Comparison

Goo Gladiators vs Gladiator Manager

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

Head to head
About

Goo Gladiators

Collect and evolve unique goo creatures to battle in galactic arenas. Strategize team compositions and mutate your gladiators to climb the leaderboards. Play with friends in asynchronous online battles and become a Goo Master.

Highlights
  • Collect and mutate goo creatures
  • Galactic arena battles
  • Strategic team building
  • Online asynchronous multiplayer
  • Leaderboard progression
  • Over 60 unique goos
Features
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Journey to the far reaches of space in this free to play auto-battler. Experience arenas across the galaxy, where Queen Glob presides over the Goo Games. Enter the games, and evolve gladiators that were born and bred for victory! Begin your adventure with a pair of starter Goos. With each victory, gain items that will help you mutate your cast of goo friends into various different Goos. Each goo has their own powers and drawbacks! Pair your goos wisely to find the best combinations of goo types to rise up to the top of the leaderboard and become a Goo Master! Form groups with your friends and play online in asynchronous battles where you can take all the time you want to plot your next move. Collect 'Goolah' to level up your Goo Gang and become the most decorated gladiators in all of the galaxy! Learn how to harness over 60 hand drawn and animated goos each with their own abilities strengths and weaknesses.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

Screenshots

Goo Gladiators4 screens
Gladiator Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Goo Gladiators at 4.9 against Gladiator Manager's 4.3. Goo Gladiators also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 81%). Gladiator Manager's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (260 vs 13). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Goo Gladiators sells 12 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Goo Gladiators holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gladiator Manager has 260 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Goo Gladiators's written reviews are positive against 81% of Gladiator Manager's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Goo Gladiators ships an update every 2 months, Gladiator Manager every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Goo Gladiators versus Gladiator Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoo GladiatorsGladiator Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (13 ratings) — better4.3 (260 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better80.7% of reviews
Number of ratings13260 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size216 MB44 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperSFS Studios LLCRene Slump

Customer experience

Goo Gladiators

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Gladiator Manager

All ratings260 ratings
Positive81.5%
Neutral6.9%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews161 reviews
Positive80.7%
Neutral8.7%
Negative10.6%

Bugs and requests

Goo Gladiators

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

12 purchases

Goo Gladiators

One-time12
  • Goolah Small$0.99
  • Spooky Goos$1.99
  • Desert Goos$2.99
Show 9 more
  • Chilly Goos$2.99
  • Spring Goos$2.99
  • Electrik Goos$2.99
  • Eggcellent Goos$4.99
  • Goolah Mid$4.99
  • Cryptid Goos$4.99
  • Omni Goos$9.99
  • Goolah Massive$19.99
  • Lifetime Pass$19.99
2 purchases

Gladiator Manager

One-time2
  • Pouch of gems$3.99
  • Chest of gems$7.99

Questions

Is Goo Gladiators free?
Goo Gladiators is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gladiator Manager free?
Gladiator Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Goo Gladiators or Gladiator Manager?
Goo Gladiators is rated higher. Goo Gladiators averages 4.9 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Gladiator Manager averages 4.3 from 260 ratings.
Do Goo Gladiators or Gladiator Manager have ads?
Neither Goo Gladiators nor Gladiator Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Goo Gladiators or Gladiator Manager?
Goo Gladiators ships an update every 2 months, and Gladiator Manager every 2 weeks. Most recently, Goo Gladiators was updated on October 20, 2026 and Gladiator Manager on October 25, 2026.

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