Comparison

Pocket Stables vs Turn Based Boxing

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

Head to head
About

Pocket Stables

Build and manage your own horse ranch, training racehorses to compete in thrilling races. Expand your facilities, attract visitors, and breed new generations of champions to achieve international fame.

Highlights
  • Ranch management
  • Racehorse training
  • Facility building
  • Horse breeding
  • Attract visitors
  • Compete in races
Features
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Manage your very own ranch while training your racehorses to win big in exciting races! Build training facilities like dirt courses and pools amidst the beautiful natural surroundings of your ranch. Increase your ranch's fame and entice visitors to spend some dough at your ranch's amenities, like ice cream stands and gift shops. Find horses with the right combination of stamina and speed and intensity and train them to race. Keep winning races to earn bigger and better prizes, as well as the ability to compete in even bigger and more exciting races on an international scale. Send once-great racehorses out to stud. Find effective pedigree combinations and breed a new generation of talented colts. Can you train a Triple Crown winner and bring fame and glory to your ranch? -- Try searching for "Kairosoft" to see all of our games, or visit us at https://kairopark.jp/iphone. Be sure to check out both our free-to-play and our paid games! Kairosoft's pixel art game series continues! Follow kairokun2010 on Twitter for the latest Kairosoft news and information. https://twitter.com/kairokun2010

About

Turn Based Boxing

Manage a gritty, turn-based boxing gym in this challenging simulation. Recruit, train, and strategize with boxers, facing perma-death and tough opponents. Build your legacy in the underground boxing world.

Highlights
  • Turn-based boxing simulation
  • Perma-death for boxers
  • Recruit and customize fighters
  • Train stats and assign perks
  • Manage injuries and aging
  • Unlock strategies and upgrade gym
  • Pixel art and HD remastered textures
Features
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Step into the violent world of underground boxing. A realistic turn-based boxing simulation with (optional auto-battle) and perma-death. From backyard fights to packed stadiums in a gritty, tactics-driven boxing sim. Use real boxing strategy, experience boxing history, discover and challenge fighters inspired by the living, the dead, and the legendary. No ads, beatable for free. Single IAP to unlock extra content. Supports 11 languages! (English, German, French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Italian, Portuguese, Hindi) Choose between classic pixel art or the new HD remastered textures. Recruit Boxers, Assign Perks, Train Stats, Build Synergies, Manage Injuries, Unlock strategies, Upgrade your Gym, Bribe the Commission and create roster of Boxing Champions. The Most Savage Boxing Game: This is a hard game. Some boxers will die. Create Your Gym: Assemble a diverse team of boxers with unique skills and styles. Each boxer contributes to earning cash for the gym. Use cash to train your boxers and bribe the commission. Recruit and Customize Boxers: Scour the globe for the most talented fighters to join your gym. From seasoned veterans to up-and-coming prospects, every boxer has unique strengths, weaknesses, and personalities. Dozens of Perks / Endless Boxer Builds: Perks are special abilities that enhance a boxer's performance in different aspects of the game. These can range from increased stamina and power to improved defensive maneuvers or tactical advantages in the ring. As the manager,  choose which perks to enable. Synergize perks with each boxer's talents, weaknesses, fighting style, and the gyms overall goals. Increasing Stats by Training: Allocate cash to increase your boxers' base stats. Each stat contributes to a boxer's overall performance in the ring and can be improved. Some stats have stars, meaning the boxer is talented. Death: When a boxer sustains injuries during matches they risk death. Boxers age over time. At 60 years old one is vulnerable to death from injuries. At 100 they will die. Complete Quests and Unlock Strategies: Meet quest criteria to unlock strategies that any boxer in your gym can utilize. Strategies can be changed before each round of fighting. Climb the Ranking and win the Lineal Championship: With perseverance, strategy, and a little bit of luck, you'll lead your gym to greatness and cement your legacy as one of the greatest boxing managers of all time. Join the community and share your fighters and compete in tournaments. About the Developer: This game was made with love and passion for boxing by a boxer and a boxing fan.

Screenshots

Pocket Stables4 screens
Turn Based Boxing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Turn Based Boxing at Free against Pocket Stables's $5.99. Turn Based Boxing also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 10 months). Pocket Stables's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#22 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

Turn Based Boxing is free to download; Pocket Stables costs $5.99 up front. Turn Based Boxing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pocket Stables asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Pocket Stables against 4.8 for Turn Based Boxing. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 77 and 96 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Pocket Stables's written reviews are positive against 84% of Turn Based Boxing's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pocket Stables ships an update every 10 months, Turn Based Boxing fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Pocket Stables versus Turn Based Boxing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket StablesTurn Based Boxing
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (77 ratings)4.8 (96 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.7% of reviews83.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7796 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#22 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB47 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKairosoft Co.,LtdSteven Yee

Customer experience

Pocket Stables

All ratings78 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral1.3%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews191 reviews
Positive81.7%
Neutral6.3%
Negative12.0%

Turn Based Boxing

All ratings96 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.0%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive83.9%
Neutral9.7%
Negative6.5%

Bugs and requests

Pocket Stables

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Horses getting stuck on railings during races
  • Menu button not working on some devices
  • Economy issues after recent update

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more horse breeds and coat patterns
  • Allow breeding of mares
  • Implement an option to retire old horses
  • Expand the ranch to accommodate more facilities

Turn Based Boxing

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Pocket Stables

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Turn Based Boxing

One-time1
  • Unlock Extra Content$9.99

Questions

Is Pocket Stables free?
Pocket Stables costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Turn Based Boxing free?
Turn Based Boxing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pocket Stables or Turn Based Boxing?
Turn Based Boxing is rated higher. Pocket Stables averages 4.7 out of 5 from 77 ratings, while Turn Based Boxing averages 4.8 from 96 ratings.
Do Pocket Stables or Turn Based Boxing have ads?
Neither Pocket Stables nor Turn Based Boxing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pocket Stables or Turn Based Boxing?
Pocket Stables ships an update every 10 months, and Turn Based Boxing fortnightly. Most recently, Pocket Stables was updated on October 23, 2026 and Turn Based Boxing on October 24, 2026.

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