Knightbound vs Surf Runner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Knightbound
Embark on an action-packed platformer adventure to escape banishment. Slash through enemies, conquer bosses, and unlock potent upgrades across diverse levels filled with treasure and quests. Race against time and strive for complete treasure collection.
- Fight through 20 unique levels
- Unlock powerful abilities and upgrades
- Race for the best level times
- Unearth treasures and achieve 100% completion
- Battle numerous enemies and powerful bosses
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Fight your way out of banishment in this epic action platformer! Slash enemies, battle bosses, and unlock powerful upgrades! Explore vast levels, filled with valuable treasure, dangerous enemies, and captivating quests. Prepare to duel powerful bosses and battle numerous enemies to seek revenge on the Prince who banished you! What to expect: - Fight through 20 unique levels - Purchase unique abilities and upgrades that empower you to destroy more and more enemies! - Race through every level to compete for the best possible time - Unearth numerous treasures to collect items and reach a 100% completion percentage Explore a game made by a 15 year old high school student that wanted to make something worth being proud of. Join the adventure to make my day and have fun doing so!
Surf Runner
Experience a fast-paced pixel-art surfing adventure with endless waves. Perform tricks, dodge obstacles, collect coins, and unlock new skins while chasing high scores. This retro arcade game offers quick, challenging runs.
- Endless wave riding
- Pixel-art graphics
- Perform tricks and airs
- Dodge obstacles
- Collect coins
- Unlock surfer skins
- High score chasing
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Ride the endless wave in Surf Runner, a fast-paced pixel-art surfing game that’s easy to pick up and hard to put down. Throw sick airs, get barreled, dodge dangerous obstacles, collect coins, unlock epic surfer skins, and chase a new high score! Every endless run gets faster and more challenging, testing your timing and reflexes as you fight to stay on the wave. With classic retro arcade gameplay, vibrant pixel-art graphics, and quick, action-packed runs, Surf Runner delivers a colorful surfing adventure you’ll want to play again and again.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Knightbound at none against Surf Runner's 10. Knightbound also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Surf Runner sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Knightbound asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Knightbound against 5.0 for Surf Runner. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 37 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Knightbound ships an update every 3 days, Surf Runner every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Knightbound | Surf Runner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (37 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 37 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Bryan Findling | FA APP DEVELOPERS LLC |
Customer experience
Knightbound
Surf Runner
In-app purchases
Knightbound
No in-app purchases
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