Comparison

MMA Simulator vs Pathbound

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

Head to head
About

MMA Simulator

Build a legendary fighting career from amateur to world champion. Manage your finances, build your brand, and even open your own gym to train future stars. Compete globally and forge your unique path to greatness.

Highlights
  • Train across all fighting disciplines
  • Manage injuries and pick fights
  • Build your brand and secure sponsorships
  • Open and manage your own gym
  • Discover and manage other fighters
  • Compete on global leaderboards
  • Live life between fights with day jobs and investments
Features
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====================== Less than 1% of fighters ever make it to a world title! Start at the bottom of the fight game and climb the ladder of fame as you win title fights, build your brand, sign fighters to your own gym, and create a fighting legacy! FIGHT YOUR WAY TO THE TOP Train across every discipline, pick your fights, and level up your skills! Choose opponents, manage injuries, and rise from local amateur cards through the regional circuit to the biggest stage in the sport. Go from unknown prospect to ranked contender to world champion, then defend your belt against everyone gunning for it! LIVE THE LIFE BETWEEN FIGHTS Early purses don't pay the bills, so work a day job or a side hustle to fund your training. Find a partner, trade crypto, take risks and more. Build your brand with coaching, sponsorships, merch, and your own product lines. Spend what you earn on the cars and the property you fought for, and live like a champion! BUILD YOUR EMPIRE Turn your name into a business! Open your own gym, raise capital, reinvest your winnings, and expand your operation. Discover and manage the next generation of fighters, building their careers the way you built yours, and grow a fighting dynasty that outlasts your time in the cage! COMPETE WITH THE WORLD Climb the global leaderboards and prove where you rank against players everywhere! Unlock achievements for every milestone, from your first win to your first world title to the first champion you train yourself! MAKE IT YOUR STORY No two careers are the same. Be the knockout artist with a fast rise, the gritty grappler who grinds it out, the flashy champion who spends big, or the sharp veteran who builds an empire before the final bell. Chase gold, chase money, chase a legacy, or chase all three! Will you fight your way from an unknown in a small-town gym to a world champion the whole world knows? Lace up. Your career starts now.

About

Pathbound

Features
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Every choice has consequences. Pathbound is a cinematic choose-your-own-path story game where your decisions shape every turn. Enter tense mysteries, thrillers, heists, and supernatural tales. Follow your instincts, face dead ends, retrace your steps, and discover endings other readers may never see. EXPLORE SEVEN STORIES Step into The Vigil, The Score, Dead Drop, White Noise, The Facility, The Heist, and Blackout—each with its own characters, atmosphere, branching paths, and multiple endings. YOUR DECISIONS MATTER • Make choices that change what happens next • Collect coins while exploring • Spend coins or watch rewarded ads to retrace a closed path • Resume an unfinished story whenever you return • Discover and collect multiple endings • Compare your progress on the leaderboard • Share completed stories with friends PATHBOUND+ Subscribe for exclusive stories, unlimited retracing, no ads, weekly coins, and new stories added over time. A free trial may be available to eligible new subscribers. Whether you prefer noir, mystery, horror, or high-stakes drama, every path is yours to choose. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

MMA Simulator4 screens
Pathbound4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: MMA Simulator at none against Pathbound's shown. Pathbound's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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. MMA Simulator sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Pathbound sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MMA Simulator versus Pathbound: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMMA SimulatorPathbound
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB114 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperChimpanzee, LLCStudio Mundial LLC

In-app purchases

10 purchases

MMA Simulator

One-time10
  • Small Energy Pack$2.99
  • Small Max Energy Pack$3.99
  • Medium Energy Pack$4.99
Show 7 more
  • Small Cash Pack$4.99
  • Medium Max Energy Pack$7.99
  • Large Energy Pack$9.99
  • Medium Cash Pack$9.99
  • Large Cash Pack$14.99
  • Large Max Energy Pack$14.99
  • Limited Edition Pack$19.99
7 purchases

Pathbound

Subscriptions3
  • Pathbound+ Weekly3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Pathbound+ Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Pathbound+ Annual3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time4
  • 500 Coins$0.99
  • 1,200 Coins$1.99
  • 2,750 Coins$3.99
Show 1 more
  • 6,500 Coins$7.99

Questions

Is MMA Simulator free?
MMA Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pathbound free?
Pathbound is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MMA Simulator or Pathbound have ads?
Pathbound shows ads; MMA Simulator does not.

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