Comparison

Skate City vs Snake Vortex!

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

Head to head
About

Skate City

Experience the thrill of street skating with intuitive controls and hundreds of trick combinations. Explore diverse global cities, from sunny Los Angeles to vibrant Tokyo, and customize your skater's skills and gear. Enjoy a chill soundtrack and capture your best moves to share.

Highlights
  • Master hundreds of trick combinations
  • Explore global skate spots
  • Accessible controls for all skill levels
  • Challenge and Endless Skate modes
  • Upgrade skills and customize gear
  • Original lo-fi soundtrack
  • In-game recording and sharing tools
Features
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Capture the heart and soul of street skating in a style that’s all your own. Push to perfect your flow and improve your skills while mastering hundreds of trick combinations. Immerse yourself in the dynamic environments as morning fades to night, and the weather shifts unexpectedly. Features: Do you even skate? Now you do! We want everyone to enjoy the feeling of cruising the city streets. What once seemed like a concrete jungle will soon become your playground. No Passport required. Explore the streets of Los Angeles, Oslo, Barcelona, Tokyo, Venice beach and Miami. Begin your journey along the sun-soaked streets of LA before unlocking your next destination. Fake it til you make it. Nail your favourite tricks or get creative with the ones you haven’t tried yet! Whether you’ve never set foot on a skateboard or have been riding for years, our accessible controls will test your mind, not your body. Challenge or chill. Ride like a local through each city’s Challenge mode or take it at your own pace in Endless Skate.
 Level up. Upgrade your skills and gear in our custom skate shop to suit your individual style and abilities. Here you’ll find everything from decks & trucks to streetwear along with options to change hairstyles, skin tone, and gender. Feel Good Music Zen out to an original soundtrack of atmospheric lo-fi beats that are sure to set the right vibe for all your skate sessions. Plug in headphones for the ultimate mellow mood. Snap and Share. Capture your best tricks with our in-game recording tools and share your skate videos online. Your social media has never looked better.

About

Snake Vortex!

Control a snake by swiping the screen to collect balls and grow longer. A longer snake allows you to break through more obstacles and achieve higher scores. Enjoy this classic arcade-style challenge.

Highlights
  • Swipe controls
  • Collect balls to grow longer
  • Break through obstacles
  • Achieve high scores
  • Simple arcade gameplay
Features
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Swipe the screen to control the snake to collect more balls to make the snake longer. Longer snakes allow you to pass more obstacles and get higher scores. GOOD LUCK!

Screenshots

Skate City4 screens
Snake Vortex!3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Skate City at none against Snake Vortex!'s shown. Skate City also leads on ratings volume (48K vs 5). Snake Vortex!'s advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs paid) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Snake Vortex! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skate City has 48K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Skate City ships an update every 2 months, Snake Vortex! every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Skate City versus Snake Vortex!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkate CitySnake Vortex!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (48K ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings48K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.2 GB185 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSnowman广杰 周

Customer experience

Skate City

All ratings47,693 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews1,038 reviews
Positive79.4%
Neutral8.2%
Negative12.4%

Snake Vortex!

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Skate City

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezes during tutorial
  • Disappearing skateboard glitch
  • Inconsistent trick registration
  • Graphical issues on larger screens

Requested features

6 requests
  • Multiplayer mode
  • More customization options
  • Additional maps and locations
  • Ability to change camera angles
  • Improved trick registration
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  • Increased in-game currency earnings

Snake Vortex!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Skate City

No in-app purchases

None

Snake Vortex!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Skate City free?
Skate City is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Snake Vortex! free?
Snake Vortex! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Skate City or Snake Vortex!?
Snake Vortex! is rated higher. Skate City averages 4.8 out of 5 from 48K ratings, while Snake Vortex! averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Skate City or Snake Vortex! have ads?
Snake Vortex! shows ads; Skate City does not.
Which is updated more often, Skate City or Snake Vortex!?
Skate City ships an update every 2 months, and Snake Vortex! every 4 months. Most recently, Skate City was updated on September 27, 2026 and Snake Vortex! on June 5, 2026.

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