Subway Surfers vs Rails Roller
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.
Rails Roller
Collect balls and guide them along rails to progress through levels. This game offers a simple yet engaging experience focused on collecting and riding.
- Ball collection mechanics
- Rail riding gameplay
- Level progression
- Simple controls
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Collect the balls and ride the ball to pass the rails.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rails Roller at none against Subway Surfers's 10. Rails Roller also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Subway Surfers's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 19 months) and ratings volume (3.9M vs 13). On price, ads and device support 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. Rails Roller asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rails Roller 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 13, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Subway Surfers ships an update weekly, Rails Roller every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Subway Surfers | Rails Roller |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.9M ratings) | 4.8 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.9M — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #7 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 392 MB | 181 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sybo Games ApS | 广杰 周 |
Customer experience
Subway Surfers
Rails Roller
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
Rails Roller
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
Rails Roller
No in-app purchases
