Thrasher Magazine vs Griptape
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thrasher Magazine
Access the latest skateboarding content with faster video loading and easy navigation. Receive instant alerts for new videos, save your progress, and bookmark clips to watch later or share.
- Faster video loading
- Effortless navigation
- Instant video alerts
- Saved video progress
- Save videos for later
- Share videos
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Your direct source for all the best skateboarding content, with faster loading videos and effortless navigation. Get alerts as soon as a video goes out, video progress is saved so you can continue watching later if interrupted, save videos to watch later or show to others.
Griptape
Stream full skateboarding video parts from top skaters and brands. Discover new content with personalized recommendations and organize your favorites into custom playlists. Explore verified skater and sponsor pages for deeper insights.
- Stream full video parts
- Explore skater and sponsor pages
- Search for skaters, brands, and videos
- Personalized video recommendations
- Build custom playlists
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Griptape is the streaming home of your favorite skaters. With beloved videos and parts from April, Girl, Chocolate, FA, Hockey, Primitive, Plan B, Limosine, and more — there's always something to watch. With the Griptape app, you can explore an extensive library of skateboarding videos. Build playlists and stream full parts from the world's best skaters and brands. Why choose Griptape as your go-to skate video app? Here, you can: Stream full video parts from the world's best skaters and brands Explore verified skater and sponsor pages Easily search for your favorite skaters, brands, and videos Discover personalized video recommendations tailored to your unique taste Build and curate your own playlists and never lose track of your favorite parts Please note: This app requires an existing Griptape account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Thrasher Magazine at none against Griptape's shown. Thrasher Magazine also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and rating (3.9 vs 3.6). Griptape's advantage is review sentiment (63% vs 40%). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Thrasher Magazine holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thrasher Magazine has 159 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of Thrasher Magazine's written reviews are positive against 63% of Griptape's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Thrasher Magazine ships an update weekly, Griptape every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thrasher Magazine | Griptape |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (159 ratings) — better | 3.6 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.4% of reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 159 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Thrasher Magazine | Grip Platforms, Inc. |
Customer experience
Thrasher Magazine
Griptape
Bugs and requests
Thrasher Magazine
Reported bugs
10 issues- Videos fail to play or load
- Audio doesn't work unless silent mode is off
- Black screen appears during video playback
- App crashes mid-video or after completion
- App freezes on home screen
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- Search functionality broken
- Video plays with sound but no visual
- App won't open or respond
- Infinite loading on main screen
- Play button unresponsive for certain videos
Requested features
8 requests- Chromecast and Apple TV compatibility
- Video categorization and filtering by topic
- Ability for users to post spots and photos
- More archived videos from before app launch
- Notifications should link directly to videos
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- Offline viewing capability
- AirPlay support for Apple devices
- Streaming buttons for various platforms
Griptape
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Thrasher Magazine
No in-app purchases
Griptape
No in-app purchases
