Comparison

True Skate vs Skatrix

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 with intuitive finger controls that mimic real-world foot movements. Perform any trick imaginable, customize your skater and board, and create your dream skatepark. Compete globally or with friends.

Highlights
  • Realistic physics-based controls
  • Perform any trick
  • Skater and board customization
  • Unlockable skateparks
  • DIY park creation
  • Replay editor
  • Community features
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

Skatrix

This app lets you virtually skate in real-world environments by scanning your surroundings. Build custom skateparks, perform tricks, challenge friends, and customize your skater and board. Film and share your best lines.

Highlights
  • Scan and skate real-world spots
  • Build custom skateparks
  • Perform various skateboarding tricks
  • Challenge friends locally or remotely
  • Customize skater and board appearance
  • Film and share trick replays
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Project your creativity onto the world around you and join Skatrix—a new virtual skateboarding community brought to you by Rodney Mullen. SKATE your surroundings! Scan and skate real-world spots with your virtual skater. Grind ledges, jump downs stairs, and clear obstacles—the possibilities are endless. BUILD skateparks! Select a rail, ledge, or ramp, and place it. Stack objects or choose a more complex prefab object to create the ultimate skatepark. CREATE your style! Do kickflips, heelflips, treflips, and many more. CHALLENGE your Friends! Play with your friends and share a common skate scene locally or remotely. Play a game of skate, build a skatepark, or just skate around. CUSTOMIZE your skater! Customize the appearance of your board and skater. Make your skater look like you, or anything you desire. FILM & SHARE your tricks! Once you landed an awesome trick or completed a line, click the camera icon to watch the replay on repeat, allowing you to view it from any angle. Hit record if you would like to film your replay and share it with the world.

Screenshots

True Skate4 screens
Skatrix4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Skatrix at Free against True Skate's $1.99. Skatrix also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.8) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). True Skate's advantage is ratings volume (9K vs 45) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Skatrix is free to download; True Skate costs $1.99 up front. True Skate sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Skatrix sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Skatrix holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: True Skate has 9K ratings behind it against 45, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 51% of True Skate's written reviews are positive against 50% of Skatrix's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

True Skate ships an update fortnightly, Skatrix every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
True Skate versus Skatrix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrue SkateSkatrix
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (9K ratings)4.1 (45 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.1% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings9K — better45
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#2 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size196 MB928 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrue AxisReality Crisis Oy

Customer experience

True Skate

All ratings8,971 ratings
Positive67.2%
Neutral8.5%
Negative24.3%
Written reviews1,967 reviews
Positive51.1%
Neutral14.8%
Negative34.1%

Skatrix

All ratings44 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral9.1%
Negative15.9%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral9.4%
Negative40.6%

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

Skatrix

From 45 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Creative and fun idea
  • ✨ Unique AR skateboarding experience
  • 🤩 Amazing graphics for AR
  • 💯 Innovative concept
  • 🎮 Good potential

Room to improve

  • 🎮 Wonky and hard-to-get-used-to controls
  • 😵 Controlling direction by looking is annoying
  • 🤔 Confusing to sign in or register
  • 💥 Game crashes with Lightship AR
  • 🚫 Can't play without an invite/waitlist

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

Skatrix

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Game crashes when using Lightship AR
  • Cannot sign in or register due to symbol restrictions
  • Phone crashes upon trying to launch the game
  • Skater not showing up after scanning
  • Clicking 'skate' does nothing
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  • Cannot enter email address during registration (field too small)
  • Login with Facebook results in an endless loop
  • AR not working, tracking issues
  • Cannot download the game after deleting it

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add joystick for better character control
  • Change camera angles
  • Add trick button with joystick
  • Add custom clothes for character
  • Add more tricks (nollie, varial heel, inward heel, etc.)
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  • Option for different control settings (e.g., onscreen joystick, Bluetooth controller)
  • Remove invite system/waitlist
  • Allow connection with other devices for local multiplayer

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
4 purchases

Skatrix

Subscriptions1
  • Park Builder$1.991 Month
One-time3
  • Pro Tricks$0.99
  • A few$0.99
  • A bunch$2.99

Questions

Is True Skate free?
True Skate costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Skatrix free?
Skatrix is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, True Skate or Skatrix?
Skatrix is rated higher. True Skate averages 3.8 out of 5 from 9K ratings, while Skatrix averages 4.1 from 45 ratings.
Do True Skate or Skatrix have ads?
Neither True Skate nor Skatrix shows ads.
Which is updated more often, True Skate or Skatrix?
True Skate ships an update fortnightly, and Skatrix every 2 months. Most recently, True Skate was updated on October 31, 2026 and Skatrix on October 24, 2026.

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