Comparison

Gladiator Heroes Arena Legends vs TrickMate

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

Head to head
About

Gladiator Heroes Arena Legends

Build and expand your Roman Empire, train powerful gladiators, and engage in strategic turn-based battles. Collaborate with other players in clans to dominate the empire and achieve glory in the arena.

Highlights
  • Forge an Empire
  • Develop your civilization
  • Real-Time Battles
  • Unique turn-based combat
  • Clans System
  • Clan battles and wars
Features
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Raise your kingdoms, train your Gladiators and clash against another civilization. Become the greatest Lanista of the Roman Empire, develop your civilization, train and acquire powerful gladiators to defeat your enemies in clash games. Use your gladiators to clash against enemies and collaborate to the rise of your empire. Enter the arena! *Features* Forge an Empire! Develop your civilization and expand your empire. From a tiny village to the greatest kingdom of all time. Build your city, develop trade with roman merchants, upgrade your gladiator residence and improve your armoury. Take control of the construction of your rising empire in civilization games. Real- Time Battles Unique turn-based combat mechanics. Enter the arena and fight in gladiator combats against enemies and titans. Every warrior has his own ability, you’ll need to select your combat strategy and develop your clash tactics. Clans System Join a clan of gladiators to obtain combat perks and participate in limited time events and clan battles to dominate the roman empire games. Fight in clan wars, develop your strategy and become the champion of clash games! Terms of Use: https://www.vivastudios.com/terms-and-conditions/ VIP Player Subscription is a monthly subscription service that allows you to construct two buildings at once, and cut healing times in half. The VIP Player Subscription costs 7.99 USD/month (or local equivalent) and will be charged on your iTunes Account after purchase and when the subscription renews monthly. Subscriptions will renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Please note that Gladiator Heroes is completely free to play, however you will have the option to buy some in-game items for real money. If you prefer not to use this feature, please disable in-app purchases in your mobile device’s settings.

About

TrickMate

Features
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TrickMate is real chess with one addition: a deck of 50 Tricks that bend the rules. Swap two of your own pieces. Move a pawn twice. Bring a captured piece back from the graveyard. Your opponent can see it coming - and if they are holding a Cancel, they can stop it dead. Nearly every Trick is restricted, so the deck rarely lands the finishing blow on its own. It buys you a tempo, an escape, a second chance. The chess still has to be good. - Real chess underneath, fully validated on the server - 50 Tricks across 15 types, drawn as you play them - Play several games at once, a move a day or all in one sitting - Get told when it is your move, even with the app closed - Sign in with a phone number to keep your games on every device - Ratings, rankings, and your record against every opponent - Nudge an opponent who is holding things up, or concede gracefully - Free, no ads Signing in is optional. Your phone number is stored as a one-way hash and is used only to recognise you across your own devices.

Screenshots

Gladiator Heroes Arena Legends4 screens
TrickMate2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TrickMate at none against Gladiator Heroes Arena Legends's 10. TrickMate also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Gladiator Heroes Arena Legends sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. TrickMate asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gladiator Heroes Arena Legends ships an update every 5 weeks, TrickMate every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Gladiator Heroes Arena Legends versus TrickMate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGladiator Heroes Arena LegendsTrickMate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size1.0 GB26 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperVIVA GAMES S.L.FlrtAlert

Bugs and requests

Gladiator Heroes Arena Legends

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Game crashing during battles
  • Losing progress and account data
  • Inability to join or quit clans
  • Bugs with special events and rewards
  • Glitches with UI and menus
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  • Compatibility issues with updates

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add clan system and clan battles
  • Introduce a reset/restart option
  • Improve resource management and trading
  • Add more customization options
  • Introduce new gladiator abilities and skills
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  • Improve matchmaking and difficulty balancing
  • Enhance the overall game content and variety

TrickMate

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Gladiator Heroes Arena Legends

Subscriptions1
  • Become VIP$6.991 Month
One-time9
  • Diamonds Pack 1$4.99
  • Unlock Gladiator Class$4.99
  • Cheaper Event Offer EO1$5.99
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  • Diamonds Pack 2$9.99
  • Limited time offer$9.99
  • Limited time offer$13.99
  • Cheaper Event Offer EO4$13.99
  • Diamonds Pack 3$19.99
  • Normal Event Offer EO5$26.99
None

TrickMate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gladiator Heroes Arena Legends free?
Gladiator Heroes Arena Legends is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TrickMate free?
TrickMate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gladiator Heroes Arena Legends or TrickMate have ads?
Gladiator Heroes Arena Legends shows ads; TrickMate does not.
Which is updated more often, Gladiator Heroes Arena Legends or TrickMate?
Gladiator Heroes Arena Legends ships an update every 5 weeks, and TrickMate every 5 days. Most recently, Gladiator Heroes Arena Legends was updated on November 4, 2026 and TrickMate on October 31, 2026.

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