Surge Blast vs Tornado Strike Runner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Surge Blast
A hyper-casual game where players match colored bubbles to score points. Survive increasingly difficult blasts and aim for the high score. Playable offline, perfect for on-the-go fun.
- Match five bubbles of the same color
- Score points and survive
- Face increasingly difficult blasts
- Compete for high scores
- Playable offline
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Launch. Match five. Survive the surge. Surge Blast is a quick-paced bubble matching game. Release bubbles onto the board and line up five of the same color to pop them for points. Every eight bubbles a surge hits: a blast of mixed colors that scrambles your plans and gets harder every time. Keep the board under control for as long as you can and beat your high score. Easy to learn in one round, quick to restart, playable anywhere without a connection. FEATURES • Simple one-touch launching built for phones and tablets • Match five bubbles of a color to pop them • Surges every eight bubbles keep the pressure climbing • Chain pops for bigger scores • Endless play with a saved high score • Game Center leaderboard: see where you rank • Clean, colorful retro arcade look • Offline single player, no account needed REMOVE ADS Free to play with a small banner ad. An optional one-time Remove Ads purchase turns off all ads forever. Restore Purchases is built in. Made by a one-person studio. Questions or ideas: mitchell525.github.io/surgeblast/
Tornado Strike Runner
Control a growing tornado, destroying everything in your path to become larger and more powerful. Aim for high levels and multipliers in this destruction-focused game.
- Grow your tornado
- Destroy everything
- Increase power
- Achieve high levels
- Earn multipliers
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You are a tornado that starts with small size. You destroy everything you see on the road and become bigger. The bigger you are the more powerful you are. Go for the level and multiplier with your giant Tornado !
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Surge Blast at 5.0 against Tornado Strike Runner's 3.9. Tornado Strike Runner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 69 months). On price, ads 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. Surge Blast sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tornado Strike Runner asks for nothing beyond the download.
Surge Blast holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 8 respectively.
Surge Blast ships an update every 69 months, Tornado Strike Runner every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Surge Blast | Tornado Strike Runner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.9 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 69 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 197 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mitchell Smith | ROCINANTE GAMES YAZILIM VE PAZARLAMA ANONIM SIRKETI |
Customer experience
Surge Blast
Tornado Strike Runner
In-app purchases
Surge Blast
- Remove Ads$2.99
Tornado Strike Runner
No in-app purchases
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