Subway Surfers vs Tag with Ryan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Subway Surfers
Dash through a vibrant city, dodging trains and collecting coins. Use hoverboards and jetpacks to outrun a grumpy guard and his dog. Challenge friends and enjoy fast-paced, colorful graphics in this endless runner.
- 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.
Tag with Ryan
Embark on an exciting endless running adventure with Ryan. Outrun Combo Panda, collect costumes, and unlock power-ups and vehicles. Complete daily missions and gather in-game currency to upgrade your abilities and progress through vibrant landscapes.
- Collect Ryan's costumes
- Run through incredible landscapes
- Unlock epic power-ups
- Speed through levels in vehicles
- Complete daily missions
- Collect Suns and Pizzas
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Official authorized app of Ryan's World. Do you have what it takes to outrun Combo Panda? Tag with Ryan is the coolest endless runner game for ALL AGES! Combo Panda, the ultimate gamer, has challenged his friend Ryan to an endless game of tag! Combo Panda has hidden Ryan's different costumes all over the game, and Gus the VTuber is helping guard them. It's up to you and Ryan to unlock them all! - Collect all of Ryan's cool costumes - Run through incredible landscapes - Unlock epic power-ups - Speed through levels in awesome vehicles - Complete new missions every day - Free to play! Collect Suns and Pizzas, and use them to unlock awesome upgrades like power-ups, vehicles, and costumes! The farther you run, the more you collect! Can you unlock them all? Join Ryan in his coolest running adventure, Tag with Ryan!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Subway Surfers at 4.6 against Tag with Ryan's 4.1. Subway Surfers also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (87% vs 61%). Tag with Ryan's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Tag with Ryan sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Subway Surfers holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Subway Surfers has 3.9M ratings behind it against 15K, 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 61% of Tag with Ryan's.
Subway Surfers ships an update weekly, Tag with Ryan every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 12, 2026.
| Parameter | Subway Surfers | Tag with Ryan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.9M ratings) — better | 4.1 (15K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.6% of reviews — better | 61.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.9M — better | 15K |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #7 — better | #151 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 395 MB | 289 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sybo Games ApS | Wildworks, Inc. |
Customer experience
Subway Surfers
Tag with Ryan
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
Tag with Ryan
From 15K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun and entertaining
- 👍 Great for kids
- 👍 Engaging gameplay
- 👍 Variety of characters and costumes
- 👍 Visually appealing
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches and freezing issues
- 🔑 Difficulty unlocking new content
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
- 🤖 Repetitive gameplay
- 🤔 Lack of progress saving
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
Tag with Ryan
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes and freezes
- Inability to see in-game currency
- Glitches when tagging Gus
- Ads causing disruptions
- Incompatibility with certain devices
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and environments
- Easier way to earn in-game currency
- Ability to save progress across devices
- More character and costume options
- Adjustable difficulty settings
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
Tag with Ryan
- Stack of Pizza Slices$0.99
- Sun Doubler$0.99
- Heap of Pizza Slices$1.99
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- Mystery Costume$1.99
- Pile of Pizza Slices$4.99
- Small Key Ring$4.99
- Mystery Costume Bundle$4.99
- Giant Key Ring$9.99
- Ton of Pizza Slices$19.99
- Mountain of Pizza Slices$49.99
Questions
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