Blue Ridge Marathon vs PPBRVA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blue Ridge Marathon
This app provides all essential information for the Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon, including event details, updates, and course maps. During race weekend, it offers live participant tracking, allowing spectators to follow runners.
- Event information
- Timely updates
- Course maps
- Participant live tracking
- Race weekend features
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Welcome to the official app of the Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon. Use the app for all event information, timely information updates, course maps and participant live tracking on race weekend. The Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon Series has earned its title as “America’s Toughest Road Marathon” by challenging runners with over 7,430 ft. in elevation change, more than any other road marathon in the U.S.
PPBRVA
This app provides a convenient way to book courts, open play sessions, and lessons at a dedicated pickleball facility. Manage your account, view event details, and connect with the community. Accessible courts are available.
- Book courts and open play
- Filter events by skill level
- Book lessons and clinics
- Manage account information
- View and share replays
- Connect on social media
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Performance Pickleball or PPBRVA for short is an all-new state-of-the-art indoor/outdoor dedicated pickleball facility with our flagship location in Richmond, Virginia. Our goal, to create a Pickleball Paradise for players of all ages and levels to enjoy and to hopefully bring Pickleball Paradise to other localities in the future! The PPBRVA app is our quick and easy booking and reservation system available on your phone and everywhere you go in between your pickleball sessions. Use the app to: • View and Book Available Courts • View and Book Open Play Sessions and Other Public Events • Filter Events by Skill Level and Event Types • View and Book Lessons, Clinics and Ball Machines • Manage Your Account Info Including Email, Phone and Payment Info • View and Share Your Favorite Replays • Connect With Us on Social Media • Standard Courts and Sports Wheelchair Accessible Courts Available • Ping Pong Tables Coming Soon!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PPBRVA at 100% against Blue Ridge Marathon's 57%. PPBRVA also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). Blue Ridge Marathon's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PPBRVA holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 63 and 215 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Blue Ridge Marathon's written reviews are positive against 100% of PPBRVA's.
Blue Ridge Marathon ships an update every 4 months, PPBRVA every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Blue Ridge Marathon | PPBRVA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (63 ratings) | 4.9 (215 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 63 | 215 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roanoke Outside | PINGPOD INC |
Customer experience
Blue Ridge Marathon
PPBRVA
In-app purchases
Blue Ridge Marathon
No in-app purchases
PPBRVA
No in-app purchases
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