Comparison

True Skate vs Parry Lab

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

Parry Lab

Features
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An enemy winds up. The blade lands. You press. Miss by 40 milliseconds and this app tells you it was 40, not just that you failed. Parry Lab is a measurement tool for action game players who want their deflect timing counted instead of guessed. Every input is judged and printed with a signed millisecond figure, so you always know whether you went early or late and by exactly how much. [HOW IT WORKS] - An enemy silhouette winds up an attack - Press the instant the blade lands to deflect it - A feint freezes mid-swing and then resumes, so wait for the real impact - Red attacks cannot be deflected at all, so keep your hands off them - Pressing with nothing landing counts against you, so mashing is punished [WHAT YOU GET] - A signed millisecond figure on every single attack, not a vague grade - Session report with a distribution chart and a plain diagnosis such as "you press 27ms late on average" - One-time calibration measures your device's screen and touch delay and removes it from every figure - 15 hand-authored movesets, ramping from steady wind-ups to feints, undeflectable attacks and shifting tempo - Anonymous global boards sorted by the lowest average deviation, a metric that mashing cannot fake - Best average deviation and longest streak saved for every moveset - Clean, distraction-free design built around one clear contact point - Plays in 9 languages - New movesets arrive without waiting for an app update [WHY MEASURE IT] Most players know they keep dying to the same attack, but not why. A number tells you which way you are off and by how much. A session takes a couple of minutes, so it fits right before you open a boss fight, and your average deviation keeps falling as long as you keep the routine honest. Find out how late you really are.

Screenshots

True Skate4 screens
Parry Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Parry Lab at Free against True Skate's $1.99. True Skate's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#1 vs unranked). 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

Parry Lab is free to download; True Skate costs $1.99 up front. True Skate sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Parry Lab sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

True Skate ships an update fortnightly, Parry Lab every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
True Skate versus Parry Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrue SkateParry Lab
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews51.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings9K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#1 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size195 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrue Axispilyeong heo

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

Parry Lab

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
1 purchases

Parry Lab

One-time1
  • Parry Trainer Pro$2.99

Questions

Is True Skate free?
True Skate costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Parry Lab free?
Parry Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do True Skate or Parry Lab have ads?
Parry Lab shows ads; True Skate does not.
Which is updated more often, True Skate or Parry Lab?
True Skate ships an update fortnightly, and Parry Lab every 2 weeks. Most recently, True Skate was updated on November 8, 2026 and Parry Lab on October 31, 2026.

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