Comparison

Glory Ages vs Glowmonkey2k

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

Head to head
About

Glory Ages

Engage in tactical Samurai sword battles in medieval Japan against intelligent opponents. Collect diverse equipment, explore numerous locations, and master strategic combat with unique character abilities and a fury system.

Highlights
  • Tactical Samurai sword battles
  • Intelligent AI opponents
  • Diverse equipment and weapons
  • Numerous medieval Japanese locations
  • Fury system for critical moments
  • Character leveling and equipment upgrades
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Glory Ages - Samurais will transport you to medieval Japan. In the game you get tactical Samurai sword battles, intelligent opponents, all kinds of equipment, numerous locations and even endless mode. Special features 1. Artificial intelligence. We worked a long time to make the enemies intelligent. They can side-step you, circle, counterattack and block your blows during the fight. They react to the death of their soldiers and also gesticulate in various ways during the battle. 2. Numerous characters and weapons. Numerous realistic medieval Japanese weapons, many kinds of Japanese swords, huge arsenal of katanas and all kinds of characters with their own characteristics. 3. Large-scale tactical battles. You have to think about how to beat your enemies, when to block their blows and when to attack. The fury that can save your life at a critical moment, instantly destroying large numbers of the enemy, accumulates during the fight. You can level up your battle experience or improve your character’s equipment. 4. Graphics and sound. An incredible level of graphics and sound accompaniment. A dynamic environment in the background combined with thematic music. 5. Atmospheric environment. Ten different locations under different weather conditions from winter cities to rainy swamps.

About

Glowmonkey2k

Embark on an adventure as a special agent in 1998 to defeat a mysterious enemy threatening the world. Explore lore from desktop games, utilize a variety of unique weapons, and adapt your strategy as enemies mutate and grow stronger.

Highlights
  • Unique weapon variety
  • Mutating enemies
  • Strategic combat
  • Dark web exploration
  • Stickman virus lore
Features
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This is glowmonkey's origin story.  The year is 1998. A mysterious enemy threatens to end the world by the year 2000. The enemy is hiding and building an army in multiple servers on the dark web. It mutates and grows stronger as it travels through the internet. Only the best, and coolest special agent can save the world. Go on an adventure to defeat the enemy and discover its secrets! Fans who have played the Choose Your Weapon games on desktop will enjoy the lore behind the stickman virus. Like those older games, this one is filled with a variety of fun weapons. Each weapon eliminates the stickmen in a unique way. However, many stickmen are immune to certain weapons, so watch out! Choose your weapon based on the enemies you encounter.

Screenshots

Glory Ages4 screens
Glowmonkey2k4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Glory Ages at none against Glowmonkey2k's shown. Glory Ages also leads on ratings volume (9.2K vs 11). Glowmonkey2k's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 81%). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Glory Ages sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Glowmonkey2k sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 — 4.7 for Glory Ages against 4.8 for Glowmonkey2k. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Glory Ages has 9.2K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Glory Ages's written reviews are positive against 100% of Glowmonkey2k's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Glory Ages ships an update every 3 months, Glowmonkey2k every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Glory Ages versus Glowmonkey2k: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlory AgesGlowmonkey2k
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (9.2K ratings)4.8 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9.2K — better11
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size264 MB656 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperVLADISLAV VASILEVGlowmonkey

Customer experience

Glory Ages

All ratings9,200 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.7%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews1,376 reviews
Positive80.7%
Neutral5.7%
Negative13.6%

Glowmonkey2k

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Glory Ages

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent crashes on loading
  • Unresponsive controls at times
  • Issues with background music playback

Requested features

5 requests
  • Customizable character options
  • Multiplayer/online modes
  • More enemy types and boss fights
  • Expanded story/campaign mode
  • Ability to adjust button layouts

Glowmonkey2k

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Glory Ages

One-time10
  • Buy 2000 coins$2.99
  • No ADS$3.99
  • Sword +10 Attack$3.99
Show 7 more
  • Character 3$4.99
  • Buy 10000 coins$6.99
  • Character 6$6.99
  • Sword +15 Attack$6.99
  • Character 9$7.99
  • Character 12$12.99
  • Sword +20 attack$14.99
1 purchases

Glowmonkey2k

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Glory Ages free?
Glory Ages is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Glowmonkey2k free?
Glowmonkey2k is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Glory Ages or Glowmonkey2k?
Glowmonkey2k is rated higher. Glory Ages averages 4.7 out of 5 from 9.2K ratings, while Glowmonkey2k averages 4.8 from 11 ratings.
Do Glory Ages or Glowmonkey2k have ads?
Glowmonkey2k shows ads; Glory Ages does not.
Which is updated more often, Glory Ages or Glowmonkey2k?
Glory Ages ships an update every 3 months, and Glowmonkey2k every 3 days. Most recently, Glory Ages was updated on October 26, 2026 and Glowmonkey2k on October 24, 2026.

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