Subway Surfers vs Cooped Up
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.
Cooped Up
Navigate a vibrant sanctuary as a new exotic bird, flinging yourself upwards while avoiding obstacles and other quirky birds. Snack on tasty insects along the way and use boosts to ascend further. Compete with friends via Game Center.
- Intuitive twanging fling gameplay
- Simple pick up and play
- Game Centre support
- Collect and eat insects
- In-game boosts
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You are the latest addition in the exotic bird sanctuary. The other older birds have been Cooped Up a little too long and are a branch short of a perch! Ahhemmm... they is a bit crazy! Fling yourself up up and away but watch out, there's more than just birds that you must avoid. However don't be afraid to snack on the way... ...and don't let the other birds laughing at you get you down! Pick yourself up and twang twang twang again! Features: - Intuitive twanging fling gameplay. - Simple pick up and play for all! - Full game centre support to compete with friends and foes - Eat worms, spiders and flies! Hmmm yummy!!! - Boost you way up like a steam train! Important information This game contains third party advertising which can be removed via a one time IAP. This game contains coins which can be collected within the game for free, bought with real money or via earned via promotions. This game contains cross promotion for other Nitrome games and this is not removed with the IAP for removal of ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Subway Surfers at weekly against Cooped Up's every 17 months. Subway Surfers also leads on ratings volume (3.8M vs 85) and review sentiment (87% vs 71%). Cooped Up's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, ads 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 Cooped Up sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 4.5 for Cooped Up. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Subway Surfers has 3.8M ratings behind it against 85, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Subway Surfers's written reviews are positive against 71% of Cooped Up's.
Subway Surfers ships an update weekly, Cooped Up every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Subway Surfers | Cooped Up |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.8M ratings) — better | 4.5 (85 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.5% of reviews — better | 70.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.8M — better | 85 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 17 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 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 407 MB | 157 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Sybo Games ApS | Nitrome |
Customer experience
Subway Surfers
Cooped Up
User reviews
Subway Surfers
From 3.8M 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
Cooped Up
From 85 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Highly addictive gameplay mechanics
- 🎨 Charming and unique pixel art style
- 😄 Quirky humor and entertaining animations
- 🎵 Catchy banjo music and sound design
- ⚡ Fast-paced and responsive controls
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues
- 🐛 Screen flickering after watching ads
- 🐛 Game incompatibility with iPad
- 🐛 Upside-down screen glitches
- 📺 Excessive and repetitive ads
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
Cooped Up
Reported bugs
13 issues- Game crashes on launch or during gameplay
- Screen flickering and glitching after ads
- Upside-down screen display
- Phone freezing or requiring restart
- Jump mechanics not responding
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- Achievement notifications not displaying
- Trophy/score button unresponsive
- Invincibility frames missing after bug collection
- Screen rotation causing control issues
- Frame rate drops during star animations
- Black screen on startup
- Incompatibility with iPad devices
- Pixelated app icon on iPhone 6
Requested features
12 requests- Unlockable characters and skins
- New maps and backgrounds
- Additional enemy types and difficulty levels
- In-game currency and upgrade system
- Customizable bird options
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- Story mode or narrative elements
- Different game modes (rush mode, challenge mode)
- Tutorial for new players
- Leaderboard functionality improvements
- Power-ups and special abilities
- Bird care mechanics (feeding, washing, growing)
- Mute settings that persist between sessions
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
Cooped Up
- Remove Ads$1.99
