True Skate vs Hippy Skate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
True Skate
Experience the most realistic skateboarding simulation on mobile. Master physics-based controls, explore iconic skate spots, and customize your gear. Edit replays with a fisheye lens and compete globally.
- Physics-based finger controls
- Real-world skate spot recreations
- Extensive board customization
- Replay editor with fisheye lens
- Global leaderboards and challenges
- Sandbox subscription for custom content
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#1 game in 80 countries. Loved by millions of skateboarders all over the world. "True Skate is clearly something special" - 4.5/5 - Touch Arcade review. True Skate™ is the closest feeling to real-world skateboarding, with a decade long evolution as the ultimate skateboarding sim. True Skate™ is the Official Mobile Game of Street League Skateboarding. PURE PHYSICS CONTROLS Use your fingers like you would your feet on a real skateboard. Flick the board to make it react exactly how you would expect & drag your finger on the ground to push. - Play with one finger, mind skate with 2 fingers, or play with 2 thumbs, now with Gamepad! The skateboard reacts instantly as foot & finger, thumb or stick feels truly connected whether pushing, popping, flipping or grinding. - True Axis's instant & unified physics system listens for swipe, position, direction and strength from the player & processes how the skateboard should respond in real-time. So the same flick in two different points of the skateboard will react very differently. - Literally any trick is possible with TRUE CONTROL of the skateboard, so if you can dream-it, you can do-it! SKATEPARKS Begin at the Underpass, a beautiful skatepark to get lost in with ledges, stairs, grind rails plus a bowl, half pipe & quarter pipes. NEW! Complete Park Objectives to earn keys to unlock 10 Fantasy skateparks for free. Enter & complete events to shred over 20 real-world spots including; The Berrics, SPoT, Love Park, MACBA, & SLS Championship Courses from 2012. CUSTOMIZE YOUR SKATER AND SETUP Customize your skateboard with decks and grips from Santa Cruz, DGK, Primitive, MACBA Life, Grizzly, MOB, Independent, Knox, Creature, Nomad, Capitol, ALMOST, Blind, Cliche, Darkstar, Enjoi, Zero & more. Customize your wheels & trucks. NEW COMPLETES! OG players can choose legacy completes including Realistic Mode or try a range of new completes designed for street, park, vert and more. EDIT YOUR REPLAY True Skate™ is about nailing the perfect line; timing, strength, precision, angle, late corrections all make a difference. Edit Replays with a fisheye lens that can shake on impact. Insert keyframes on the timeline to blend between cams. Select from; - 5 preset Cams. - Custom Cam with FOV, distortion, distance, height, pitch, pan, yaw & orbit options. - Tripod Cam with auto, fixed, & follow options. DIY All DIY objects are now in the Shop! Check back weekly for sales and new object drops. Unlock objects via park and event missions. Create the park of your dreams. COMMUNITY Compete in Global Leaderboards, or connect with your mates via Challenges & games of S.K.A.T.E or join SANDBOX. SANDBOX is a subscription service that enables players to create & play your True Skate™ experience: - Custom board stats & graphics. - Create your own spot, including the gravity! - Or choose from tons of incredible Community-Made; Skateparks, DIYs, Boards, Skins, & Apparel. PLAY SECOND SCREEN Play with your iOS device or Gamepad as your controller and enjoy True Skate™ in landscape mode on the Big Screen! - Connect your iOS device to an Apple TV (or AirPlay compatible smart TV), via wi-fi, or via cable using a Lightning Digital AV Adapter. - Pair your Gamepad with your iOS device via Bluetooth. Note: An internet connection is required to access some features. Terms of service can be found at http://trueaxis.com/tsua.html Privacy Policy can be found at https://trueaxis.com/tsspp.html Subscriptions will renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to players iTunes account settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period.
Hippy Skate
Master a unique two-button control scheme to perform tricks and navigate through over 40 vibrant levels. Collect peace signs, achieve high scores, and unlock advanced mechanics like kickflips and grinds in this psychedelic skateboarding adventure.
- Simple two-button controls
- Over 40 unique levels
- Collect peace signs
- Unlock kickflip and grind mechanics
- High score leaderboards
- 3-star achievements
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A new style of skateboarding game using a simple two button mechanic. Tap the left side of your screen to make your skater move. Hold the left side of your screen to make your skater stop. hold the right side of your screen to make your skater crouch. Release the right side of your screen to make your skater Ollie. Crouch on a downhill to give your skater a boost of speed. Release at the right time on an up hill to make your skater launch higher into the air. Master the mechanics to pass more than 40 unique levels, each with a colorful environment that gives the feeling of a long journey through a psychedelic world. Pass each level by collecting all the floating peace signs on the course as fast as possible. Later unlock the kickflip and grind mechanics to add another level to the challenge. Fly though the levels or challenge yourself with the 3 star achievements. Try to beat your best time on each course or go for champion with the high score listing on Game Center Leaderboard.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hippy Skate at 100% against True Skate's 51%. Hippy Skate also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (4.7 vs 3.8). True Skate's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). On in-app purchases 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
Hippy Skate is free to download; True Skate costs $1.99 up front. True Skate sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Hippy Skate sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hippy Skate holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: True Skate has 9K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of True Skate's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hippy Skate's.
True Skate ships an update fortnightly, Hippy Skate every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | True Skate | Hippy Skate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (9K ratings) | 4.7 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9K — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #1 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 195 MB | 148 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | True Axis | nathan sisler |
Customer experience
True Skate
Hippy Skate
Bugs and requests
True Skate
Reported bugs
4 issues- Saved parks and purchases disappearing
- Crashes when accessing menus and customization
- Wheels and grip tape resetting after updates
- Missions not registering correctly
Requested features
4 requests- Multiplayer mode to skate with friends
- More free skateparks and content
- Ability to preview custom board designs
- Improved controls for goofy stance players
Hippy Skate
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
True Skate
- Slow Motion Mode$0.99
- Skatepark: Inbound$0.99
- Skatepark: Schoolyard$0.99
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- Skatepark: The Warehouse$0.99
- Skatepark: Double Infinity$0.99
- Skatepark: The Factory$0.99
- Skatepark: The Valley$0.99
- Skatepark: Mondo Ramp$0.99
- Unlimited Custom Images$4.99
- Skatepark 6 Pack$4.99
Hippy Skate
- 100 Lives$0.99
- 330 Lives$2.99
- Remove ads$4.99
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- 550 Lives$4.99
- 1100 Lives$9.99
- Support the devs$99.99
Questions
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