True Surf vs Skate Space
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
True Surf
Experience the most authentic surfing simulation with realistic physics and live weather forecasts from Surfline. Master real-time controls, travel to world-famous breaks, and compete in WSL events. Evolve your surfer, build your gear, and chase the perfect wave.
- Realistic physics simulation
- Live Surfline weather forecasts
- World-famous surf breaks
- Real-time touch controls
- Character progression and customization
- Board quiver management
- Live WSL competitions
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Conquer legendary past swells by crushing feat-based missions across a quiver of boards, from the world’s leading shapers, and unlock 34 of the planet's most iconic surf spots. Experience mind blowing realistic wave graphics, driven by True Axis' cutting-edge, real-world physics simulation engine, featuring real-time surf conditions powered by Surfline! True Surf is the Official Game of World Surf League (WSL). REAL TIME CONTROLS Realistic touch based physics enable complete control of your surfer in real time. Use one finger, your thumb or mind surf with two fingers like the Pros. NEW GAMEPLAY: FIRST PERSON BARREL MODE Automatically switch to first person mode when in the barrel. NEW MISSION MODE: Smash feat-based missions across the world’s most iconic breaks to unlock new surf spots! Every victory earns you essential rewards to fuel your career, including Clams, Travel Tickets, and Perfect Storms to boost live conditions. IMPROVED REPLAY GRAPHICS Edit and share POV drainers, pig dog shots in the barrel, and spine-twisting laybacks in the pocket! THE WORLD'S BEST WAVES A huge part of surfing is about chasing the perfect wave and True Surf comes jam-packed with the world's best. Travel the world chasing classic reef breaks with hollow barrels at Pipe in Hawaii, Cloudbreak, Fiji to rolling 'power-curve' breaks at Bells Beach, Australia. Or try to beat the sections at some of the world's fastest point breaks like Jeffreys Bay, South Africa. If BIG waves are your thing then head to Nazare, Portugal and Jaws (Pe-ahi), Hawaii. True Surf has it all including Surf Ranch, the epic man made wave located between farm fields in California’s Central Valley. REAL-TIME CONDITIONS POWERED BY SURFLINE True Surf is powered by real time surf forecasting data from Surfline (experts in marine weather forecasting). Data is updated throughout the day and includes Swell Height, Swell Direction, Wind, Tide and Water Temperature. PERFECT STORM Play god of thunder and boost LIVE swells. WILDLIFE Surf with dolphins, look out for the sharks! COMPETE IN WSL CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR EVENTS Are you ready for the CT? Test your skills in WSL Events and compete against other players from around the world to see if you have what it takes to become a CT champ! CHARACTER & QUIVER Experience apparel and boards from legendary brands including Billabong, Catch Surf, Firewire Surfboards, Pyzel Surfboards, Quiksilver, Roxy, Rusty, Shane, SharpEye Surfboards, Simon Anderson Surfboards, Slater Designs, Stretch Boards, and Vissla. Note: An internet connection is required to access some features. Frequent Flyer (monthly) is a monthly subscription service that enables you unlimited travel to all surf spots in True Surf. Frequent Flyer Monthly cost 2.99 USD/month (or local equivalent) and will be charged on your iTunes Account after purchase and when the subscription renews monthly. Perfect Storm (monthly) is a monthly subscription service that enables you unlimited activations of Perfect Storms at all surf spots in True Surf. Perfect Storms provide a boost to live surf conditions and each activation lasts for 5 minutes. Perfect Storm Monthly cost 2.99 USD/month (or local equivalent) and will be charged on your iTunes Account after purchase and when the subscription renews monthly. Subscriptions will renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to users iTunes account settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Terms of service can be found at https://trueaxis.com/tsfua.html
Skate Space
Experience the thrill of skateboarding in a virtual world. Customize your avatar and skate parks, perform tricks, and compete with others online. Enjoy battles, missions, and create video parts of your best moves.
- Multiplayer online battles
- Avatar and fashion customization
- Custom park creation
- Trick list configuration
- Score missions
- Video part creation
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Space for playing Skateboard. Enjoy battles and chats in multiplayer mode. Play freely with custom parks, missions, and replay video features. Earn tricks and skins to create your ideal player. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - It is a game where you can experience the various attractions of skateboarding. You can enjoy freely without any rules or restrictions. Please wear the clothes you want to wear and go to the place you want to go, make your favorite tricks. You can ・Customize your avatar and fashion. ・Customize your own park. ・Configure trick list. ・Skate in the parks of others. ・Skate together while chatting. ・Try to Score Mission. ・Multiplayer online battle with up to 10 skaters. ・Make video part.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Skate Space at 4.7 against True Surf's 3.8. Skate Space also leads on review sentiment (74% vs 61%) and ratings volume (29K vs 3.5K). True Surf's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. True Surf sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Skate Space sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Skate Space holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skate Space has 29K ratings behind it against 3.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of True Surf's written reviews are positive against 74% of Skate Space's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | True Surf | Skate Space |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (3.5K ratings) | 4.7 (29K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.8% of reviews | 73.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.5K | 29K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #77 — better | #177 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 211 MB | 210 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | True Axis | DRSV, LLC. |
Customer experience
True Surf
Skate Space
User reviews
True Surf
From 3.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌊 Realistic wave physics and graphics
- 🤙 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🔥 Best surfing game on mobile
- 👍 Intuitive controls once learned
- 🌍 Variety of real-world surf spots
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases for boards and upgrades
- 🐢 Extremely slow progression and leveling up
- 🤯 Inconsistent and unreliable scoring system
- 🌊 Lack of consistently good waves at many locations
- 🔋 Battery draining issues
Skate Space
From 29K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Amazing game
- 🚀 Immersive gameplay
- 💡 Ability to create custom parks
- 👍 Variety of tricks and customization
- 👍 No ads
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
- 💰 Difficult to earn in-game currency
- 🔒 Requires internet connection
- 🤔 Unbalanced online competitions
- 🤔 Limited object placement in park editor
Bugs and requests
True Surf
Reported bugs
3 issues- Waves not generating properly at Surf Ranch
- Progression resets and lost progress
- Inability to travel to desired surf spots
Requested features
5 requests- First-person camera mode
- Customizable boards and characters
- Competitive multiplayer mode
- Career mode with challenges and sponsorships
- Ability to create and share custom surf spots
Skate Space
Reported bugs
5 issues- Invisible seams in transitions
- Sudden character freezes and crashes
- Negative coin balances
- Disappearing custom parks
- Unresponsive controls in park editor
Requested features
6 requests- Offline mode
- Ability to play with friends
- More customization options
- Improved park editor controls
- Expanded trick list
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- Point system overhaul for online competitions
In-app purchases
True Surf
- Perfect Storm (monthly)$2.991 Month
- Frequent Flyer (monthly)$2.991 Month
- Handful of Clams$0.99
- Bag of Clams$7.99
- Chest of Clams$28.99
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- Boatload of Clams$49.99
- Sea of Clams$99.99
Skate Space
- X 10$0.99
- AMUSEMENT PARK$1.99
- AD REMOVE$1.99
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- COIN 300$2.99
- X 50$3.99
- COIN 600$4.99
- X 100$6.99
- COIN 1500$9.99
- COIN 1200$11.99
- COIN 1800$17.99
- X 300$19.99
Questions
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