Subway Surfers vs Clumsy Ninja
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.
Clumsy Ninja
Interact with a virtual ninja, training him to learn new skills and discover hidden items. Embark on quests, customize his appearance, and witness unique, intelligent reactions. Experience unforgettable moments with your digital companion.
- Train ninja for new tricks and moves
- Unlock new belts and items
- Embark on quests and explore locations
- Customize ninja's appearance
- Interactive items like trampolines and punch bags
- Unique character reactions and intelligence
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Meet Clumsy Ninja, the most hapless ninja ever to grace a touchscreen! Train him, throw him, tickle him, and even tie balloons to him. Everything you do will make Clumsy Ninja more skillful, and help him find his missing friend, Kira. Clumsy Ninja is the next generation of interactive characters! He can sense, feel, move, and react uniquely every time. Prepare to be amazed…oh, and please take good care of him! BELT UP Train your ninja to learn new tricks and super-special Ninja Moves! Impress his sensei and earn new Ninja Belts on your way to find Kira, or just have fun with over 70 unique interactive items, including trampolines, punch bags, ball guns, a chicken, and… a squirrel! ADVENTURE TIME You and your ninja will travel to new locations, play new games, meet new characters, complete quests, and unlock fun new items to play with. How many will you discover? CUSTOMIZE Customize Clumsy Ninja’s suits, belts, and headbands to match your style. Take photos of your ninja’s craziest stunts. Keep your eyes peeled: there are many surprises waiting for you! UNFORGETTABLE MOMENTS Clumsy Ninja is a living virtual friend who thinks and acts with real intelligence - and a lot of clumsiness! You’ll experience unique moments with your ninja and his companions every time you play! FIRST ON TOUCH DEVICES! Clumsy Ninja is the first game on touch devices to ever use the EUPHORIA simulation technology – producing the most believable character you've ever seen. PLEASE NOTE! Clumsy Ninja is free to play, but it contains items that can be purchased for real money. You can toggle these purchases on/off in the ""Restrictions"" menu on your device. Optimized for: iPhone 4S and above, iPod 5, iPad 2 and above and iPad Mini and above. Requires iOS 5.1.1 or above. Clumsy Ninja is published by NaturalMotion Games Ltd
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Clumsy Ninja at none against Subway Surfers's shown. Clumsy Ninja also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Subway Surfers's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and chart position (#6 vs #121). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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 and Clumsy Ninja sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Subway Surfers against 4.8 for Clumsy Ninja. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Subway Surfers has 3.9M ratings behind it against 409K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 87% and 86% positive.
Subway Surfers ships an update weekly, Clumsy Ninja every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.
| Parameter | Subway Surfers | Clumsy Ninja |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.9M ratings) | 4.8 (409K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.6% of reviews — better | 86.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.9M — better | 409K |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #6 — better | #121 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 394 MB | 209 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sybo Games ApS | NaturalMotion |
Customer experience
Subway Surfers
Clumsy Ninja
User reviews
Subway Surfers
From 3.9M App Store ratingsWhat 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
Clumsy Ninja
From 409K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💗 Nostalgic memories
- 😂 Funny and entertaining
- 👍 Enjoyable gameplay
- 🎨 Cute character designs
- 🎮 Offline playability
Room to improve
- ⏱️ Slow leveling/progression
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
- 🤔 Confusing quest/mission requirements
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
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
Clumsy Ninja
Reported bugs
3 issues- Ninja getting stuck on trampoline
- Missions not registering as complete
- Losing progress/game data after updates
Requested features
4 requests- Add multiplayer or competitive modes
- Improve reward system for leveling up
- Allow progress/account restoration across devices
- Expand storyline and character development
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
Clumsy Ninja
- Buy All Colours A$1.99
- Bag of Gems$2.99
- Holiday Box 1$2.99
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- Bag of Coins$2.99
- Box of Toys 1$2.99
- Robot Pack$2.99
- Holiday Box 1$3.99
- Sack of Gems$4.99
- Sack of Coins$4.99
- Chest of Gems$9.99
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