Comparison

Surf Attack vs Superhero Maker

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

Head to head
About

Surf Attack

Ride the waves in a tropical paradise, dodging enemies and scoring points. Tap to surf, build speed for jumps, and challenge friends. Master the surf in this simple yet challenging game.

Highlights
  • Wave riding gameplay
  • Enemy dodging
  • Score points
  • Build speed for jumps
  • Challenge friends
  • Simple controls
Features
Read full description

Be transported to a tropical paradise to ride the waves, dodge fearsome enemies, and get totally pitted! Tap anywhere to surf under, over, or between enemies to stay alive and score points. Tap fast enough and you may even build up some awesome speed to jump off the wave! With its simple yet challenging gameplay, Surf Attack is the gnarliest way to beat your friends and improve your skills! Can you master the surf?!

About

Superhero Maker

Design unique superheroes with custom appearances and powers. Then, test their abilities in a variety of engaging mini-games, from flying and tapping to jumping and running. Share your creations and achievements on social media.

Highlights
  • Superhero customization
  • Multiple mini-games
  • Character design
  • Power assignment
  • Social media sharing
  • Superhero HQ
Features
Read full description

Make your own superhero, then find out what they're made of. Superhero Maker is a superhero creator, avatar maker and dress up game in one. Pick a boy or girl hero, choose a Comic or Anime art style, then open the wardrobe and build a super hero from head to toe: hairstyles, masks and helmets, shirts, chest armor, belts, gloves, pants and boots. Mix and match more than 500 outfit pieces or slip into a complete hero suit with one tap. Save your hero to your Super HQ and build a whole lineup. There's no right way to do it, which is kind of the point. MAKE YOUR OWN SUPERHERO • Boy and girl heroes in two art styles: Comic and Anime • 9 costume categories with hundreds of pieces to mix and match • Complete hero suits with capes, helmets, gloves and boots • Tap the dice for a surprise outfit, then undo if you change your mind • Save your hero to your Super HQ and give it a name YOUR SUPER HQ • Collect a whole team of heroes and edit them any time • Duplicate a hero to make a twin, then change the colors • Save hero pictures to Photos to show friends and family PLAY MINI GAMES, EARN COINS • Flappy Hero: fly between the buildings and collect power-ups • Swarm Smash: splat the alien bugs before they escape • Chalk Hero: draw your own superhero art with magic chalk • Win coins in every game and spend them on new costumes • Daily missions, medals and a daily gift when you come back FAMILY FRIENDLY • Simple, colorful, thumb-friendly buttons that anyone can use • Original heroes and costumes, no violence, no scary content • Friendly sounds, gentle haptics and a calm-motion option • Purchases are protected by a grown-up check Superhero Maker is a creative character creator and costume maker for everyone who loves superheroes, comics, anime and dress up games. Design a hero, build your team, pick a game, see how you do. Fair warning though: "just one more run" happens a lot around here.

Screenshots

Surf Attack3 screens
Superhero Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Surf Attack at 100% against Superhero Maker's 12%. Surf Attack also leads on update cadence (every 10 months vs every 47 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Surf Attack ships an update every 10 months, Superhero Maker every 47 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Surf Attack versus Superhero Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSurf AttackSuperhero Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.5 (45 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better11.8% of reviews
Number of ratings—45 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 months — betterEvery 47 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB448 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGraeme HarrisonOff-Road Studios

Customer experience

Surf Attack

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Superhero Maker

All ratings45 ratings
Positive13.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative86.7%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive11.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative88.2%

In-app purchases

None

Surf Attack

No in-app purchases

None

Superhero Maker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Surf Attack free?
Surf Attack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Superhero Maker free?
Superhero Maker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Surf Attack or Superhero Maker have ads?
Neither Surf Attack nor Superhero Maker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Surf Attack or Superhero Maker?
Surf Attack ships an update every 10 months, and Superhero Maker every 47 months. Most recently, Surf Attack was updated on October 5, 2026 and Superhero Maker on October 12, 2026.

Other comparisons