Subway Surfers vs Tiny Runner
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.
Tiny Runner
Embark on an adventurous and exciting journey in this endless running game. Tap to jump and skillfully avoid obstacles on challenging, randomized tracks. Discover more roles and enjoy simple controls as you see how far you can run.
- Endless, randomized tracks
- Simple tap-to-jump controls
- Unlockable roles
- Challenging gameplay
- HD optimized for retina resolution
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An endless running game. Tap the screen to jump and avoid all obstacles on the way. How far can you run?! Let’s start an adventurous and exciting journey! Enjoy! Features: - Fun, challenging, random and endless tracks. - Simple controls. - More roles available. - An Universal App with hd optimized for retina resolution. Follow us: http://www.facebook.com/tophotapp https://twitter.com/tophotapp More games: http://www.3g60.com http://www.tophotapp.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Subway Surfers at weekly against Tiny Runner's every 3 months. Subway Surfers also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (3.8M vs 6). Tiny Runner's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). 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
Both are free to download. Subway Surfers sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Tiny Runner sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Subway Surfers holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Subway Surfers has 3.8M ratings behind it against 6, 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 75% of Tiny Runner's.
Subway Surfers ships an update weekly, Tiny Runner every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and June 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Subway Surfers | Tiny Runner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.8M ratings) — better | 4.2 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.5% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.8M — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #5 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 408 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sybo Games ApS | Beijing Dingzhi Future Wireless Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Subway Surfers
Tiny Runner
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
Tiny Runner
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
Tiny Runner
- Role-2$0.99
- Role-3$0.99
- Role-4$0.99
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- Role-5$0.99
- Role-6$0.99
