Transworld Skateboarding Mag vs CompEngine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Transworld Skateboarding Mag
This app delivers high-quality skateboarding content, featuring innovative riders and artistic photography. It aims to inspire and unite a global community through authentic skate media.
- High-quality skateboarding content
- Creative photography and videography
- Documenting innovators and influencers
- Authentic skate media voice
- Global community engagement
- Inspiring positive growth
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For the past 30 years, TransWorld Skateboarding has held skateboarding to the highest standards of performance and artistic value. By supporting its founding philosophy of “Skate and Create,” TWS procures the highest quality content via creative and talented photographers, videoographers, and editors who document the innovators and influencers within skateboarding. TWS is skateboarding’s authority; it speaks to today’s skateboarder, and sets an influential, authentic, and authoritative voice within skate media. With the largest reach in skate media, TWS unites a global community to promote and inspire positive growth and longevity.
CompEngine
This app fosters a competitive environment for users to connect and improve their skills. It aims to be a place where achievements are recognized and new friendships can form, regardless of prior experience.
- Competitive platform
- Skill improvement
- Community building
- Friendship creation
- Success celebration
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We built the Engine to have fun and give everyone a chance to compete. Help us create a spot where success is celebrated and friendships are made. Whether you've cut your teeth off the grid or in the parks, we can all help each other level up.
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Verdict
Transworld Skateboarding Mag and CompEngine both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of CompEngine's written reviews are positive against 36% of Transworld Skateboarding Mag's. CompEngine also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). Transworld Skateboarding Mag's advantage is ratings volume (91 vs 25) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating and 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
Both are free to download. Transworld Skateboarding Mag sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. CompEngine asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Transworld Skateboarding Mag against 5.0 for CompEngine. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 91 and 25 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 36% of Transworld Skateboarding Mag's written reviews are positive against 100% of CompEngine's.
Transworld Skateboarding Mag ships an update every 6 months, CompEngine every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Transworld Skateboarding Mag | CompEngine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (91 ratings) | 5.0 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 91 — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | The Arena Platform, Inc. | CompEngine, LLC |
Customer experience
Transworld Skateboarding Mag
CompEngine
In-app purchases
Transworld Skateboarding Mag
- February 2013 of Transworld Skate$0.99
- November 2013 of Transworld Skate$2.99
- December 2013 of Transworld Skate$2.99
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- January 2014 of Transworld Skate$3.99
- February 2014 of Transworld Skate$3.99
- April 2014 Transworld Skate$3.99
- May 2014 of Transworld Skate$3.99
- July 2014 of Transworld Skate$3.99
- Mar-16$4.99
- January 2017$4.99
CompEngine
No in-app purchases
Questions
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