Comparison

Cairn Stone Balancing vs Gladiator Simulator

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

Head to head
About

Cairn Stone Balancing

This game offers a meditative and satisfying experience of stacking stones to create land art in various inspiring landscapes. Players can enjoy a zen-like atmosphere with realistic graphics and ambient sounds, choosing between creative building or challenging tasks to unlock new content.

Highlights
  • Meditative stone stacking gameplay
  • Thousands of rock shapes and types
  • Beautiful and diverse landscapes
  • Realistic graphics and ambient sounds
  • Creative and challenge modes
  • Save and load sculptures
Features
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Cairn Stone Balancing is a relaxing, meditative and satisfying game in which stones are stacked on top of one other to create land art. These balanced rock piles, or stone sculptures, are also known as stone cairns. Simply swipe to rotate, maneuver and stack stones to make sculptures in a variety of inspiring landscapes. Enjoy the zen-like, relaxing experience of rock balancing. Meditate, relax, be creative, and have fun. Challenge yourself to complete tasks in challenge mode in order to unlock new levels and stones, or simply build whatever you like in creative mode. The game features: • Thousands of different rock shapes, sizes, patterns and types • Beautiful locations: From beaches to mountains, waterfalls to deserts • Real environmental ambient sounds • Relaxing ASMR rock stacking sound effects • Cutting edge, realistic graphics • Ability to save and load sculptures • Task challenges • Easy to use swipe and tap based controls

About

Gladiator Simulator

Engage in intense gladiator battles with dynamic gameplay and roguelike elements. Each fight offers new challenges, enemies, and opportunities to upgrade your fighting style. Master skill-based controls to overcome epic boss fights and deadly traps.

Highlights
  • Dynamic arena battle gameplay
  • Roguelike elements with randomized encounters
  • Powerful upgrades for fighting style
  • Epic boss fights and deadly traps
  • Skill-based controls
Features
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Step into the world of ruthless gladiator games, where each arena battle is a test of reflex, timing, and pure willpower. No fight is the same — thanks to deep roguelike elements, every run delivers new challenges and surprises. Key Features: - Dynamic arena battle gameplay with fast-paced combat - Randomized encounters and enemies in each run - Powerful upgrades that shape your fighting style - Epic boss fights and deadly traps - Fluid, skill-based controls for true gladiator arena mastery With every fight, the challenge grows — adapt, evolve, or fall. The crowd roars for a hero. Will you rise in the gladiator arena, or be forgotten in the sand? Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://taketopgames.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Cairn Stone Balancing4 screens
Gladiator Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

Cairn Stone Balancing and Gladiator Simulator both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of Gladiator Simulator's written reviews are positive against 33% of Cairn Stone Balancing's. Gladiator Simulator also leads on ratings volume (11K vs 9). Cairn Stone Balancing's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, 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. Cairn Stone Balancing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Gladiator Simulator sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. 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 Cairn Stone Balancing against 4.7 for Gladiator Simulator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gladiator Simulator has 11K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of Cairn Stone Balancing's written reviews are positive against 75% of Gladiator Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cairn Stone Balancing ships an update every 8 days, Gladiator Simulator every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cairn Stone Balancing versus Gladiator Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCairn Stone BalancingGladiator Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (9 ratings)4.7 (11K ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews74.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings911K — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size526 MB375 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAmmonite Design Studios LtdTake Top Entertainment LLP

Customer experience

Cairn Stone Balancing

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

Gladiator Simulator

All ratings10,545 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral2.8%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews306 reviews
Positive74.8%
Neutral6.5%
Negative18.6%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cairn Stone Balancing

One-time1
  • No Ads$5.99
16 purchases

Gladiator Simulator

One-time16
  • Trail Reward$1.99
  • Newbie Pack$1.99
  • Stage 1 Pack$4.99
Show 13 more
  • Stage 3 Pack$4.99
  • Stage 7 Pack$4.99
  • Pile of gems$4.99
  • No Ads$4.99
  • Rare bone set$4.99
  • Stage 4 Pack$9.99
  • Stage 8 Pack$9.99
  • Stage 2 Pack$9.99
  • Stage 6 Pack$9.99
  • Heap of gems$9.99
  • Burrel of gems$19.99
  • Box of gems$49.99
  • Chest of gems$99.99

Questions

Is Cairn Stone Balancing free?
Cairn Stone Balancing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gladiator Simulator free?
Gladiator Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cairn Stone Balancing or Gladiator Simulator?
Gladiator Simulator is rated higher. Cairn Stone Balancing averages 4.7 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Gladiator Simulator averages 4.7 from 11K ratings.
Do Cairn Stone Balancing or Gladiator Simulator have ads?
Both Cairn Stone Balancing and Gladiator Simulator show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cairn Stone Balancing or Gladiator Simulator?
Cairn Stone Balancing ships an update every 8 days, and Gladiator Simulator every 3 weeks. Most recently, Cairn Stone Balancing was updated on October 24, 2026 and Gladiator Simulator on October 30, 2026.

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