Comparison

Skate City vs Dead Cells+

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

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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

Dead Cells+

Embark on a challenging 2D action platformer adventure as a failed alchemic experiment. Explore a dynamic, interconnected world, master combat, and unlock new paths with each playthrough. This version includes extensive DLC content with new storylines, biomes, enemies, weapons, and bosses.

Highlights
  • Roguevania exploration
  • Frantic 2D combat
  • Nonlinear progression
  • Daily leaderboards
  • Return to Castlevania DLC
  • The Bad Seed DLC
  • Fatal Falls DLC
Features
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Play as a failed alchemic experiment and explore the sprawling, ever-changing castle to find out what happened on this gloomy island…! That is, assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers. Dead Cells+ is a roguevania action platformer that will require you to master frantic 2D combat with a wide variety of weapons and skills against merciless minions and boss. The indie hit Dead Cells+ is now slaying foes on Apple Arcade! Main Features • ONLY ON APPLE ARCADE - New daily leaderboards : Test your skills against players all over the world! • Roguevania: The progressive exploration of an interconnected world, with the replayability of a rogue-lite and the adrenaline pumping threat of permadeath • Frantic and Dynamic 2D Action: Learn your enemies’ patterns to stay alive, or prepare to be sent back to your cell before you can say “baguette” • Nonlinear Progression: Unlock new levels with every death, opt for the path that suits your current build, your playstyle or just your mood. Surely, the ramparts can’t be as bad the sewers, right? • Play at your own pace: Will you explore every nook and cranny of the castle, or rush to the end? [THIS VERSION ALSO INCLUDES ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONTENT] *Latest updates are available: Clean Cut & The End is Near* RETURN TO CASTLEVANIA DLC • New storyline - overcome the Ruler of Darkness alongside Alucard and Richter Belmont, • 2 new biomes - Explore Dracula's Castle and its outskirts • 9 new monsters - Werewolves, haunted armors, and medusas are waiting for you • 14 new weapons - wield the Vampire Killer or the Holy Water to defeat creatures of the night, • 3 new bosses - go fangs to fangs against Death and Dracula himself • 20 new outfits - dress as your favorite Castlevania characters such as Simon and Richter Belmont or Alucard • Alternative soundtracks - play along 51 Castlevania original tracks and 12 tunes reimagined in the style of Dead Cells THE BAD SEED DLC You reap what you sow • New levels to lose your head in: the not-so-peaceful Dilapidated Arboretum and the noxious Morass of the Banished • New monsters to rip to pieces: get to know the locals, such as the Jerkshroom and the Yeeter • New weapons to play with: trim sticking out heads with the Scythe Claw, or make them dance to the sound of the Rhythm n' Bouzouki • New boss to fight against: Mama Tick is dying to meet you FATAL FALLS DLC Ready for a leap of faith? • 3 new biomes - Get some fresh air at the Fractured Shrines, splash around at the Undying Shores and take a picture at the Mausoleum • 8 new monsters - The Cold Blooded Guardians and their friends would love to teach you about their culture. ... Wait, aren't those relatives of yours in the Undying Shores...? • 7 new weapons - lil' Serenade is perfect for breaking the ice with the locals, although the Snake Fangs would make for a perfect souvenir... • 1 new boss - The Scarecrow is very proud of his gardening skills and won't hesitate to show off QUEEN AND THE SEA DLC Take it to the sea! • 2 new biomes - Battle your way through a rotten shipwreck, or scale a burning lighthouse and confront your deadliest foe yet. • 9 new weapons, including a throwable shark, a trident and a pirate hook hand (eyepatch not included). • 2 new bosses - Don't lose your head before you meet the Queen! This DLC also gives you the usual extras: - A not-so-cute pet. - Loads of new outfits. - New enemies to bash. Carefully redesigned for Apple Arcade with a revamped interface • Two game modes available: Original & Auto-Hit • Custom controls & More touch controls options available: Change the buttons’ position and size to your liking, swipe to dodge… • MFi external controller support • Game Center achievements If you run into a problem, please contact us at support@playdigious.mail.helpshift.com u with as much information as possible on the issue.

Screenshots

Skate City4 screens
Dead Cells+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Dead Cells+ at free against Skate City's paid. Dead Cells+ also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 79%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Skate City's advantage is ratings volume (48K vs 14K). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Skate City against 4.9 for Dead Cells+. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 48K and 14K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Skate City's written reviews are positive against 90% of Dead Cells+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Skate City ships an update every 2 months, Dead Cells+ every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Skate City versus Dead Cells+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkate CityDead Cells+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (48K ratings)4.9 (14K ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.4% of reviews90.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings48K — better14K
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.2 GB1.8 GB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperSnowmanPlaydigious

Customer experience

Skate City

All ratings47,852 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews1,040 reviews
Positive79.4%
Neutral8.2%
Negative12.4%

Dead Cells+

All ratings13,598 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews701 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral4.1%
Negative5.8%

User reviews

Skate City

From 48K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Intuitive controls
  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics
  • 🎵 Relaxing soundtrack
  • 🛹 Authentic skateboarding experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 🔍 Limited customization options
  • 💰 Expensive in-game purchases
  • 🕹️ Challenging controls for some tricks
  • 🧭 Need more map variety

Dead Cells+

From 14K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Excellent controls
  • 🎨 Beautiful pixel art
  • 🔍 Engaging exploration
  • 💡 Helpful accessibility options

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional audio issues
  • 🔋 Performance drops on some devices
  • 🤔 Lack of cloud save sync across devices
  • 🕹️ Touchscreen controls can be finicky

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

Dead Cells+

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes or freezes during boss battles
  • Map not updating properly after teleporting
  • Controller buttons not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to listen to own music/podcasts while playing
  • More customization options for button layout
  • Multiplayer or co-op mode
  • Improved save/progress sync across devices

In-app purchases

None

Skate City

No in-app purchases

None

Dead Cells+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Skate City free?
Skate City is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dead Cells+ free?
Dead Cells+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Skate City or Dead Cells+?
Dead Cells+ is rated higher. Skate City averages 4.8 out of 5 from 48K ratings, while Dead Cells+ averages 4.9 from 14K ratings.
Do Skate City or Dead Cells+ have ads?
Neither Skate City nor Dead Cells+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Skate City or Dead Cells+?
Skate City ships an update every 2 months, and Dead Cells+ every 3 months. Most recently, Skate City was updated on November 1, 2026 and Dead Cells+ on November 1, 2026.

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