Gladiator Rising vs Nerd Leagues
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Procedurally generated gladiators
- Five chapters of progression
- Item buying and equipping
- Turn-based RPG combat
- Strategic gameplay
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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.
Nerd Leagues
This app is a comprehensive companion for Magic: The Gathering players. It allows you to track life totals, manage leagues with friends, build and rate decks, and stay updated on new card spoilers. It offers features for both in-person and online play across various formats.
- Life total tracking (pass-and-play, online multiplayer)
- League creation and management with ELO rankings
- Deck building and rating
- New card spoiler hub with filtering
- In-game dice roller
- Combo Finder powered by Commander Spellbook
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Nerd Leagues — Your Magic: The Gathering Companion Track life totals, run leagues with your playgroup, build and rate your decks, and follow every new spoiler — all in one beautifully designed app made for Magic: The Gathering players. Whether you're hosting a 4-player Commander night at the kitchen table, climbing the ELO ladder in a friends-only league, or following every newly revealed card as the next set hits previews, Nerd Leagues is built for the way you actually play. Play the Way You Want • Quick Play — Pass-and-play life tracking for in-person games. Drop in up to 8 players, pick a format, and go. Auto-saves so you can resume mid-game. • Online Multiplayer — Spin up a private lobby, share an invite code, and run your entire pod from separate devices in real time. • Every Format — EDH, Standard, Modern, Pioneer, Pauper, Brawl, Historic Brawl, Legacy, Vintage, Draft, Sealed, Pack War, and Pauper EDH. Leagues & Rankings • Create a private league for your playgroup or join one with a code. • Per-league ELO, win/loss records, and standings — settle every "who's the best" argument with data. • Track your performance over time across multiple groups and formats. Spoilers Hub (new) • Live countdown to every upcoming set release. • Browse freshly revealed cards day by day with full art, mana cost, rules text, and rarity. • Filter every Magic set ever printed — Standard, Commander, Masters, Draft Innovation, and more. • Dedicated section for preconstructed decks. • Universal search across cards and sets. • Add any spoiler card straight to one of your decks. Stats That Tell Your Story • Personal player profile with full game history. • Per-deck win/loss records and ELO. • See your recent games at a glance. Extras for Every Game • In-game dice roller for d2, d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, d20, and d100 — for first-player rolls, coin flips, or anything else. • Combo Finder — Powered by Commander Spellbook, it scans your decklist for infinite combos, win cons, and synergy lines, complete with prerequisites and bracket tags. • Player notifications and friend connections. • Apple, Google, and email sign-in, plus guest mode. Built by Magic players, for Magic players. No ads, no clutter, just the tools your pod actually needs. Got feedback or want to suggest a feature? Join our Discord straight from the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Nerd Leagues at 100% against Gladiator Rising's 65%. Nerd Leagues also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). Gladiator Rising's advantage is ratings volume (2.6K vs 3). 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
Both are free to download. Gladiator Rising sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Nerd Leagues asks for nothing beyond the download.
Nerd Leagues holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gladiator Rising has 2.6K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Gladiator Rising's written reviews are positive against 100% of Nerd Leagues's.
Gladiator Rising ships an update every 4 months, Nerd Leagues every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gladiator Rising | Nerd Leagues |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.6K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.6K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Happii Gamer Studios Inc. | Adam Liscia |
Customer experience
Gladiator Rising
Nerd Leagues
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
Nerd Leagues
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Gladiator Rising
- Small Donation$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Medium Donation$2.99
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- Large Donation$8.99
Nerd Leagues
No in-app purchases
Questions
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