Comparison

Subway Surfers vs Super Phantom Cat 2

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Endless running gameplay
  • Dodge oncoming trains
  • Grind trains
  • Colorful HD graphics
  • Hoverboard surfing
  • Paint powered jetpack
Read full description

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.

About

Super Phantom Cat 2

Embark on a magical adventure to rescue your sister, utilizing unique phantom superpowers like bouncing, floating, and transforming enemies. Explore a mysterious world with hidden secrets, diverse characters, and customizable props.

Highlights
  • Phantom superpowers
  • Character customization
  • Bingo lottery system
  • New mission levels
  • Title system
  • Wish Tree building
  • Prop creation
Features
Read full description

New contents: 1. Bingo lottery system, which can draw various material prizes in the game, including new content: a new Bingo base building, 71 new mission levels, a set of new skins of Prince Ari 2. Guru Hero Squad, containing 3 brand new heroes: Kakat, Minmint, Neant 3. Title system: Players can obtain corresponding title rewards by collecting how many exploration points, there are currently eight levels 4. Wish Tree building added fixed Hero Shard output 5. Optimized the overall numerical balance of the game Meet Ari. He's on a journey to rescue his sister, Ina, who has been kidnapped in the mysterious Phantom world. He's determined. He's focused. But super-scary enemies, super powers, allies and hidden secrets await him. In Super Phantom Cat 2, you can possess the best Phantom superpowers yet: · Bounce higher and higher to reach for the sky and stars. · Float on balloons into the Wild Woods and Alps. · Break walls, stone, and metal. · Shrink and enlarge monsters with the touch of a finger. · Turn irritating critters into ice statues. · Shift to invincible mode if danger still prevails. Play as one of many characters, such as: · The lead singer and guitarist of a band. · A dancer who plays pranks and dresses up as a skeleton. · A pink-haired magician who is a master of cards. · A funky teen skater obsessed with extreme sports. · An adventurous cowboy always on a lookout for treasure. · And champions from Mushroom stomping, Juice blending and Cuteness competitions. Plus... · Find hidden secrets in the mysterious Phantom World. · Discover different levels and checkpoints. It's a purr-iceless experience for everyone! And... In Super Phantom Cat 2, you can own props, which save you from cata-astrophe. If cats have nine lives, you can earn even more! · Create props based on your own requirements. · Whether you are a beginner or a master at platform games, you need these props to complete your mission. Wait, there's more... Save your progress across multiple devices. Mobiles, tablets, Apple TV — you can access Super Phantom Cat 2 from all of these locations. From the creators of Super Phantom Cat, which featured in the App Store's "Best of 2016," Super Phantom Cat 2 is the hottest, baddest platform game of 2017. —————————————————————— We love to hear from our fans. Email us with ideas and feedback: service@veewo.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/veewosupercat/ Follow us on Twitter for latest updates: @VeewoGames and @SuperPhantomCat

Screenshots

Subway Surfers4 screens
Super Phantom Cat 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Subway Surfers at weekly against Super Phantom Cat 2's every 2 months. Subway Surfers also leads on ratings volume (3.9M vs 23K) and chart position (#7 vs unranked). Super Phantom Cat 2's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Subway Surfers sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Super Phantom Cat 2 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Super Phantom Cat 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Subway Surfers has 3.9M ratings behind it against 23K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 87% of Subway Surfers's written reviews are positive against 79% of Super Phantom Cat 2's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Subway Surfers ships an update weekly, Super Phantom Cat 2 every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Subway Surfers versus Super Phantom Cat 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubway SurfersSuper Phantom Cat 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3.9M ratings)4.8 (23K ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.5% of reviews — better78.6% of reviews
Number of ratings3.9M — better23K
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#7 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size392 MB176 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSybo Games ApSVeewo Games

Customer experience

Subway Surfers

All ratings3,851,849 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral3.5%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews10,872 reviews
Positive86.5%
Neutral4.9%
Negative8.6%

Super Phantom Cat 2

All ratings22,665 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews1,051 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral8.8%
Negative12.6%

User reviews

Subway Surfers

From 3.9M App Store ratings

What 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

Super Phantom Cat 2

From 23K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Awesome gameplay
  • 👍 Cute characters and visuals
  • 💎 No ads or in-app purchases
  • 🎉 Nostalgic and fun
  • 🕹️ Challenging but rewarding

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and crashes
  • 🔇 Audio issues
  • ⏰ Limited energy system
  • 🤔 Glitchy in-app purchases

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

Super Phantom Cat 2

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezing or crashing
  • Audio cutting out
  • In-app purchases not working
  • Progress/data loss

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and content updates
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Custom level creator
  • Improved energy system

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Subway Surfers

One-time10
  • 7,500 Coins$0.99
  • 12 500 Coins$0.99
  • Starter Pack$0.99
Show 7 more
  • 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
10 purchases

Super Phantom Cat 2

One-time10
  • Kitten pack$0.99
  • Ad-Free experience$0.99
  • Kitten Pack$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Super Discovery Pack$0.99
  • Feline Pack$4.99
  • Unlimited energy$4.99
  • SOULBURN$4.99
  • Limited Time Special$6.99
  • The character:Photon$6.99
  • Intermediate Pack$14.99

Questions

Is Subway Surfers free?
Subway Surfers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Super Phantom Cat 2 free?
Super Phantom Cat 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Subway Surfers or Super Phantom Cat 2?
Super Phantom Cat 2 is rated higher. Subway Surfers averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3.9M ratings, while Super Phantom Cat 2 averages 4.8 from 23K ratings.
Do Subway Surfers or Super Phantom Cat 2 have ads?
Both Subway Surfers and Super Phantom Cat 2 show ads.
Which is updated more often, Subway Surfers or Super Phantom Cat 2?
Subway Surfers ships an update weekly, and Super Phantom Cat 2 every 2 months. Most recently, Subway Surfers was updated on October 31, 2026 and Super Phantom Cat 2 on October 31, 2026.

Other comparisons