HALFPIPE. vs Perfect Grind
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 8-bit retro graphics
- Swipe controls for tricks
- Bomb mechanic for altitude
- Skateboarding simulation
- Pro-skater challenges
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Swipe to perform tricks! Bomb to go higher! Are you a pro-skater, or are you a legend?
Perfect Grind
Master skateboarding with intuitive one-finger controls to perform flips and grinds. Customize your character with a vast selection of apparel and build your own skate parks to share with others.
- One-finger touch controls
- Perform flips and grinds
- Character customization
- Create and share skate parks
- Over 50 park prefabs
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SKATE WITH ONE FINGER Flip, grind and more with brand new touch controls that make it easy and fun to learn new tricks! DECK OUT YOUR CHARACTER A wide variety of cool, wacky characters and apparel to choose from! CREATE + SHARE YOUR OWN PARK Build your own one-of-a-kind creations from over 50 different prefabs, and then share them with your friends - or the world!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HALFPIPE. at none against Perfect Grind's 1. HALFPIPE. also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Perfect Grind sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HALFPIPE. asks for nothing beyond the download.
HALFPIPE. holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 145 and 297 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of HALFPIPE.'s written reviews are positive against 78% of Perfect Grind's.
HALFPIPE. ships an update every 3 days, Perfect Grind every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 9, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HALFPIPE. | Perfect Grind |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (145 ratings) — better | 4.3 (297 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.7% of reviews — better | 77.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 145 | 297 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 168 MB | 272 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Leaked Productions LLC | Noodlecake |
Customer experience
HALFPIPE.
Perfect Grind
Bugs and requests
HALFPIPE.
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Perfect Grind
Reported bugs
3 issues- Glitching through map boundaries
- Character models skating with boards upside down
- Mute button not functioning properly
Requested features
5 requests- Online multiplayer mode
- More maps and levels
- Expanded trick and customization options
- Ability to delete downloaded/created parks
- Goofy stance option
In-app purchases
HALFPIPE.
No in-app purchases
Perfect Grind
- Full Version$3.99
Questions
Is HALFPIPE. free?
Is Perfect Grind free?
Which has better reviews, HALFPIPE. or Perfect Grind?
Do HALFPIPE. or Perfect Grind have ads?
Which is updated more often, HALFPIPE. or Perfect Grind?
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