Comparison

Skating Skills vs Core by RTI

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

Head to head
About

Skating Skills

This app provides skaters and coaches with essential testing information and demonstrations. It offers free access to videos of patterns, descriptions, and quizzes, with optional in-app purchases for in-depth instructional content on tests and turns.

Highlights
  • Videos of every pattern
  • Test and pattern descriptions
  • Focus points and expectations
  • Pattern diagrams and quizzes
  • Instructional content for tests
  • In-depth turn resources
Features
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The Moves in the Field app is now the Skating Skills app, aligning with the new rule changes that started July 1, 2023. The Skating Skills app is designed to empower skaters and coaches of all levels. The app provides convenient access to essential testing information and demonstrations to foster confidence, improved technique, and a deeper understanding of each test's intricacies. **Free Content** • Videos of Every Pattern • Test and Pattern Descriptions • Focus Points and Test Expectations • Pattern Diagrams • Checklist of Turns • Links to Rulebook Pages and Judges Forms • Quizzes • Videos of Passing, Honors, and Distinction Tests **Paid Content** Unlock the instructional content, available through in-app purchases. • Instructional Content for Each Test: Delve deeper into each test with specialized exercises for each pattern, technique descriptions, slow-motion pattern videos, pattern placement tips, common errors and corrections, and guidance on how to introduce each pattern. • Instructional Content for All 62 Test Turns: Enhance your turn execution with in-depth resources including slow-motion turn videos, technique descriptions, on-ice turn tracing videos, definitions of each turn, problem-solving techniques for challenging turns, and a list of patterns that include each turn.

About

Core by RTI

This app serves as a comprehensive resource for figure skating, offering video demonstrations, tutorials, and diagrams. It's designed to support skaters, coaches, and parents in their figure skating journey, from beginner to advanced levels.

Highlights
  • Video demonstrations
  • Tutorials
  • Diagrams
  • Resource center
  • Skater guidance
  • Coach support
Features
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Welcome to C.O.R.E by RTI - the Collaborative Online Resource Center! C.O.R.E. was designed from the ground up as an affordable complement to professional figure skating instruction! Whether you're a coach, skater, or parent, C.O.R.E. has everything you need to guide your skater from their first steps on the ice to become the figure skater they want to be! This is the ultimate resource, including tons of video demos, tutorials, diagrams and so much more! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Skating Skills4 screens
Core by RTI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Skating Skills at free with in-app purchases against Core by RTI's subscription. Skating Skills also leads on ratings volume (41 vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). Core by RTI's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, review sentiment, 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. Skating Skills sells 14 one-off in-app purchases and Core by RTI sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Core by RTI holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skating Skills has 41 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Skating Skills ships an update fortnightly, Core by RTI every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Skating Skills versus Core by RTI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkating SkillsCore by RTI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (41 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings41 — better4
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB595 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDana TangMark Fitzgerald

Customer experience

Skating Skills

All ratings36 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral2.8%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Core by RTI

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Skating Skills

One-time14
  • Pre-Preliminary Content$7.99
  • Preliminary Content$7.99
  • Adult Pre-Bronze Content$7.99
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  • Adult Bronze Content$7.99
  • Pre-Juvenile Content$9.99
  • Juvenile Instructional Content$9.99
  • Adult Silver Content$9.99
  • Adult Gold Content$9.99
  • Intermediate Content$12.99
  • Novice Instructional Content$12.99
  • Junior Instructional Content$14.99
  • Senior Instructional Content$14.99
  • Turn Instructional Content$19.99
  • Entire App$89.99
2 purchases

Core by RTI

Subscriptions2
  • Core by RTI$8.991 Month
  • Core by RTI$89.991 Year

Questions

Is Skating Skills free?
Skating Skills is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Core by RTI free?
Core by RTI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Skating Skills or Core by RTI?
Core by RTI is rated higher. Skating Skills averages 4.6 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while Core by RTI averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Skating Skills or Core by RTI have ads?
Neither Skating Skills nor Core by RTI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Skating Skills or Core by RTI?
Skating Skills ships an update fortnightly, and Core by RTI every 3 weeks. Most recently, Skating Skills was updated on October 24, 2026 and Core by RTI on October 8, 2026.

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