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Head-to-head

Minion Rush vs Subway Surfers

Minion Rush 4.6★ · Free + IAP 60
Winner Subway Surfers
Subway Surfers 4.6★ · Free + IAP 75

Subway Surfers is generally the better choice due to fewer critical bugs and less user frustration with recent updates, despite both games suffering from excessive ads.

Full reviews: Minion Rush · Subway Surfers

Minion Rush and Subway Surfers are both popular endless runner games, but Minion Rush has seen a significant decline in user satisfaction due to frequent ads, game-breaking bugs, and unpopular overhauls that removed beloved features. Subway Surfers, while also criticized for ads and repetitiveness, maintains a more stable and enjoyable experience for its long-term players.

Head to head

Features edge: Subway SurfersR9R10R22R25
Minion Rush Many long-time Minion Rush players express disappointment with recent updates, stating that fun features like bosses and skin power-ups have been removed, making the game feel less unique and more like Subway Surfers R9R10R22R25. Users also complain about too many currencies that are hard to collect and expensive prizes .
Subway Surfers Subway Surfers users generally appreciate the core gameplay and character unlocking . However, some find the game repetitive over time and wish for more free characters, designable characters, and new advantages . There are also complaints about constant changes to locations, music, and guards with monthly updates .
Ease of Use edge: Subway SurfersR1R3R7R13
Minion Rush Minion Rush users report significant issues with the app not loading or taking a very long time to load after updates R13. Some also mention glitches where vibration feedback stops working after updates R3 and the game crashing, leading to lost progress R1R7.
Subway Surfers Subway Surfers is generally considered easy to play, with many users enjoying it for travel due to offline play . However, some users report occasional glitches and lag . A few also find the game's pace too fast .
Reliability edge: Subway SurfersR1R6R7R13
Minion Rush Minion Rush suffers from numerous reliability issues, including ads getting stuck and causing loss of progress R1R6R7, the app not loading or crashing frequently R7R13, and updates causing loss of tokens, puzzle pieces, and level advances R7.
Subway Surfers Subway Surfers generally appears more reliable, though users do report occasional glitches . Some users have experienced issues with high scores not registering R69 or losing their entire account progress . Ad-related glitches where rewards are not given are also mentioned .
Price/Value tieR4R6R12R18
Minion Rush Minion Rush is free with in-app purchases, but users are overwhelmed by the sheer number of ads, which appear after every action or loss, sometimes lasting up to a minute R4R6R12R18. This significantly detracts from the game's value, even for a free app.
Subway Surfers Subway Surfers is also free with in-app purchases, and like Minion Rush, it is heavily criticized for an excessive amount of ads, often appearing after every run . Some users feel it's too 'pay to win' or that in-game items are too expensive .
Support tieR7R69
Minion Rush Minion Rush users report that contacting support for issues like ads crashing the game or lost progress has not resulted in fixes R7.
Subway Surfers Subway Surfers reviews do not frequently mention direct interaction with support, but some users express frustration that reported bugs, like high scores not saving, are not fixed R69.
Pick Minion Rush if

You are a new player who enjoys the Minions theme and can tolerate frequent ads and potential bugs, or if you are specifically drawn to the current gameplay loop .

Pick Subway Surfers if

You prefer a more stable endless runner experience with fewer critical bugs and generally consistent gameplay, even if it has many ads and can feel repetitive .

Evidence note: Minion Rush has a significant number of recent negative reviews focusing on ads, bugs, and dissatisfaction with game overhauls, which contrasts with its higher lifetime rating. Subway Surfers also has many complaints about ads but fewer critical bugs or negative sentiment regarding core gameplay changes.

