Skateboarding Apps In 2025

Skateboarding has always been a culture of progression—tricks evolving, styles changing, spots getting gnarlier. But there’s one thing that we think could be improved—tech.

In 2025, we’re seeing a wave of apps and devices that are trying to bridge the gap between analog shredding and digital feedback. From apps that track your speed and flips to virtual trick logs, technology is slowly but surely catching up to skaters. But are we there yet? Let’s take a look at how a few skate apps are helping—or struggling—to bring tech into the skatepark. Then we’ll discuss why we decided to add our own entry to this ever-growing landscape of skateboarding apps.

Ollee: Stats Over Style

Ollee is one of the more technical skateboarding apps available today. Think of it as a digital tracker for your skate sessions. It measures your speed, detects whether your board flipped or spun, and provides a detailed breakdown of the action in a sleek interface.

Ollee is an excellent tool if you’re analytical about your skating and want to quantify how many tricks you attempted or landed, along with metrics like max-line, trick hangtime, and push counts. However, it stops short of giving you a full picture. Without context—like what trick you actually performed—it becomes a stat-heavy app that resembles a Fitbit more than a real skate coach. Additionally, you will need to purchase and mount an external piece of gear on your board, which, although not too expensive, remains a factor.

On the positive side, Ollee also features a fantastic gamified points system that feeds into a worldwide leaderboard, inspiring you to skate more and stay motivated. This component connects you to a global network of skateboarders, keeping the community engaged and encouraging.

Skate Tricks: Digital Coach, Analog Input

If you’re learning how to skate and need a visual guide, Skate Tricks might be your new best friend. It’s easy to use and offers detailed trick tutorials with step-by-step breakdowns on getting your footing just right. The app also contains two mini-games: Dice, which lets you roll for a random trick to try, and Game Of Skate (GOS), a modern take on the classic game where you eliminate opponents by performing—or failing—a trick.

However, Skate Tricks relies entirely on manual tracking. When you land a kickflip, you must open the app and log it yourself. The UX could be cleaner, and some of the copy would benefit from further refinement. Moreover, while the app offers limited free functionality, to unlock its full potential, you need to subscribe at €9.99 per year.

Skate Tricks serves as a solid learning platform, particularly for skaters just getting into the game. It’s simple, structured, and doesn’t get in your way while you’re skating.

My Skate Bro: Your Skate Diary, Digitized

My Skate Bro takes a similar approach to Skate Tricks, but with a much cleaner and improved user experience. It functions as a tracker, includes a Dice game, and serves as a coach. The app allows you to manually log the tricks you land and track your progression over time, which can be extremely motivating if you’re working toward mastering your first kickflip.

Similar to Skate Tricks, however, it lacks advanced features such as real-time tracking from wearables. Without automatic trick recognition, you still have to input your performance manually. Additionally, the app is missing a deeper sense of community functionality that could connect you more robustly with other skaters.

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Introducing Sk8: The Missing Piece

The apps we’ve discussed so far are either heavily reliant on hardware or require completely manual inputs, each focusing on distinct aspects—be it tracking or learning. Sk8 aims to bridge that gap.

We’re introducing an app that empowers skateboarders to log and manage the tricks they perform with ease. Sk8 leverages wearable technology to automatically capture key metrics like speed and height while you ride, pairing these insights with your recorded footage. This powerful combination of video and data delivers a much deeper understanding of your performance.

Sk8 isn’t intended as a learning tool—you should already know the trick. Instead, it’s designed to help you gain insights into your skateboarding through detailed statistics and to share your best moments with a wider community. With a TikTok-like feed, skateboarders can interact, vote on standout tricks, and contribute to a dynamic leaderboard.

We believe Sk8 fills an important gap in skateboarding technology by offering engaging content to watch and robust tools to capture your progress. It’s all about getting more out of your sessions and connecting with fellow skaters in an exciting, data-driven way.

Where Are We Headed?

The ultimate tech dream for skateboarding is real-time trick recognition—imagine a digital filmer that detects whether you just landed a hardflip or botched a heelflip. With advances in AI, motion tracking, and wearable sensors, that future isn’t too far away. But for now, most skate tech remains either stats-focused or requires manual updates.

There’s also a larger question: do skaters even want tech integrated so deeply into their sessions?

Skating has always been about feel—intuition, flow, and creativity. While some skaters might find extensive data tracking invasive or unnecessary, others, particularly beginners looking to document their progression, could embrace it wholeheartedly.

Bottom Line: Choosing the Right Ride for Your Tech Journey

Skateboarding tech is evolving—rapidly, yet it still has its bumps. While apps like Ollee push the limits of sensor-driven metrics, and platforms like Skate Tricks and My Skate Bro offer invaluable learning tools, none deliver the complete experience. That’s where Sk8 comes in, striving to be that ideal blend of automated tracking and community connectivity.

Until we see that seamless fusion of real-time, wearable insights and effortless logging of every trick, it’s important to choose the tools that best match your individual skateboarding style and needs. Whether you prefer a hardware-driven approach, manual logging, or the innovative, community-powered insights of Sk8, evaluate your options carefully to stay ahead of the curve.