Comparison

Gladiator Rising vs Tower Breaker

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

Head to head
About

Gladiator Rising

Engage in strategic turn-based combat against procedurally generated opponents across five chapters. Equip and utilize a variety of items to hone your warrior skills and achieve ultimate victory in this challenging roguelike RPG.

Highlights
  • Procedurally generated gladiators
  • Five chapters of progression
  • Item buying and equipping
  • Turn-based RPG combat
  • Strategic gameplay
Features
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Fight through five Chapters of constantly changing, randomly generated gladiators. Buy, equip and use items as you compete to become the ultimate warrior. Strategy is key to success in this mix of rogue-like and turn-based RPG mix.

About

Tower Breaker

Engage in fast-paced action as a devil, conquering towers through dashing, defense, and attack. Upgrade weapons, armor, and pets to unleash unique skills and defeat diverse enemies and bosses.

Highlights
  • Gather and strengthen weapons
  • Collect armors and shields
  • Acquire and upgrade pets
  • Utilize unique weapon skills
  • Defeat diverse enemies and bosses
Features
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Conquer all the towers! Be a Devil and conquer all the towers. Dash! Defense! Attack! Blow the enemy! A Simple and Funny Action Game "Tower Breaker" Cool Things ◆ Gather the best weapons and strengthen them with 100% chance! ◆ Gather your cool armors and shields! ◆ Gather the pet that helps you grow and upgrade! ◆ Use each unique weapon's fancy skills! ◆ Eliminate every towers' characterized enemies and powerful bosses! ■ OS 10.0 or above recommended. ■ Customer Center Reception: help@111percent.net ■ Privacy Policy: https://www.111percent.net/games/towerbreaker/privacy-en.html

Screenshots

Gladiator Rising4 screens
Tower Breaker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tower Breaker at every 6 weeks against Gladiator Rising's every 4 months. Tower Breaker also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 Rising sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Tower Breaker sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Gladiator Rising against 4.7 for Tower Breaker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.6K and 2.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of Gladiator Rising's written reviews are positive against 68% of Tower Breaker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gladiator Rising ships an update every 4 months, Tower Breaker every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Gladiator Rising versus Tower Breaker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGladiator RisingTower Breaker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.6K ratings)4.7 (2.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.0% of reviews68.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.6K — better2.1K
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB180 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHappii Gamer Studios Inc.111%

Customer experience

Gladiator Rising

All ratings2,570 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral5.4%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews317 reviews
Positive65.0%
Neutral13.2%
Negative21.8%

Tower Breaker

All ratings2,126 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.0%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews654 reviews
Positive68.3%
Neutral10.7%
Negative20.9%

User reviews

Gladiator Rising

From 2.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun gameplay
  • 👍 Challenging and addictive
  • 🤺 Gladiator theme
  • 💎 Good value for a free game

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔨 Progression-blocking issues
  • 🕹️ Unresponsive controls
  • 🤯 Frustrating difficulty spikes

Tower Breaker

From 2.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive and fun gameplay
  • 👍 Simple yet engaging mechanics
  • 🎨 Great pixel art and visuals
  • ⏱️ Good time killer

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches (e.g. ads not loading, save/load issues)
  • 🔍 Lack of explanations and tutorials
  • 💰 Pay-to-win elements (e.g. pets, red souls)
  • 🔁 Repetitive grind and farming

Bugs and requests

Gladiator Rising

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes when opening ad chests
  • Unable to progress past 3rd or 4th fight
  • Character instantly dying when sleeping
  • Inventory and skill issues on reloading

Requested features

4 requests
  • More character classes and abilities
  • Improved save/load system
  • Better in-app purchase options
  • Expanded post-game content

Tower Breaker

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Daily missions and PvP costs not resetting
  • Weapon disappearing when dismantling
  • Ability cooldowns not working as expected
  • Crashes and freezes on certain devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • More enemy variety and boss fights
  • Ability to reroll weapon skills
  • Landscape mode support
  • Guilds or co-op features
  • Improved progression and loot system

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Gladiator Rising

One-time4
  • Small Donation$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Medium Donation$2.99
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  • Large Donation$8.99
11 purchases

Tower Breaker

One-time11
  • Red Soul x1$0.99
  • Gold Skull 250$1.99
  • Gold Skull 650$4.99
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  • NOADS Pack$5.99
  • Sword of Judgment Pack$8.99
  • Red Soul x11$8.99
  • Armor Pack$9.99
  • Gold Skull 1400$9.99
  • Spear of World Tree Pack$9.99
  • EGO SWORD$9.99
  • Key Package$11.99

Questions

Is Gladiator Rising free?
Gladiator Rising is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tower Breaker free?
Tower Breaker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gladiator Rising or Tower Breaker?
Tower Breaker is rated higher. Gladiator Rising averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.6K ratings, while Tower Breaker averages 4.7 from 2.1K ratings.
Do Gladiator Rising or Tower Breaker have ads?
Both Gladiator Rising and Tower Breaker show ads.
Which is updated more often, Gladiator Rising or Tower Breaker?
Gladiator Rising ships an update every 4 months, and Tower Breaker every 6 weeks. Most recently, Gladiator Rising was updated on October 29, 2026 and Tower Breaker on October 29, 2026.

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