Comparison

Sumoscience vs AR Dinosaur Battle (ARDB)

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

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About

Sumoscience

Experience the physics of sumo wrestling with this game. Learn various attack styles, practice in a dedicated room, or compete in tournaments to climb the ranks and achieve Yokozuna status. Play solo or challenge a friend over Wi-Fi.

Highlights
  • Realistic sumo physics simulation
  • Multiple attack styles (pushout, slapdown, throws)
  • Practice room with adjustable AI
  • Single and two-player tournament modes
  • Rankings and leaderboards
  • Local Wi-Fi multiplayer
  • Customizable belt colors
Features
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Sumoscience is a game for people who want to learn more about sumo. It models the physics (forces/collisions) between the wrestlers. You can do a frontal pushout, belt pushout, slapdowns, and throws. You can practice in the practice room or try your skills in a one or two player tournament. In the practice room, you can change the attack style and level of your opponent to practice how to deal with certain attacks. You can also select automatic play to watch the computer play itself. In the game, you are the wrestler with the yellow belt. On the right side is a first-person view of your opponent with buttons for various attacks. 1) Chest attack: Press the red button the push the chest. You need to be moving forward for this to be effective. 2) Slapdown: Drag down the yellow button and your arm will reach for their head and attempt to pull them down. After your arm makes contact with their head (button turns blue), you need to move backward to give more force to your pull. This only works if your opponent is moving forward. 3) Grip Belt: You can press the green buttons to reach for the belt. When you have a grip, the button will turn blue. You can push them out of the ring. If you have a two-hand grip, you can sometimes lift them. You can escape from this grip by turning quickly. 4) Throw: Once you have a grip, you can turn quickly to the side opposite your grip. Once you are facing the same direction, you can step forward to throw them. 5) The forward and back buttons are on the left. The turn button is in the middle of the first-person view and it must be dragged left or right to turn.  There is a tournament room where you can compete in a tournament and get ranked from low Maegashira to Yokozuna. A tournament consists of 15 matches and you need to win 8 to be promoted. To get promoted to Ozeki, you need 33 wins in the last three matches. To get promoted to Yokozuna, you need to win two consecutive tournaments. When you finish a tournament, your rank will be posted on the leaderboards. There is one for overall high scores and one that is reset each month to provide a monthly tournament. In real world sumo, Yokozuna is an honorary rank and you cannot go down to ozeki (a Yokozuna can only retire). To simulate this, there is a Yokozuna leaderboard where the scores of tournaments by Yokozuna will be posted in terms of recency. To stay at the top of this leaderboard, you must regularly be in tournaments as a Yokozuna, otherwise your name will go down the list and that will be like retirement. Also, in this room you can change the color of the sumo’s belt. Just click on the belt of either your own wrestler or your opponent, and select the color from the wheel. Then click the belt again to close the selector. There is also a two-person room where you can play with others over wifi. Just connect to the same wifi. One player should press player 1 and the other player 2. Then both players press play and when they are both done, the sumo wrestlers will bow and the game will start. At the end, player 1 needs to press play to reset the game and then both players need to press play to start the bow. Sumoscience attempts to mimic some of the difficulties in real sumo. The chest push is easy, but you need to keep your opponent in front of you. Slapdowns are more difficult, because you need to have enough room to move backwards without going out. Gripping the belt and pushing them out is relatively straight-forward, but can be difficult if they are doing the same thing to you. Throws are a powerful move, but they require the coordination of multiple movements. As in real sumo, moving forward and keeping your opponent in front of you are the basis of a good technique.

About

AR Dinosaur Battle (ARDB)

Engage in AR dinosaur battles by maneuvering your smartphone to control your chosen dinosaur. Defeat enemies to recruit them to your side and face increasingly powerful foes, including a final boss. Level up your dinosaurs and explore different environments with intuitive motion controls.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality dinosaur battles
  • Smartphone motion controls
  • Recruit defeated enemies
  • Dinosaur leveling system
  • Vertical or horizontal screen orientation
  • AR off mode available
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- A game, AR Dinosaur Battle (ARDB), where various 3D dinosaurs battle in front of you is finally here! - You can operate the dinosaur with super easy operation just by moving your smartphone. - Completely free, no communication costs except for viewing ads. - How many dinosaurs can you defeat? - Some enemies can join you if you defeat them. - If you beat all of them in a row after rasing the level, the strongest dinosaur (last boss) will appear! 【How to use】 - When playing in an unstable environment such as while moving, in a dark place, or in front of white walls, turn off [Camera]. - The screen can be set vertically or horizontally. - First, look in front of you and scan around for spatial mapping. - Next, choose your dinosaur. - You can increase the players by defeating enemies. - When an enemy appears, move your smartphone or use touch operations to attack it. - Bump your head on the enemy's back (some enemies have dangerous backs). - By pressing the [Pose] button, you can observe the dinosaurs from various directions. - The dinosaurs will reappear by pressing the [Gather] button, even if they disappear. - Once you beat it, press the "next" button. - Your dinosaurs can level up (max 30) by beating many enemies. - You can see the records by pressing the [Data] button. 【How to move】 - Move your smartphones = move (every direction)* - Swipe with 1 finger (left-right) = rotation - Swipe with 1 finger (up-down) = move forward and back - Swipe with 2 fingers (left-right, up-down) = move left and right, move up and down** * In the [AR off] mode, moving by moving your smartphones cannot be used. ** Moving up and down is not allowed in the fields of sea, snow, desert, and green.

Screenshots

Sumoscience4 screens
AR Dinosaur Battle (ARDB)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AR Dinosaur Battle (ARDB) at none against Sumoscience's 2. AR Dinosaur Battle (ARDB) also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 73%) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Sumoscience's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 2) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Sumoscience sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. AR Dinosaur Battle (ARDB) asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AR Dinosaur Battle (ARDB) holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Sumoscience's written reviews are positive against 100% of AR Dinosaur Battle (ARDB)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sumoscience ships an update monthly, AR Dinosaur Battle (ARDB) weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Sumoscience versus AR Dinosaur Battle (ARDB): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSumoscienceAR Dinosaur Battle (ARDB)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB174 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFranklin ChangSatoru Morita

Customer experience

Sumoscience

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative20.0%

AR Dinosaur Battle (ARDB)

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sumoscience

One-time2
  • Unlock game$6.99
  • Support this app$8.99
None

AR Dinosaur Battle (ARDB)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sumoscience free?
Sumoscience is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AR Dinosaur Battle (ARDB) free?
AR Dinosaur Battle (ARDB) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sumoscience or AR Dinosaur Battle (ARDB)?
AR Dinosaur Battle (ARDB) is rated higher. Sumoscience averages 4.8 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while AR Dinosaur Battle (ARDB) averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Sumoscience or AR Dinosaur Battle (ARDB) have ads?
Neither Sumoscience nor AR Dinosaur Battle (ARDB) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sumoscience or AR Dinosaur Battle (ARDB)?
Sumoscience ships an update monthly, and AR Dinosaur Battle (ARDB) weekly. Most recently, Sumoscience was updated on September 18, 2026 and AR Dinosaur Battle (ARDB) on September 10, 2026.

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