Gladiator Rising 2 vs Gladiator Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gladiator Rising 2
Embark on an epic RPG adventure where ancient creatures have escaped their prison and taken over the empire's arenas. As a prophesied savior, you must battle these powerful beasts, master strategic turn-based combat, and uncover an enthralling storyline. Explore a world with stunning pixel art, an expanded class system, and hundreds of items to craft.
- Real-Time Turn-Based RPG
- Handcrafted Pixel Art
- Immersive Storyline
- Expanded Class System
- Item Crafting
- Hundreds of Items
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The Maker’s Gate has been opened, and the creatures it once held imprisoned are now free! These Ancients, beasts more powerful than anything we have ever faced, have taken over the Empire’s arenas! Our once Great Champion, the One… is no more. But, as the prophecy mentions, a Second Savior will liberate the Empire once again. Will you be the one? Or should we say the two? Enter this immersive new world with beautifully hand-crafted backgrounds, arenas, creatures and bosses! Experience the game that took one ambitious developer almost three years to make! Strategy is key in this new Real-Time Turn-Based RPG! Gladiator Rising II is easy to understand, yet hard to master! Game features include: - Simple gameplay, yet extremely deep game mechanics! - Beautifully handcrafted pixel art! - An immersive and enthralling storyline! - Cool looking Bosses and Creatures! - An Expanded Class System! - Spells and Abilities, Summons and more! - Hundreds of items! - Item Crafting!
Gladiator Manager
Manage, train, and battle gladiators in ancient Rome. This turn-based simulation game focuses on strategic decisions, resource management, and tactical combat. Ascend to become Rome's finest lanista by winning matches, unlocking gear, and navigating a corrupt arena system.
- Manage and train gladiators
- Turn-based tactical auto-battles
- Strategic resource and roster management
- Bribe, scout, sabotage rivals
- Customize gear, techniques, and traits
- Grow estate and influence skill tree
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Level up your gladiators and dominate the arena! Manage, battle, bribe, and ascend to become Rome’s finest Lanista. Free to play. No ads. In-app purchases for more content. No pay-to-win. Gladiator Manager is a turn-based management sim set in ancient Rome, where tactical auto-battles reward smart decisions over reflexes. Hire and train gladiators with unique traits. Handle injuries, develop skills, balance egos, and survive in a corrupt arena system full of intrigue and betrayal. Win matches to gain influence, unlock better gear, and enter tougher tournaments. Lose, and your best fighters may be gone forever. - Bribe, scout, sabotage, or assassinate your rivals - Die, restart, and ascend to insane difficulties - Plan technique-based combat - Strategic resource, influence, and roster management - Customize gear, techniques, traits, and loyalty - Grow your estate and build out your influence skill tree - Undertake quests, survive raids, make hard calls Earn gems by completing in-game achievements. Use them to unlock new weapons, tournaments, buildings, quests, and features. If you’d like to speed things up, there are two optional in-app purchases: Pouch of Gems and Chest of Gems. Need help or want to share tactics? Join 9,000+ lanistas on Discord: https://discord.gg/H95dyTHJrB
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Gladiator Manager at none against Gladiator Rising 2's shown. Gladiator Manager also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and review sentiment (81% vs 69%). Gladiator Rising 2's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (2K vs 258). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Gladiator Rising 2 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Gladiator Manager sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Gladiator Rising 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gladiator Rising 2 has 2K ratings behind it against 258, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of Gladiator Rising 2's written reviews are positive against 81% of Gladiator Manager's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Gladiator Rising 2 ships an update every 5 weeks, Gladiator Manager every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gladiator Rising 2 | Gladiator Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2K ratings) — better | 4.3 (258 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.5% of reviews | 80.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2K — better | 258 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| 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 | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 262 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Happii Gamer Studios Inc. | Rene Slump |
Customer experience
Gladiator Rising 2
Gladiator Manager
User reviews
Gladiator Rising 2
From 2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun gameplay
- 🚀 Simple and intuitive controls
- 💡 Interesting crafting system
- 👍 Enjoyable dialogue and humor
- 🚀 Quick gameplay sessions
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and crashes
- 🔋 Excessive ads and monetization
- 🔒 Issues with cloud saves and purchases
- 👎 Unbalanced difficulty and progression
- 👎 Repetitive and grindy gameplay
Gladiator Manager
From 258 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun gameplay
- 🚀 Addictive and engaging
- 💎 Great value for free-to-play
- 🎨 Beautiful visuals
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and crashes
- ⚠️ Unbalanced difficulty
- 🔍 Missing features compared to Android version
- 🕹️ Clunky UI/UX
Bugs and requests
Gladiator Rising 2
Reported bugs
5 issues- Inability to open chests or access certain features
- Crashes and loss of progress after ads
- Inconsistent save data and character progression
- Unresponsive or buggy controls
- Localization issues and untranslated text
Requested features
5 requests- Improved crafting and inventory management
- More content and variety (bosses, levels, classes)
- Online multiplayer and PvP modes
- Ability to reset progress and start over
- Better localization and translation
Gladiator Manager
Reported bugs
4 issues- Disappearing gladiators
- Aqueduct construction issue
- Crashes when viewing battle reports
- Scaling issues on larger devices
Requested features
5 requests- Multiplayer mode
- More content updates
- Ability to customize gladiators
- Better progression system
- Improved balance and difficulty scaling
In-app purchases
Gladiator Rising 2
- 100 Gems$1.99
- 250 Gems$3.99
- 600 Gems$7.99
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- 1,000 Gems$10.99
Gladiator Manager
- Pouch of gems$3.99
- Chest of gems$7.99
Questions
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