When comparing True Skate vs Cut the Rope, the Slant community recommends Cut the Rope for most people. In the question“What are the best one handed Android games?” Cut the Rope is ranked 13th while True Skate is ranked 23rd. The most important reason people chose Cut the Rope is:
Cut the Rope paces itself to teach the player the growing mechanics of the game.
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Pros
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.
Pro Simple to grasp mechanics
Cut the Rope paces itself to teach the player the growing mechanics of the game.
Cons
Con Additional courses are In-App-Purchases
Some aren't that great (the school one is pretty bad IMO).
Con Has in-app purchases
Cut the Rope is an upfront paid game at $0.99 which is why its included in-app purchases that range from $0.99 - $29.99 per item is disappointing.