Subway Surfers vs Mini copter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Subway Surfers
Dash through a vibrant city, dodging trains and collecting coins. Use hoverboards and jetpacks to outrun a grumpy guard and his dog. Challenge friends and enjoy fast-paced, colorful graphics in this endless runner.
- 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.
Mini copter
Tap and swing to guide a helicopter through challenging obstacle courses. Collect coins to unlock new characters and power-ups. Compete with friends to achieve the highest score and test your skills in an extreme mode.
- Tap and swing controls
- Obstacle avoidance gameplay
- Unlockable characters
- Power-ups and coin collection
- High score competition
- Extreme game mode
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Tap, swing and avoid obstacles to reach to the TOP! Fly with Robocopter, Hulkopter and more super characters. You will find surprises and power ups on the way. Fly higher to collect more coins and unlock special characters. Most importantly... You try your best to beat your friends high score. EXTREME game mode for PRO players! -If you want further challenge, EXTREME mode is for you. Super Characters: * Robocopter * Hulkopter * Rambopter and more... Minicopters will be your new passion! Fly Safe and Have Fun!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Mini copter at none against Subway Surfers's shown. Mini copter also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). Subway Surfers's advantage is ratings volume (3.9M vs 7) and rating (4.6 vs 4.4). On price, update cadence, 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 Mini copter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Subway Surfers holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Subway Surfers has 3.9M ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Subway Surfers | Mini copter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.9M ratings) — better | 4.4 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.9M — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| 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 | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 395 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sybo Games ApS | HAKKI ALTAN |
Customer experience
Subway Surfers
Mini copter
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
Mini copter
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
Mini copter
- Remove Ads + Unlock All$0.99
Questions
Is Subway Surfers free?
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