# RIVALS - Esports MOBA Manager — user reviews > 50 indexed App Store user reviews of RIVALS by Legendary Play GmbH, rated 4.21/5 from 430 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rivals-esports-moba-manager/id1425943092/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rivals-esports-moba-manager/id1425943092.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 268 · 4★ 81 · 3★ 28 · 2★ 9 · 1★ 44 ## What do users think of RIVALS? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 💡 Innovative esports management concept - 👍 User-friendly interface and navigation - 🎮 Engaging gameplay mechanics for esports fans - ⚙️ Deep customization options for teams and players - 🆓 Playable without spending money - 🎯 Great for learning about MOBA games - 🏆 Exciting tournament system - ⏱️ Perfect for casual play sessions **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent bugs and glitches - ⚡ Slow energy recovery system - 💰 Pay-to-win mechanics - 🎲 Unfair match outcomes despite superior team stats - 😤 Illogical AI player decisions in matches - 🔗 Broken links and 404 errors - ⏳ Long wait times for match scheduling - 💸 Expensive tournament tickets and player transfers - 🎬 Boring match visualization with simple circle icons **Commonly reported bugs** - Login screen stuck at 30% loading - Server connection issues ('Checking if servers are still alive') - Game lag after recent updates - Store doesn't work in-game - Prize rewards not received after tournament wins - Ban and strategy settings not applied to current game - Inbox error messages when winning tournaments - App data persists after deletion and reinstall - Match outcomes inconsistent with team power levels **Most requested features** - Speed up match animations (2x, 3x fast forward) - Add female player characters - Create similar games for FPS esports (Valorant, CS:GO, Call of Duty) - Implement clan and chat system - Allow player name customization - Add more champion variety - Better match visualization with actual animations - Ability to play league matches at any time, not fixed schedule - More detailed champion information display - Improved pick and ban system closer to competitive esports - Player reset functionality - More ways to earn premium currency (Rivals tokens) - Additional energy recovery methods - Tournament matchmaking balancing - Ability to play against friends - Customizable draft order - More training materials from tournament prizes ## Newest reviews (10 of 50) ### 4/5 — Really good game! *2022-03-14, version 4.3.0* I really liked this game! This is the perfect game for esports fans and I hope to see more big esports games get their own app! I am not a huge League fan or even know how to play it, but I still liked it. ### 4/5 — Lag with newest update *2022-01-10, version 4.2.0* Great game. I love spending time playing but with the most recent update it lags and is very annoying. It didn’t lag before so I hope it’s fixed soon ### 4/5 — Balancing *2021-12-05, version 4.1.0* Can you please balance teams that are entered into the same league, and tournaments especially. I’ve gotten quite a few tournaments where most teams will be within a few hundred points of each other then you have two teams that are thousands ahead of everyone else. Those two teams take the top places/prizes with no chance of outplay. Feels like the rest of us are wasting hard earned tickets. **Developer response:** Hello Apolllllllllo! Our team is currently looking at match balancing as we have noticed that some of the outcomes do not look right. If you would like to report a suspicious match, please contact support@legendaryplay.gg! ### 4/5 — Want to reset *2021-11-17, version 4.0.0* I honestly enjoy this game a lot and play it constantly, but after the recent update I wish I could just reset my team and my game entirely. I’ve deleted the app but redownloading just causes me to have my old team back. There’s no iCloud data for the app so I don’t understand it. ### 4/5 — Great management game, could use some updates *2021-10-03, version 3.3.0* I’ve invested a lot of time (and some $$) into this game because I love the premise. I just wish we could have female players! With the clipart characters, it seems like a relatively small undertaking to add female esports characters. As a lady myself I think it would add a lot to the game :) ### 4/5 — Great game! *2021-05-13, version 3.2.1* A little buggy/slow at times but other then great quality and very easy to navigate. Tons and tons of customization option that don’t impact the game too much if at all excluding gear. Examples would be things like cosmetics for your players or your team. A great game if you have time to burn and would be a dedicated player ### 4/5 — The bans *2021-04-19, version 3.1.0* This game is really good but the ban system is so annoying I have a player who can only play one character and can’t get the ban of him we should get to should to unban a character not the stupid system you have now ### 4/5 — About the gameplays *2021-02-23, version 3.0.3* I am here to give a few suggestions 1. Make pick and bans more fun. Make it closer to competitive esports. Let the user control each ban and pick with a timer on top . So the user can decide what to pick based on what the other team has banned or picked. If you want, take a look at the pick and ban simulator for league. Add champion counters and metas where different champs will have different strengths. 