Comparison

Sky Surfing vs Dune Surfer

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

Head to head
About

Sky Surfing

Embark on a thrilling flying adventure, skillfully dodging obstacles and navigating through challenging stone gates. Collect a variety of aircraft to enhance your experience and push the limits of aerial exploration. Compete to achieve the highest score and earn exciting rewards.

Highlights
  • Challenging flying gameplay
  • Slide to dodge obstacles
  • Glide through stone gates
  • Beat high scores
  • Collect fancy planes
  • Claim rewards
Features
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"Sky Surfing" is a challenging flying game. Slide to dodge obstacles and glide through stone gates. Beat your high score and claim your rewards. Collect every fancy planes you like and challenge the boundary of the sky!"

About

Dune Surfer

Draw paths to guide a stickman surfer through treacherous dunes. Avoid deadly obstacles like rolling stones and sharks by drawing precise lines. Navigate a colorful world filled with unique challenges and dangers.

Highlights
  • Draw paths to navigate dunes
  • Avoid rolling stones, sharks, and alligators
  • Survive lethal white obstacles
  • Utilize speed bumps for protection
  • Guide a stickman surfer
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Draw your way out of the dunes, surfer dude! You’re just a poor stickman surfer, lost in the colorful, yet lethal dunes. Watch out for rolling stones, darts, sharks, alligators, and more. Touching white obstacles will kill you instantly. Other colored obstacles? Touch them and see. (Worst case = death.) Speed bumps will protect you. But only so much. As you surf, draw perfect lines that will save you from sinking into the infinite depths of the dune despair. Good luck… you’ll need it. To opt out of CrazyLabs sales of personal information as a California resident, please visit our Privacy Policy: https://crazylabs.com/app

Screenshots

Sky Surfing4 screens
Dune Surfer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dune Surfer at none against Sky Surfing's 10. Dune Surfer also leads on iOS requirement (12 vs 15.0). Sky Surfing's advantage is review sentiment (86% vs 60%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Sky Surfing sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Dune Surfer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Sky Surfing against 4.6 for Dune Surfer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7.6K and 6.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Sky Surfing's written reviews are positive against 60% of Dune Surfer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sky Surfing ships an update monthly, Dune Surfer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sky Surfing versus Dune Surfer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSky SurfingDune Surfer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (7.6K ratings) — better4.6 (6.1K ratings)
Positive reviews86.1% of reviews — better60.2% of reviews
Number of ratings7.6K — better6.1K
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012 — better
Further details — not scored
Size242 MB135 MB
Age rating+412+
DeveloperMacaca Games Inc.Crazy Labs

Customer experience

Sky Surfing

All ratings7,560 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral4.8%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews158 reviews
Positive86.1%
Neutral3.8%
Negative10.1%

Dune Surfer

All ratings6,089 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral5.5%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews83 reviews
Positive60.2%
Neutral9.6%
Negative30.1%

User reviews

Sky Surfing

From 7.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Beautiful graphics
  • 🎨 Variety of skins and characters
  • 💰 Generous coin system with minimal ads
  • 🕹️ Simple and intuitive controls

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • 🔧 Unresponsive or confusing controls
  • 🤔 Lack of challenge or progression
  • 🎨 Limited skin and character selection

Dune Surfer

From 6.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🚀 Smooth and responsive controls
  • 💡 Interesting level designs
  • 😊 Genuinely challenging but rewarding

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • ⚠️ Difficulty spikes in some levels
  • 💤 Can become repetitive over time

Bugs and requests

Sky Surfing

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when reaching high scores
  • Graphical issues with certain map designs
  • Revive button not functioning properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more game modes and challenges
  • Introduce a soundtrack or background music
  • Allow players to customize controls
  • Expand the selection of skins and characters

Dune Surfer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Levels resetting after watching ads
  • Screen freezing/black blobs appearing
  • Inconsistent difficulty across levels

Requested features

4 requests
  • More level variety
  • Customizable skins/characters
  • Option to disable ads
  • Improved camera/screen panning

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Sky Surfing

One-time10
  • A bit of luck$1.99
  • Beginner's package$2.99
  • Continue for free$2.99
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  • Unlimited missions$2.99
  • Double coins$2.99
  • Pack of luck$4.99
  • Christmas gift package$4.99
  • Lunar New Year gift package$4.99
  • Hyperspace Ticket Box$4.99
  • 3 packs of luck$9.99
None

Dune Surfer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sky Surfing free?
Sky Surfing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dune Surfer free?
Dune Surfer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sky Surfing or Dune Surfer?
Sky Surfing is rated higher. Sky Surfing averages 4.7 out of 5 from 7.6K ratings, while Dune Surfer averages 4.6 from 6.1K ratings.
Do Sky Surfing or Dune Surfer have ads?
Both Sky Surfing and Dune Surfer show ads.
Which is updated more often, Sky Surfing or Dune Surfer?
Sky Surfing ships an update monthly, and Dune Surfer every 2 weeks. Most recently, Sky Surfing was updated on October 23, 2026 and Dune Surfer on October 25, 2026.

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