Comparison

Skateboard Party vs Skate Up

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

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About

Skateboard Party

Master over 40 unique skateboarding tricks and hundreds of combinations in this HD game. Customize your skater and board with licensed gear, compete with friends in multiplayer, and progress through career mode to unlock new items and locations.

Highlights
  • Master over 40 unique tricks
  • Customize skaters and boards
  • Multiplayer mode with friends
  • Career mode with achievements
  • HD graphics
  • Customizable controls
Features
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Play with your friends using the multiplayer mode, complete achievements, gain experience and upgrade your skaters. Customize your outfits, shoes, board, trucks, wheels and bearings. Challenge skaters from all over the world using Game Center leaderboards. Loaded with features, Mike V: Skateboard Party is the best skateboarding game to hit the market. CAREER MODE Complete over 30 achievements to unlock new items and locations. Gain experience to upgrade your favorite skater’s attributes to perform better and achieve higher scores. FREE SKATE Practice and improve your skateboarding skills without any constraints. MULTIPLAYER Challenge your friends to a skateboard duel and let’s see who can land the baddest tricks! Share and brag your results with your friends on Twitter. MASSIVE SELECTION Select between 8 characters and customize each of them to your preference. From outfits to shoes, choose your favorite gear. A massive collection of boards, trucks, wheels and bearings are available including items from Airwalk, Powell & Peralta, Bones, Tork Trux and Iron Fist Clothing. LEARN TO SKATE Over 40 unique tricks to master and hundreds of combinations. Follow the tutorial to get started and progress as you go. Execute the craziest combos and trick sequences to rack up some impressive high scores, gain experience and make a name for yourself. HIGH DEFINITION No other skateboarding game is available in HD. Mike V: Skateboard Party includes next-generation graphics specially optimized for your mobile hardware to provide you with the best skateboarding experience on your iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. NEW CONTROLS New fully customizable control system; configure your own buttons layout and adjust the opacity. Use the right or left handed control mode, select a control preset or create your own. Use the analog stick or accelerometer option as you wish. Adjust your truck tightness to change your steering sensitivity. LOADED WITH FEATURES •The only HD Skateboarding game available on the market. •Multiplayer mode to play against your friends using Wi-Fi & Bluetooth. •New, fully customizable control system. You can adjust everything! •Learn over 40 unique tricks and create hundreds of combinations. •Massive skateboard locations to ride including a community center, a motel, a downtown plaza, a junkyard and an indoor skatepark. •Customize your skater or board with tons of exclusive content including outfits, shoes, boards, trucks, wheels and bearings from licensed brands. •Play often to gain experience and upgrade your skater’s attributes. •Game Center enabled including 30 achievements and online leaderboards. •Share your results with your friends on Twitter. •Ability to listen to your own music library. •Soundtrack by Conditions & Revolution Mother. •Universal version for all your iOS devices. •Ability to purchase experience points using in-app purchases. •Now supports English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean and Chinese languages ABOUT MIKE VALLELY From skateboard legend to rock star and movie actor, Mike Vallely is known as a pioneer and innovator in the skateboarding world. Discovered by Stacy Peralta (Z-Boys) and Lance Mountain in the 80s, Mike became the first East Coast street skater to emerge on the scene and became an overnight sensation. Please send us your feedback at: contact@maplemedia.io

About

Skate Up

Experience the thrill of figure skating by performing artistic moves with a partner. Navigate the ice, avoid obstacles, and earn rewards to become a world-class skater.

Highlights
  • Partner figure skating
  • Artistic move performance
  • Obstacle avoidance
  • Climbing rope mechanics
  • Reward system
Features
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Do you remember watching those beautiful figure skating performances? Now you can do them yourself!  A unique experience like never before! Be the best figure skater in the world, do artistic moves and earn rewards! Watch out the walls and don't forget to use climbing ropes to dodge them!

Screenshots

Skateboard Party4 screens
Skate Up4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Skate Up at none against Skateboard Party's 12. Skate Up also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). Skateboard Party's advantage is review sentiment (71% vs 62%). On price, ads 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. Skateboard Party sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Skate Up asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Skate Up holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skate Up has 5K ratings behind it against 643, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Skateboard Party's written reviews are positive against 62% of Skate Up's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Skateboard Party ships an update every 4 months, Skate Up every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Skateboard Party versus Skate Up: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkateboard PartySkate Up
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (643 ratings)4.6 (5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.9% of reviews — better61.8% of reviews
Number of ratings6435K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.1 GB302 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDo More Mobile, LLC.Rollic Games

Customer experience

Skateboard Party

All ratings643 ratings
Positive80.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative12.6%
Written reviews292 reviews
Positive70.9%
Neutral8.9%
Negative20.2%

Skate Up

All ratings5,034 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral3.6%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive61.8%
Neutral8.8%
Negative29.4%

User reviews

Skateboard Party

From 643 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Nostalgic childhood game
  • 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🎨 Great graphics and visuals

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • 🔒 Restrictive age/birthday requirements
  • 💰 Locked content behind paywall

Skate Up

From 5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and enjoyable game
  • 💡 Decent amount of ads
  • 🚀 Never gets boring

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy and crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Laggy performance
  • 🔋 Too many ads

Bugs and requests

Skateboard Party

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unable to continue playing after entering birthday
  • Graphical issues and freezing
  • Ads that won't go away

Requested features

3 requests
  • More unlockable content and levels
  • Improved controls and responsiveness
  • Multiplayer mode

Skate Up

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes on launch
  • Freezing and screen issues
  • Unresponsive controls

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add female character skin
  • Improve jumping mechanics
  • Fix bugs and crashes

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Skateboard Party

One-time12
  • 200 Experience Points Bundle$0.99
  • Indoor Skatepark Location Bundle$0.99
  • Oceanside Vert Ramp Location Bundle$0.99
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  • Double EXP Generator$0.99
  • 500 Experience Points Bundle (Save 20%)$1.99
  • 800 Experience Points Bundle (Save 30%)$2.99
  • Quad EXP Generator$2.99
  • 1150 Experience Points Bundle (Save 40%)$3.99
  • Upgrade to Full Version$6.99
  • Unlock All Regular Locations$9.99
  • Unlock All Skaters$9.99
  • Unlimited Experience Points Bundle$29.99
None

Skate Up

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Skateboard Party free?
Skateboard Party is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Skate Up free?
Skate Up is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Skateboard Party or Skate Up?
Skate Up is rated higher. Skateboard Party averages 4.3 out of 5 from 643 ratings, while Skate Up averages 4.6 from 5K ratings.
Do Skateboard Party or Skate Up have ads?
Both Skateboard Party and Skate Up show ads.
Which is updated more often, Skateboard Party or Skate Up?
Skateboard Party ships an update every 4 months, and Skate Up every 2 weeks. Most recently, Skateboard Party was updated on September 22, 2026 and Skate Up on September 10, 2026.

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