Comparison

Athlon vs Wishew

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

Wishew

This social network focuses on personal growth and aspirations. Users set goals and share their progress, challenges, and needs, building a journey of becoming. The community offers support and rewards helpful actions with reputation points.

Highlights
  • Set and track personal goals
  • Share progress and challenges
  • Build a 'Journey' of your development
  • Request and offer support
  • Earn reputation points for helping others
  • Community-driven motivation
Features
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WISHEW is the social network for who you’re becoming. Most social platforms are built around what gets attention. WISHEW is built around where you’re going. Start with a Goal — something you want to achieve, build, change, or become. Put it out there, honestly, and share your Moves along the way: the small moments of Progress, the Milestones that matter, and the Obstacles that can feel like anything but progress. Your Moves build a Journey. Not a feed of finished moments, but a living, unfiltered record of who you’re becoming — one Move at a time. A Journey the community can follow, support, and help you move forward through. Need something along the way? Add to your Move what you’re looking for — advice, skills, motivation, contacts, funds, or anything that could help you get unstuck and take the next step. And when you can help someone else, step in. Share what you know, offer support, open a door. Every bit of help that moves someone forward earns you Reputation Points — a credibility system built on what you actually do for other people, not on how many followers you have. Download WISHEW and make your next Move.

Screenshots

Athlon4 screens
Wishew4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Athlon at 5.0 against Wishew's 4.1. Athlon also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.7). Wishew's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (144 vs 1). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Wishew sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Athlon asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Athlon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wishew has 144 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Athlon ships an update every 3 weeks, Wishew monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Athlon versus Wishew: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAthlonWishew
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.1 (144 ratings)
Positive reviews—80.6% of reviews
Number of ratings1144 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.7
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB73 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperGeekchesterWISHEW LTD

Customer experience

Athlon

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

Wishew

All ratings144 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral3.5%
Negative21.5%
Written reviews134 reviews
Positive80.6%
Neutral3.7%
Negative15.7%

Bugs and requests

Athlon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Wishew

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Endless loop of onboarding video
  • App getting stuck on initial screen
  • Crashes and freezes on launch

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved stability and bug fixes
  • Ability to verify user identities
  • Option to attach proof of need for donations
  • Public discussion groups and forums

In-app purchases

None

Athlon

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Wishew

One-time6
  • Basic Pack$4.99
  • Plus Pack$9.99
  • Pro Pack$24.99
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  • Mega Pack$49.99
  • Ultra Pack$149.99
  • Wishest Pack$349.99

Questions

Is Athlon free?
Athlon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wishew free?
Wishew is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Athlon or Wishew?
Athlon is rated higher. Athlon averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Wishew averages 4.1 from 144 ratings.
Do Athlon or Wishew have ads?
Athlon shows ads; Wishew does not.
Which is updated more often, Athlon or Wishew?
Athlon ships an update every 3 weeks, and Wishew monthly. Most recently, Athlon was updated on November 3, 2026 and Wishew on November 8, 2026.

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