Subway Surfers vs Sky Dancer
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, dodging trains and outsmarting a persistent guard. Utilize hoverboards, jetpacks, and acrobatic moves to achieve high scores and compete with friends in this visually vibrant game.
- Endless running gameplay
- Dodge oncoming trains
- Grind on trains
- Hoverboard surfing
- Paint-powered jetpack
- Fast swipe acrobatics
- Challenge friends
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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.
Sky Dancer
Experience a calming yet thrilling auto-runner where falling is as crucial as running. Navigate a beautiful 3D world with simple controls, challenging quests, and unique characters. Compete with friends and sync your progress across devices.
- Auto-running and cliff-jumping gameplay
- Minimalist 3D art style
- Simple tap controls for jumping and turning
- Handcrafted quests and challenges
- Unlockable characters
- Game Center integration for leaderboards
- iCloud support for cross-device syncing
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"Auto-running and cliff-jumping has never been so calming" - Pocket Gamer "A new runner where falling is just as important as running. Watch your step!" - Apple "Sky Dancer is a superbly balanced game" - Cnet **** In Sky Dancer you will join the dangerous game called Sky Dancing and push yourself to limitation with every wild jumps through a stunningly beautiful planet! Sky Dancer is for people who love Skydriving and also for whom never experiencing the beautiful of risk while being airborne! Especially when you learn how to get used with the game, you will discover that everything around you isn't matter anymore, it's just you and the endless Sky Dancing's challenges! BEAUTIFUL WORLD Inspired by the minimalist 3D art style, simply stunning, every inch of Sky Dancer is visually impressive and delightfully charming. EASY TO PLAY Tap by 2 fingers to jump, tap the left side of the screen to turn left or tap the right side of the screen to turn right. SOUND Audios and music are made with love! Our goal is to provide a surreal and beautiful soundscape. Not just with the headphones, we make sure that Sky Dancer sounds perfect with iPhone/iPad speakers too! CHARACTERS Discover other unique Dancers, more will be added in updates! CHALLENGES Test your skills with tons of handcrafted quest and multiplier your score. GAME CENTER Challenge your friends with Game Center. Complete for the best score! ICLOUD Sky Dancer is a Universal App with iCloud support. You can play on your iPhone and iPad and your progress will always be in sync.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Sky Dancer at none against Subway Surfers's shown. Sky Dancer also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Subway Surfers's advantage is ratings volume (3.9M vs 4K) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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 and Sky Dancer sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Subway Surfers against 4.5 for Sky Dancer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Subway Surfers has 3.9M ratings behind it against 4K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Subway Surfers's written reviews are positive against 81% of Sky Dancer's.
Subway Surfers ships an update weekly, Sky Dancer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Subway Surfers | Sky Dancer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.9M ratings) — better | 4.5 (4K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.6% of reviews — better | 80.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.9M — better | 4K |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #8 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 394 MB | 239 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sybo Games ApS | Topebox Company Limited |
Customer experience
Subway Surfers
Sky Dancer
User reviews
Subway Surfers
From 3.9M 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
Sky Dancer
From 4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💖 Love the characters
- 🌟 Visually stunning
- 🕹️ Smooth and responsive controls
- 🎢 Challenging and addictive gameplay
- 🎶 Relaxing and atmospheric music
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
- 🔍 Unclear instructions and objectives
- 🤖 Unresponsive or inconsistent controls
- 🌐 Frequent crashes and app freezes
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
Sky Dancer
Reported bugs
5 issues- Challenge progress not tracking correctly
- Inability to open chests and claim rewards
- Invisible obstacles causing unexpected deaths
- Slow motion feature causing game crashes
- Lost progress and unlocked content after updates
Requested features
5 requests- More game modes and difficulty levels
- Ability to save progress and sync across devices
- Improved character customization and unlocks
- Reduced ad frequency and better ad placement
- Clearer in-game tutorials and explanations
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
Sky Dancer
- Special Offer: Triple Coins!$0.99
- Starter Pack$0.99
- Stack of Coins2 variants$0.99
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- Bunch of Stars$0.99
- Best Price Pack$0.99
- Double Best Price Pack$1.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Pile of Coins$4.99
- Crate of Stars$9.99
Questions
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