Epic Skater vs Perfect Grind
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
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!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Perfect Grind at 4.3 against Epic Skater's 4.0. Perfect Grind also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). 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. Epic Skater sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Perfect Grind sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Perfect Grind holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 301 and 297 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Epic Skater's written reviews are positive against 78% of Perfect Grind's.
Epic Skater ships an update monthly, Perfect Grind every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Epic Skater | Perfect Grind |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (301 ratings) | 4.3 (297 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | 77.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 301 — better | 297 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — 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 | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 168 MB | 272 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Your Daily Fill, LLC | Noodlecake |
Customer experience
Epic Skater
Perfect Grind
User reviews
Epic Skater
From 301 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Perfect Grind
From 297 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
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
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
In-app purchases
Epic Skater
- 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
Perfect Grind
- Full Version$3.99
Questions
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