Gladiator Manager vs Hero Beetle War
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Hero Beetle War
Embark on an epic adventure as a skilled ninja fighting hordes of devil ninjas to rescue your kidnapped girlfriend. Utilize shadow power and beetle jitsu to overcome challenges and become the ultimate avenger.
- Ninja combat and parkour
- Shadow power and beetle jitsu skills
- Thousands of battles and levels
- Boss fights
- Character strength progression
- Rescue mission storyline
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In the world of shadow ninjas, role-playing a skilled ninja fighting against hordes of devil ninjas to save your girlfriend. Your beloved has been kidnapped, and the only way to get her back is to parkour through a massive tower filled with enemies at every level. But don't worry coz you have some powerful skills up your sleeve. You can use your shadow power and beetle jitsu to brawl against the devil ninjas, even the strongest boss in multiple epic fights. As you fight through thousands of battles, you will become as strong as a superman. With each level, you will need to choose which enemy to fight first to build up your strength and become the strongest avenger of them all. But the path to victory is not easy. You will face many challenges on your journey, and only the most skilled and cunning ninjas will succeed. Do you have what it takes to save your girlfriend and become the ultimate avenger? The fate of your love and the world rests in your hands. So, gear up with your ninja weapons and get ready for an epic adventure in Hero Beetle War.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hero Beetle War at 5.0 against Gladiator Manager's 4.3. Hero Beetle War also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 81%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Gladiator Manager's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). 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 Manager sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Hero Beetle War sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hero Beetle War holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gladiator Manager has 258 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Gladiator Manager's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hero Beetle War's.
Gladiator Manager ships an update every 2 weeks, Hero Beetle War every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and June 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gladiator Manager | Hero Beetle War |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (258 ratings) | 5.0 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 258 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | 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 | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 173 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Rene Slump | Genix Lab |
Customer experience
Gladiator Manager
Hero Beetle War
Bugs and 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
Hero Beetle War
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Gladiator Manager
- Pouch of gems$3.99
- Chest of gems$7.99
Hero Beetle War
- Remove Ads$3.99
Questions
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