Comparison

Heroes and Castles vs Gladiator Glory Egypt

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

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About

Heroes and Castles

Defend your castle against hordes of enemies by choosing a powerful hero, summoning an army, and engaging in a blend of action-RPG, strategy, and castle defense. Level up your hero, upgrade your defenses, and battle numerous foes in this immersive experience.

Highlights
  • 3rd person action-RPG combat
  • Strategy and castle defense elements
  • Summon and command large armies
  • Level up and customize heroes
  • Build and upgrade castle defenses
  • 2-player cooperative multiplayer
Features
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The Undead Horde and their Orc and Goblin allies are at your castle gates, the King is on the brink of death, and only you stand between the enemy and complete annihilation! Choose one of many powerful heroes, summon an army to fight beside you, and defend your castle in Heroes & Castles, a seamless blend of 3rd person Action-RPG, Strategy, and Castle Defense elements! -----FEATURES----- CASTLE DEFENSE, STRATEGY, AND ACTION-RPG GAMEPLAY! Take to the battlefield in an immersive 3rd person perspective, summon entire armies to fight beside you, and defend your castle to the death! Fight in the middle of a huge battle that you control! UNIQUE, POWERFUL HEROES! Level up, learn new skills and abilities, find randomized Runes and loot, and destroy your enemies with one of many unique heroes! SUMMON HUGE ARMIES TO FIGHT BESIDE YOU! Summon Dwarves, Archers, Pikemen, Giants, Catapults, Mages and much more to aid you in your defense! Watch them battle the enemy right beside you! BUILD AND UPGRADE YOUR CASTLE! Build Towers, upgrade your castle walls, and build buildings to upgrade your units! 2 PLAYER COOPERATIVE MULTIPLAYER! Team up with a random ally or one of your friends and compete in the GameCenter leader boards! TONS OF ENEMIES TO BATTLE! Fight against dozens of enemies on screen at once, from hordes of the Undead, to Orcs, Goblins, Ghouls, Siege Wagons, Trolls, Catapults, Mummies, and more! ADVANCED GRAPHICS AND TONS OF FEATURES! Incredible mobile graphics and lighting, iCloud saving, full iPhone 5 widescreen display support, and much more! ---------- Search for Heroes & Castles on Youtube for awesome gameplay footage! Visit the forums at http://heroesandcastlesforum.com for all your Heroes and Castles questions, answers and discussion! Follow us on Twitter @FoursakenMedia or like us on Facebook for more Heroes & Castles news!

About

Gladiator Glory Egypt

Engage in brutal, real-time combat as a gladiator in the Roman Empire. Master skills, upgrade gear, and battle opponents to earn freedom and glory. Uncover mysteries and compete with friends in this epic RPG adventure.

Highlights
  • Real-time action RPG combat
  • Unlock new arenas and provinces
  • Improve skills and level up gear
  • Compete with friends
  • Uncover historical mysteries
  • Epic sword fights
Features
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Become the greatest gladiator in the Roman arena ever! Your story begins in the background of the Roman Empire, in the mystery and artful Noctis’ school of gladiators. You are to travel a long way full of dangerous fights and incredible historical mysteries before the emperor crown you with the triumpher laurel and grant you the desirable liberty. But all that is future, and now clench your true sword in the hand and without fear look to the deadly dangerous adversary’s eyes! You are a legionnaire in this game, a brave knight fighting for freedom. Your hero wants to win this war for glory. Every day he sheds his blood to amuse his owner Noctis. You decide what kind of gladiator you want to be. The one who will be defeated in the first battle, a poor impaled slave or the one who will win each battle as an immortal warrior. Here, only real heroes of war fight to the last drop of their blood, earning money for lanista. But soon everything will change and only the most powerful and clever warrior will become the real god of the arena. UNBELIEVABLE ROLE PLAYING ADVENTURE - The best rpg, real-time action with various combos and special skills - Fight with gladiators from all over the world, defeat them in the arenas of the death of various settings - Epic sword fights among sand and the bloodthirsty public are made like ancient battles that carry you into the era of Spartacus and the Roman gladiators. A WORLD FULL OF MYSTERIES - Travel the Roman provinces, unlock new arenas to gain glory - Complete character’s quests to reveal their secrets and find the way to liberty COMPETE WITH FRIENDS - Call out your friends to contest the victory PRACTICE AND IMPROVE YOURSELF - Improve your skills to become stronger - Use and level up your weapon and armor

