Vert Skater vs Skater Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vert Skater
Experience realistic vert skateboarding with intuitive controls and physics simulation. Perform countless trick variations, compete with friends, and enjoy your own music. Unlock achievements for advanced skills and share your replays.
- Realistic 3D physics simulation
- One-finger trick control system
- Incalculable trick variations
- Three game modes: Style, Mission, Free Skate
- Global score competition via Game Center
- Exciting replay recording and sharing
- Customizable soundtrack from iPod library
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Vert Skater brings realistic vert skateboarding experience that satisfied real skateboarders. Once you learn how to get air, you will become addicted. Features: - REALISTIC SKATEBOARD MOVEMENTS All skateboard movements are expressed by 3D graphics and real-time physics simulation. It is designed to emphasize smooth and comfortable riding. - UNIQUE CONTROL SYSTEM Using ring style direction controller with automatic direction adjust system. Just need one finger to make a trick routine like professional skateboarder. - INCALCULABLE TRICK VARIATIONS As you combine spin, grabs, flips, you can make a lot of trick variations include inverted air tricks like Rodeo/McTwist. - 3 DIFFERENT GAME MODES Competitive STYLE MODE, Challengeable MISSION MODE and FREE SKATE are offered. - COMPETE WITH FRIENDS Compete game score with friends and other skaters all over the world via Game Center and OpenFeint. - EXCITING REPLAY Your replay is produced by various camera position and slow motion effect like action sports TV show. You can record the replay and share it on your favorite SNS and Youtube. - GET MORE STYLIN' TRICKS By unlocking achievements, you can get more advanced trick skills. - PLAY YOUR FAVORITE SOUND TRACKS Build a playlist from your iPod library. It will be played as BGM while you are playing instead of internal sound track. If you listen to any song before launch this app, it will be given priority over sound setting. Watch Vert Skater Demo Run on YouTube! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ynj7IGEYrA Follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/M4S4N4R1
Skater Mobile
Experience realistic skateboarding with intuitive controls and a first-person perspective. Perform endless trick combinations and combos in authentic street spots and skateparks. Master flips, spins, grinds, and slides in a game designed by a long-time skater.
- Physics-based gameplay
- Endless trick combinations
- Realistic skateboard animations
- POV First Person Skateboarding mode
- 16 unique skateboarding levels
- Handcrafted skate spots
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Do realistic skate tricks and put together skateboard lines in this easy to play, hard to master skateboarding game set in realistic & stylized environments, offering realistic trick animations and a POV mode for feeling like a real skater by skating using a first person perspective. SKATE YOUR WAY You are fully in control of your skateboard and what tricks you want to do. REALISTIC SKATE SPOTS Skate street spots and skateparks that have been designed to feel authentic. LOTS OF TRICKS Do a variety of tricks on your skateboard. Do flips, spins, grinds and slides. Combine tricks and do tricks in combos such as a kickflip nosegrind nollie heelflip out. FOR SKATERS, MADE BY A SKATER This game is made by a developer that has been skateboarding for 20 years. SKATE IN FIRST PERSON Look through the eyes of a skater with the POV perspective. Feel like a real pro skater by looking down at your skateboard while doing tricks. Features: - Physics based gameplay - Endless trick combinations and combos - Realistic skateboard animations - 16 different skateboarding levels in unique locations - Handcrafted skate spots - POV First Person Skateboarding mode
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vert Skater at none against Skater Mobile's 1. Vert Skater also leads on ads (none vs shown). Skater Mobile's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (462 vs 7). On price, rating, 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. Skater Mobile sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Vert Skater asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Vert Skater against 4.8 for Skater Mobile. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skater Mobile has 462 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Vert Skater's written reviews are positive against 88% of Skater Mobile's.
Vert Skater ships an update every 5 months, Skater Mobile every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vert Skater | Skater Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (7 ratings) | 4.8 (462 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 88.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 462 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 194 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Surfvey, Inc. | Oliver Eriksson |
Customer experience
Vert Skater
Skater Mobile
Bugs and requests
Vert Skater
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Skater Mobile
Reported bugs
3 issues- Getting stuck in certain states (manual, air)
- Inconsistent flip trick animations
- Crash when trying to rate the game
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to flip out of grinds
- More maps/levels with increased variety
- Character customization options
- Alternative camera views (e.g., third-person)
- Trick progression system or challenges
In-app purchases
Vert Skater
No in-app purchases
Skater Mobile
- No Ads + Carlsbad$4.99
Questions
Is Vert Skater free?
Is Skater Mobile free?
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