Gladiator Glory vs Gladiator Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gladiator Glory
Engage in brutal medieval combat in online arenas. Rise from a slave to a champion gladiator, customizing your warrior and mastering various weapons. Compete in tournaments and conquer the story mode to prove your might.
- Online PvP tournaments
- Arena battles
- Story mode with weapon unlocks
- Gladiator customization
- Archer combat
- Character progression
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Feel yourself as a real gladiator in online arena! Fight in the bloody arenas of Rome, feel your glory within the walls of the Coliseum! Find a lion armor, stop being a slave! Were you dreaming about been the champion of the crowd? Were you considering about deciding a destiny of another man in the fight. Were you wondering about yourself as a great warrior? Play Gladiator Glory and realize these and many others wishes and dreams from the world of gladiators! Play Gladiator Glory and: - Become the best fighter in online PvP tournaments - Win all others in Arena - Finish the Story and open many different weapons - Create the most unique armor, hairstyle and the beard of real gladiator - Feel yourself as a great archer - Become stronger, more agile and be an unstoppable gladiator! Gladiator Glory - the best mobile game about gladiators!
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 Glory's shown. Gladiator Manager also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 69%). Gladiator Glory's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (920 vs 260). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Gladiator Glory sells 34 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 Glory holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 920 and 260 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of Gladiator Glory'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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gladiator Glory | Gladiator Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (920 ratings) — better | 4.3 (260 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.8% of reviews | 80.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 920 — better | 260 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| 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 | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 290 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Vladislav Myakishev | Rene Slump |
Customer experience
Gladiator Glory
Gladiator Manager
User reviews
Gladiator Glory
From 920 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Awesome game
- 👍 Great concept and gameplay
- 🎮 Fun and addictive
- 💯 Exceeded expectations
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 🤖 Aggressive advertising
- 🕹️ Awkward controls and camera
- 🌐 Connectivity issues
Gladiator Manager
From 260 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 Glory
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game crashes and freezes
- Progression loss and account issues
- Matchmaking and difficulty imbalance
- Inability to upgrade equipment
Requested features
5 requests- Improve Chinese translation
- Add more diversity and customization
- Enhance story and narrative
- Improve gore and visual effects
- Implement offline mode
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 Glory
- League 3 Value Pack$0.99
- League 4 Value Pack$0.99
- League 2 Value Pack$0.99
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- Newcomer's Set 1$1.99
- Newcomer's Set 2$1.99
- 30 Gems$2.99
- Newcomer's Set 3$3.99
- Slot 5$4.99
- Special Chest Pack$4.99
- Gladiator Set$4.99
- Special Chest Pack League 3$4.99
- Special Chest Pack League 4$4.99
- Newcomer's Set 4$4.99
- 80 Gems$4.99
- Double Points for 4 Hours$4.99
- Starter Bundle 24$4.99
- League 7 Value Pack$4.99
- League 6 Value Pack$4.99
- Starter Bundle$4.99
- Newcomer's Set 5$5.99
- Slot 6$9.99
- Fighter Set$9.99
- Special Chest Pack League 6$9.99
- 170 Gems$9.99
- Special Chest Pack League 7$9.99
- Savage Bow 1 card$14.99
- 360 Gems$19.99
- Slot 7$19.99
- Soldier Set$19.99
- Warrior Set$29.99
- Expert Bundle 24$29.99
- Expert Bundle$29.99
- Centurion Armor + 500 gems$49.99
- Champion Set$49.99
Gladiator Manager
- Pouch of gems$3.99
- Chest of gems$7.99
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