2. Instead of players initiating the plays, preset the gameplay and style during and after the draft. This includes how to execute team fights, aggression levels for each lane and focus(who is the team playing around) **Developer response:** Hello Azure2003! Thank you very much for taking the time to leave us feedback. 1. I am happy to confirm that manual picks and bans is coming as a feature in a near-future update! 2. I would like to learn more about this request. Please join our Discord server so we can discuss the finer details. Below is a link directly to our feature request and improvement suggestions channel on Discord, I look forward to talking with you there: https://discord.gg/fhdYe6u62v ### 3/5 — Buggy *2021-02-02, version 3.0.2* I’ve been playing this game for a couple weeks now. And keep running into bugs to make it very hard and frustrating to play. Example today I won a tournament. I coming in first place you should get a prize. However I never received my prize. And I keep getting a message in my inbox saying “hey you wan and then it gives me an error message.” Also when I come to set up my team the bans and strategy you choose or not applied. Instead they get applied to the next game after that. What’s the point in strategizing if it doesn’t even work? My last issue is with resting your team. There’s a bit of a paywall with this. You can watch an ad once or twice a day to rest but it’s not a complete rest. You can also get items by wining scrim matches but it cost energy to scrim after the first couple. So it’s a cycle of hey spend energy to get an item that gives you back what you used and a bit more... **Developer response:** Hello 009nick, thank you very much for your feedback! I am very sorry to hear that you are experiencing technical issues. We recently deployed a hotfix that should take care of the issues you encountered with the tournament, your messages or your team setup. If you have any additional complaints I want to encourage you to let us know via support@metagames.gg Additional on the topic of resting: Throughout the game you will encounter your very own gaming house which will enable you to increase the efficiency of your recreational activities for your team. Best Regards ### 4/5 — Points *2021-02-02, version 3.0.2* This is a good game (has the potential to be better). What I’m just annoyed about •the rewards for the scrims which has a little shown rewards for money •the condition/energy takes too long to be fully recovered •needs more bundles like the 1.99 set •improve the ig mechanics, show a little more action rather than the pop ups of the people shouting •needs 2x fast forward mechanic for scrims But It is already addicting for me, but it just takes too long to achieve things ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — (Temporary 1*) I can’t play the game *2021-12-04, version 4.1.0* This game looks quite interesting, but I am unable to pass the “logging in” screen. The bar just gets stuck around 30% and I’ve tried both uninstalling and letting it load for over an hour. If the devs can help me get the game running, I’ll update my review :) ### 1/5 — Decent game *2021-02-03, version 3.0.2* Great concept. Only cons I see are team play bonus depletes too fast and matters too much. My team at a 2100 skill lost to a team of 900 skill due to no team play bonus. In order to keep the bonus at max, you have to scrim like 3 times a day and it’s not always possible to do so. Other than that. Decent game. ### 1/5 — Inaccurate gameplay and winrates *2020-12-19, version 2.11.2* A few problems: Why is there a win factor a diceroll when a team of better players with superior tactics gets ousted somehow by players not even close in power level? The excuse that will be used against this argument: Because skill and play time don’t equate to a win no matter what. Because having a better team with power level way higher than the enemy can still net you a loss. Sorry but thats not how the world works. Through winning in gold, kills, and objective category, simple rng isn’t good enough to me to cause a loss. Have the pictures to prove it too. Somehow losing with superior stats on all team players, superior tactics by more than twice the opponent, better picks and banning off all opponent champions so they are unable to perform optimally. Somehow even with all of that my team loses. This game is inaccurate and a complete misrepresentation of moba tournaments and esports by a long shot. **Developer response:** Hello tuberviewer! The current match system (which is being replaced in the next patch) sometimes gives results that are not communicated well and seem to be illogical. This is one of the reasons we started working on the new match system. There will be an open beta starting soon, so come join our Discord server to see the new match simulator for yourself! www.metagames.gg/discord ### 2/5 — Displeased to say the least. *2021-03-22, version 3.0.3* If you want a game that you log in to once a week for five minutes and then there’s nothing else you can do, this is it. Pretty much like any other game. They make it frustrating and then offer paid incentives to boost ur gameplay. Such a