Comparison

Athlon vs LocalHub

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

Head to head
About

Athlon

This app provides an online arena for action sports enthusiasts to compete in challenges and contests. Connect with a global community, showcase your skills, and climb leaderboards. It's designed for athletes and fans to stay motivated and engaged, regardless of location.

Highlights
  • Action sports challenges and contests
  • Create public and private arenas
  • Connect with a global community
  • Showcase skills with videos
  • Climb leaderboards
  • Chat with other users
Features
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Challenges, contests, games — The spirit of competition lives in everyone involved in action sports. Whether you’re a professional athlete or just enjoy posting stories of your latest trick - you’ll always be driven by the desire to show your progress and skills. Proving what you’re capable of to your tribe and the world by winning challenges. Nothing is comparable to the feeling when you climb the leaderboard, reach the top and win a competition with your friends in a private or public arena. No matter what action sports you are a fan of, be it skateboard, scootering, snowboarding, surfing, wakeboarding, kitesurfing, or any other action sport. Healthy competition is impossible without a well-formed community that supports new starters, appreciates achievements and keeps you challenged and energised – this is your Athlon family, tribe & team. In a world where the spirit of competition is being restricted due to pandemics: the majority of your favorite sporting spots are inaccessible, ramps and parks are closed, getting together with your fellow athletes is complicated. How could you possibly preserve the passion and the motivation to grow? How would you find out that you are the best rider on the ramp or your trick is the best? Athlon is here with a solution for athletes, riders, trickshoters and also fans. Challenges, contests and games shall be available for everyone and everywhere. The lockdowns shall not stop us! In Athlon you can find arenas that bring joy of action sports to another level. Check out our scootering, skateboarding and acrobatic champions! Watch others in action, challenge yourself or even more - create your own arena and become better in your passion, all while challenging & competing with others in playful contests. Become a part of an exciting family. Chat as you would in your favorite messenger application like Snapchat, Telegram, WhatsApp or Messenger and compete in action sports as you would compete in running and cycling in Strava - Create public arenas with the world or private arenas together with your tribe - Find like-minded people from around the globe and invite them to your arenas – build up your teams! Create unique competitive action sports content for everyone to see just as well or better than YouTube, Instagram, Fuel TV or RedBull TV. - Show off your skills! - Make rad videos of tricks, showing your skills, for everyone to see in Athlon TV - Get kudos from your tribe! Unlike Instagram, TikTok or Snapchat; Athlon is there to bring competitive action sports to the center of the spotlight just as Strava does for running and cycling. Practice and compete from anywhere in the world – snowpark, skatepark, street, beach, you name it. - Challenge friends and strangers in different contests on Athlon arenas in scootering, skateboarding, bmx, surfing, mtb, wakeboarding, kitesurfing, acrobatics, freerun - Get kudos and rate your rivals - Win and rip your rivals apart with your moves - Inspire and get inspired We already have active scootering, skateboarding, acrobatic arenas – join or create a new arena, highlighting your passion like in TikTok, Instagram, YouTube. Improve your skills, meet other athletes doing the same sport, learn from them, compete and find out if you are the greatest in doing this trick or that move. Create and join arenas. Show off your top tricks and see if anyone can do as well or better. Declare yourself on Athlon TV and expand our community by sharing your content on your Instagram or TikTok profile or show your buddy in Telegram, Snapchat, Messenger or WhatsApp. Important! To make sure we create a great experience and keep the community safe we are only available with invites or through the waitlist. Anyone can join now to reserve the username.

About

LocalHub

Discover what's happening around you in real-time. Connect with people, events, and businesses in your local area through a location-based feed and interactive map. Communicate with others via integrated messaging and calls.

Highlights
  • Location-based feed
  • Interactive map of local activity
  • Integrated messenger and calls
  • Find people and businesses nearby
  • Share local posts and statuses
  • Create and join local events
  • Search for local services
Features
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LocalHub — это новая социальная сеть, где главное не лайки и алгоритмы, а люди и место, в котором ты находишься. Мы устали от лент, где ты не видишь ничего полезного. Где контент решают алгоритмы, а не реальная жизнь. Поэтому сделали по-другому. LocalHub показывает то, что происходит вокруг тебя — прямо сейчас. Ты видишь людей, события, бизнесы и возможности рядом. Не где-то в мире, а в твоём городе, районе, буквально за углом. Что внутри: — Геолента Лента, которая формируется не алгоритмами, а локацией. Всё, что происходит рядом с тобой — в одном месте. — Интерактивная карта Смотри, что происходит вокруг: события, предложения, люди, активность. Карта — это центр всей жизни в приложении. — Мессенджер и звонки Общайся без ограничений: текст, голос, видео, файлы. Всё в одном приложении, без необходимости переключаться. — Люди рядом Находи новых знакомых, партнёров, клиентов или просто интересных людей по интересам и геолокации. — Публикации и статусы Делись мыслями, новостями и моментами — и тебя увидят те, кто действительно рядом, а не случайная аудитория. — События и чаты Создавай события, участвуй в жизни города, объединяйся в локальные сообщества. — Поиск услуг Нужен специалист? Найди его рядом: быстро, просто и без бесконечных поисков. Почему LocalHub: — Ты видим с первого дня Не нужно набирать тысячи подписчиков. Здесь важна не популярность, а реальное присутствие. — Реальные люди вместо «идеальной жизни» Меньше фальши, больше жизни. — Локальность = возможности Работа, знакомства, клиенты, события — всё рядом. — Контроль над контентом Ты сам решаешь, что видеть. Без навязанных алгоритмов. Скачай, зарегистрируйся и посмотри, что происходит вокруг тебя на самом деле.

Screenshots

Athlon4 screens
LocalHub4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: LocalHub at weekly against Athlon's every 3 weeks. LocalHub also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 1). Athlon's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Athlon against 4.9 for LocalHub. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LocalHub has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Athlon ships an update every 3 weeks, LocalHub weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Athlon versus LocalHub: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAthlonLocalHub
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.9 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews—83.9% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB292 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperGeekchesterIvan Tsybulnik

Customer experience

Athlon

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

LocalHub

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive83.9%
Neutral3.2%
Negative12.9%

In-app purchases

None

Athlon

No in-app purchases

None

LocalHub

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Athlon free?
Athlon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LocalHub free?
LocalHub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Athlon or LocalHub?
Athlon is rated higher. Athlon averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while LocalHub averages 4.9 from 7 ratings.
Do Athlon or LocalHub have ads?
Both Athlon and LocalHub show ads.
Which is updated more often, Athlon or LocalHub?
Athlon ships an update every 3 weeks, and LocalHub weekly. Most recently, Athlon was updated on November 3, 2026 and LocalHub on November 7, 2026.

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