Subway Surfers vs RuuunAway!
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.
RuuunAway!
Navigate challenging levels by running and jumping to escape a relentless needle wall. Master gravity changes and double jumps to overcome enemies and obstacles. Collect stars and coins to unlock new levels and achieve high scores.
- Side-scrolling action
- Gravity change mechanic
- Two-step jump
- Obstacle avoidance
- Star and coin collection
- Level unlocking
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Run away from the needle wall! Exciting side-scrolling action game is here! Avoid enemies/obstacles and run to the end! ============================== ■Easy to Play with 2 Buttons -Change Gravity Button You can change gravity upside-down. -Jump and 2 Step Jump Button You can jump. You can jump 2 step by tapping one more while jumping. ============================== ■How to Play Avoid the needle wall, enemies and obstacles. You clear the level if you run to the end. Each level have 3 stars. Collect stars and clear levels. Some levels will be unlocked according to the number of stars you got. Each level have many coins. (Gold, Sliver and Bronze) If you get many coins, you can get high score. Be the No.1 in the world! ============================== ■Note ・Volume of sound effects is corresponding to the volume of ringer and alerts. ・If you turn off the sound by tapping the sound button in the game, you can play this game with listening to your favorite music in iPod.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Subway Surfers at 4.6 against RuuunAway!'s 3.0. Subway Surfers also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (3.8M vs 4). RuuunAway!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On price, review sentiment, 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. RuuunAway! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Subway Surfers holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Subway Surfers has 3.8M ratings behind it against 4, 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 85% of RuuunAway!'s.
Subway Surfers ships an update weekly, RuuunAway! every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Subway Surfers | RuuunAway! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.8M ratings) — better | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.5% of reviews — better | 85.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.8M — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 7 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 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 407 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sybo Games ApS | KAZUYA KAMIOKA |
Customer experience
Subway Surfers
RuuunAway!
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
RuuunAway!
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
RuuunAway!
No in-app purchases
Questions
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