Comparison

Select&Battle vs LADDER

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

Head to head
About

Select&Battle

Engage in strategic auto chess battles and thrilling 10v10 campaigns as a commander. Recruit heroes, upgrade equipment, and develop characters in an indie-style RPG with deep SLG gameplay.

Highlights
  • Auto Chess Battles
  • 10v10 Battles
  • Indie Game Style
  • RPG Elements
  • SLG Gameplay
  • Hero Recruitment & Upgrades
Features
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Welcome to "Select&Battle" - a masterpiece that combines the spirit of indie games with the charm of single-player gaming. In this captivating game, you will experience a world full of strategy and adventure. Game Features: Auto Chess Battles: In this game leading the Auto Chess trend, you'll play as a commander, leading various heroes into intense battles on the chessboard. Use your wit and strategy to compete for victory. 10v10 Battles: Engage in thrilling 10v10 battles, forming massive teams with other players and embarking on intense campaigns. Strategy and teamwork are key to achieving victory. Indie Game Style: Built on the innovative spirit of indie games, the game presents a unique art style and a captivating storyline that immerses you in a world full of fantasy. RPG Elements: Recruit various heroes, upgrade equipment, develop characters, and build a powerful lineup. Experience true role-playing, guiding heroes to victory with your own decisions. SLG Gameplay: Deep strategic gameplay, flexible use of tactics, and challenging missions will test your decision-making and command skills. Join us, challenge the highest rankings, and become an Auto Chess master! Are you ready to embrace the challenge of strategic battles? Download "Tavern Auto Chess" now and explore this self-playing chess world filled with magic and adventure!

About

LADDER

Features
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It's 2026. Every engineer works alongside AI agents, every PM promises an AI-native future, and "just use Claude" is both a solution and a curse. LADDER is a roguelike deckbuilder about the job. You start at L3. You draft a deck out of the things people actually do at work: pairing sessions, design docs, one-on-ones, and the shortcut you will regret in two sprints. You fight the things that actually stop work: scope creep, spec ghosts, the reorg. A run pauses whenever real work interrupts, and resumes right where you left off. THE SATIRE IS IN THE RULES AI-leveraged cards genuinely are faster. Delegate the ticket and it ships by lunch. The card that writes itself costs you one Tech Debt, and Tech Debt is a real resource that really comes due. Nothing here is flavor text pretending to be a mechanic. The shortcuts work, and then the bill arrives. FOUR CAREERS, ONE COMPANY LADDER is free to install, and the Engineer's first two levels cost nothing. The Engineering Manager and the Product Manager each let you play their opening level before you decide. The CEO is a paid role from the start. Each role is a one-time purchase with its own resources, its own enemies, and its own way to win. The EM balances AI Literacy against Politics. The PM races a roadmap clock against stakeholder trust. The CEO does not climb at all, because she is already at the top: her ladder is time, and each tier is another fiscal year she has to survive. All four work at the same company in the same fiscal year. An event you live through as an Engineer is one you caused as a CEO. WHAT YOU GET - Over 600 cards across four characters - Over 380 enemies, from the daily standup to the board room - Over 220 workplace events, most of which have no good option - Over 150 relics, several of which are just bad habits - An AI companion who comments on your run, and occasionally on you No ads. No gacha. No timers on your run. Portrait, one-handed, and the game itself plays offline. The AI companion is the one part that needs a connection: it runs on a daily allowance of Cognits that refills each day, with optional top-ups and a monthly plan if you want more of it. LADDER is not affiliated with or endorsed by any AI company named or parodied within it. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://laddergame.ai/privacy

Screenshots

Select&Battle4 screens
LADDER4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Select&Battle at 11.0 against LADDER's 16.4. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Select&Battle sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and LADDER sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Select&Battle versus LADDER: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSelect&BattleLADDER
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size230 MB142 MB
Age rating9+12+
Developer冬 吴Baran Kucukguzel

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Select&Battle

One-time2
  • Unlock all 5-star heroes$0.99
  • 5000CoinAnd10Diamon$0.99
10 purchases

LADDER

Subscriptions1
  • Cognit+$4.991 Month
One-time9
  • Coffee Money$0.99
  • The Productivity Pack$2.99
  • The Engineer's Climb$4.99
Show 6 more
  • Product Manager$5.99
  • Engineering Manager$5.99
  • Tokenmaxxer Bundle$6.99
  • CEO$7.99
  • Org Chart Bundle$14.99
  • Series A Whale$19.99

Questions

Is Select&Battle free?
Select&Battle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LADDER free?
LADDER is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Select&Battle or LADDER have ads?
Neither Select&Battle nor LADDER shows ads.

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