Comparison

Sumoscience vs Push SUMO Battle

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

Push SUMO Battle

Engage in quick, one-handed sumo battles with a unique push and pull mechanic. Outscore your opponent within 30 seconds using strategic swipes to earn points and win the match. Enjoy online multiplayer or CPU battles.

Highlights
  • One-handed operation
  • 30-second matches
  • Push and pull scoring mechanics
  • Online multiplayer
  • CPU battles
  • Strategic gameplay
Features
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That hand-pushed sumo match has become an online match. One-handed operation in 30 seconds. On top of that, you can enjoy heated tactics. Easy operation by swiping left and right. You can't win just by pushing! Let's draw and get counter points! 1pt with push blow 3PT with pull counter A player with 10 points within 30 seconds wins. Please note that if a matching partner is not found for a certain period of time, it will be a CPU battle.

Screenshots

Sumoscience4 screens
Push SUMO Battle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Push SUMO Battle at none against Sumoscience's 2. Sumoscience's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Push SUMO Battle asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sumoscience ships an update monthly, Push SUMO Battle every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sumoscience versus Push SUMO Battle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSumosciencePush SUMO Battle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews77.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB106 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFranklin ChangHideyuki Aono

Customer experience

Sumoscience

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

Push SUMO Battle

Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sumoscience

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

Push SUMO Battle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sumoscience free?
Sumoscience is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Push SUMO Battle free?
Push SUMO Battle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sumoscience or Push SUMO Battle have ads?
Push SUMO Battle shows ads; Sumoscience does not.
Which is updated more often, Sumoscience or Push SUMO Battle?
Sumoscience ships an update monthly, and Push SUMO Battle every 3 weeks. Most recently, Sumoscience was updated on October 5, 2026 and Push SUMO Battle on October 20, 2026.

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