Chasing Watts vs Era Pickleball
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chasing Watts
Discover, join, and organize cycling group rides effortlessly. Find cyclists nearby, see ride details like pace and difficulty, and manage your cycling community with integrated communication tools and weather forecasts.
- Discover and join group rides
- Organize new cycling rides
- Route integration (Ride with GPS, Strava, Garmin, GPX)
- View ride details (pace, distance, difficulty)
- Manage clubs and teams
- Group chat and ride rosters
- Day-of weather forecasts
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Find the group ride. Know the ride before you roll. Chasing Watts shows you who's riding near you, where they're going, and how fast — so you show up to the right ride with the right crew. FIND RIDES • Map and radius search for rides near you • Route, distance, pace, and difficulty on every ride • See who's confirmed before you commit • Day-of weather for the ride, not just your zip code RIDE SMARTER • Crash hotspot data built from Texas DOT records, mapped along your route • Ask Joulia, our AI ride assistant, to find a ride that fits your day CREATE AND LEAD RIDES • Post a ride in seconds with routes from Ride with GPS, Strava, Hammerhead, or any GPX file • Rosters and group chat keep everyone in sync • Share any ride with a link or image to pull in new riders BUILT FOR CLUBS, TEAMS, AND SHOPS One place to schedule rides, talk to your members, and grow your community, instead of posting the same ride in three apps. Houston riders already post 60+ rides a week on Chasing Watts. Bring your group. Group rides. Easy. Download Chasing Watts — and LET'S RIDE.
Era Pickleball
Easily find and book courts at your local club. Connect with other players and receive important club updates. Enjoy 24/7 customer support for a seamless experience.
- Simplified booking process
- 24/7 Customer Support
- Live chat
- Club Notifications
- Communication tools
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Download our app today. Find your club and get started! - Simplified booking process - 24/7 Customer Support and Live chat - Club Notifications and communication tools
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Chasing Watts at every 9 days against Era Pickleball's every 6 weeks. Chasing Watts also leads on ratings volume (779 vs 86). Era Pickleball's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 88%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Chasing Watts against 4.9 for Era Pickleball. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chasing Watts has 779 ratings behind it against 86, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Chasing Watts's written reviews are positive against 100% of Era Pickleball's.
Chasing Watts ships an update every 9 days, Era Pickleball every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chasing Watts | Era Pickleball |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (779 ratings) | 4.9 (86 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 779 — better | 86 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chasing Watts LLC | PBC Labs |
Customer experience
Chasing Watts
Era Pickleball
Bugs and requests
Chasing Watts
Reported bugs
6 issues- App crashes when creating rides over cellular data
- Profile setup crashes and errors
- App requires re-login on every launch
- Profile pictures rotate 90 degrees after saving
- Errors when answering profile questions
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- Unreliable performance on cell data vs WiFi
Requested features
6 requests- Expand to multiple cities nationwide
- Expand to other sports like running
- Face ID or biometric login option
- Ability to save/star rides without committing attendance
- Persistent app state when switching apps
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- Better offline functionality
Era Pickleball
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Chasing Watts
No in-app purchases
Era Pickleball
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Chasing Watts free?
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