Comparison

Fidchell vs Play Suipi

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

Head to head
About

Fidchell

Experience an ancient Celtic board game with strategic piece capturing. Play against AI or human opponents offline or online, with two distinct game variants.

Highlights
  • Ancient Celtic board game
  • Piece trapping capture mechanic
  • Two game variants (basic and advanced)
  • Offline play vs AI or human
  • Asynchronous online multiplayer
  • Ad-free option via IAP
Features
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Fidchell, which is also called Faery Chess or Celtic Chess, is an ancient celtic game which was mentioned in multiple Irish epics and chronicles. Under the name of Gwyddbwyll it also appears in the Welsh Mabinogion and seems to have been held in peculiar reverence throughout the British Isles. Faery Chess is what emerged from Nigel Suckling's investigations and speculations about the lost game. The game is played an a board consisting of circles and lines on which the game pieces are placed and can move along. Similar to games like the ancient abstract board game Nine Men's Morris the pieces are first placed onto the board in turn and moved afterwards once all of them have been placed. The capturing of pieces works differently though and is alike to Tafl games: a piece gets captured if a player traps it between two of his own pieces. This even grants him another move with which he may trap another one and so on. The app features two variants of the game: the basic edition which is easier to understand and where both players are treated equally and the advanced version which has different goals for both players. The general goal is to connect the central Naval stone with the border of the board by forming a connected line of stones. This app features both game modes for offline play against a human or the computer/AI and asynchronous online play against humans. The app is ad supported. These ads can be permanently deactivated through an one-time In App Purchase (IAP).

About

Play Suipi

Experience a traditional Samoan card game on your mobile device. Enjoy strategic gameplay with various modes, AI opponents, and the ability to play with friends. Learn the rules easily and compete globally.

Highlights
  • Multiple game modes (Practice, Multiplayer, Friends)
  • Intelligent AI opponents
  • Private tables with Room Codes
  • Worldwide leaderboard
  • Secure login and progress sync
  • In-game rule guides
Features
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Suipi is a beloved card game from Samoa — now you can play it anywhere. Whether you grew up playing Suipi with family or you're discovering it for the first time, Play Suipi is the easiest way to learn and play. PLAY YOUR WAY • Practice Mode - Play against smart AI opponents at your own pace • Online Multiplayer - Match with players worldwide and climb the global leaderboard • Play with Friends - Create a room and share the code. Play with anyone, anywhere LEARN THE GAME New to Suipi? The game teaches you as you play. Capture cards from the floor by matching values, build strategic combinations, and clear the board to earn a Suipi bonus. Simple to learn, hard to master. HOW SCORING WORKS Every deal has 11 points up for grabs: • Most Cards - 3 points • 10 of Diamonds - 2 points • 2 of Spades - 1 point • Most Spades — 1 point • Each Ace - 1 point (4 total) • Suipi (clear the floor) - 1 bonus point BUILT FOR THE CULTURE Play Suipi was created by a Samoan developer to preserve and share the game with the world. FREE FOREVER No chips. No gambling. No pay-to-win. Just the card game you love, completely free. Available on iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Linux, and Web. Play across all your devices.

Screenshots

Fidchell2 screens
Play Suipi4 screens

Verdict

The call

Fidchell and Play Suipi both sit at 4.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 80% of Fidchell's written reviews are positive against 0% of Play Suipi's. Fidchell also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Play Suipi's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Fidchell sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Play Suipi asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Play Suipi holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Fidchell's written reviews are positive against 0% of Play Suipi's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fidchell ships an update every 2 months, Play Suipi monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Fidchell versus Play Suipi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFidchellPlay Suipi
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (7 ratings)4.3 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size213 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhilippe SchoberRoss Salanoa

Customer experience

Fidchell

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Play Suipi

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Fidchell

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
None

Play Suipi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fidchell free?
Fidchell is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Play Suipi free?
Play Suipi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fidchell or Play Suipi?
Play Suipi is rated higher. Fidchell averages 4.1 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Play Suipi averages 4.3 from 4 ratings.
Do Fidchell or Play Suipi have ads?
Fidchell shows ads; Play Suipi does not.
Which is updated more often, Fidchell or Play Suipi?
Fidchell ships an update every 2 months, and Play Suipi monthly. Most recently, Fidchell was updated on October 13, 2026 and Play Suipi on October 19, 2026.

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