Subway Surfers vs Jetpack Joyride+
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.
Jetpack Joyride+
Embark on an exhilarating endless running adventure with Barry Steakfries, utilizing bullet-powered jetpacks and riding in crazy vehicles. Complete daring missions, collect coins, and customize your character while dodging dangerous obstacles in this action-packed game.
- Fly unique jetpacks
- Ride the wave-rider
- Complete daring missions
- Customize outfits
- Dodge lasers and missiles
- Collect coins and earn money
- Pilot giant mechs and vehicles
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Bullet-powered jetpacks! Giant mechanical dragons! Birds that shoot money! From the makers of the global hit game, Fruit Ninja comes this insane, high flying endless runner that will keep you on the edge of your seat! It's time to join Barry Steakfries and equip the coolest jetpacks, suit up in stylish costumes and ride crazy vehicles in his endless running quest to beat the scientists to the end of the lab. FEATURES: ● Fly the coolest jetpacks in gaming history ● Surf the wave-rider in all its glory ● Complete daring missions to boost your rank ● Customise your look with ridiculous outfits ● Dodge lasers, zappers, and guided missiles ● Collect coins and make millions of dollars ● Storm the lab in giant mechs and crazy vehicles ● Equip high-tech gadgets and power-ups ● Earn achievements and battle it out against friends ● Test your reflexes with simple one-touch controls
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Jetpack Joyride+ at none against Subway Surfers's 10. Jetpack Joyride+ also leads on ads (none vs shown). Subway Surfers's advantage is review sentiment (87% vs 55%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, 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. Jetpack Joyride+ asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Subway Surfers against 4.5 for Jetpack Joyride+. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Subway Surfers has 3.8M ratings behind it against 3.7K, 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 55% of Jetpack Joyride+'s.
Subway Surfers ships an update weekly, Jetpack Joyride+ every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Subway Surfers | Jetpack Joyride+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.8M ratings) — better | 4.5 (3.7K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.5% of reviews — better | 55.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.8M — better | 3.7K |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — 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 | 275 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Sybo Games ApS | Halfbrick |
Customer experience
Subway Surfers
Jetpack Joyride+
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
Jetpack Joyride+
From 3.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Best game!
- 👍 Fun game to grind on long car rides
- 👍 Very Good Game
- 👍 Definitive Version
- 👍 Classic, and super fun!
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitch
- 🐛 Crashes after EVERY BLING GAME!!!!
- 🐛 Random unexpected crashes
- 🐛 Buggy and unbalanced, odd for such a vintage game
- 🐛 Unavoidable crashes
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
Jetpack Joyride+
Reported bugs
10 issues- Flash is broken on the sleigh of awesomeness
- Stats broken
- Cloud saves don't work
- Crashes after EVERY BLING GAME!!!!
- Random unexpected crashes
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- Gamecenter achievements not working!
- SAM broken
- Glitches
- Crashes
- Crashes constantly
Requested features
5 requests- Add SAM skins, extra backgrounds and more jetpacks
- Implement VR Mode!
- Add crossover events
- Bring back missing vehicles and features from original
- Add more areas and sectors with different designs
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
Jetpack Joyride+
No in-app purchases
Questions
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