Subway Surfers vs Mini Troopers
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, dodging trains and outsmarting a persistent guard. Utilize hoverboards, jetpacks, and acrobatic moves to achieve high scores and compete with friends in this visually vibrant game.
- 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.
Mini Troopers
Engage in fast-paced 2D gun battles against numerous enemies, navigating levels to reach an escape point. Collect random weapon drops and utilize pistols and grenades to overcome challenges. Features multiple levels, engaging level design, and a variety of weapons.
- 2D shooting gameplay
- Random weapon drops
- Pistol and grenade combat
- Multiple levels
- Great level design
- Variety of weapons
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Tiny Troopers is a 2D shooting game with simple operation and refreshing combat. You have to engage in gun battles with a large number of enemies and finally reach the escape point. Your equipment is a pistol and grenades. There are a large number of supply boxes on the battlefield, which randomly drop various guns. - How to play Tap Left/Right to move Tap Jump to jump Tap Fire to shoot Tap Grenade to throw grenades. Feature: - Many levels to play - Great level design - Many different weapons to use
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Verdict
Subway Surfers and Mini Troopers both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 87% of Subway Surfers's written reviews are positive against 33% of Mini Troopers's. Subway Surfers also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (3.9M vs 3). Mini Troopers's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, 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. Mini Troopers asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Subway Surfers against 4.7 for Mini Troopers. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Subway Surfers has 3.9M ratings behind it against 3, 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 33% of Mini Troopers's.
Subway Surfers ships an update weekly, Mini Troopers every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Subway Surfers | Mini Troopers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.9M ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.6% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.9M — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 10 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 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 394 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Sybo Games ApS | 境 饶 |
Customer experience
Subway Surfers
Mini Troopers
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
Mini Troopers
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
Mini Troopers
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Subway Surfers free?
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