Comparison

Half Session Skateboard vs Skater Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Half Session Skateboard

Perform extreme real-life skateboarding tricks on a half-pipe. Master intuitive controls to complete missions and unlock new levels before time runs out. Enjoy retro graphics and offline play.

Highlights
  • Perform extreme real-life tricks
  • Intuitive tap and slide controls
  • Rad retro graphics and sound effects
  • Realistic virtual half-pipe
  • Unlock new levels by earning stars
  • Completely functional offline
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Half Session Skateboard is the ultimate arcade skateboarding game to challenge yourself to perform extreme real-life tricks. Get your fingers ready to defy gravity and do Rock and Roll, Layback Air, Ho-Ho and MANY more! Perfectly control your skater on the halfpipe to complete each level's missions by flawlessly performing all the insane tricks before time runs out! Get on the board and start riding like a pro! Ride or die! FEATURES * Insane real-life tricks Use your fingers to control the skater to do the tricks with simple intuitive taps and slides. All tricks were designed by the real extreme moves done in the ramps. * Rad retro graphics and sound effects Simple and colorful graphics based on the old school arcade games. Sound effects were designed to imitate real life ecstasy of riding on a half-pipe. * Realistic extreme half-pipe Virtual half-pipe precisely built for all the aerial, lip, invert, and handplant tricks. Precisely control the skater along the half-pipe to do different tricks in each area of the ramp! * Earn stars to unlock new levels Perform real-life rad tricks with taps and slides to clear levels. Each mission has a list of tricks to be performed in the limited time. You must ride against time to earn points, get three stars, and move to the next level. * Completely functional without internet connection Half Session Skateboard does not require any internet connection to play. You can play it anywhere and everywhere: in the streets, curbs, subway, car, toilet, or even while you are on the board (if you are a pro). Half Session Skateboard is challenging and endlessly entertaining just like real-life skating. Get the thrills of riding a real board with the time pressure to complete all the trick before time's up! Don't bogart the game and compare your scores with your friends!

About

Skater Mobile

Experience realistic skateboarding with intuitive controls and a first-person perspective. Perform endless trick combinations and combos in authentic street spots and skateparks. Master flips, spins, grinds, and slides in a game designed by a long-time skater.

Highlights
  • Physics-based gameplay
  • Endless trick combinations
  • Realistic skateboard animations
  • POV First Person Skateboarding mode
  • 16 unique skateboarding levels
  • Handcrafted skate spots
Features
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Do realistic skate tricks and put together skateboard lines in this easy to play, hard to master skateboarding game set in realistic & stylized environments, offering realistic trick animations and a POV mode for feeling like a real skater by skating using a first person perspective. SKATE YOUR WAY You are fully in control of your skateboard and what tricks you want to do. REALISTIC SKATE SPOTS Skate street spots and skateparks that have been designed to feel authentic. LOTS OF TRICKS Do a variety of tricks on your skateboard. Do flips, spins, grinds and slides. Combine tricks and do tricks in combos such as a kickflip nosegrind nollie heelflip out. FOR SKATERS, MADE BY A SKATER This game is made by a developer that has been skateboarding for 20 years. SKATE IN FIRST PERSON Look through the eyes of a skater with the POV perspective. Feel like a real pro skater by looking down at your skateboard while doing tricks. Features: - Physics based gameplay - Endless trick combinations and combos - Realistic skateboard animations - 16 different skateboarding levels in unique locations - Handcrafted skate spots - POV First Person Skateboarding mode

Screenshots

Half Session Skateboard4 screens
Skater Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Half Session Skateboard at none against Skater Mobile's 1. Half Session Skateboard also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Skater Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (465 vs 2). On price and device support 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. Skater Mobile sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Half Session Skateboard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Half Session Skateboard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skater Mobile has 465 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Half Session Skateboard's written reviews are positive against 88% of Skater Mobile's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Half Session Skateboard versus Skater Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHalf Session SkateboardSkater Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.8 (465 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better88.3% of reviews
Number of ratings2465 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB194 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperTexas PFCG Aplicativos LtdaOliver Eriksson

Customer experience

Half Session Skateboard

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Skater Mobile

All ratings450 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral6.0%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews137 reviews
Positive88.3%
Neutral7.3%
Negative4.4%

Bugs and requests

Half Session Skateboard

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Skater Mobile

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Getting stuck in certain states (manual, air)
  • Inconsistent flip trick animations
  • Crash when trying to rate the game

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to flip out of grinds
  • More maps/levels with increased variety
  • Character customization options
  • Alternative camera views (e.g., third-person)
  • Trick progression system or challenges

In-app purchases

None

Half Session Skateboard

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Skater Mobile

One-time1
  • No Ads + Carlsbad$4.99

Questions

Is Half Session Skateboard free?
Half Session Skateboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Skater Mobile free?
Skater Mobile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Half Session Skateboard or Skater Mobile?
Half Session Skateboard is rated higher. Half Session Skateboard averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Skater Mobile averages 4.8 from 465 ratings.
Do Half Session Skateboard or Skater Mobile have ads?
Skater Mobile shows ads; Half Session Skateboard does not.

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