Comparison

プログラマーの穴3 vs JPEL Manager

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

Head to head

About

プログラマーの穴3

Develop your skills and recruit employees to grow your business into a major corporation. Utilize actions and items to enhance your capabilities and expand your workforce.

Highlights

Skill development through actions and items
Recruit employees to expand your company
Grow into a large corporation
Business simulation gameplay

Features

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■遊び方・行動やアイテムを利用して実力を付けよう！・実力が付いたら社員を勧誘！社員を増やして大企業へ！

About

JPEL Manager

Manage a Hakone Ekiden team as a general manager. Scout, contract, and train athletes from 20 real-world clubs. Strategize race day orders and navigate the transfer market to aim for the national championship.

Highlights

Manage 20 real-world Ekiden teams
Scout, contract, and train athletes
Strategic race day order and section placement
Transfer market negotiations
Player development with training cards

Features

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JPEL Manager — 日本プロ駅伝リーグ GMシミュレーターあなたはプロ駅伝チームのゼネラルマネージャー。選手の獲得・育成・契約交渉から、区間配置の采配まで、すべてを采配してチームを頂点へ導きましょう。 ■ 采配で勝つ駅伝シミュレーション区間ごとの適性・コース・コンディションを読み、最適なオーダーを組んでライバルと競います。 ■ 移籍市場とチーム経営ドラフト・FA・トレード・レンタルで戦力を補強。予算とサラリーを管理しながら、常勝軍団を築きます。 ■ 選手を育て、記録に刻む練習カードで選手を鍛え、記録会で自己ベストに挑戦。歴代記録は「記録室」に残ります。 ■ 選手との対話契約更新や出場機会の相談はチャットで対応。あなたの判断がチームの士気を左右します。さあ、あなたの采配で日本一の駅伝チームを作り上げてください。

Screenshots

プログラマーの穴34 screens

JPEL Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: プログラマーの穴3 at none against JPEL Manager's shown. プログラマーの穴3 also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). JPEL Manager's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 weeks) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, 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. プログラマーの穴3 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and JPEL Manager sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

プログラマーの穴3 ships an update every 4 weeks, JPEL Manager every 3 days. Both last shipped on September 29, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 3 level

プログラマーの穴3 versus JPEL Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	プログラマーの穴3	JPEL Manager
Price	Free	Free
Positive reviews	100.0% of reviews — better	66.7% of reviews
Update frequency	Every 4 weeks	Every 3 days — better
Ads	No — better	Yes
In-app purchases	Yes	Yes
Monetization	Free with in-app purchases	Ad-supported — better
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	13.0 — better	15.0
Further details — not scored
Size	337 MB	40 MB
Age rating	4+	12+
Developer	Ginga Games, K.K.	TSUBASA IHIRA

Customer experience

プログラマーの穴3

Written reviews1 reviews

Positive100.0%

Neutral0.0%

Negative0.0%

JPEL Manager

Written reviews27 reviews

Positive66.7%

Neutral7.4%

Negative25.9%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

プログラマーの穴3

One-time3

100メダル$0.49
1000メダル$5.99
10000メダル$59.99

1 purchases

JPEL Manager

One-time1

広告削除$3.99

Questions

Is プログラマーの穴3 free?

プログラマーの穴3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is JPEL Manager free?

JPEL Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Do プログラマーの穴3 or JPEL Manager have ads?

JPEL Manager shows ads; プログラマーの穴3 does not.

Which is updated more often, プログラマーの穴3 or JPEL Manager?

プログラマーの穴3 ships an update every 4 weeks, and JPEL Manager every 3 days. Most recently, プログラマーの穴3 was updated on September 29, 2026 and JPEL Manager on September 29, 2026.