Gladiator Manager vs Pocket Cells
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
Pocket Cells
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A monster-collector auto-battler game; where the monsters are cells! Beat levels, get items, gain exp, and improve your cells.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pocket Cells at none against Gladiator Manager's 2. Pocket Cells also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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. Pocket Cells asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Gladiator Manager | Pocket Cells |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (258 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 258 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | 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 | 165 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Rene Slump | Louis-Philippe Aube |
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
Pocket Cells
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Gladiator Manager
- Pouch of gems$3.99
- Chest of gems$7.99
Pocket Cells
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Gladiator Manager free?
Is Pocket Cells free?
Do Gladiator Manager or Pocket Cells have ads?
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