Perfect Grind vs Skater Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Perfect Grind
Master skateboarding with intuitive one-finger controls to perform flips and grinds. Customize your character with a vast selection of apparel and build your own skate parks to share with others.
- One-finger touch controls
- Perform flips and grinds
- Character customization
- Create and share skate parks
- Over 50 park prefabs
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SKATE WITH ONE FINGER Flip, grind and more with brand new touch controls that make it easy and fun to learn new tricks! DECK OUT YOUR CHARACTER A wide variety of cool, wacky characters and apparel to choose from! CREATE + SHARE YOUR OWN PARK Build your own one-of-a-kind creations from over 50 different prefabs, and then share them with your friends - or the world!
Skater Mobile
Experience realistic skateboarding with intuitive controls and a first-person perspective. Perform endless trick combinations and combos in authentic street spots and skateparks. Master flips, spins, grinds, and slides in a game designed by a long-time skater.
- Physics-based gameplay
- Endless trick combinations
- Realistic skateboard animations
- POV First Person Skateboarding mode
- 16 unique skateboarding levels
- Handcrafted skate spots
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Do realistic skate tricks and put together skateboard lines in this easy to play, hard to master skateboarding game set in realistic & stylized environments, offering realistic trick animations and a POV mode for feeling like a real skater by skating using a first person perspective. SKATE YOUR WAY You are fully in control of your skateboard and what tricks you want to do. REALISTIC SKATE SPOTS Skate street spots and skateparks that have been designed to feel authentic. LOTS OF TRICKS Do a variety of tricks on your skateboard. Do flips, spins, grinds and slides. Combine tricks and do tricks in combos such as a kickflip nosegrind nollie heelflip out. FOR SKATERS, MADE BY A SKATER This game is made by a developer that has been skateboarding for 20 years. SKATE IN FIRST PERSON Look through the eyes of a skater with the POV perspective. Feel like a real pro skater by looking down at your skateboard while doing tricks. Features: - Physics based gameplay - Endless trick combinations and combos - Realistic skateboard animations - 16 different skateboarding levels in unique locations - Handcrafted skate spots - POV First Person Skateboarding mode
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Skater Mobile at 4.8 against Perfect Grind's 4.3. Skater Mobile also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and review sentiment (88% vs 78%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Perfect Grind sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Skater Mobile sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Skater Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 300 and 464 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Perfect Grind's written reviews are positive against 88% of Skater Mobile's.
Perfect Grind ships an update every 3 weeks, Skater Mobile every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Perfect Grind | Skater Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (300 ratings) | 4.8 (464 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.7% of reviews | 88.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 300 | 464 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 272 MB | 194 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Noodlecake | Oliver Eriksson |
Customer experience
Perfect Grind
Skater Mobile
User reviews
Perfect Grind
From 300 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Smooth and intuitive controls
- 🎨 Cute and vibrant art style
- 🛹 Reminiscent of classic skating games
- 🔓 Free demo with paid full version
- 💎 Satisfying combo system
Room to improve
- 💰 Paywall for full game access
- 🔍 Limited content in free version
- 🕹️ Lack of customization for tricks
- 🤖 Intrusive ads during gameplay
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
Skater Mobile
From 464 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Satisfying gameplay and controls
- 🚀 Smooth and responsive physics
- 💎 Realistic and fun skateboarding experience
- 🎨 Visually appealing and clean design
Room to improve
- 🔍 Maps/levels are too short
- 📢 Excessive advertisements
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 🔁 Lack of ability to continue/loop levels
Bugs and requests
Perfect Grind
Reported bugs
3 issues- Glitching through map boundaries
- Character models skating with boards upside down
- Mute button not functioning properly
Requested features
5 requests- Online multiplayer mode
- More maps and levels
- Expanded trick and customization options
- Ability to delete downloaded/created parks
- Goofy stance option
Skater Mobile
Reported bugs
3 issues- Getting stuck in certain states (manual, air)
- Inconsistent flip trick animations
- Crash when trying to rate the game
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to flip out of grinds
- More maps/levels with increased variety
- Character customization options
- Alternative camera views (e.g., third-person)
- Trick progression system or challenges
In-app purchases
Perfect Grind
- Full Version$0.99
Skater Mobile
- No Ads + Carlsbad$4.99
Questions
Is Perfect Grind free?
Is Skater Mobile free?
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