Subway Surfers vs Blob Runner 3D
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.
Blob Runner 3D
Navigate a vibrant 3D world, guiding a growing blob to overcome obstacles and collect jelly. Sculpt your blob from scratch, customize its appearance with colors and accessories, and compete in an epic race to become the biggest blob.
- Grow your blob by collecting jelly
- Avoid deadly obstacles
- Sculpt your blob from scratch
- Customize blob with colors and skins
- Collect special rewards
- Hilarious animations
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Are you ready for a super fun run race? Blob Runner 3D will be your favorite runner of all times! If you like slime games you will love this blob of slime running around! Your goal is easy - Watch out for the obstacles, push them off and collect all jelly to become a GIANT blob in a giant rush! Forget all the other blob games. This is not just another one of the running games! This is a run of life and death! If you can’t escape from the super deadly obstacles and lose a limb, or a few, worry not! Our friendly jelly can continue the running for you, no rush, just clash all jelly particles and sculpt your Blob from scratch! You will love the hilarious animations which makes Blob one of the most funny games or even addicting games. Remember, the price pool at the end will be determined by your ability to get your Blob bigger if you can move your blob to blob merge 3d. Get bigger, stronger, make jelly jump and super jelly run to collect special rewards! We may also have some surprises as you slide on the roof :) New Feature! Customize your blob like slime! You will find yourself in a slime simulator customizing your blob using so many cool colors and making your unique blob! Game on! Wait! Did we mention you can also make over your Blob with jelly toys like super cool hats and plenty of color matching skins?! Join this epic race and show your unique style by customizing your Blob Runner :)
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Verdict
Subway Surfers and Blob Runner 3D both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 87% of Subway Surfers's written reviews are positive against 44% of Blob Runner 3D's. Subway Surfers also leads on ratings volume (3.8M vs 196K) and chart position (#5 vs unranked). Blob Runner 3D's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, update cadence 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 Blob Runner 3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 4.6 for Blob Runner 3D. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Subway Surfers has 3.8M ratings behind it against 196K, 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 44% of Blob Runner 3D's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Subway Surfers | Blob Runner 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.8M ratings) | 4.6 (196K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.5% of reviews — better | 44.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.8M — better | 196K |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #5 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 407 MB | 504 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Sybo Games ApS | Rollic Games |
Customer experience
Subway Surfers
Blob Runner 3D
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
Blob Runner 3D
From 196K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 👍 Variety of skins and hats
- 🎨 Satisfying visuals and animations
- 💎 Easy to earn in-game currency
Room to improve
- 🙄 Excessive and unskippable ads
- 🐛 Frequent glitches and crashes
- 🤖 Unavoidable obstacles and lack of control
- 💰 Ads required to unlock content
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
Blob Runner 3D
Reported bugs
3 issues- Skins/hats not unlocking properly
- Multiplier targets not registering hits
- Game freezing or force-closing unexpectedly
Requested features
4 requests- Add jump/slide mechanics
- Implement a level editor or randomization
- Introduce more varied obstacles and challenges
- Allow purchasing of items without ads
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
Blob Runner 3D
- No ads$2.99
Questions
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