Comparison

Epic Skater vs Halfpipe Hero

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Epic Skater

Perform a variety of skateboarding tricks like kickflips and grinds to achieve high scores and long distances. Compete with friends on leaderboards and upgrade your skater's abilities to unlock new possibilities. This free-to-play game offers endless combo potential.

Highlights
  • Perform over 25 unique tricks
  • Combine tricks into millions of combos
  • Compete on distance, combo, or score
  • Upgrade skater stats
  • Battle friends on leaderboards
  • Level up skater for score multipliers
Features
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Kickflip, grind, manual, and combo your way through the streets of Los Angeles in Epic Skater. This free skating game will keep you coming back for more as you master dozens of tricks that combine into endless combos. Epic Skater has something for everyone as you compete on distance, biggest combo, or highest total score. Play the way you want. PLEASE NOTE: Epic Skater is completely free to play, but some in-game items can be purchased for real money. If you don't want to use this feature, please disable your device's settings. FEATURES: *More than 25 unique tricks that combine into millions of gnarly combos. *Trick over monster gaps for big points. *Battle your friends for leaderboard dominance. *Upgrade your stats to jump higher, grind faster, manual longer, and more! *Level up your skater to multiply your score into the stratosphere. *Skate the furthest, combo the biggest, or maximize it all to truly be an Epic Skater.

About

Halfpipe Hero

Master skateboarding with one-tap controls in this retro arcade game. Perform exciting tricks, complete challenges to unlock new locations and characters, and share your epic wipeouts. Enjoy a classic pixel art style and customize your soundtrack.

Highlights
  • One-tap skateboarding controls
  • Perform various tricks
  • Unlock new locations and heroes
  • Retro pixel graphics
  • Share wipeout GIFs
  • Customizable music
Features
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Halfpipe Hero is an awesome arcade skateboarding game featuring retro pixel graphics and quick gameplay. Tap to pull off sweet tricks and nail the landing as you go faster and higher on the halfpipe. Complete challenges to unlock new locations and cool heroes. KILLER FEATURES EASY TO PLAY Skateboarding made simple and fun, one tap does everything SWEET TRICKS Go fast and pull off backside inverts, grinds, flips and more WICKED CHALLENGES Complete challenges to unlock new locations from hot beaches to underground subways COLLECT HEROES Unlock cool new heroes and skins WIPEOUT CLIPS Share your wipe outs with built in gif animations RETRO STYLE Wicked pixel graphics inspired by classic 80's game hits USE YOUR BEATS We've got killer tracks but you can groove to your own beats in the game -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Hey, we're Bit Free Games and we want to hear from you! Connect with us for game news and exclusives: @Facebook www.facebook.com/bitfreegames @Twitter www.twitter.com/bitfreegames

Screenshots

Epic Skater4 screens
Halfpipe Hero4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Halfpipe Hero at none against Epic Skater's shown. Halfpipe Hero also leads on rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). Epic Skater's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (73% vs 62%). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Epic Skater sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Halfpipe Hero sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Halfpipe Hero holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 301 and 475 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of Epic Skater's written reviews are positive against 62% of Halfpipe Hero's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Epic Skater ships an update monthly, Halfpipe Hero every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Epic Skater versus Halfpipe Hero: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEpic SkaterHalfpipe Hero
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (301 ratings)4.3 (475 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.8% of reviews — better61.5% of reviews
Number of ratings301475 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size168 MB82 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperYour Daily Fill, LLCBit Free Games

Customer experience

Epic Skater

All ratings301 ratings
Positive76.1%
Neutral4.3%
Negative19.6%
Written reviews302 reviews
Positive72.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative20.9%

Halfpipe Hero

All ratings475 ratings
Positive82.9%
Neutral5.9%
Negative11.2%
Written reviews104 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral11.5%
Negative26.9%

User reviews

Epic Skater

From 301 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🔥 Awesome graphics and visuals
  • 🏆 Challenging yet rewarding progression system
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive controls

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and app instability
  • 💰 Excessive ads and in-app purchases
  • 🔧 Limited customization options
  • 🕹️ Lack of new content and level variety

Halfpipe Hero

From 475 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🎨 Retro-style graphics
  • 🕹️ Simple and intuitive controls

Room to improve

  • 🚫 Ads even after paying to remove them
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches (e.g., challenges not working, progress reset)
  • 🔁 Repetitive gameplay

Bugs and requests

Epic Skater

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes on launch for many users
  • Tricks not registering properly during gameplay
  • Leaderboard and save data issues
  • Compatibility problems on newer devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to customize skater appearance and skateboard
  • Addition of new gameplay modes and environments
  • Improved performance and stability
  • Reduced frequency of ads and more fair monetization

Halfpipe Hero

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Challenges not registering correctly
  • Game crashes and progress loss
  • Ads still appearing after purchase

Requested features

3 requests
  • More trick and gameplay variations
  • Expanded content (levels, characters, etc.)
  • Leaderboard and social features

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Epic Skater

One-time7
  • Stack of Coins$1.99
  • Pack of Energy Drinks$1.99
  • Vault of Coins$4.99
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  • Crate of Energy Drinks$4.99
  • Epic Bundle$4.99
  • Mountain of Energy Drinks$9.99
  • Swimming Pool of Coins$9.99
1 purchases

Halfpipe Hero

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Epic Skater free?
Epic Skater is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Halfpipe Hero free?
Halfpipe Hero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Epic Skater or Halfpipe Hero?
Halfpipe Hero is rated higher. Epic Skater averages 4.0 out of 5 from 301 ratings, while Halfpipe Hero averages 4.3 from 475 ratings.
Do Epic Skater or Halfpipe Hero have ads?
Epic Skater shows ads; Halfpipe Hero does not.
Which is updated more often, Epic Skater or Halfpipe Hero?
Epic Skater ships an update monthly, and Halfpipe Hero every 3 months. Most recently, Epic Skater was updated on October 19, 2026 and Halfpipe Hero on October 15, 2026.

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