Comparison

True Surf vs Skate Space

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

True Surf4 screens
Skate Space4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
True Surf versus Skate Space: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrue SurfSkate Space
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (3.5K ratings)4.7 (29K ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.8% of reviews73.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.5K29K — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#77 — better#177
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size211 MB210 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperTrue AxisDRSV, LLC.

Customer experience

True Surf

All ratings3,441 ratings
Positive68.2%
Neutral10.6%
Negative21.2%
Written reviews1,137 reviews
Positive60.8%
Neutral16.9%
Negative22.3%

Skate Space

All ratings28,805 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral3.5%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews570 reviews
Positive73.5%
Neutral10.2%
Negative16.3%

User reviews

True Surf

From 3.5K App Store ratings

What 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 ratings

What 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

7 purchases

True Surf

Subscriptions2
  • Perfect Storm (monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Frequent Flyer (monthly)$2.991 Month
One-time5
  • 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
11 purchases

Skate Space

One-time11
  • 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

Is True Surf free?
True Surf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Skate Space free?
Skate Space is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, True Surf or Skate Space?
Skate Space is rated higher. True Surf averages 3.8 out of 5 from 3.5K ratings, while Skate Space averages 4.7 from 29K ratings.
Do True Surf or Skate Space have ads?
Skate Space shows ads; True Surf does not.
Which is updated more often, True Surf or Skate Space?
True Surf ships an update fortnightly, and Skate Space fortnightly. Most recently, True Surf was updated on October 25, 2026 and Skate Space on October 25, 2026.
Which is more popular, True Surf or Skate Space?
True Surf currently peaks at #77 in the App Store charts, and Skate Space at #177. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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