Comparison

Surge vs Project Rail

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Surge

A challenging puzzle game where you guide a green circle to collect gems and return to the start without hitting bombs. Test your focus and strategy with timed challenges and practice modes.

Highlights
  • Swipe or tap to move
  • Collect all gems
  • Avoid bombs
  • Timed challenges
  • Free play practice mode
  • Multiple difficulty levels
Features
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Surge was built for those who still appreciate a challenge and the satisfaction of getting it just right. The game is simple! - Tap or swipe to move the arrow - Collect all of the gems - Return to the green start point - Don’t hit the bombs There's thousands of levels ready to be solved. Finish them in the optimal move count to get Perfect! For the speedrunners, Rush! mode is waiting for you, with global leaderboards to show everyone just how fast you are. Surge is the first release from Lazy Tiger Labs, introducing a growing collection of minimal, focused puzzle games.

About

Project Rail

Features
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RAIL is a calm strategy arcade game built on one rule: you never control the trains, you control the world. Swipe any row or column and the whole lane slides one step, tracks, trains and all. The board wraps around, so nothing ever leaves. Trains keep rolling while the landscape shifts beneath them. Guide every pastel train to the station of its own color. A broken connection does not end the game right away. The train pauses, glows amber, and gives you one breath to rescue it with a clever shift. Land five deliveries in a row and you enter Flow, where every arrival counts double. FEATURES - One gesture, endless depth: swipe to shift rows and columns - Every run is a new board with fresh stations and tunnels - Incoming trains are announced ahead of time, so you plan instead of panic - Wordless first ride that teaches the game in seconds - Minimal design, soft pastel colors, subtle haptics - No account, no ads, no internet needed Short runs, deep planning, zero stress. How long can you keep the world moving?

Screenshots

Surge3 screens
Project Rail3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Project Rail at none against Surge's 10. Project Rail also leads on ads (none vs shown). Surge's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Surge sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Project Rail asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Surge versus Project Rail: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSurgeProject Rail
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLazy Tiger LabsDaan Koeman

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Surge

One-time10
  • 15 Tokens!$1.99
  • Unlimited Undos$1.99
  • Unlock Easy Levels$2.99
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  • Unlock Simple Levels$2.99
  • Unlock Classic Levels$2.99
  • Unlock Tough Levels$2.99
  • Unlock Extreme Levels$2.99
  • 50 Tokens!$4.99
  • Unlock Full Game$5.99
  • Full Game Bundle$7.99
None

Project Rail

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Surge free?
Surge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Project Rail free?
Project Rail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Surge or Project Rail have ads?
Surge shows ads; Project Rail does not.

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