Comparison

Subway Surfers vs Sqube Darkness

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Sqube Darkness

Navigate challenging geometry puzzles and obstacles as a heroic cube. Master precise jumps and runs to escape enemies and reach freedom in this action-packed platformer. Improve your cube's stats and compete for high scores.

Highlights
  • Flexible control methods (buttons or swipe)
  • Difficult but rewarding gameplay
  • Increase character stats and skills
  • Compete for high scores globally
  • Offline play supported
  • Beautiful geometry visuals
Features
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Run, jump, and hide in this action packed platformer game! Can you get the high score? Take the role of a heroic cube who funrun through difficult geometry puzzles and blockjumps. In a world of black and white geometry shapes, jump free and run towards freedom. Difficult but rewarding gameplay! Sqube Darkness is a platformer geometry cube game with dangerous enemies and hard obstacles. Players use their reflexes to jump and run at the correct moments to escape from the attacks of the Eyes. Running games are quite popular, but Sqube Darkness doesn’t follow the geometry formula used by other kinds of freeballgames. There is a vast array of unique levels and you will never get tired of run and jump action. Different ways to play! Players can use swipe or on-screen button controls to run and jump. This freerun game is truly free and all cubes can feel block jumping however they like. As a game with beautiful geometry shapes and geometry dashes, you will always feel sharp! Increase your stats and skills! Each temple running gives you stat points to develop your heroic cube character. Buy boosters and increase stats to run and jump better and faster. As a free run cube, you will always find something to improve with your geometry cube character. Challenge the world! Set a high score and compare yourself against the other players in the world. Subway surfing might be good at this game, but you can prove to be better at run and jump action. Control your geometry cube perfectly to get into the top spots! Features: • Flexible gameplay with two different control methods: Buttons or swipe. • Difficult but rewarding gameplay. • It is safe to play and can be labeled as one of the ‘gamesforkids.’ • Beautiful visuals will make you feel like a cube in a geometry world. • Run and jump better after each playthrough by increasing your skills and buying boosters. • Completely free game experience. • No internet required. • Frequent updates to add new game modes and challenges. • Fun for all ages: The best game for family & friends’ gatherings! • Download this funny game for free. • Great exercise for the brain. • Simple and highly addictive game play. • Play without the internet. • Play offline. Have fun!

Screenshots

Subway Surfers4 screens
Sqube Darkness4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Subway Surfers at 87% against Sqube Darkness's 36%. Subway Surfers also leads on ratings volume (3.8M vs 32K) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). Sqube Darkness's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Subway Surfers sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Sqube Darkness sells 20 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sqube Darkness holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Subway Surfers has 3.8M ratings behind it against 32K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 87% of Subway Surfers's written reviews are positive against 36% of Sqube Darkness's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Subway Surfers ships an update weekly, Sqube Darkness every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Subway Surfers versus Sqube Darkness: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSubway SurfersSqube Darkness
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3.8M ratings)4.8 (32K ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.5% of reviews — better35.6% of reviews
Number of ratings3.8M — better32K
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#5 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size407 MB336 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSybo Games ApSUNICO STUDIO

Customer experience

Subway Surfers

All ratings3,837,286 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral3.5%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews10,262 reviews
Positive86.5%
Neutral4.8%
Negative8.6%

Sqube Darkness

All ratings31,545 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral1.7%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews1,117 reviews
Positive35.6%
Neutral11.7%
Negative52.6%

User reviews

Subway Surfers

From 3.8M App Store ratings

What 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

Sqube Darkness

From 32K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Challenging and fun
  • 🎨 Unique atmosphere
  • 🤖 Interesting concept

Room to improve

  • 💰 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Unresponsive controls
  • 🔥 Difficulty spikes
  • 🤯 Overwhelming for new players

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

Sqube Darkness

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezing and crashing
  • Ads not closing properly
  • Inconsistent jump registration

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add lore and story
  • Implement difficulty levels
  • Improve jump mechanics
  • Reduce ad frequency

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Subway Surfers

One-time10
  • 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
20 purchases

Sqube Darkness

Subscriptions1
  • Ads Pass (Monthly)$7.991 Month
One-time19
  • 3000 CP$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Starter Kit$1.99
Show 16 more
  • Sale Remove Ads$1.99
  • 12000 CP$2.99
  • Sale Champion's Choice$2.99
  • Runner Kit$4.99
  • 20000 CP$4.99
  • Daily Value Combo$4.99
  • CP Starter$4.99
  • Remove Ads v2$4.99
  • Sprinter Kit$5.99
  • Champion's Choice$5.99
  • CP Core$9.99
  • 50000 CP$9.99
  • Marathoner Kit$11.99
  • Premium Upgrade$14.99
  • Iron Man Kit$15.99
  • Premium Forever$19.99

Questions

Is Subway Surfers free?
Subway Surfers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sqube Darkness free?
Sqube Darkness is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Subway Surfers or Sqube Darkness?
Sqube Darkness is rated higher. Subway Surfers averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3.8M ratings, while Sqube Darkness averages 4.8 from 32K ratings.
Do Subway Surfers or Sqube Darkness have ads?
Both Subway Surfers and Sqube Darkness show ads.
Which is updated more often, Subway Surfers or Sqube Darkness?
Subway Surfers ships an update weekly, and Sqube Darkness every 5 weeks. Most recently, Subway Surfers was updated on September 25, 2026 and Sqube Darkness on September 25, 2026.

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