Subway Surfers vs diep.io
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Subway Surfers
Embark on an exhilarating endless running adventure. Dash through vibrant environments, dodge obstacles, and outrun pursuers. Utilize power-ups like jetpacks and hoverboards to enhance your escape and achieve high scores.
- Endless running gameplay
- Dodge oncoming trains
- Grind trains
- Colorful HD graphics
- Hoverboard surfing
- Paint powered jetpack
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DASH as fast as you can! DODGE the oncoming trains! Help Jake, Tricky & Fresh escape from the grumpy Guard and his dog. - Grind trains with your cool crew! - Colorful and vivid HD graphics! - Hoverboard Surfing! - Paint powered jetpack! - Lightning fast swipe acrobatics! - Challenge and help your friends! Join the App Store's most daring chase! A Universal App with HD optimized graphics for retina resolution. Originally co-developed by SYBO and Kiloo.
diep.io
Engage in massive online multiplayer tank battles. Destroy blocks and other players to gain experience, level up your tank's stats, and upgrade to different classes. Dominate the leaderboard in this fast-paced action game optimized for mobile.
- Online multiplayer action
- Dozens of players per game
- Fast-paced tank warfare
- Level up tank stats
- Upgrade tank classes
- Optimized for mobile controls
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From the creator of Agar.io, the newest online smash hit game comes to mobile! Upgrade your tank, shoot down other players and reach the top of the leaderboard! MASSIVELY MULTIPLAYER ONLINE ACTION! Play with dozens of other players at once on huge servers packed with excitement! MOVE, SHOOT AND SURVIVE! Destroy blocks and other players to gain XP, but don’t get shot down yourself! Stay safe out there! LEVEL UP AND BOOST YOUR STATS! Choose which stats to increase and change the way your tank plays! Do you want extra bullet damage or a fast movement speed? It’s all down to you! CHOOSE FROM DIFFERENT TANK CLASSES! Upgrade your tank to a new class. Machine guns, guided missiles, cannons in every direction… there’s a world of choice! OPTIMIZED FOR MOBILE! diep.io on mobile offers the same great experience as the hit web game, with new controls perfect for touchscreens! KEY FEATURES - Online multiplayer action! - Dozens of players in each game! - Fast-paced tank on tank warfare! - Level up a variety of stats! - Upgrade into many different tank classes! - Easy to play but challenging to master! - Free to play! This game requires an internet connection.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Subway Surfers at 4.6 against diep.io's 3.8. Subway Surfers also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 47%) and ratings volume (3.8M vs 20K). diep.io's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). 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
Both are free to download. Subway Surfers sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. diep.io asks for nothing beyond the download.
Subway Surfers holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Subway Surfers has 3.8M ratings behind it against 20K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Subway Surfers's written reviews are positive against 47% of diep.io's.
Subway Surfers ships an update weekly, diep.io monthly. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Subway Surfers | diep.io |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.8M ratings) — better | 3.8 (20K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.5% of reviews — better | 46.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.8M — better | 20K |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #5 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 407 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Sybo Games ApS | VexxusArts Ltd |
Customer experience
Subway Surfers
diep.io
User reviews
Subway Surfers
From 3.8M App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Addictive and fun gameplay
- 📱 Works well offline
- 🎨 Diverse characters and themes
- 🎢 Challenging and fast-paced
- 🎁 Rewarding progression system
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
- 🕰️ Frequent updates can be disruptive
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 🕹️ Difficulty controlling character at times
- 🔍 Lack of save/sync across devices
diep.io
From 20K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Awesome game
- 👍 Great game
- 👍 Fun game
- 👍 Peak gamer game
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs
- 🐛 Laggy
- 🐛 Unoptimized
- 🐛 Glitches
- 🐛 Crashes
Bugs and requests
Subway Surfers
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game crashes after updates
- Disappearing high scores and progress
- Unresponsive controls during gameplay
- Ads that redirect to App Store unexpectedly
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to save progress across devices
- More customization options for characters
- Difficulty settings or modes
- Multiplayer/competitive features
- Reduced ad frequency or ad-free option
diep.io
Reported bugs
11 issues- Can't shoot when upgrading
- Upgrade menu disappears after ignoring
- Unresponsive upgrade menu
- Invisible tanks and bullets
- Teleporting tanks
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- Spawn killing
- Hackers and cheaters
- Game freezing and crashing
- Lag spikes
- Disconnection issues
- Incompatibility with newer devices
Requested features
13 requests- Add more tanks
- Add more game modes
- Bring back mothership
- Add sandbox mode
- Add private servers
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- Add offline mode
- Improve mobile controls
- Allow shooting while upgrading
- Reduce spawn killing
- Improve balancing
- Add boss fights
- Add tracking missiles
- Add ability to kill arena closers
In-app purchases
Subway Surfers
- 7,500 Coins$0.99
- 12 500 Coins$0.99
- Starter Pack$0.99
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- Coin Pack 1$0.99
- 45,000 Coins$4.99
- Double Coins$4.99
- 65 000 Coins$4.99
- 25 Keys$4.99
- 40 Keys$4.99
- Key Pack 1$4.99
diep.io
No in-app purchases