Screenshots

Heroes and Castles4 screens
Gladiator Glory Egypt3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Heroes and Castles at none against Gladiator Glory Egypt's shown. Heroes and Castles also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 32 months) and ratings volume (1.4K vs 110). Gladiator Glory Egypt's advantage is review sentiment (97% vs 88%). On price, rating, 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. Heroes and Castles sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Gladiator Glory Egypt sells 10 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 — 4.8 for Heroes and Castles against 4.8 for Gladiator Glory Egypt. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Heroes and Castles has 1.4K ratings behind it against 110, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Heroes and Castles's written reviews are positive against 97% of Gladiator Glory Egypt's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Heroes and Castles ships an update every 3 weeks, Gladiator Glory Egypt every 32 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Heroes and Castles versus Gladiator Glory Egypt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeroes and CastlesGladiator Glory Egypt
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.4K ratings)4.8 (110 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews97.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.4K — better110
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 32 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size519 MB298 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperFoursaken MediaVladislav Myakishev

Customer experience

Heroes and Castles

All ratings1,348 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews636 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral4.2%
Negative7.5%

Gladiator Glory Egypt

All ratings109 ratings
Positive95.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews159 reviews
Positive97.5%
Neutral0.6%
Negative1.9%

User reviews

Heroes and Castles

From 1.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Unique combat system
  • 🎨 Great graphics
  • 💎 Variety of heroes and units

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Multiplayer issues and crashes
  • 🔍 Lack of tutorial or guidance
  • 🏰 Siege mode is too difficult
  • 💰 Progression feels grindy without purchases

Gladiator Glory Egypt

From 110 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to learn and pick up
  • 🎮 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • ⏱️ Great time killer/casual game
  • 🎯 Smooth controls and animations
  • 🔄 Good progression and leveling system

Room to improve

  • 💰 Pay-to-win mechanics required for competitiveness
  • 🎨 Bland and repetitive combat
  • 📏 Camera positioned too close
  • 🛡️ Unreliable shield button functionality
  • 🖼️ Text blocks important visual elements

Bugs and requests

Heroes and Castles

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Multiplayer crashes and disconnects
  • Progression resets after updates
  • Certain levels/missions have game-breaking bugs

Requested features

4 requests
  • Multiplayer campaign mode
  • More maps and levels
  • Ability to customize heroes and units
  • Improved matchmaking and online functionality

Gladiator Glory Egypt

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Shield button doesn't register consistently
  • Text UI elements block game visuals

Requested features

7 requests
  • New weapons (swords, axes, hammers, bows, spears, claymores, hatchets, whips)
  • New armor sets (Roman armor, heavy armor, additional armor variants)
  • Alternative ways to obtain weapons and armor
  • Better shielding/blocking system
  • Purchasable weapons option
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  • Improved camera positioning
  • Better UI layout to prevent text blocking visuals

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Heroes and Castles

One-time10
  • Crystals1$0.99
  • Knight Hero$0.99
  • Ranger Hero$0.99
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  • Mage Hero$0.99
  • Veteran Hero$0.99
  • Hero Alternate Skins$1.99
  • Crystals2$1.99
  • Crystals3$4.99
  • Crystals4$9.99
  • Crystals5$19.99
10 purchases

Gladiator Glory Egypt

One-time10
  • Fistful of Gold$1.99
  • Purse of Gold$3.99
  • Gladiator bundle$3.99
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  • Casket of Gold$9.99
  • Champion bundle$9.99
  • Winner bundle$15.99
  • Box of Gold$19.99
  • Bundle of greatness$19.99
  • Emperor Champion bundle$49.99
  • Emperor's bundle$99.99

Questions

Is Heroes and Castles free?
Heroes and Castles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gladiator Glory Egypt free?
Gladiator Glory Egypt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Heroes and Castles or Gladiator Glory Egypt?
Gladiator Glory Egypt is rated higher. Heroes and Castles averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while Gladiator Glory Egypt averages 4.8 from 110 ratings.
Do Heroes and Castles or Gladiator Glory Egypt have ads?
Gladiator Glory Egypt shows ads; Heroes and Castles does not.
Which is updated more often, Heroes and Castles or Gladiator Glory Egypt?
Heroes and Castles ships an update every 3 weeks, and Gladiator Glory Egypt every 32 months. Most recently, Heroes and Castles was updated on November 6, 2026 and Gladiator Glory Egypt on November 3, 2026.

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