Hippy Skate vs Pocket Wars
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hippy Skate
Master a unique two-button control scheme to perform tricks and navigate through over 40 vibrant levels. Collect peace signs, achieve high scores, and unlock advanced mechanics like kickflips and grinds in this psychedelic skateboarding adventure.
- Simple two-button controls
- Over 40 unique levels
- Collect peace signs
- Unlock kickflip and grind mechanics
- High score leaderboards
- 3-star achievements
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A new style of skateboarding game using a simple two button mechanic. Tap the left side of your screen to make your skater move. Hold the left side of your screen to make your skater stop. hold the right side of your screen to make your skater crouch. Release the right side of your screen to make your skater Ollie. Crouch on a downhill to give your skater a boost of speed. Release at the right time on an up hill to make your skater launch higher into the air. Master the mechanics to pass more than 40 unique levels, each with a colorful environment that gives the feeling of a long journey through a psychedelic world. Pass each level by collecting all the floating peace signs on the course as fast as possible. Later unlock the kickflip and grind mechanics to add another level to the challenge. Fly though the levels or challenge yourself with the 3 star achievements. Try to beat your best time on each course or go for champion with the high score listing on Game Center Leaderboard.
Pocket Wars
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Pocket Wars is a minimalist geometry tower defense game where simple shapes become powerful armies. Defend your base, upgrade your units and destroy enemy bases in fast tactical battles. Unlock new unit classes, weapons and gadgets, then adapt your strategy as every level becomes harder. Build stronger squads, discover new combinations and fight your way through the Pentagon Army to reclaim the coordinate system. Features: • Geometry tower defense battles • Defend your base and destroy enemy bases • Upgrade units, weapons and gadgets • Unlock multiple unit classes • Increasingly challenging levels • Clean geometric visuals • Fast mobile-friendly gameplay • Cosmetic style themes Pocket Wars combines tower defense, tactical unit battles and minimalist strategy in one compact mobile game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pocket Wars at every 5 days against Hippy Skate's every 5 months. Hippy Skate's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Hippy Skate sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Pocket Wars sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hippy Skate ships an update every 5 months, Pocket Wars every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hippy Skate | Pocket Wars |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 148 MB | 273 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | nathan sisler | Kaan Gevrek |
In-app purchases
Hippy Skate
- 100 Lives$0.99
- 330 Lives$2.99
- Remove ads$4.99
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- 550 Lives$4.99
- 1100 Lives$9.99
- Support the devs$99.99
Pocket Wars
- 1 Style Ticket$0.99
- 3 Style Tickets$1.99
- No Ads$2.99
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- All Styles$3.99
- Premium Pack$4.99









