I am Slugger vs AR Sumo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
I am Slugger
Tap the screen at the right moment to hit home runs in this rhythm-based baseball game. Build combos to call in powerful helpers who can guarantee a home run, and manage your gauges to keep the game going.
- Home run hitting gameplay
- Rhythm-based timing
- Combo gauge for helpers
- Helper characters assist hitting
- Gauge management for gameplay
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"I am Slugger.." He said so, and walk to batter's box with his bat and coach of his team. This is the game to strike out a home run. Let's strike ball coach throws. It is important rhythm, strike a home run just eyeing firm! * How to play * - Let's strike a home run anyway. - It will swing when you tap the screen. - Swing strike zone. - Gauge of lower decrements whiff, grounder, and the miss. - Faul is no count. * Strategy Note * - Combo gauge the upper accumulates up, helper comes out. - Strike zone of helper is very large. He strike homerun any ball. - When helper retracted, the lower gauge will recover. - When you save the combo gauge with no faul, helper of legend will appear. - In fact, this is a only rhythm game.
AR Sumo
Experience augmented reality sumo wrestling where figures clash in a virtual ring. Control your wrestler by tapping the screen to push opponents out or down. Climb the ranks through tournaments to become the ultimate Yokozuna.
- Augmented reality sumo wrestling
- Tap controls for pushing
- Device tilting for movement
- Two tournament leagues
- Ranking system with Yokozuna goal
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Augmented reality figures of Sumo wrestlers crash on the Sumo ring. HOW TO PLAY === Rule=== - You win by either pushing your opponent out of the circle or pushing your opponent down within the circle. === How To Control === - Keep tapping on the screen to move your sumo wrestler figure in the front to push your opponent out of the circle. - Use multiple fingers to tap on the screen quickly to move your figure more powerfully. - By tilting the devices to the right and left during the match, your figure will move right and left moderately. === Ranking === - There are two tournament leagues. MAKUUCHI is the upper league, and JURYO is the lower league. Each tournament has 15 matches. - The highest rank is YOKOZUNA. The rank is 1.0. - East is 0.5 rank higher than West at the same rank. - When you win more than half of 15 matches in a tournament, your rank will go up. - When you lose more than half in a tournament, your rank will go down. - KOMUSUBI rank or higher requires a higher standard to go up the rank. - Try to reach for YOKOZUNA, the highest rank. === Sumo Wrestling Ranking Table === YOKOZUNA OZEKI SEKIWAKE KOMUSUBI MAEGASHIRA JURYO
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: I am Slugger at none against AR Sumo's shown. I am Slugger also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (22 vs 7). AR Sumo's advantage is update cadence (every 6 months vs every 25 months). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for I am Slugger against 4.3 for AR Sumo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 7 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of I am Slugger's written reviews are positive against 100% of AR Sumo's.
I am Slugger ships an update every 25 months, AR Sumo every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | I am Slugger | AR Sumo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (22 ratings) | 4.3 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | marge co., ltd. | Noriaki Murao |
Customer experience
I am Slugger
AR Sumo
In-app purchases
I am Slugger
No in-app purchases
AR Sumo
No in-app purchases
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