Comparison

Smash Champs vs Tiny Gladiators

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

Head to head
About

Smash Champs

Train and lead your champions in turn-based online battles. Prepare for combat with fast-paced swipe actions and rise through the ranks to become a legendary trainer. Unlock new champions and customize them with powerful gear.

Highlights
  • Turn-based online play
  • Train Champs with swipe action
  • Rise through ranks
  • Unlock and customize Champs
  • Spectacular combat cinematics
Features
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Rise to the challenge and battle your way to greatness! Take on the role as trainer, prepare for combat and lead your Champs to victory against your friends. Kiloo presents an action arcade adventure like no other. Form a team, challenge your opponents and become the greatest trainer of Smash Champs! FEATURES: - CHALLENGE friends and foes in turn-based online play - TRAIN your Champs for combat with lightning fast swipe action - RISE through the ranks to become a legendary trainer - UNLOCK Champs and customize them with powerful gear - DISCOVER triumph in spectacular combat cinematics *Note: A network connection is required to play.

About

Tiny Gladiators

Embark on a quest for vengeance in this action RPG fighting game. Explore diverse regions, battle powerful enemies and bosses, and upgrade your character with new skills and gear. Challenge other players online or test your mettle in the high-risk Survival Tower.

Highlights
  • Action-packed fighting gameplay
  • RPG character progression
  • Explore 4 distinct regions
  • Online multiplayer battles
  • Survival Tower mode
  • Dozens of unique gear pieces
  • Leaderboards and achievements
Features
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Tiny Gladiators combines elements of action-packed fighting game and engaging RPG. Venture into 4 distinct regions, each one full of powerful enemies for you to battle. During your journey of vengeance you will have to not only defeat them, but also stand tall against intimidating bosses. Defeating them will help you get closer to your final goal and finding out what exactly happened to your father... To stand a chance against your enemies you will have to upgrade your character, learn new skills and purchase powerful gear. The game features dozens and dozens of unique pieces of weapon and armour. Discovering them and the effect they have on combat is a fun on its own - but it also lets you prepare for the biggest challenges. In addition to completing the single player story mode you can challenge other players to online battles. Bring your best items, prepare your deadliest abilities and rise in the global ranks of the best Tiny Gladiators! And if you're feeling really strong, go forth into the Survival Tower where the greatest dangers await. If you manage to survive long enough and defeat multiple enemies in a row, you stand to earn a fortune in diamonds. One entry per day is on us - but beyond that you have to put your in-game earnings on the line. It's a high risk and high reward mode tailored to the needs of the bravest players. TURN BASE MULTIPLAYER Multiplayer mode is where the real fun begins! Play with friends or with hundreds of thousands of players from around the world. Send them a challenge and show them who is the ultimate Champion! 3D TOUCH Start a Single Player, Multiplayer or Apple TV game directly from the game icon. iCLOUD SYNC Synch your progress to iCloud to continue your games on any iOS device. LOCALIZATIONS You can now play the game in 24 different languages Arabic, Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish and Vietnamese Game Features: - Online Multiplayer - 3D Touch - iCloud Sync - 24 Languages available - Leaderboards and Achievements

Screenshots

Smash Champs4 screens
Tiny Gladiators4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tiny Gladiators at 92% against Smash Champs's 66%. Tiny Gladiators also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Smash Champs sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Tiny Gladiators sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tiny Gladiators holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.2K and 2K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Smash Champs's written reviews are positive against 92% of Tiny Gladiators's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smash Champs ships an update every 2 months, Tiny Gladiators every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Smash Champs versus Tiny Gladiators: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmash ChampsTiny Gladiators
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.2K ratings)4.8 (2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.2% of reviews91.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.2K2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.27.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB224 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperKilooBoomBit, Inc.

Customer experience

Smash Champs

All ratings1,190 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral3.9%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews201 reviews
Positive66.2%
Neutral10.4%
Negative23.4%

Tiny Gladiators

All ratings1,961 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews1,685 reviews
Positive91.6%
Neutral3.2%
Negative5.2%

User reviews

Smash Champs

From 1.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive game
  • 🎨 Great character design
  • 💯 Nostalgic and memorable
  • 🕹️ Classic gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔍 Lack of opponents/players
  • ⏳ Long wait times for matches
  • 🔒 Unable to connect Facebook account

Tiny Gladiators

From 2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐ Genuinely amazing game
  • ⭐ Great game
  • ⭐ Awesome game
  • ⭐ Fun and addictive
  • ⭐ Nostalgic and enjoyable

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs with extra levels
  • 🐛 Issues with character customization and progression
  • 💰 Potential pay-to-win elements
  • 🔍 Lack of updates and new content

Bugs and requests

Smash Champs

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when opening boxes
  • Opponents not showing up
  • Losing progress after updates
  • Compatibility issues on newer devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more characters and elements
  • Implement single-player mode
  • Allow character customization
  • Improve matchmaking and opponent availability
  • Add cloud save/sync functionality

Tiny Gladiators

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Extra levels not registering as completed
  • Inability to claim rewards from extra levels
  • Infinite loading screens and crashes
  • Character data not saving properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more classes and character customization options
  • Improve the clan and PvP systems
  • Increase rewards and progression for extra levels
  • Provide more frequent updates and new content

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Smash Champs

One-time3
  • Cool Cash$4.99
  • Big Bucks$19.99
  • Huge Hoard$49.99
12 purchases

Tiny Gladiators

One-time12
  • Welcome Pack 5$0.99
  • Special Pack 1$0.99
  • Special Pack 2$1.99
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  • Small Diamonds Pack$2.99
  • Special Pack 3$2.99
  • Special Pack 4$2.99
  • Smart Pack 4$4.99
  • Medium Diamonds Pack$9.99
  • Welcome Pack 1$9.99
  • Large Diamonds Pack$14.99
  • Souls Pack 1$14.99
  • Infinite Diamonds Pack$29.99

Questions

Is Smash Champs free?
Smash Champs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tiny Gladiators free?
Tiny Gladiators is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Smash Champs or Tiny Gladiators?
Tiny Gladiators is rated higher. Smash Champs averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Tiny Gladiators averages 4.8 from 2K ratings.
Do Smash Champs or Tiny Gladiators have ads?
Both Smash Champs and Tiny Gladiators show ads.
Which is updated more often, Smash Champs or Tiny Gladiators?
Smash Champs ships an update every 2 months, and Tiny Gladiators every 2 weeks. Most recently, Smash Champs was updated on September 22, 2026 and Tiny Gladiators on October 1, 2026.

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