones I’ve made, meaning the bot didn’t move or didn’t switch between parcels. I just did the lvl 5 training in collectors, and all parcels worked but all bots continually got in range of an enemy bot, same enemy, then instead of shooting at it they turned around to go collect a node, which is across the play field. Just doing circles forever.

### 3/5 — Too expensive

*2020-07-08*

This game, is pretty good although I don’t believe that the price is justified, I believe this game should only cost $1.99 for the game play it’s just not worth it.

### 3/5 — 30 fps lock

*2020-06-22*

Loving the game so far but the 30 fps limit gives me a headache even while just navigating in the menu. Please give us an option to toggle between 30 fps and 60 fps.

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Asynchronous combat here we come

*2026-02-14*

Really enjoyed the well planned tutorials so far. Looking forward to testing the asynchronous combat, as this was my main reason playing.

### 5/5 — Great game; easy to learn, hard to master!

*2024-11-01*

This is a fun game to kill some time with if you need an easy game to burn time away and an even better game if you’re looking for a deeper game system.

### 5/5 — Nice

*2024-10-16*

Einfaches konzept mit viel tiefe

### 5/5 — Very nice Game

*2024-10-07*

Of you like programming and optimize you’re bots that’s you’re game… And you need no money just brain cells :)

### 5/5 — Great game

*2024-05-17, version 1.4.28*

I like how the robots fight in a battle of who has the best team setup and code

### 5/5 — Wooo yeah!!!!

*2022-12-24*

5 stars all day, no matter the gaming system this might find it’s way to. Fairly deep and a pretty steep learning curve, but if programming robots and seeing how your plan plays out against others sounds like your cup of tea…. This could wind up becoming your next obsession. 
The amount of actions/moves you can put into place is crazy and watching your team of bots just inch it out past someone else’s team is a pure adrenaline booster. 
Thank you for making this game. Thank you for releasing it in the AppStore.
You guys rock.
This game rocks.
Woooo!!!!!

### 5/5 — Very complex

*2022-07-30, version 1.4.28*

Endless way to play. 10/10!

### 5/5 — カルネージハートの再来

*2022-07-08*

高まる。

### 5/5 — I love logic

*2022-07-07*

Wer Logik mag, wird dieses Spiel lieben!
Spiele das Spiel schon seit der Alpha auf dem Mac und bin echt glücklich mit der iOS App! 
Danke und weiter so!

### 5/5 — Love it!

*2022-06-25, version 1.4.28*

It’s so amazing

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-07.*