Subway Surfers vs Santa Fun Run 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.
Santa Fun Run 3D
Guide Santa on an epic platforming adventure to collect gifts and race against time. Navigate through challenging levels filled with obstacles to ensure every child receives a present this Christmas.
- Collect gifts
- Epic platforming
- Race against time
- Escape obstacles
- Multiple levels
- Christmas theme
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Help Santa collect gifts for Christmas. Help him run on the epic platform and race against time and obstacles to collect the gifts. The more gifts Santa collects, the more kids will be gifted this Christmas. Escape from the obstacles and reach the destination in each level. Each level is packed with adventure and different kind of obstacles. Escape from all these obstacles and reach the destination as fast as you can.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Subway Surfers at 4.6 against Santa Fun Run 3D's 4.0. Subway Surfers also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 24 months) and ratings volume (3.8M vs 1). Santa Fun Run 3D's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On price, ads, 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. Santa Fun Run 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.
Subway Surfers holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Subway Surfers has 3.8M ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Subway Surfers ships an update weekly, Santa Fun Run 3D every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Subway Surfers | Santa Fun Run 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.8M ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.8M — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 24 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #5 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 407 MB | 179 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sybo Games ApS | Frigate Games Private Limited |
Customer experience
Subway Surfers
Santa Fun Run 3D
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
Santa Fun Run 3D
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
Santa Fun Run 3D
No in-app purchases
Questions
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