Comparison

Gladihoppers vs Knight Lancer

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

Head to head
About

Gladihoppers

Engage in wacky 2D physics-based gladiator battles with dynamic combat and extensive customization. Fight solo or challenge friends in real-time online multiplayer across various game modes and arenas.

Highlights
  • 2D physics combat system
  • Online multiplayer battles
  • Over 90 customization items
  • Career mode
  • Strategy mode
  • Arcade mode
  • Split screen multiplayer
Features
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Hop into the sandals of a gladiator and fight for glory in epic arena battles. Now with cross-platform realtime online multiplayer 1vs1 battles! Gladihoppers is a wacky 2d physics gladiator battle simulator where the mix of the 2d physics and regular 2d animation offers a fun and original gameplay quite unlike your average gladiator mobile game. The combat system features two different battle stances for your gladiator, each with their own directional attacks of varying power and speed that allow for more dynamic and interesting battles. In addition to melee attacks there are also javelins to throw and over 90 items to customize your gladiator with; swords, axes, maces, shields, helmets, armor, pants, gloves and shoes. Gladihoppers blends retro pixel art 2d sprites with 3d low poly environments to bring you a unique looking style and stunning visuals that provide an immersive gladiator experience. Features: - Online multiplayer vs random opponent or a friend - Fast-paced melee and ranged combat with hitboxes for each body part - Career mode featuring various tactics and ways for you to bring your gladiator to glory - 'Spartacus' War' strategy mode with factions, armies and towns to conquer - 'Save the Emperor' arcade mode for a virtually endless fighting experience - Quick Fight mode for custom and/or randomized short and fast-paced arena duels, including split screen multiplayer on the same device - Over 100 pieces of equipment and 16 different character faces from four populations during the era of the ancient Roman Empire: Romans, Gauls, Nubians and Egyptians - Seven arenas with their own unique look and feel: The Colosseum, Aegyptus, Macedonia, Gallia, Hispania, The Ludus & The Palace Follow along current and future developments on: Discord: https://discord.gg/dreamon Website: https://dreamonstudios.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/DreamonStudios YouTube: https://youtube.com/DreamonGameStudios Facebook: https://facebook.com/DreamonStudios

About

Knight Lancer

Engage in thrilling arcade jousting battles with ragdoll physics. Regain your honor by mastering skillful jousting mechanics, delivering critical hits, and customizing your knight. Compete in missions or online multiplayer.

Highlights
  • 18 Mission Story Mode
  • Skillful Jousting Mechanics
  • Ragdoll Physics
  • Character Customization
  • Online Multiplayer
  • Daily Winning Spree Challenge
Features
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Welcome to KNIGHT LANCER, an arcade jousting game where your skill is rewarded with epic ragdoll physics! Your lands have been taken, your family name bismirched. But you have your lance and a horse - what more does a knight need? Set off on a journey to regain your honour! Toss caution (and your ragdoll enemies) to the wind and become: a Knight! Features: - 18 Mission Story mode, and Free Play - Skillful and satisfying jousting mechanics - Bone-crunching Critical Hits - Ragdoll physics - Character customization - Online multiplayer - Daily winning spree challenge

Screenshots

Gladihoppers4 screens
Knight Lancer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Knight Lancer at 4.7 against Gladihoppers's 4.3. Knight Lancer also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (11K vs 1.1K). Gladihoppers's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Gladihoppers sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Knight Lancer 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

Knight Lancer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Knight Lancer has 11K ratings behind it against 1.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Gladihoppers's written reviews are positive against 83% of Knight Lancer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gladihoppers ships an update every 2 months, Knight Lancer monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Gladihoppers versus Knight Lancer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGladihoppersKnight Lancer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (1.1K ratings)4.7 (11K ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.1% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K11K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB414 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperDreamon Studios ABBABAR SAEED JANJUA

Customer experience

Gladihoppers

All ratings1,137 ratings
Positive82.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative13.2%
Written reviews463 reviews
Positive80.1%
Neutral5.4%
Negative14.5%

Knight Lancer

All ratings10,823 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews942 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral5.9%
Negative10.7%

User reviews

Gladihoppers

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay
  • 🚀 Unique combat mechanics
  • 💎 Great value for a free game
  • 🎨 Impressive pixel art style
  • 🕹️ Addictive and replayable

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 🔍 Lack of in-depth tutorials
  • 🔄 Repetitive gameplay after a while
  • 🤖 Unbalanced AI difficulty in career mode
  • 💰 Ads can be intrusive at times

Knight Lancer

From 11K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun game
  • 🚀 Immensely enjoyable
  • 👍 Great game, has lots of potential
  • 👍 Very well made game
  • 👍 Amazing game!

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Zero reward
  • 💰 Paywall!!!
  • 🐛 Bad hitboxes
  • 🐛 Inconsistent
  • 🐛 more luck than skill

Bugs and requests

Gladihoppers

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing during transitions
  • Inconsistent hit detection
  • Progression issues in career mode

Requested features

5 requests
  • Multiplayer mode
  • More game modes and content updates
  • Customization options for characters
  • Difficulty settings for career mode
  • Controller support

Knight Lancer

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Home screen bug where knight falls off the map
  • Armor and shield purchases not working
  • Difficulty progressing to Duke rank in certain castles
  • Opponents not moving at times, causing player to leave the arena

Requested features

7 requests
  • More customization options for armor, helmets, shields, and horses
  • Ability to customize character during campaign
  • Different horses with unique stats
  • Skill mechanic to reduce lance bounce
  • Ability to rematch after a draw
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  • Royalty opponents should have larger hitboxes
  • Offline tournaments, PvP duels, and other gameplay modes beyond just jousting

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Gladihoppers

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
1 purchases

Knight Lancer

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$2.99

Questions

Is Gladihoppers free?
Gladihoppers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Knight Lancer free?
Knight Lancer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gladihoppers or Knight Lancer?
Knight Lancer is rated higher. Gladihoppers averages 4.3 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Knight Lancer averages 4.7 from 11K ratings.
Do Gladihoppers or Knight Lancer have ads?
Both Gladihoppers and Knight Lancer show ads.
Which is updated more often, Gladihoppers or Knight Lancer?
Gladihoppers ships an update every 2 months, and Knight Lancer monthly. Most recently, Gladihoppers was updated on October 24, 2026 and Knight Lancer on October 27, 2026.

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