Comparison

Athlon vs Y'UP

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

Y'UP

Features
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A Y'UP é o app de vídeos curtos de quem vive o esporte radical. Filme suas manobras de wakeboard e skate, poste para a comunidade e acompanhe a sua evolução com um sistema de XP baseado na composição real do trick. Por que usar a Y'UP? Chega de perder as suas melhores manobras em feeds genéricos. Na Y'UP, cada vídeo tem parque, obstáculo e composição da manobra, para você encontrar, comparar e evoluir de verdade. Principais recursos: • Feed focado em manobras • Postagem rápida com trimmer e composição de manobra • Player com scrub preciso e câmera lenta (0,5x) • XP pela composição oficial da manobra • Rankings por parque • Mapa de spots de skate • Inscrição em campeonatos no app • Compartilhe por link ou baixe o vídeo • Disponível em 8 idiomas Como funciona? Crie a sua conta Grave ou escolha um vídeo da galeria Escolha o parque ou spot e dê nome à manobra Monte a composição do trick Publique: a moderação revisa e confirma o XP oficial Suba no ranking Clube Y'UP Assinatura opcional, mensal ou anual, com 7 dias grátis na primeira assinatura. Quem é do Clube libera todos os degraus da skin e a moldura no perfil. O pagamento é cobrado na sua conta Apple. A assinatura renova sozinha, a menos que você cancele pelo menos 24 horas antes do fim do período, nos ajustes da sua conta. Termos de Uso: https://y-up.app/terms Política de Privacidade: https://y-up.app/privacy Feito por riders, para riders. Fale com a gente: suporte@y-up.app

Screenshots

Athlon4 screens
Y'UP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Athlon at Free against Y'UP's $1.99. Athlon also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). Y'UP's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On 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

Athlon is free to download; Y'UP costs $1.99 up front. Y'UP sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Athlon asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Athlon ships an update every 3 weeks, Y'UP every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Athlon versus Y'UP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAthlonY'UP
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB89 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperGeekchesterCarlini & Pezzoto Tecnologia LTDA

In-app purchases

None

Athlon

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Y'UP

Subscriptions2
  • Y'UP Club Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Y'UP Club Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Athlon free?
Athlon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Y'UP free?
Y'UP costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Athlon or Y'UP have ads?
Athlon shows ads; Y'UP does not.
Which is updated more often, Athlon or Y'UP?
Athlon ships an update every 3 weeks, and Y'UP every 9 days. Most recently, Athlon was updated on November 3, 2026 and Y'UP on November 9, 2026.

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