Comparison

Gladiator Rising vs RivalStats

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

RivalStats

Features
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RivalStats is the premium way to track your matches, compare rivalries, and turn every result into meaningful stats. Whether you play casually with friends or take every competition seriously, RivalStats helps you keep everything organized in one place. Create custom games, add your friends, log sessions, and instantly see who is leading, improving, or dominating the rivalry. FEATURES Track every session Log results between two players, save scores, add notes, and keep a complete history of your matches. Create custom games Set up your own game formats with categories, scoring types, score labels, and custom rules such as allowing or preventing draws. Manage your rivalry network Add friends, organize your competitors, and build your own personal competition ecosystem. Detailed statistics See wins, draws, losses, win rates, scored points, conceded points, and overall rankings automatically. Head-to-head comparison Compare two players directly and analyze who performs better in their rivalry over time. Leaderboards and performance insights Get a fast overview of top performers, recent sessions, and competitive trends across your games. Cloud sync Your data is linked to your account, so you can securely access your RivalStats experience across devices. Clean and focused experience RivalStats is designed to feel modern, fast, and premium while keeping match tracking simple and intuitive. WHO IT IS FOR RivalStats is perfect for: - friends competing in games or sports - local rivalries and personal scorekeeping - players who want better stats without complicated spreadsheets - anyone who wants a stylish way to track wins, losses, and performance Track every rivalry. Measure every result. Own the leaderboard. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Gladiator Rising4 screens
RivalStats3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RivalStats at none against Gladiator Rising's 4. RivalStats also leads on ads (none vs shown). Gladiator Rising's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence and device support 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. RivalStats asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gladiator Rising ships an update every 4 months, RivalStats every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Gladiator Rising versus RivalStats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGladiator RisingRivalStats
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB25 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperHappii Gamer Studios Inc.Tobias Schmitt

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

RivalStats

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
None

RivalStats

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gladiator Rising free?
Gladiator Rising is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RivalStats free?
RivalStats is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gladiator Rising or RivalStats have ads?
Gladiator Rising shows ads; RivalStats does not.
Which is updated more often, Gladiator Rising or RivalStats?
Gladiator Rising ships an update every 4 months, and RivalStats every 3 months. Most recently, Gladiator Rising was updated on September 26, 2026 and RivalStats on September 8, 2026.

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