Comparison

Explore by Evolve vs Coacta

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Explore by Evolve

Track your electric skateboard rides, monitor performance metrics like speed and distance, and share your routes with a community. Compete on global leaderboards and customize your board's power, acceleration, and LED lights.

Highlights
  • Record ride metrics (speed, distance, time)
  • Share routes with community
  • Global and friend leaderboards
  • Customize power and acceleration
  • Adjust braking curves
  • Customize LED lights
  • Update board firmware
Features
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Ride Tracker: - Record your ride, check your top speed, average speed, time and distance ridden. - View your previous rides and share your route with the community - We welcome the community to share their epic rides to the map for other members to check out - Pin your rides to the map for other users to ride and rate Leaderboard: - Whether you’re a casual rider, commuter or serious competitor, log your distance ridden and compete on a global scale - Compete with your friends on a real-time basis, and the leaderboard is updated straight after your ride - Filter by week/month/year and by country – see who’s ridden the most in your country this month Customise: - Every rider has their preference, with Evolve’s Customise feature, you can now tune your ride to the amount of power that suits you - Customise even further with the Hadean series with the ability to adjust power output, acceleration and bracking curves. - Customise the LED out of your Hadean board. Choose from a variety of colours to make your ride your own. - The new Customise feature is compatible with all Evolve GTR electric skateboards via Bluetooth connection Other: - Stay up to date with the ability to update your board and remote to the latest firmware

About

Coacta

Organize sports activities and manage groups seamlessly. Post sessions, track attendees, and communicate efficiently with features like group feeds, chats, and polls. Ideal for clubs, teams, and establishments to streamline coordination.

Highlights
  • Post and coordinate sporting sessions
  • Manage club, team, or establishment groups
  • Group feed and organized chat channels
  • Create announcements and polls
  • Save and share routes, import GPX/FIT files
  • Build structured workouts
  • Manage membership and roles
Features
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Coacta is a sporting coordination platform that enables individuals and groups to sport together, reducing the friction around making it happen. Post a session with the sport, time, place and sport-specific details. See who's in. Choose who it reaches: everyone, your friends, a few people you pick, or one of your groups. EVERYTHING YOUR CLUB, TEAM OR ESTABLISHMENT NEEDS, IN ONE PLACE Stop running your group across a group chat, a spreadsheet, a mailing list and three different apps. Coacta holds all of it together: • Group feed — every session your group has planned, in one view • Group chat — organised into channels, with message pinning and image galleries • Announcements — easily get word out to your groups • Polls — settle the time, the route, or who can make it on Thursday • Group calendar — all group activities at a glance • Membership — invites, join requests, roles, and waivers where you need them Whether you run a club, coach a team, or manage an establishment, your members get one place to look and you get one place to post. COORDINATE • Post an activity and see who's coming before you commit • Share your weekly availability so plans come together on their own • One calendar for everything you have planned BUILD THE SESSION • Save and share routes, or import a GPX • Build structured workouts with intervals and heart-rate or power targets • Import a FIT file from your watch Meet up for every move — Coacta supports a wide variety of sports, from endurance to paddle sports, golf to skiing. Terms of Use: https://coacta.com/terms Coacta is for adults 18 and over.

Screenshots

Explore by Evolve4 screens
Coacta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Coacta at 100% against Explore by Evolve's 12%. Coacta also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.9) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). Explore by Evolve's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (30 vs 4). On price, ads, monetization model and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Coacta sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Explore by Evolve asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Coacta holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Explore by Evolve has 30 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of Explore by Evolve's written reviews are positive against 100% of Coacta's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Explore by Evolve ships an update every 2 months, Coacta every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Explore by Evolve versus Coacta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExplore by EvolveCoacta
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.9 (30 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews12.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings30 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB77 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperEvolve SkateboardsCoacta Corp

Customer experience

Explore by Evolve

All ratings30 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews180 reviews
Positive12.2%
Neutral8.9%
Negative78.9%

Coacta

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Explore by Evolve

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Disconnects when trying to apply custom settings
  • Firmware update feature not working
  • Rides not saving or disappearing
  • Leaderboard issues with unrealistic entries

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to update remote firmware
  • Display board battery percentage
  • Odometer and ride history tracking
  • Ability to add photos and notes to rides
  • Integration with other fitness apps
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  • Alternative login options besides Facebook

Coacta

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Explore by Evolve

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Coacta

Subscriptions2
  • Coacta Premium$3.991 Month
  • Coacta Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Explore by Evolve free?
Explore by Evolve is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Coacta free?
Coacta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Explore by Evolve or Coacta?
Coacta is rated higher. Explore by Evolve averages 1.9 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while Coacta averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Explore by Evolve or Coacta have ads?
Neither Explore by Evolve nor Coacta shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Explore by Evolve or Coacta?
Explore by Evolve ships an update every 2 months, and Coacta every 4 days. Most recently, Explore by Evolve was updated on October 15, 2026 and Coacta on October 8, 2026.

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