Gladihoppers vs Knight Lancer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 2D physics combat system
- Online multiplayer battles
- Over 90 customization items
- Career mode
- Strategy mode
- Arcade mode
- Split screen multiplayer
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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
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.
- 18 Mission Story Mode
- Skillful Jousting Mechanics
- Ragdoll Physics
- Character Customization
- Online Multiplayer
- Daily Winning Spree Challenge
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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
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
Gladihoppers ships an update every 2 months, Knight Lancer monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gladihoppers | Knight Lancer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (1.1K ratings) | 4.7 (11K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.1% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K | 11K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 414 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Dreamon Studios AB | BABAR SAEED JANJUA |
Customer experience
Gladihoppers
Knight Lancer
User reviews
Gladihoppers
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
Gladihoppers
- Remove Ads$2.99
Knight Lancer
- Unlock Full Game$2.99
Questions
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