Subway Surfers vs Snake Vortex!
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.
Snake Vortex!
Control a snake by swiping the screen to collect balls and grow longer. A longer snake allows you to break through more obstacles and achieve higher scores. Enjoy this classic arcade-style challenge.
- Swipe controls
- Collect balls to grow longer
- Break through obstacles
- Achieve high scores
- Simple arcade gameplay
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Swipe the screen to control the snake to collect more balls to make the snake longer. Longer snakes allow you to pass more obstacles and get higher scores. GOOD LUCK!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Snake Vortex! at none against Subway Surfers's 10. Snake Vortex! also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Subway Surfers's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (3.8M vs 5). 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. Snake Vortex! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Snake Vortex! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Subway Surfers has 3.8M ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Subway Surfers ships an update weekly, Snake Vortex! every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Subway Surfers | Snake Vortex! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.8M ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.8M — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 months |
| 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 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 407 MB | 185 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sybo Games ApS | 广杰 周 |
Customer experience
Subway Surfers
Snake Vortex!
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
Snake Vortex!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Snake Vortex!
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Subway Surfers free?
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