Sonic Surfer vs Tag with Ryan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sonic Surfer
This unique game uses your ambient noise to control gameplay. Ride sound waves, collect suns, and avoid falling off your board. It adapts to any environment, turning everyday sounds into exciting gameplay.
- Reacts to ambient noise
- Generates waves based on sound level
- Collect suns to stop moonrise
- Unlock 22 characters
- Play with music
- Adaptive gameplay
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This game reacts to your ambient noise! Play ‚Sonic Surfer‘ when you ride the bus, at the park, in a waiting line or at other places where noise in different soundlevels occurs. Surf the waves and don't fall off your board! Can you collect enough suns to stop the moonrise? Loud sounds will create big waves while quiet sound will create small waves. No matter where you play, this game will always match your surroundings. For example, if you play ‚Sonic Surfer on the Bus loud noises will no longer bother you. If a baby is crying, the bus driver is honking or people are talking very loud your game will create bigger waves - you will jump higher and collect more suns. Keep in mind that we need access to your microphone! ACTION PACKED Play Sonic Surfer while you are listening to your favorite music!! DIVERSE Unlock 22 characters! Surf with Jade, Melissa, Eugene and Rainbow the Pony! WINNER - BW Goes Mobil Award 2016 ‚Sonic Surfer‘ won the first price at the category „Waiting line - never bored again“.
Tag with Ryan
Embark on an exciting endless running adventure with Ryan. Outrun Combo Panda, collect costumes, and unlock power-ups and vehicles. Complete daily missions and gather in-game currency to upgrade your abilities and progress through vibrant landscapes.
- Collect Ryan's costumes
- Run through incredible landscapes
- Unlock epic power-ups
- Speed through levels in vehicles
- Complete daily missions
- Collect Suns and Pizzas
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Official authorized app of Ryan's World. Do you have what it takes to outrun Combo Panda? Tag with Ryan is the coolest endless runner game for ALL AGES! Combo Panda, the ultimate gamer, has challenged his friend Ryan to an endless game of tag! Combo Panda has hidden Ryan's different costumes all over the game, and Gus the VTuber is helping guard them. It's up to you and Ryan to unlock them all! - Collect all of Ryan's cool costumes - Run through incredible landscapes - Unlock epic power-ups - Speed through levels in awesome vehicles - Complete new missions every day - Free to play! Collect Suns and Pizzas, and use them to unlock awesome upgrades like power-ups, vehicles, and costumes! The farther you run, the more you collect! Can you unlock them all? Join Ryan in his coolest running adventure, Tag with Ryan!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sonic Surfer at 4.8 against Tag with Ryan's 4.1. Sonic Surfer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (91% vs 61%). Tag with Ryan's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 16 months) and ratings volume (15K vs 4). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Sonic Surfer sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Tag with Ryan sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sonic Surfer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tag with Ryan has 15K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Sonic Surfer's written reviews are positive against 61% of Tag with Ryan's.
Sonic Surfer ships an update every 16 months, Tag with Ryan every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sonic Surfer | Tag with Ryan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better | 4.1 (15K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.1% of reviews — better | 60.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 15K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #154 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 155 MB | 289 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Patrick Ferling | Wildworks, Inc. |
Customer experience
Sonic Surfer
Tag with Ryan
Bugs and requests
Sonic Surfer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Tag with Ryan
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes and freezes
- Inability to see in-game currency
- Glitches when tagging Gus
- Ads causing disruptions
- Incompatibility with certain devices
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and environments
- Easier way to earn in-game currency
- Ability to save progress across devices
- More character and costume options
- Adjustable difficulty settings
In-app purchases
Sonic Surfer
- Acid$0.99
- Alana$0.99
- Bob$0.99
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- Taj$0.99
- Dark One$0.99
- Isabell$0.99
- Doge$0.99
- Aaron$0.99
- Leslie$0.99
- Cereal$0.99
Tag with Ryan
- Stack of Pizza Slices$0.99
- Sun Doubler$0.99
- Heap of Pizza Slices$1.99
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- Mystery Costume$1.99
- Pile of Pizza Slices$4.99
- Small Key Ring$4.99
- Mystery Costume Bundle$4.99
- Giant Key Ring$9.99
- Ton of Pizza Slices$19.99
- Mountain of Pizza Slices$49.99
Questions
Is Sonic Surfer free?
Is Tag with Ryan free?
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