Comparison

Gladiator Rising 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 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

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 Rising4 screens
TrickMate2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TrickMate at none against Gladiator Rising's 4. TrickMate also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months). 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 Rising sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. TrickMate asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gladiator Rising ships an update every 4 months, TrickMate every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Gladiator Rising versus TrickMate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGladiator RisingTrickMate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB26 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHappii Gamer Studios Inc.FlrtAlert

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

TrickMate

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

TrickMate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gladiator Rising free?
Gladiator Rising is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TrickMate free?
TrickMate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gladiator Rising or TrickMate have ads?
Gladiator Rising shows ads; TrickMate does not.
Which is updated more often, Gladiator Rising or TrickMate?
Gladiator Rising ships an update every 4 months, and TrickMate every 5 days. Most recently, Gladiator Rising was updated on November 2, 2026 and TrickMate on October 31, 2026.

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