Head-to-head
Subway Surfers vs Crossy Road
Subway Surfers
65
Winner
Crossy Road
Crossy Road
70
Crossy Road offers a slightly more consistent and less frustrating experience, primarily due to fewer reports of severe glitches and less emphasis on 'pay to win' mechanics compared to Subway Surfers.
Full reviews: Subway Surfers · Crossy Road
Both Subway Surfers and Crossy Road are popular free-to-play endless runners, but Crossy Road edges out Subway Surfers due to fewer complaints about game-breaking glitches and a less aggressive monetization strategy, despite both suffering from frequent ad interruptions. Subway Surfers offers more varied gameplay with its world tours, while Crossy Road focuses on character collection and simpler mechanics.
Head to head
Subway Surfers Subway Surfers is praised for being fun, entertaining, and good for killing time, especially offline R20R45. However, some users find the game repetitive and wish for more changes R10. The frequent world tour changes are polarizing, with some disliking the constant alterations to music and backgrounds R16R21 and others enjoying the variety. Some users also report issues with leaderboards not updating correctly .
Crossy Road Crossy Road is described as fun, addicting, and immersive, with users enjoying the different characters and biomes . It's also noted for being playable offline . Some players find the game too hard, especially with too many cars . A common point of disappointment is the game's focus on unlocking characters rather than traditional level progression .
Subway Surfers Subway Surfers users frequently complain about the excessive number and intrusiveness of ads, describing them as 'horrible,' 'ridiculous,' and 'too much' R4R6R15. Some ads are reported to be long, repetitive, or for apps users already have R6R15. There are also complaints about the game being 'pay to win' and pushing bundles R3R6R12R39.
Crossy Road Crossy Road also receives numerous complaints about frequent and annoying ads, often appearing after every death or round . Some users specifically mention ads that cannot be exited, forcing a restart of the app . The option to remove ads costs money, which some find expensive .
Subway Surfers Subway Surfers users report significant issues with glitches, including the game not letting them play R7, constant glitches R6R24, ads not giving rewards R22, the game freezing or glitching phones , and lag . Some users also experienced losing their entire account progress .
Crossy Road Crossy Road has fewer reports of severe glitches. Some users mention the game being laggy or getting stuck on the loading screen . However, there are no widespread reports of game-breaking bugs or account loss, unlike Subway Surfers.
Subway Surfers Subway Surfers is generally considered easy to play, with some users finding it relaxing R45 and suitable for younger children R8. However, some find it difficult to beat high scores R1 or acquire characters without spending money R26.
Crossy Road Crossy Road is noted for being simple to pick up, but many users find it becomes too hard quickly, with too many cars making it difficult to progress . Some also find the game boring or repetitive after a short time .
Pick Subway Surfers if
You enjoy a game with constantly changing environments and events, and don't mind the potential for frequent ads and occasional glitches R16R20.
Pick Crossy Road if
You prefer a simpler, more consistent endless runner experience focused on character collection, and are willing to tolerate frequent ads for a generally stable game .
Evidence note: Both apps have a significant number of reviews complaining about ads, which is typical for free-to-play games. Subway Surfers has a higher volume of complaints regarding severe glitches and 'pay to win' aspects.
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What reviewers actually said
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- [R10] Subway Surfers Repetitiveness: The game subway surfers is not for the weak, because it can drive any man mad with its repetitive nature and no changes, it can make you seem like your in a loop
- [R16] Subway Surfers What in the world tour: Why does the game keep changing like very month to a different country the music the background the guard it all changes and I don’t like it when is it going to stop and revert to the classic pls return the classic mode or at least have it as a separate game mode or setting pls. At least the gameplay is the same and the floor is lava mode is cool just wish I didn’t have to
- [R20] Subway Surfers Love this game: I love this game so much I love that you don’t even need internet to play great
- [R21] Subway Surfers Review: I want the old music back now!!
- [R3] Subway Surfers Too much "pay to win": It sucks
- [R4] Subway Surfers Ads: Ads are horrible I’d rather have the option to turn them off completely so my daughter can play uninterrupted! This is absolutely ridiculous.
- [R6] Subway Surfers Good but a lot of ads: Btw pls read!!! This game has a lot of ads but it’s a good idea for long car rides! Sometimes it is super glitchy tho and is constantly playing the same ads and asking me to buy the bundles! A good idea for this game is to have a starter pack for first timers so they can get like 10,000 coins 30 keys and like a couple of boards and characters!! In the showdown races I for s
- [R12] Subway Surfers Go back to old subway surfers: I think the new game is great but why do we need all these new events and so many ways to waste our money
- [R7] Subway Surfers Pls don't scroll: Omg I can't even play this game because it is not letting me 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡
- [R22] Subway Surfers Glitch: I always watch advertisements and it never gives me reward
- [R24] Subway Surfers Ads: The game is amazing but every time I play it it glitches sometimes so please change the glitches . I really want the game to become a WiFi less app so I can play whenever I want please take this seriously and stop ignoring people comments it’s annoying u b
- [R1] Subway Surfers I hate this game I can’t beat my high score and it’s leapingfrogs fault: If you have this game delete it immediately
- [R8] Subway Surfers Good game: This game is good because a lot of little kids play it
- [R26] Subway Surfers Love but would make one change: I absolutely love subway surfers there is only one thing I would change I wish it was easier to buy their characters I would rather be able to buy everything with coins and keys and tokens
- [R45] Subway Surfers Subway surfers: This game is relaxing and fun
- [R14] Subway Surfers es muy bueno: es poquito difícil pero no ocupa internet ni nada es súper bueno aunque tiene mucho anuncios pero te lo recomiendo
- [R15] Subway Surfers So fun but YOU NEED TO FIX THE ADDS: It’s a great way to kill time in a no Wi-Fi space the only thing is the adverts they annoy me and make me not want to play the game anymore because your hyped up and like yes I’m gonna beet my high score and then pop an advert for an app I already have or and advert for an AI game it’s ridiculous If you are going to show an advert at least make it real not
- [R39] Subway Surfers NEEDS TO MUCH MONEY & HAS TO MUCH ADS!👿😿😓😭😡: So when I used to play this game,it had to much ads and that’s why I don’t even like this game anymore. It’s not that great even my brother just doesn’t really know how to play this game!Boooooooooooooooooo! Worst game I have ever played!🤔😓😪😵🤮🤢😿😾
Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store