Comparison

True Skate vs Skate Space

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Skate Space

Experience the thrill of skateboarding in a virtual world. Customize your avatar and skate parks, perform tricks, and compete with others online. Enjoy battles, missions, and create video parts of your best moves.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer online battles
  • Avatar and fashion customization
  • Custom park creation
  • Trick list configuration
  • Score missions
  • Video part creation
Currently charting
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Space for playing Skateboard. Enjoy battles and chats in multiplayer mode. Play freely with custom parks, missions, and replay video features. Earn tricks and skins to create your ideal player. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - It is a game where you can experience the various attractions of skateboarding. You can enjoy freely without any rules or restrictions. Please wear the clothes you want to wear and go to the place you want to go, make your favorite tricks. You can ・Customize your avatar and fashion. ・Customize your own park. ・Configure trick list. ・Skate in the parks of others. ・Skate together while chatting. ・Try to Score Mission. ・Multiplayer online battle with up to 10 skaters. ・Make video part.

Screenshots

True Skate4 screens
Skate Space4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Skate Space at Free against True Skate's $1.99. Skate Space also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.8) and review sentiment (74% vs 51%). True Skate's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#1 vs #194). On update cadence, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Skate Space is free to download; True Skate costs $1.99 up front. True Skate sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Skate Space sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Skate Space holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9K and 29K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of True Skate's written reviews are positive against 74% of Skate Space's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
True Skate versus Skate Space: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrue SkateSkate Space
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (9K ratings)4.7 (29K ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.1% of reviews73.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9K29K — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#1 — better#194
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size195 MB210 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperTrue AxisDRSV, LLC.

Customer experience

True Skate

All ratings8,978 ratings
Positive67.1%
Neutral8.5%
Negative24.4%
Written reviews1,968 reviews
Positive51.1%
Neutral14.8%
Negative34.1%

Skate Space

All ratings28,805 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral3.5%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews570 reviews
Positive73.5%
Neutral10.2%
Negative16.3%

User reviews

True Skate

From 9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🛹 Realistic skateboarding mechanics
  • 🎨 Customizable boards and grip tape
  • 🏆 Addictive and challenging gameplay
  • 💯 Best mobile skating game

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases for maps and content
  • 🤯 Frustrating missions and challenges
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches with saved progress and purchases
  • 🤖 Inconsistent trick recognition

Skate Space

From 29K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Amazing game
  • 🚀 Immersive gameplay
  • 💡 Ability to create custom parks
  • 👍 Variety of tricks and customization
  • 👍 No ads

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 💰 Difficult to earn in-game currency
  • 🔒 Requires internet connection
  • 🤔 Unbalanced online competitions
  • 🤔 Limited object placement in park editor

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

Skate Space

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Invisible seams in transitions
  • Sudden character freezes and crashes
  • Negative coin balances
  • Disappearing custom parks
  • Unresponsive controls in park editor

Requested features

6 requests
  • Offline mode
  • Ability to play with friends
  • More customization options
  • Improved park editor controls
  • Expanded trick list
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  • Point system overhaul for online competitions

In-app purchases

10 purchases

True Skate

One-time10
  • 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
10 purchases

Skate Space

One-time10
  • X 10$0.99
  • AMUSEMENT PARK$1.99
  • AD REMOVE$1.99
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  • COIN 300$2.99
  • X 50$3.99
  • COIN 600$4.99
  • X 100$6.99
  • COIN 1200$11.99
  • COIN 1800$17.99
  • X 300$19.99

Questions

Is True Skate free?
True Skate costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Skate Space free?
Skate Space is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, True Skate or Skate Space?
Skate Space is rated higher. True Skate averages 3.8 out of 5 from 9K ratings, while Skate Space averages 4.7 from 29K ratings.
Do True Skate or Skate Space have ads?
Skate Space shows ads; True Skate does not.
Which is updated more often, True Skate or Skate Space?
True Skate ships an update fortnightly, and Skate Space fortnightly. Most recently, True Skate was updated on November 7, 2026 and Skate Space on November 7, 2026.
Which is more popular, True Skate or Skate Space?
True Skate currently peaks at #1 in the App Store charts, and Skate Space at #194. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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