Comparison

SumoChess vs Eat Chess

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

Head to head
About

SumoChess

Features
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SumoChess is a free app offering a Chess variant created by avid Chess players, looking for a twist in the rules that would add fun and novelty to the traditional Chess game. In SumoChess you can only take pieces by pushing them off the board. Only the king can still take. That makes it more complex and intense than chess, as most of your pieces stay active, and you can have fun playing tricky moves by a well-placed push.

About

Eat Chess

This game transforms chess into a unique puzzle experience where the goal is to capture all enemy pieces, including the king, to clear each course. Chain captures to boost your score and utilize special abilities to overcome challenges.

Highlights
  • Capture all enemy pieces to win
  • Chain captures for score multipliers
  • Shared move budget with capture bonuses
  • 50 bite-sized puzzle courses
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Special power-up abilities
  • Collectible chess sets
Features
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Snack Attack turns chess into a bite-sized puzzle feast. Capture enemy pieces to clear each course, and eat the king to win the board. Checkmate is not required. How it plays Tap one of your pieces, then tap what it can capture. Chain captures back to back to build your Feast multiplier and pile on points. You get a shared move budget for the whole run; every move costs one, but each piece you eat earns one back, so a long chain of captures is practically free. Clear all 50 courses to finish a run, and watch out: some boss kings need more than one bite. Modes and difficulty Tactics: take your time and plan the perfect meal. Blitz: one countdown covers the whole run. Successful completion earns one bonus based on the time remaining. Pick Easy, Normal, Hard, or a punishing GM difficulty. Your utensils Teleport a piece across the board or plate an extra Chess Piece to set up a capture. A Banana protects your Feast streak. Also on the menu A dozen collectible chess sets are on the menu. Your best scores appear in the Hall of Feasts, while Board Review shows recorded course activity and available analysis. Today’s Special A shared daily lineup for players choosing the same mode and difficulty, refreshed at midnight UTC. It draws from the free board pool eligible for phones. The optional Levels Pack expands board access subject to device size and difficulty. It does not make every board available on every device or difficulty. Snack Attack is a family project, cooked and served by the Lew family to share the joys of eating and playing chess. It is ad-free; optional In-App Purchases just help keep it that way. Pull up a chair. Service is on.

Screenshots

SumoChess4 screens
Eat Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SumoChess at none against Eat Chess's 4. Eat Chess's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 13 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Eat Chess sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. SumoChess asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SumoChess ships an update every 13 months, Eat Chess every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
SumoChess versus Eat Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSumoChessEat Chess
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB39 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAnnapurnApp Technologies UG haftungsbeschranktDavid Lew

In-app purchases

None

SumoChess

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Eat Chess

One-time4
  • All Levels$0.99
  • 100x Feast Max$0.99
  • GM Difficulty$0.99
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  • Gray Chess Set$1.99

Questions

Is SumoChess free?
SumoChess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Eat Chess free?
Eat Chess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SumoChess or Eat Chess have ads?
Neither SumoChess nor Eat Chess shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SumoChess or Eat Chess?
SumoChess ships an update every 13 months, and Eat Chess every 10 days. Most recently, SumoChess was updated on November 4, 2026 and Eat Chess on October 31, 2026.

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