Comparison

Heroes and Castles vs Stickman 3D Gladiator

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

Head to head
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

Stickman 3D Gladiator

Engage in brutal 3D combat as a stickman gladiator in ancient Rome. Wield various weapons across historically inspired levels to rise through the ranks and achieve glory. This offline game offers a low file size for easy access.

Highlights
  • Fully 3D arena and stickmen
  • Gladiatorial weapon selection
  • 54 historically accurate levels
  • Rank progression system
  • Offline gameplay
  • Low file size
Features
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Fight for glory of Rome as a gladiator in the Colosseum arena in this 3d stickman game. Your sword will guide you to become the stickman gladiator champion as you kill!!! - Fully 3d arena and stickmen - Choose from gladiatorial weapons: axe , sword, trident and hammer - 54 Stunning historically - accurate levels - Gain your rank as the top stickman gladiator! - low file size and offline (no internet required) Be a true Roman! Do you think that people such as Spartacus or Caesar were great? Your victories in the bloody arena will show that all those are unimportant compared to you! Bards will sing in regards to your glory, and future heroes will strive to be like you! The battleground awaits fresh blood!

Screenshots

Heroes and Castles4 screens
Stickman 3D Gladiator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Heroes and Castles at 4.8 against Stickman 3D Gladiator's 3.8. Heroes and Castles also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 21 months). Stickman 3D Gladiator's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 88%). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Heroes and Castles sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Stickman 3D Gladiator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Heroes and Castles holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Heroes and Castles has 1.4K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 88% of Heroes and Castles's written reviews are positive against 100% of Stickman 3D Gladiator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Heroes and Castles ships an update every 3 weeks, Stickman 3D Gladiator every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Heroes and Castles versus Stickman 3D Gladiator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeroes and CastlesStickman 3D Gladiator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.4K ratings) — better3.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.4K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 21 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size519 MB149 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperFoursaken MediaFERRO ENTERTAINMENT (SMC-PRIVATE) LIMITED

Customer experience

Heroes and Castles

All ratings1,348 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews635 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral4.3%
Negative7.6%

Stickman 3D Gladiator

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Stickman 3D Gladiator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
1 purchases

Stickman 3D Gladiator

One-time1
  • No Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Heroes and Castles free?
Heroes and Castles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stickman 3D Gladiator free?
Stickman 3D Gladiator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Heroes and Castles or Stickman 3D Gladiator?
Heroes and Castles is rated higher. Heroes and Castles averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while Stickman 3D Gladiator averages 3.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Heroes and Castles or Stickman 3D Gladiator have ads?
Stickman 3D Gladiator shows ads; Heroes and Castles does not.
Which is updated more often, Heroes and Castles or Stickman 3D Gladiator?
Heroes and Castles ships an update every 3 weeks, and Stickman 3D Gladiator every 21 months. Most recently, Heroes and Castles was updated on November 1, 2026 and Stickman 3D Gladiator on November 3, 2026.

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