Comparison

Score! Hero vs True Surf

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

Head to head
About

Score! Hero

Experience the thrill of global soccer stardom in this puzzle-inspired game. Guide your player through hundreds of levels, scoring goals, making passes, and customizing their appearance. Compete with millions and achieve football glory.

Highlights
  • Score amazing goals
  • Pick killer passes
  • Curl shots into the top corner
  • Hundreds of levels
  • Level up your hero
  • Customize hero appearance
  • Enhanced 3D graphics
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Join millions. Achieve Football glory! Be a Hero at the world's game! Ever dreamed of being a global soccer superstar? Prefer an easy to play puzzle-inspired game that has been enjoyed by millions? A football game that offers realistic 3D action with a chance to sign for your favourite football team – or play for your country!? We know you have the talent, precision and skill. You want to compare yourself with the best. So play on - for free! Simple to play, a challenge to master, inspire your Hero through a legion of thrilling moments now fully revamped and enhanced from the original of this much loved soccer game released in 2015. Conjure up that magic pass, unlock defences then curl in that perfect shot to score and celebrate! Triumph with trophies you progress through your career and earn great prizes. Take on hundreds of levels of engaging gameplay challenges for your Hero to conquer. Customise your Hero with great-looking kit too. Look the part with an array of cool items to choose from. From the team at First Touch Games, award winning makers of other smash hit mobile soccer games including Dream League Soccer, Score! Hero continues our tradition of showcasing incredible graphics, glorious animations, and ultra-realistic gameplay. FEATURES • DREAM BIG as you SCORE amazing goals, PICK out that killer pass and CURL your shots into the top corner! • SUPER EASY pickup and go gameplay • PROGRESS through HUNDREDS & hundreds of levels, each one an individually crafted soccer scenario to master! • LEVEL UP your hero, play unique EVENTS & complete DAILY objectives! • ENHANCED 3D graphics, ENRICHED motion-captured animations. ADVANCED AI & physics giving you the complete immersive football experience. • HAND-PICK your Hero's unique look and appearance IMPORTANT • This game is free to play, but additional content and in-game items may be purchased for real money. To disable In-App Purchases, go to Settings/Screen Time/Content & Privacy Restrictions. • This app contains third party advertising. VISIT US: firsttouchgames.com LIKE US: facebook.com/scoreherogame/ FOLLOW US: instagram.com/playscorehero/ WATCH US: tiktok.com/@scorehero.ftg

About

True Surf

Experience the most authentic surfing simulation with realistic physics and live weather forecasts from Surfline. Master real-time controls, travel to world-famous breaks, and compete in WSL events. Evolve your surfer, build your gear, and chase the perfect wave.

Highlights
  • Realistic physics simulation
  • Live Surfline weather forecasts
  • World-famous surf breaks
  • Real-time touch controls
  • Character progression and customization
  • Board quiver management
  • Live WSL competitions
Features
Currently charting
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Conquer legendary past swells by crushing feat-based missions across a quiver of boards, from the world’s leading shapers, and unlock 34 of the planet's most iconic surf spots. Experience mind blowing realistic wave graphics, driven by True Axis' cutting-edge, real-world physics simulation engine, featuring real-time surf conditions powered by Surfline! True Surf is the Official Game of World Surf League (WSL). REAL TIME CONTROLS Realistic touch based physics enable complete control of your surfer in real time. Use one finger, your thumb or mind surf with two fingers like the Pros. NEW GAMEPLAY: FIRST PERSON BARREL MODE Automatically switch to first person mode when in the barrel. NEW MISSION MODE: Smash feat-based missions across the world’s most iconic breaks to unlock new surf spots! Every victory earns you essential rewards to fuel your career, including Clams, Travel Tickets, and Perfect Storms to boost live conditions. IMPROVED REPLAY GRAPHICS Edit and share POV drainers, pig dog shots in the barrel, and spine-twisting laybacks in the pocket! THE WORLD'S BEST WAVES A huge part of surfing is about chasing the perfect wave and True Surf comes jam-packed with the world's best. Travel the world chasing classic reef breaks with hollow barrels at Pipe in Hawaii, Cloudbreak, Fiji to rolling 'power-curve' breaks at Bells Beach, Australia. Or try to beat the sections at some of the world's fastest point breaks like Jeffreys Bay, South Africa. If BIG waves are your thing then head to Nazare, Portugal and Jaws (Pe-ahi), Hawaii. True Surf has it all including Surf Ranch, the epic man made wave located between farm fields in California’s Central Valley. REAL-TIME CONDITIONS POWERED BY SURFLINE True Surf is powered by real time surf forecasting data from Surfline (experts in marine weather forecasting). Data is updated throughout the day and includes Swell Height, Swell Direction, Wind, Tide and Water Temperature. PERFECT STORM Play god of thunder and boost LIVE swells. WILDLIFE Surf with dolphins, look out for the sharks! COMPETE IN WSL CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR EVENTS Are you ready for the CT? Test your skills in WSL Events and compete against other players from around the world to see if you have what it takes to become a CT champ! CHARACTER & QUIVER Experience apparel and boards from legendary brands including Billabong, Catch Surf, Firewire Surfboards, Pyzel Surfboards, Quiksilver, Roxy, Rusty, Shane, SharpEye Surfboards, Simon Anderson Surfboards, Slater Designs, Stretch Boards, and Vissla. Note: An internet connection is required to access some features. Frequent Flyer (monthly) is a monthly subscription service that enables you unlimited travel to all surf spots in True Surf. Frequent Flyer Monthly cost 2.99 USD/month (or local equivalent) and will be charged on your iTunes Account after purchase and when the subscription renews monthly. Perfect Storm (monthly) is a monthly subscription service that enables you unlimited activations of Perfect Storms at all surf spots in True Surf. Perfect Storms provide a boost to live surf conditions and each activation lasts for 5 minutes. Perfect Storm Monthly cost 2.99 USD/month (or local equivalent) and will be charged on your iTunes Account after purchase and when the subscription renews monthly. Subscriptions will renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to users iTunes account settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Terms of service can be found at https://trueaxis.com/tsfua.html

