Comparison

Gladiator Manager vs Doomfields

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

Head to head
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

About

Doomfields

Embark on a roguelike auto battler adventure. Lead a team of heroes through procedurally generated dungeons, facing enemies and collecting treasures. Strategize your way through tactical combat with randomized items.

Highlights
  • Roguelite auto battler gameplay
  • Procedurally generated dungeons
  • Tactical combat
  • Randomized items
  • Hero team management
Features
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Get ready for an epic adventure in an auto battler roguelike game! In this game, you'll lead a team of heroes on a journey through procedurally generated dungeons filled with dangerous enemies and valuable treasures. With a unique combination of tactical combat and randomized items, you'll need to strategize your way through each encounter

Screenshots

Gladiator Manager4 screens
Doomfields3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Doomfields at every 5 days against Gladiator Manager's every 2 weeks. Doomfields also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Gladiator Manager sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Doomfields sells 5 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 — 4.3 for Gladiator Manager against 4.3 for Doomfields. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 258 and 203 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Gladiator Manager's written reviews are positive against 79% of Doomfields's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gladiator Manager ships an update every 2 weeks, Doomfields every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Gladiator Manager versus Doomfields: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGladiator ManagerDoomfields
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (258 ratings)4.3 (203 ratings)
Positive reviews80.7% of reviews — better78.6% of reviews
Number of ratings258 — better203
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB164 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperRene SlumpKacper Jankowski

Customer experience

Gladiator Manager

All ratings258 ratings
Positive81.4%
Neutral7.0%
Negative11.6%
Written reviews161 reviews
Positive80.7%
Neutral8.7%
Negative10.6%

Doomfields

All ratings203 ratings
Positive79.3%
Neutral5.9%
Negative14.8%
Written reviews248 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral6.9%
Negative14.5%

User reviews

Gladiator Manager

From 258 App Store ratings

What 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

Doomfields

From 203 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great gameplay and depth
  • 🚀 Fantastic mobile rogue-like experience
  • 💡 Innovative design and mechanics
  • 👍 Responsive and communicative developer
  • 👍 Minimal ads, fair monetization

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs causing lost progress
  • 🔍 Unclear mechanics and systems
  • 🔍 Disruptive ad placement
  • 🔍 Expensive ad removal option

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

Doomfields

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to close ads after they finish
  • Purchases not going through correctly
  • Continue button not working after returning to the game

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add auto-save or resume functionality
  • Improve map readability and navigation
  • Provide more feedback and information during combat
  • Allow upgrading of shields with armor scrolls

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Gladiator Manager

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

Doomfields

One-time5
  • 100 Doom coins$0.99
  • 600 Doom coins$5.99
  • 1400 Doom coins$9.99
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  • 3200 Doom coins$17.99
  • 7500 Doom coins$34.99

Questions

Is Gladiator Manager free?
Gladiator Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Doomfields free?
Doomfields is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gladiator Manager or Doomfields?
Gladiator Manager and Doomfields are both rated 4.3 out of 5 on the App Store, from 258 and 203 ratings respectively.
Do Gladiator Manager or Doomfields have ads?
Neither Gladiator Manager nor Doomfields shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gladiator Manager or Doomfields?
Gladiator Manager ships an update every 2 weeks, and Doomfields every 5 days. Most recently, Gladiator Manager was updated on September 15, 2026 and Doomfields on September 22, 2026.

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