Skipping Skills vs AthleticNext
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Skipping Skills
Learn jump rope skills with video demonstrations from world-class athletes. This app offers over 35 skills organized into six difficulty levels, with additional tips and images to help overcome challenges. It's a fun and effective way to master jump rope techniques.
- Video explanations and demonstrations
- World-class jump roper instruction
- Tips and images for challenges
- Six difficulty skill levels
- Over 35 extra skills
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Skipping Skills is the most convenient, fun, and effective way to learn jump rope skills. Video explanations and demonstrations of each skill are taught by world class jump ropers. Additional videos and tips images are included to help jumpers with challenges of the skills. Skills are organized into six increasingly difficult skills levels with over 35 extra skills. This app is based on the best selling Skipping Skills instructional DVDs.
AthleticNext
This app helps athletes improve their technique and mechanics through real-time feedback powered by AI and web technologies. It facilitates collaboration between athletes and coaches, digitalizing sports for longer, more successful careers.
- Real-time technique feedback
- AI-assisted video analysis
- Video gathering and sharing
- Athlete progress tracking
- Coach athlete management
- Instant performance feedback
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AthleticNext is a product of a partnership by the World's top-class athletes and software engineers. Our vision is to assist athletes in developing their technique and mechanics by providing real-time feedback using the latest Web and AI technologies. The tools we provide enable the next-generation collaboration between the athletes and the coaches. We transform the sport by digitalizing it and helping the athletes to have longer and more successful careers. #athleticnext #nextgenerationathletics AthleticNext enables the following features for the Athletes - Gathering the videos from training sessions in one place and sharing them with coaches - Performing both manual and AI-assisted video analysis - Seeing the progress of Athletes’ development over the time By using AthleticNext the Coaches can easily - Manage their athletes by inviting them to their team - Provide instant feedback about Athlete’s performance in the training session - Efficiently share the results of video analysis with the Athlete
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Skipping Skills at 4.1 against AthleticNext's 3.0. Skipping Skills also leads on ratings volume (9 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.6). AthleticNext's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Skipping Skills sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. AthleticNext asks for nothing beyond the download.
Skipping Skills holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skipping Skills has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Skipping Skills ships an update every 4 months, AthleticNext every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Skipping Skills | AthleticNext |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (9 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 348 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Megan Friesth | Andrejs Abrickis |
Customer experience
Skipping Skills
AthleticNext
In-app purchases
Skipping Skills
- Complete Level 1$0.99
- Level 2$1.99
- Level 3$1.99
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- Level 4$1.99
- Level 5$1.99
- Level 6$1.99
- All Single Rope Skills$9.99
AthleticNext
No in-app purchases
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