Head-to-head
Sky Roller vs Subway Surfers
Sky Roller
65
Winner
Subway Surfers
Subway Surfers
80
Subway Surfers is the better choice for a more engaging and less ad-intrusive endless runner experience, despite some user complaints about repetitiveness and recent changes.
Full reviews: Sky Roller · Subway Surfers
Sky Roller is a simple, fun game praised for its satisfying gameplay, but it is heavily criticized for an excessive number of ads. Subway Surfers, a long-standing favorite, offers a more varied and less ad-heavy experience, though some users find it repetitive or dislike recent updates.
Head to head
Sky Roller Sky Roller is described as a fun and relaxing game with enjoyable bonus rounds and satisfying mechanics like gaining speed and launching the character R2. However, some users find the game boring and repetitive after a short time, wishing for more levels and longer gameplay R4R12R17R19.
Subway Surfers Subway Surfers is widely praised as a fun, addictive, and engaging endless runner game that can be played for hours . Users appreciate its ability to relieve stress and keep them entertained . Some long-time players, however, express frustration with the game's repetitive nature and frequent changes to locations and themes, desiring a return to classic modes or more variety in skins .
Sky Roller Sky Roller is heavily criticized for an overwhelming number of ads, with many users reporting ads after every round or even more frequently, making the game frustrating and unenjoyable R6R8R9R10. Some users even describe the ad frequency as 'Ad Rapist' R10. Even those who paid for no ads reported issues with quality R59.
Subway Surfers Subway Surfers also has ads, which some users find too frequent or intrusive, especially when they pop up unexpectedly or after choosing to skip rewards R63. However, many users state that ads are minimal, appearing mostly when opting for rewards, and generally do not detract significantly from the experience .
Sky Roller One user reported a significant issue with Sky Roller constantly trying to install for two days without an icon to stop it, indicating a potential installation or system integration problem R16. Another user mentioned difficulty deleting the app R1.
Subway Surfers Subway Surfers generally performs well, but some users have reported minor glitches, such as the avatar not moving correctly during gameplay or rewards not being granted after watching advertisements R76R93. One user also noted losing characters after deleting and redownloading the app .
Sky Roller Sky Roller is free with in-app purchases, but the value is diminished by the overwhelming number of ads, which some users feel makes the game not worth their time R10R15. Some users who paid for no ads still reported quality issues R59.
Subway Surfers Subway Surfers is also free with in-app purchases. Users generally find it offers good value as a free game, providing hours of entertainment . While there are some complaints about needing to pay for certain characters or events, many users don't mind or find the free content sufficient R71.
Pick Sky Roller if
Pick Sky Roller if you are looking for a very simple, casual game for short bursts of play and are willing to tolerate a high frequency of ads, or if you find the core roller-skating mechanic particularly satisfying R2.
Pick Subway Surfers if
Pick Subway Surfers if you want a more robust and enduring endless runner game that provides long-term entertainment and stress relief, with fewer ad interruptions compared to Sky Roller .
Evidence note: The review volume for Subway Surfers is significantly higher than for Sky Roller, providing a broader range of user feedback. Both apps are free with in-app purchases, so the ad complaints are primarily from non-paying users.
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What reviewers actually said
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- [R2] Sky Roller Love this game: Sky Roller is a very fun game. I don’t really have any feedback, I like the game how it is. There are some ads but most games are like that. My favorite part of the game is probably the bonus rounds. I love when you hit the the thing that makes you gain speed and then you get to launch your character and see how far you go. I would definitely recommend downloading Sky Roller.
- [R4] Sky Roller Potato potato potato happy happy happy: It’s ok but it’s kind of boring.
- [R12] Sky Roller Hi: I like the game but after I couple mins it get boring
- [R17] Sky Roller Sky roller: I love sky roller except I wi sh there were no adds otherwise it would have been better and it id kinda boring worst game ever but also best game ever it is kinda in the middle I wish it would have more levels be more fun and make the levels longer what do you think about sky roller for me three stars but what do you think sincerely sorta fan
- [R6] Sky Roller Sky roller review: It’s okay just wish not that much adds!
- [R8] Sky Roller Ads:(: Fun game just too many ads!!
- [R9] Sky Roller Ads keep popping up: Ads popping up
- [R10] Sky Roller Ad Rapist: Either watch mandatory ads or play levels twice or more. This is not a game. It’s a slot machine designed to waste your time and collect data. Avoid. And go support game publishers who actually care about games and don’t just want to rape their customers time. Most HOMA games are already bad to mediocre. But to waste the players’ time on top of this is just malicious.
- [R1] Sky Roller Sky roller: 2/10 won't let me delete
- [R16] Sky Roller How to stop it from trying to install: The app has been trying to install for two days now. How can I stop the install process? There’s no icon on my iPad‘s home screen so I’m not able to stop it from there. It’s just constantly trying to install from the App Store.
- [R76] Subway Surfers Glitch: I always watch advertisements and it never gives me reward
- [R93] Subway Surfers It’s a great game: So I just have a little thing to say sometimes when I start playing the game doesn’t move my avatar when I’m going up or down or I’m turning to the other side so that’s all I just need to say besides that your game is great and also, please keep the showdowns. It’s my favorite cause I get to play with other people. And yeah, that’s it.
- [R15] Sky Roller I like it but ads: I like it but there’s wayyyyyyyy to many adds it’s like every round it’s an ad so I try and skip them and it gets worse but yeah good and fun app ig
- [R59] Sky Roller Stunning: Hi ya’ll so let me tell u about dis game I’m not gonna lie it’s an amazing game but the game itself has a lot of ads and like I paid for no ads and the quality of the game was just not as good so I like it but less ADS YALL 💖
- [R71] Subway Surfers Dear subway surfers ⤵️: I love the game. I love how everything is all edited and everything‘s really fine and the fact that some of them need some money to buy, but I don’t mind. I don’t really use them a lot so I suggest that maybe you could add back the custom naming thing cause for me and my screen I have to go and click restart all the time just to get one name so maybe one time if it’s still
- [R63] Subway Surfers Too much Ads: Why you guys show us too much ads . I skip the of watching Ads after getting hit but then also an Ad popes up I don’t wanna see why this happens . If I wanted to watch ads I could have click the ad button after getting hit . Please fix this
- [R19] Sky Roller Not fun: It’s not fun honestly and it’s boring
- [R65] Subway Surfers 😊😊: so I’ve been playing since i was 4and it’s so fun and I really like
- [R82] Subway Surfers 5 years: I’ve been playing this game for 5 years and I love it
Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store