Comparison

HALFPIPE. 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

HALFPIPE.

Experience retro 8-bit skateboarding with intuitive swipe controls for tricks and a bomb mechanic to gain altitude. Test your skills and see if you can become a skateboarding legend.

Highlights
  • 8-bit retro graphics
  • Swipe controls for tricks
  • Bomb mechanic for altitude
  • Skateboarding simulation
  • Pro-skater challenges
Features
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Swipe to perform tricks! Bomb to go higher! Are you a pro-skater, or are you a legend?

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
Currently charting
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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

HALFPIPE.4 screens
Skate Space4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HALFPIPE. at none against Skate Space's 13. HALFPIPE. also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). Skate Space's advantage is ratings volume (29K vs 145) and chart position (#168 vs unranked). On price, rating, monetization model 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. Skate Space sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. HALFPIPE. asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for HALFPIPE. against 4.7 for Skate Space. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skate Space has 29K ratings behind it against 145, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of HALFPIPE.'s written reviews are positive against 74% of Skate Space's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HALFPIPE. ships an update every 3 days, Skate Space fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 9, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
HALFPIPE. versus Skate Space: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHALFPIPE.Skate Space
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (145 ratings)4.7 (29K ratings)
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews — better73.6% of reviews
Number of ratings14529K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#168 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size168 MB210 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperLeaked Productions LLCDRSV, LLC.

Customer experience

HALFPIPE.

All ratings145 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral4.1%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral10.0%
Negative3.3%

Skate Space

All ratings28,805 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral3.5%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews565 reviews
Positive73.6%
Neutral10.1%
Negative16.3%

Bugs and requests

HALFPIPE.

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

None

HALFPIPE.

No in-app purchases

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 HALFPIPE. free?
HALFPIPE. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Skate Space free?
Skate Space is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HALFPIPE. or Skate Space?
HALFPIPE. and Skate Space are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 145 and 29K ratings respectively.
Do HALFPIPE. or Skate Space have ads?
Skate Space shows ads; HALFPIPE. does not.
Which is updated more often, HALFPIPE. or Skate Space?
HALFPIPE. ships an update every 3 days, and Skate Space fortnightly. Most recently, HALFPIPE. was updated on June 9, 2026 and Skate Space on September 28, 2026.

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