When comparing The Blockheads vs True Skate, the Slant community recommends True Skate for most people. In the question“What are the best one handed Android games?” True Skate is ranked 23rd while The Blockheads is ranked 38th. The most important reason people chose True Skate is:
True Skate offers immersive mode for devices on Android 4.4+.
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Pros
Pro An almost endless amount of choices for how one wants to play
The Blockheads allows for so many options and choices that the game can play however one wants it to play.
Pro Created for mobile devices specifically
The Blockheads unlike other crafting games was designed specifically to be played on mobile devices.
Pro Immersive mode
True Skate offers immersive mode for devices on Android 4.4+.
Pro Realistic mode for more accurate physics
The physics will be less floaty but allow for quicker board response.
Pro Daily, weekly, monthly and all-time leaderboards
There is an assortment of leaderboards for each course.
Pro Customize your board / griptape graphics
The player can customize their skateboards by using images from their device.
Pro Can be played one handed
Being that True Skate is a portrait mode game, it can be played with one hand.
Pro Detection for a wide variety of tricks
There is a huge variety of tricks possible by combining different swipes and taps.
Pro Good graphics
The graphics are very well done and look quite real.
Pro Intuitive control scheme
Adequately mimics the actual movements required of your foot.
Cons
Con Doesn't run on most Android devices, which is partially why...
App is no longer supported on any android devices or available on the Play Store. APKs can be found, but good luck getting them to run. It requires access to offline servers to start up on first run.
Con Contains in app purchases
The Blockheads has an assortment of in app purchases ranging from $0.99 - $24.99 per item.
Con Additional courses are In-App-Purchases
Some aren't that great (the school one is pretty bad IMO).