stupid idea. I’d rather just buy a game than deal with pay to win. VERY FRUSTRATING GAME ### 3/5 — Decent game *2022-07-31, version 4.3.1* I like the idea of this game, tournament tickets are a bit of a pain to get and I’m constantly a few thousand to many thousands of money off from buying a new player even when I’ve completed all the tasks I can which is really annoying. Also the store doesn’t work in game and none of the links for privacy, licensing etc work they bring me to a page error 404 which is not a good sign. Anyway the overall gameplay for a log in once a day game Is fun. ### 3/5 — Great for learning about MOBA games! *2022-01-18, version 4.2.1* I wish this game had a bit more insight to the action that really happens in the matches. BUT!!! A really great game, taught me how to play official MOBA games when i first started playing those last year! Great for learning about MOBA’s and is for players who are handsoff or handson with its options to simulate or participateas a coach. ### 3/5 — Fun game, but many issues *2021-12-14, version 4.1.1* I really enjoy this game and find it really enjoyable, but there is one major issue. The battle system is infuriating. The number of games I’ve lost because one of my players doesn’t have a comfort pick and they make really stupid decisions is astounding. I’ve lost a game where we had 23 kills compared to their 4 because the players kept making stupid, illogical decisions late game. I enjoy this game, but so frustrating. **Developer response:** Hello MjCA! Our team is currently looking at match balancing as we have noticed that some of the outcomes do not look right. If you would like to report a suspicious match, please contact support@legendaryplay.gg! ### 3/5 — Doesn’t boot up *2021-05-17, version 3.2.1* The game is stuck on, “Checking if servers are still alive,” every time I boot up the game. I’ve been checking for the past few days, since maybe there was maintenance or something, with no change. Game seems dope but I haven’t got a chance to play it yet. Hopefully there’s a solution to this. ### 3/5 — Match Day *2021-03-17, version 3.0.3* I want to know how a 900 power team with full energy and 100% scrim match bonus LOSES to a 400 power team, even if they were also at 100% scrim bonus. It’s seriously a joke because it has happened twice already (the first time it wasn’t as bad only a 200 power difference, but I should of won it!) Other than that, it’s a great game and I wish there was more things to do but I guess that’s the point of leveling up to unlock new things. Just please fix how the matchmaking is set up. P.S: I am not saying that a higher power team should win every single time but just pointing out how big the skill gap was in that match and how puzzling it is to me that I lost the match! **Developer response:** Hello HazardFuelz! I completely understand where you are coming from, and we do recognize that we need to improve the way that match odds are displayed as we currently rely too heavily on team power. Team power is indeed important, but what's equally important are the champion proficiencies of your players, the plays you pick, where you place those plays, and how all of this lines up with your opponent's team setup. On top of that, there are some balancing changes coming in the next patch that will solve some of the very unrealistic losses in matches. I have outlined these changes in the announcement channel on our official Discord server. If you ever run into another match that has strange behavior, please save the match report and bring it to Discord so we can look at it and discuss it together. Here is the link to our Discord channel: www.metagames.gg/discord ### 3/5 — Great Concept Poor Implementation *2021-02-19, version 3.0.3* If you want to play a game kinda like LOL or Dota this is a good kinda auto playing substitute. I think that if certain decisions you would make actually influenced the enemy decisions it would be better. For example I chose to have my team ward dragon side. Then the enemy’s next play was to attack my team in the area I just warded. Like shouldn’t my team see them coming if it was warded or even leave the area after they finished warding. Also the enemy takes dragon after killing 3 of my team. Then my team tries to fight 2v5. Seems kinda illogical to me. Theres bo reasoning for why your team makes these poor decisions. Like if there was prompts like “team fights a bad fight because of poor decision making or poor game knowledge”. That would be understandable, but my team was up by 2k gold and got engaged on through our vision and we lost when we are supposed to be strong early game? It just seems like it doesn’t matter what we do our team will just make poor plays on purpose to make the game closer. **Developer response:** Hello xXB1ueN1nja13Xx! Thank you for your honest feedback. We are currently fine-tuning the combat behavior, so you can expect much more realistic gameplay decisions from your players in a near-future update. You can read all about how we'll solve that problem by reading the most recent announcement on our Discord server: https://discord.gg/snSyPDTZ ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Loved it as a huge esports fan *2022-09-01, version 4.3.1* This is a great game I mean where else are you gonna find an idea