Comparison

True Skate vs Rails Roller

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

Rails Roller

Collect balls and guide them along rails to progress through levels. This game offers a simple yet engaging experience focused on collecting and riding.

Highlights
  • Ball collection mechanics
  • Rail riding gameplay
  • Level progression
  • Simple controls
Features
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Collect the balls and ride the ball to pass the rails.

Screenshots

True Skate4 screens
Rails Roller4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Rails Roller at Free against True Skate's $1.99. Rails Roller also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). True Skate's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 19 months). On 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

Rails Roller is free to download; True Skate costs $1.99 up front. True Skate sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Rails Roller asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rails Roller holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: True Skate has 9K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

True Skate ships an update fortnightly, Rails Roller every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
True Skate versus Rails Roller: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrue SkateRails Roller
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (9K ratings)4.8 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings9K — better13
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 19 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#2 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size196 MB181 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrue Axis广杰 周

Customer experience

True Skate

All ratings8,971 ratings
Positive67.2%
Neutral8.5%
Negative24.3%
Written reviews1,964 reviews
Positive51.2%
Neutral14.9%
Negative34.0%

Rails Roller

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Rails Roller

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

True Skate

One-time10
  • Slow Motion Mode$0.99
  • Skatepark: Inbound$0.99
  • Skatepark: Schoolyard$0.99
Show 7 more
  • 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
None

Rails Roller

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is True Skate free?
True Skate costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Rails Roller free?
Rails Roller is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, True Skate or Rails Roller?
Rails Roller is rated higher. True Skate averages 3.8 out of 5 from 9K ratings, while Rails Roller averages 4.8 from 13 ratings.
Do True Skate or Rails Roller have ads?
Rails Roller shows ads; True Skate does not.
Which is updated more often, True Skate or Rails Roller?
True Skate ships an update fortnightly, and Rails Roller every 19 months. Most recently, True Skate was updated on October 26, 2026 and Rails Roller on October 24, 2026.

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