# True Skate

> The ultimate skateboarding sim

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id549105915](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id549105915)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id549105915`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** True Axis
- **Category:** Action
- **Rating:** 3.80 / 5 (8,966 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.6.9
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-18
- **First published:** 2012-10-18
- **Size:** 196 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/true-skate/id549105915)
- **Website:** [http://trueskate.com](http://trueskate.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://trueaxis.com/tsspp.html](http://trueaxis.com/tsspp.html)

## Description

True Skate is a premium skateboarding sim renowned for its near-real physics, finger-based controls, and authentic park experiences. Build your skills across real-world spots, customize boards and skaters, and push your limits with fluid, responsive gameplay.

From immersive replays with multiple cameras to DIY objects and a Sandbox (SANDBOX) mode, you can craft your own parks and challenges. Compete on global leaderboards, join challenges, and connect with friends, all while navigating in-app purchases, subscriptions, and device compatibility (iOS, gamepad, Apple TV).

## Rankings

- #21,212 — Overall
- #2 — Sports (Paid)
- #10 — Action (Paid)
- #20 — Essential Sports Games

## Review summary

True Skate offers deeply satisfying, physics-based skating with intuitive finger controls and a large, moddable map/currency system that rewards practice. Players praise its realistic board feel, variety of maps, and community-driven customization. However, reviews consistently flag monetization as a major drawback, with many maps and cosmetics locked behind heavy grind or paywalls and occasional currency resets. Technical issues also recur, including crashes, account and progress loss, and occasional trick-detection glitches. Overall, it's an excellent skate sim with serious monetization and reliability caveats that vary by user.

### Pros

- Realistic, satisfying physics and responsive board controls that feel accurate and fun.
- Extensive content and customization—many maps, DIY obstacles, and a thriving mod/community ecosystem.
- Addictive, pick-up-and-play skate experience that’s easy to learn but hard to master.
- Active development and ongoing support from the developers.

### Cons

- Pay-to-win monetization with expensive maps and heavy grinding; progression is gated behind purchases.
- Account and purchase issues—loss of progress or money and content resets.
- Frequent bugs and crashes, including warehouse maps crashing and startup crashes.
- Inconsistent trick detection and control quirks (miscounts and wrong trick registrations).

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