ExSkate vs BACKFIRE Skateboards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ExSkate
Control and monitor your electric scooter with this app. Customize ride settings, manage lighting, and track your journeys. It also facilitates over-the-air firmware updates for your device.
- Real-time status display
- Customizable ride profiles
- Ride mode and cruise control settings
- Adjustable lighting modes
- OTA firmware upgrades
- Odometer and trip tracking
- Route history
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Bringing you an intuitive ride experience! 1. Status display for speed, battery level, riding mode etc. 2. Customizable acceleration and brake profiles, drive gearing, and wheel sizes etc. 3. Change ride modes, toggle cruise control, and set standby duration etc. 4. Change lighting modes, brightness, color, etc. 5. Beginning OTA firmware upgrade. 6. Odometer, tripmeter etc. 7. Current riding route, past riding routes etc.
BACKFIRE Skateboards
Stay updated with the latest news and track your skateboarding progress. Compete on global leaderboards, find other riders, and earn points for store rewards. Monitor your board's performance and utilize a speed limit mode for beginners.
- Latest news and updates
- Global leaderboard for mileage
- Find registered users worldwide
- Daily check-in for store points
- Display board parameters (model, gear, power, mileage)
- Speed limit mode for beginners
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It enables you to keep abreast of the latest official news and updates; It can participate in the global leaderboard according to your skateboard mileage; It can find registered users anywhere in the world (including the same city); Daily check-in points can be exchanged for store points (please check the company's website rules for details) It can display various parameters of your BACKFIRE board, such as model, gear, power, mileage It has a speed limit mode and is designed for children to learn to ride at low speed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BACKFIRE Skateboards at monthly against ExSkate's every 25 months. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
ExSkate holds the better App Store score, 1.6 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 22 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
ExSkate ships an update every 25 months, BACKFIRE Skateboards monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ExSkate | BACKFIRE Skateboards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (8 ratings) — better | 1.5 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 310 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | SUNTO TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD. | U.S. SO FUN IMPORTS LLC |
Customer experience
ExSkate
BACKFIRE Skateboards
In-app purchases
ExSkate
No in-app purchases
BACKFIRE Skateboards
No in-app purchases
