Subway Surfers vs Circle 1
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.
Circle 1
Test your precision by drawing perfect circles with your finger. This game challenges your artistic skill and accuracy. See how close you can get to a flawless shape.
- Finger drawing gameplay
- Accuracy challenge
- Simple controls
- Skill-based scoring
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Can you draw a perfect circle? Use your finger and start drawing!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Subway Surfers at 87% against Circle 1's 20%. Subway Surfers also leads on ratings volume (3.9M vs 104) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). Circle 1's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (daily vs weekly). 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. Circle 1 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Subway Surfers holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Subway Surfers has 3.9M ratings behind it against 104, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Subway Surfers's written reviews are positive against 20% of Circle 1's.
Subway Surfers ships an update weekly, Circle 1 daily. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Subway Surfers | Circle 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.9M ratings) — better | 4.3 (104 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.6% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.9M — better | 104 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #8 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 394 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Sybo Games ApS | Jan Brelje |
Customer experience
Subway Surfers
Circle 1
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
Circle 1
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
Circle 1
No in-app purchases
