Comparison

Snowboard Party 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

Snowboard Party

Experience the thrill of extreme snowboarding on your mobile device. Master over 50 tricks and hundreds of combinations across 21 unique mountains. Compete in freestyle, big air, and halfpipe challenges, and customize your gear and snowboarder.

Highlights
  • 21 unique mountains/locations
  • Over 50 tricks and hundreds of combinations
  • Freestyle, Big Air, and Halfpipe modes
  • 105+ level objectives and 32 achievements
  • Snowboarder and gear customization
  • Customizable controls
  • High-definition 3D graphics
Features
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Snowboard Party brings the thrill of snowboarding to your mobile device! Get ready to ride the downhill slopes at extreme speed and catch some big air to perform the craziest tricks in 21 completely unique adrenaline-filled mountains/locations. Jump on your board, learn new moves and improve your snowboarding skills to land sick freestyle trick combos and rack high scores! Experience snowboarding like never before! Complete over 105 level objectives, 32 achievements, gain experience and upgrade your favorite snowboarder attributes to perform better and achieve higher scores. Customize your snow gear and upgrade your board to give you an extra edge over the competition. HIGH DEFINITION Snowboard Party includes next generation 3D sport game graphics specially optimized for your mobile hardware to provide you with the best snowboarding experience. FREESTYLE Freestyle is all about the tricks! Perform the sickest tricks using natural and man-made park features such as rails, ski jumps, boxes, logs, rocks and innumerable other objects! Create new freestyle trick combos to hit higher scores while in the trick parks. BIG AIR Go big or go home! Big air competitions are contests where riders perform extreme tricks on massive ski jumps while going down the slope at high speed. HALFPIPE Perform a wide range of tricks while going down some of the world’s biggest halfpipes. Chain multiple tricks in a row to gain more points and achieve a better score. QUICK PLAY Drop in faster than ever into a curated selection of maps and modes. Challenge yourself with a rotating list of objectives to keep you on your toes. Complete each challenge to continue along your tour of the world’s premiere snowboarding locations. MASSIVE SELECTION Select between 15 snowboarders and customize each of them to your preference, choosing your favorite gear. A massive collection of boards ranging from different sizes and designs are available, allowing you to complement your rider’s extreme skills and abilities. LEARN TO SNOWBOARD Over 50 unique tricks to master and hundreds of combinations. Follow the tutorial to get started and progress as you go. Execute the craziest combos and extreme trick sequences to rack up some impressive high scores, gain experience and make a name for yourself. GAME CONTROLLER Compatible with most game controllers available. CUSTOMIZABLE CONTROLS New fully customizable control system to configure your own button layout. Use the right or left handed control mode, select a control preset or create your own. Use the analog stick or accelerometer option as you wish. LOADED WITH FEATURES • Supports all the latest generation devices and optimized for high resolution displays. • Quick Play mode lets you drop in and shred across a curated selection of maps and modes. • New fully customizable control system. You can adjust everything! • Learn over 50 unique tricks and create hundreds of combinations. • Massive mountains/locations to ride including 21 trails/courses located in the Rockies, Alps and Japan. Choose from big air, freestyle, and halfpipe events. • Customize your outfit in style! • Upgrade your board to improve your rider’s stats. • Play often to gain experience and upgrade your favorite snowboarder’s attributes. • Share your results with your friends on Twitter. • Optimized for Intel x86 mobile devices. • Extended soundtrack featuring songs from Closer, Jack Counteract, Minds Without Purpose, Mr. TaBoo Timmons, No Blitz, Paul Spencer and the Maxines, Pear, The Pinz and We Outspoken. Courtesy of Pulse Records/White Knight Music Group, Inc. • Ability to purchase experience points or special items using in-app purchases. • Available in the following languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Chinese. SUPPORT: contact@maplemedia.io

About

True Surf

Experience realistic surfing with advanced physics and graphics across 34 iconic global surf spots. Conquer missions, master controls, and compete in WSL events. Features real-time surf conditions and a variety of boards and apparel.

Highlights
  • Realistic wave physics simulation
  • 34 iconic global surf spots
  • Real-time surf conditions
  • First-person barrel mode
  • Feat-based mission mode
  • WSL Championship Tour events
  • Brand-name surfboards and apparel
Features
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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

Snowboard Party4 screens
True Surf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Snowboard Party at 4.6 against True Surf's 3.9. True Surf's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Snowboard Party sells 10 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

Snowboard Party holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4.7K and 3.5K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of Snowboard Party'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

Snowboard Party ships an update every 4 months, True Surf monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Snowboard Party versus True Surf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnowboard PartyTrue Surf
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.7K ratings) — better3.9 (3.5K ratings)
Positive reviews55.1% of reviews60.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.7K — better3.5K
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#69 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.3 GB211 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDo More Mobile, LLC.True Axis

Customer experience

Snowboard Party

All ratings4,744 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral3.9%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews468 reviews
Positive55.1%
Neutral6.2%
Negative38.7%

True Surf

All ratings3,462 ratings
Positive68.3%
Neutral10.5%
Negative21.2%
Written reviews1,144 reviews
Positive60.8%
Neutral16.8%
Negative22.4%

User reviews

Snowboard Party

From 4.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎉 Enjoyable gameplay
  • 👍 Great graphics
  • 🤩 Fun and addictive

Room to improve

  • 💰 Paywall for full access
  • 🙄 Excessive ads
  • 🤬 Unreasonable age restrictions
  • 🐛 Glitchy performance
  • 🤯 Confusing controls

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

Snowboard Party

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Login and age verification issues
  • Unresponsive controls
  • Levels not unlocking properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and maps
  • Ability to customize characters and boards
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Offline play option

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

10 purchases

Snowboard Party

One-time10
  • Poseur EXP Bundle$0.99
  • Amateur EXP Bundle$1.99
  • Novice EXP Bundle$2.99
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  • Semi-Pro EXP Bundle$4.99
  • Master EXP Bundle$9.99
  • Pro EXP Bundle$9.99
  • Legend EXP Bundle$24.99
  • Unlock All Boards$24.99
  • Unlock All Snowboarders$24.99
  • Upgrade to Full Version$24.99
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
Show 2 more
  • Boatload of Clams$49.99
  • Sea of Clams$99.99

Questions

Is Snowboard Party free?
Snowboard Party 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, Snowboard Party or True Surf?
Snowboard Party is rated higher. Snowboard Party averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4.7K ratings, while True Surf averages 3.9 from 3.5K ratings.
Do Snowboard Party or True Surf have ads?
Snowboard Party shows ads; True Surf does not.
Which is updated more often, Snowboard Party or True Surf?
Snowboard Party ships an update every 4 months, and True Surf monthly. Most recently, Snowboard Party was updated on November 1, 2026 and True Surf on November 5, 2026.

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