Screenshots

Score! Hero4 screens
True Surf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Score! Hero at 4.7 against True Surf's 3.8. Score! Hero also leads on ratings volume (368K vs 3.5K). True Surf's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (61% vs 31%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and chart position 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. Score! Hero sells 20 one-off in-app purchases and True Surf sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Score! Hero holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Score! Hero has 368K ratings behind it against 3.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 31% of Score! Hero's written reviews are positive against 61% of True Surf's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Score! Hero ships an update monthly, True Surf fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Score! Hero versus True Surf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScore! HeroTrue Surf
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (368K ratings) — better3.8 (3.5K ratings)
Positive reviews31.5% of reviews60.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings368K — better3.5K
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#60 — better#77
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size218 MB211 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFirst Touch Games Ltd.True Axis

Customer experience

Score! Hero

All ratings367,853 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral3.4%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews2,887 reviews
Positive31.5%
Neutral13.2%
Negative55.3%

True Surf

All ratings3,441 ratings
Positive68.2%
Neutral10.6%
Negative21.2%
Written reviews1,136 reviews
Positive60.8%
Neutral16.9%
Negative22.3%

User reviews

Score! Hero

From 368K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive and fun gameplay
  • 👍 Great concept and story progression
  • 🎨 Impressive graphics and animations

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unrealistic and buggy AI behavior
  • 🤯 Overpowered goalkeepers and defenders
  • 🔋 Frustrating energy/hearts system
  • 🤬 Forced transfers and lack of control
  • 💰 Aggressive monetization and ads

True Surf

From 3.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌊 Realistic wave physics and graphics
  • 🤙 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🔥 Best surfing game on mobile
  • 👍 Intuitive controls once learned
  • 🌍 Variety of real-world surf spots

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases for boards and upgrades
  • 🐢 Extremely slow progression and leveling up
  • 🤯 Inconsistent and unreliable scoring system
  • 🌊 Lack of consistently good waves at many locations
  • 🔋 Battery draining issues

Bugs and requests

Score! Hero

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes on certain levels
  • Inconsistent physics and controls
  • Objective tracking and scoring issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Remove energy/hearts system
  • Improve AI and player control
  • Add more customization options
  • Implement a true career mode
  • Provide more club/league variety

True Surf

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Waves not generating properly at Surf Ranch
  • Progression resets and lost progress
  • Inability to travel to desired surf spots

Requested features

5 requests
  • First-person camera mode
  • Customizable boards and characters
  • Competitive multiplayer mode
  • Career mode with challenges and sponsorships
  • Ability to create and share custom surf spots

In-app purchases

20 purchases

Score! Hero

One-time20
  • Bundle of Hero Bux$0.99
  • Special Offer$1.99
  • Starter Pack$1.99
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  • Bundle of Hero Bux$1.99
  • 24 Hour Unlimited Energy$2.99
  • Promo Pack$2.99
  • Bundle of Hero Bux$2.99
  • Unlimited Kicks$2.99
  • Special Offer$3.99
  • Stack of Hero Bux$4.99
  • Special Offer$4.99
  • Special Offer$5.99
  • Starter Pack$5.99
  • Cup of Hero Bux$6.99
  • Special Offer$6.99
  • Special Offer$7.99
  • Special Offer$8.99
  • Special Offer$9.99
  • Ultra Pack$11.99
  • Case of Hero Bux$15.99
7 purchases

True Surf

Subscriptions2
  • Perfect Storm (monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Frequent Flyer (monthly)$2.991 Month
One-time5
  • Handful of Clams$0.99
  • Bag of Clams$7.99
  • Chest of Clams$28.99
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  • Boatload of Clams$49.99
  • Sea of Clams$99.99

Questions

Is Score! Hero free?
Score! Hero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is True Surf free?
True Surf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Score! Hero or True Surf?
Score! Hero is rated higher. Score! Hero averages 4.7 out of 5 from 368K ratings, while True Surf averages 3.8 from 3.5K ratings.
Do Score! Hero or True Surf have ads?
Score! Hero shows ads; True Surf does not.
Which is updated more often, Score! Hero or True Surf?
Score! Hero ships an update monthly, and True Surf fortnightly. Most recently, Score! Hero was updated on October 23, 2026 and True Surf on October 22, 2026.
Which is more popular, Score! Hero or True Surf?
Score! Hero currently peaks at #60 in the App Store charts, and True Surf at #77. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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