Pavement Surfer vs Tiny Ride
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pavement Surfer
Experience a 3D skateboarding arcade game set in desert drainage ditches. Navigate challenging courses, dodge obstacles, and perform tricks. Collect coins and gems to upgrade your skateboard for enhanced performance and customization.
- 3D skateboarding gameplay
- Desert ditch environments
- Obstacle navigation and trick performance
- Collectible coins and gems
- Skateboard upgrades and customization
- Endless action for distance and score
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Grab your skateboard and drop into the desert outskirts. Pavement Surfer is a fast 3D skateboarding game where you skate open roads, master big jumps and chase the perfect line. Skate the open road Skate steep, banked walls at full speed. Dodge scattered tires, jump over broken gaps and grind metal rails. Every run is a race down the open road, and every landing is on you. Speed, stunts and big jumps Push your speed until the concrete blurs. Launch off cracked ledges, stack stunt combos in mid-air and jump gaps that punish hesitation. Arcade physics keep it fast and forgiving, but the skateboarding depth is real. Become a skate master Start as a rookie rider and master the road one session at a time. Your Master Rank climbs as you skate farther and land harder tricks. Master the speed and master the landing. Upgrade your skateboard Collect Gold Coins and Rare Gems on every run to unlock the Pro Shop: New Decks — fresh skateboard designs with better stats Pro Wheels — upgrade for maximum speed and acceleration Heavy-Duty Trucks — stability for hard landings and rough roads Build the perfect skateboard and master it. Skate offline, anywhere No WiFi? No problem. This skateboarding game runs fully offline — skate on the bus, on a flight, or anywhere WiFi doesn't reach. Features Crisp 3D graphics, no motion blur Endless 3D skateboarding action, no two runs alike Simple tap-and-hold controls, hard to master Ride faster, jump higher, stunt bigger Racing against your own best distance every time Most skateboard games keep you inside a skatepark. If you want a skateboarding game with real speed and the open road, grab your board and become the rider who goes farthest. Download Pavement Surfer, skate the desert and master the road!
Tiny Ride
Launch a miniature remote-controlled car with a slingshot and navigate through oversized everyday environments. Upgrade your car and slingshot to achieve greater distances and unlock new areas to explore.
- Slingshot launching of RC car
- Explore oversized everyday worlds
- Car upgrades for speed and control
- Slingshot upgrades for launch power
- Collect rewards and unlock new areas
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Tiny Ride — launch a tiny RC car from a slingshot and ride farther through giant everyday worlds: streets, cafés, houses, gardens, forests and more. * Launch your micro RC car with a powerful slingshot * Ride farther across fun oversized locations * Upgrade your car for more speed, distance, and control * Boost your slingshot to launch harder and higher * Collect rewards and unlock new places to explore
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tiny Ride at 4.7 against Pavement Surfer's 4.4. Tiny Ride also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Pavement Surfer sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Tiny Ride sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tiny Ride holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 142 and 176 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.
Pavement Surfer ships an update every 9 days, Tiny Ride every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pavement Surfer | Tiny Ride |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (142 ratings) | 4.7 (176 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 142 | 176 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 420 MB | 445 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | APIX Educational Systems | TabTale LTD |
Customer experience
Pavement Surfer
Tiny Ride
In-app purchases
Pavement Surfer
- 20 Gems$3.99
- No Interstitial Ads$4.99
- Pro Rider Pack$6.99
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- 80 Gems$9.99
- 150 Gems$16.99
- 200 Gems$20.99
- 300 Gems$29.99
- 800 Gems$39.99
Tiny Ride
- Small Ticket Pack$1.99
- Medium Ticket Pack$4.99
- No Ads$6.99
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- Large Ticket Pack$9.99
- Starter Pack$9.99
- Double Rocket Booster$12.99
- Large Gem Pack$24.99
- XL Gem Pack$34.99
- XXL Gem Pack$44.99
- Mega Gem Pack$49.99
Questions
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