Frequently asked

Are Minion Rush and Subway Surfers free to play?
Yes, both Minion Rush and Subway Surfers are free to download and play, but they both include in-app purchases (IAP) and are heavily monetized through frequent ads R4R6R12R18.
Which game has more ads?
Both games are heavily criticized for an excessive number of ads, with users reporting ads after almost every action or run in both Minion Rush and Subway Surfers R4R6R12R18. Minion Rush users specifically mention ads getting stuck and causing game crashes R1R6R7.
Do updates improve the games?
For Minion Rush, many long-time players feel that recent updates have made the game worse by removing beloved features, introducing more ads, and causing bugs and crashes R7R9R10R22. Subway Surfers updates are noted for changing locations and music, which some users dislike, but the core gameplay remains consistent .

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R9] Minion Rush 3/5 · US Why: Why remove most of the old fun features that it had before like the bosses and skin power ups it’s now just subway surfers
  2. [R10] Minion Rush 2/5 · US Still mourning the old version: It has been over a year since the revamp of the app and I still mourn the old version. I used to play this game every night but now I pick it up once every few months and play it for 5 mins and just get sad that it isn’t what it used to be. Years ago I would’ve easily rated it 5 stars but now I’m giving it 2. I considered 1 but added one for old times sake. It feels
  3. [R22] Minion Rush 1/5 · US Bring bosses back: Why remove one of the fun features from before :(
  4. [R25] Minion Rush 1/5 · US Noah’s minion Rush review: Man, this game used to be so much better. Back then, you could run as long as you wanted and just enjoy the endless runner gameplay. Now, the game forces you to complete missions, which often limits your runs to around 45 seconds. It’s a shame, because the older version felt much more fun. I honestly think the game was better before these changes.
  5. [R1] Minion Rush 1/5 · US Bugs: Anytime I try to watch an add to revive myself the add specifically Pokémon tci add gets stuck and I lose all my progress because I have to close the app out it’s frustrating especially if I’m doing a mission and have to restart over and over can this be fixed?
  6. [R3] Minion Rush 3/5 · US Good game, but…: Good game, i like it. But when updates come - vibration feedback doesn’t work, every time i go in the game and see this problem. I play with no volume and use vibration feedback, so fix it pls
  7. [R7] Minion Rush 1/5 · US Longtime player VERY disappointed!: I’ve played for YEARS and have gone throughout about 4 complete game overhauls. Every update for the last 6 months or so has been garbage. I’ve lost tokens, puzzle pieces, airplanes, level advances, AND MUCH, MUCH MORE. I’ve gone into support chat and begged for fixes to ads crashing game with no saved progress, but I don’t even have to be in a room playing to b
  8. [R13] Minion Rush 2/5 · US Not loading: Every time I open your game it doesn’t want to load. Ever since I have updated this app it has not worked. I have deleted it and re loaded the app. It is still not loading. I do love running the minions! If when I delete and reinstall the app and it still has loading problems it will be permanently deleted from my iPad. 😤😡🤬
  9. [R6] Minion Rush 3/5 · US Good game but issue with Ads: I love the game but every time a ad comes on and it gives the option to close the ad and get back to the game, it doesn’t work. I have restarted the game and even uninstalled it, but it does not fix the issue. Pls fix this.
  10. [R4] Minion Rush 1/5 · US I do not like it at all: When I first got it, I was like oh my God there was so many ads and then when I got this new update it was really fun but as it just cause you hit something you die and then you have to like start the course all over I kinda like it when I first got it but there’s so many ads. My brother likes it, but I don’t. He plays it all the time he’s on my iPad, if you have this game
  11. [R12] Minion Rush 3/5 · US It’s a very bad experience I’ve never had: The ads are toooooo much!!
  12. [R18] Minion Rush 3/5 · US Tooooo many ads!!!!: I downloaded this game because my son and I used to play it when he was little. One thing for sure….there were no ads back then. Now there’s one every five seconds!! Sadly I’ll probably delete even though it’s super fun!
  13. [R69] Subway Surfers 3/5 · US This is not fair: I love your game. It’s not like I want you do go down, but there is a bug I need you guys to fix. I beat a lot of people in the leader for the run. Twice , I beat the champions high score. I even beat my own record. Then when I come out of it, in still in the same place, I refreshed my game and this was still here. You guys owe me my diamond and my champion medal.

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store