like this? This was extremely cool. There some nuance things that are a little annoying like idk why a mage player is a top laner typically top lane are bruisers/tanks(talking about league). You should also add more champs. I also can’t seem to figure out how to coach league games up to this point I’ve only coached scrims, it would be really dope cause in the tutorial you’re coaching a qualifying game 5. Overall great game. Well done! ### 5/5 — Pretty fun *2022-08-10, version 4.3.1* Title says it all, EXCEPT there’s a specific way to upgrade ur players I think, idk, don’t think it’s a big issue, but yeah ### 5/5 — We’re do we find the codes *2022-02-21, version 4.3.0* Love the game and I love the new aspect for this update but I wanna know were do we find the codes? ### 5/5 — This is perfect *2021-07-05, version 3.2.1* I’m not sure if I will get replied but I just wanna say the game is perfect, nothing to complain and I’m loving it. I’ve been playing for a while and thought why not rate it a 5stars after enjoying it so much. Oh and funny thing…the tournament’s logo such as VOLT, LVL 9 and Sword are still ‘2020’ and 2021 almost over. I think u guys are forgetting to change the logo? I mean it doesn’t really matter to me but just saying…hahaha **Developer response:** Hello Yethanlwin! Thank you so much for preemptively giving us 5 stars! Come join our discord community to discuss tactics and strategies that will get you to the top of the leaderboard www.metagames.gg/discord ### 5/5 — Very fun game. *2021-03-11, version 3.0.3* The only thing I don’t like about this game is how they do the PvP leagues. I played my first one at 8:31pm and now every league is at that time once a day and if I miss it then my team auto plays and I have to just hope they win and don’t have much control over the game. I wish you could just play one league match a day at any time instead of it being at the same time everyday. But other than that this game is very fun. You can spend money but i dont see a need to in this one at all. Energy is easy to get back and watching fights is very fun. **Developer response:** Hello Jnfbsimonsvlo! Thank you very much for your feedback and 5 stars. I have forwarded your feedback to the game design team for consideration! Come join our Discord community to discuss tactics and strategies that will get you to the top of the leaderboard www.metagames.gg/discord ### 5/5 — Another one pls!!!!!! *2021-02-18, version 3.0.3* I love the experience so far I would love for you to make another game from a different esports game that would be the best I would totally play more!!! ### 5/5 — Fun Game *2020-12-25, version 2.11.2* Only problem I see with the game is , earning money could be a pain. Rival token is a optional pick of buying with real money , however I feel like you should do that with money options. ### 5/5 — Great Game! *2020-12-16, version 2.11.2* So far I have been loving RIVALS, it is a fun way to get the experience of coaching an esports team. The tournaments option in particular does a good job of capturing the intensity of prepping for back to back matches. So far it does not feel like you need to invest money to progress, though I did buy the starter pack because I really wanted a certain player. If I had been more patient I surely could have gotten a similar level of player without spending money. Again, really fun game and I’m excited for patch 3.0 which is supposed to have further upgrades. Highly recommend **Developer response:** Hello Blahfnzlabf! Thank you very much for the helpful 5 star rating and really nice review. We look forward to showing you version 3.0 in our upcoming Open Beta. More information will be provided on our Discord server soon: www.metagames.gg/discord ### 5/5 — Great game, fun to play and not grindy. *2020-12-08, version 2.11.2* Straight to the point, this game has mechanics deep enough so you won’t feel bored, but not too simple as well. Require some basic knowledge of MOBA coaching, beside economy management. Good game to play in your free time. Did I mention the game is not grindy and you can f2p pretty well? ### 5/5 — Great game with great potential *2020-12-06, version 2.11.2* I’ve been playing the game for about a week now and I love it. I do have a couple of suggestions for improvement. One would be to be able to play against your friends, which I’m sure people have already brought up. Another would be to be able to set your draft order so that you can have any role pick first and not have to change your strategy to do so. As of right now, my bot laner is my main carry but if I pick balanced or scaling so that he gets first pick, he doesnt always pick his most proficient champ Adding on: the tournament system needs to be changed somehow. I don’t see how it’s fair that I would spend 4 tickets on a tournament to get matched up against a guy 2000 rating higher than me in the first round and get garbage rewards **Developer response:** Thank you so much for the 5 stars and your helpful review. There are major changes coming to the match system in the next update, and we want to include more social features next year. Come join our discord community to learn about the match changes in the coming weeks: www.metagames.gg/discord --- *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 2026-06-10.*