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10 best skateboard apps for Android
Skateboarding isn’t quite the mainstream sport that it once was. After all, we don’t even get competent Tony Hawk games anymore. However, tons of people still enjoy it. You don’t really use a smartphone while skateboarding and skateboarders aren’t on their phones as much as some other people. Thus, there aren’t a ton of apps for it. Most skateboard apps revolve around the sport rather than being a direct part of it. There are a bunch of skateboard games, but you won’t find any here. That’s a different list (linked just below). Here are the best skateboard apps for Android!
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The best skateboard apps for Android
Discord or BAND
Price: Free
Discord is a chat app for gamers. It works well for just about anything, though. You create a group, add people to it, and talk to them. This works great for keeping local skaters connected, although Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and similar apps would work as well. Whatever is the easiest, really. Keeping in contact means bigger groups at the skate park and that’s always a good time. Discord, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and most chat apps are completely free. We only recommend Discord because it’s much easier to keep track of a larger group with it. BAND is another excellent app for skater groups.
Game of S.K.A.T.E.
Price: Free
S.K.A.T.E. is the skateboarding version of H.O.R.S.E. for basketball. One skater does a trick and the next one emulates. The first one to fail to repeat five times loses. This app keeps track of such a game. You can check off the tricks done (or failed). Plus, there’s a referee mode for a bystander to judge. It’s a bit simple and the UI isn’t great. It does the job, though. Plus, it’s completely free with no advertising. It is an older app, though, so don’t be shocked if it doesn’t work quite right on newer phones.
See also: The best skateboarding games for Android
Gear shop apps
Price: Free / Merch varies
Many gear brands have apps these days. We linked Zumies up there because their app is actually pretty good. However, you can find official apps for Etnies, Vans, and a bunch of others. Plus, many popular brands sell on places like Amazon, eBay, and similar online retailers. We definitely recommend trying a board in a shop before buying to make sure it feels right. These are good apps to window shop with, though. Plus, you can get stuff like clothes, shoes, pads, helmets, and other gear. They’re a little difficult to find, but they exist!
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Instagram, Byte, Facebook, etc
Price: Free
Skateboarders love to showcase their talent. The best way to do that is with live streaming video. There are a variety of apps that do it. Instagram, Periscope, Facebook, and YouTube are the biggest. There are also a lot of others, including LiveStream, Twitch, and others. We mostly recommend the big three with Facebook, Instagram, and Periscope. They have excellent reach, they’re easy, and you can save them to your profile when you’re done. They’re also completely free. Byte recently launched as a sequel to Vine and lets you upload seven second clips which can be perfect for showing off a good skate trick.
PowerDirector
Price: Free / $5.99 per month / $34.99 per year
PowerDirector is a video editor. It’s a great app for taking a bunch of your skateboarding clips and edit them together for something like Instagram or YouTube. The app has a bit of a learning curve at first, but it gets easier as you use it. In addition to basic stuff like clipping down longer videos, you can also do stuff like fixing shaky cam footage with a stabilizer function, create animated titles, and add other elements to your video. The premium version adds extra features, removes ads, and more. It’s a good place to start for video editing your skateboard videos.
RIDERS
Price: Free / Up to $18.99
RIDERS is an app for skateboarders, BMX riders, and snowboarders. It features thousands of tricks and a community of nearly a million fellow riders. It also includes local coaches, video tutorials, and more. You can even upload your own stuff to get feedback from other people. This is easily one of the best skateboard apps. It helps you get social with others with similar interests and learn tons of new tricks. The design is even pretty good.
Skate Dice
Price: Free / $2.99
Skate Dice is another popular game for IRL skaters. The app rolls several dice. Each dice has a trick on it. You then perform the tricks on the dice in the order specified. It’s an excellent and creative way to practice tricks, transitioning from one trick to the next, and improvisation techniques. This particular app boasts various tricks, difficulty settings, and a glossary of tricks in case you don’t know one. There are others on Google Play that are about as good. This isn’t a type of app that many people even know about, much less download.
Skate Location apps
Price: Free / Varies
There are a variety of skateboard apps to help find places to actually skate. These show you various places to skate. Google Maps is the obvious champion here. However, there are also specialized apps specifically for skaters. They vary in terms of quality, success, and even region. You may have to surf for them. Skate Spots Hunter isn’t too bad and Own The Spot has a lot of potential. This seems to be a newer genre in skateboarding apps. Most of them are free, but a few of them may ask for a few bucks here or there.
Skate Tricks
Price: Free / Up to $6.49
Skate Tricks is a fairly simple app. It shows you a bunch of skate tricks along with step-by-step instructions on how to perform those tricks. It boasts a wide range of tricks from grabs to flats, slides, ramps, and some other stuff as well. The tips and tricks section could be a little better organized because it’s basically one big paragraph and there are some grammatical issues as well. However, it otherwise works pretty well. The vast majority of the complaints is that the app isn’t free.
YouTube
Price: Free / $12.99 per month
We already discussed YouTube as a platform for live streaming. However, it’s also good for a lot of other things. Many pro and amateur skaters and coaches have YouTube channels. You can find things like trick tutorials, awesome highlight videos, and you can keep up with a lot of your favorite skaters. Of course, you can always upload your own stuff as well. This one is kind of obvious. We’re sorry if it seems like a weak option, but there really isn’t another app on Google Play that does this so YouTube it is!
See also: Here are all the YouTube apps and what they do
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