besttrick
By Ah&Oh
Besttrick is a global competitive platform for extreme sports athletes to showcase skills via video contests and climb world rankings on iOS and Android.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
The platform removes the geographical barrier to professional extreme sports recognition by digitizing the contest and jury-scoring experience.
For Extreme sports athletes, specifically skateboarders and snowboarders, looking for global competition and recognition.
What does it look like?
Key features
Users upload video submissions for specific trick challenges to earn points, creating a retention loop via bi-weekly competition cycles.
Global leaderboard tracking points earned from jury and community voting, incentivizing consistent participation to maintain rank.
Professional skaters evaluate and score submitted tricks from 1-20 points, establishing category credibility.
How much does it cost?
Besttrick utilizes a free-to-enter model, using prize money and community competition to drive user acquisition.
Velocity
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The app is currently in a maintenance phase, with only two releases identified in the analyzed window. The latest release occurred 62 days ago, and the iOS platform has not seen an update in 310 days. Development is strictly limited to minor performance tuning and bug squashing, with no evidence of new features or live operations. The current cadence of roughly one release every few months indicates a focus on stability rather than active feature expansion.
Who built it?
User Sentiment
What do users think recently?
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
Not enough recent reviews to extract reliable themes yet.
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Competitive landscape for besttrick
How's the Sports market?
Besttrick occupies a niche position in the sports category, focusing on structured competitive trick-showcasing rather than general sports news. The platform maintains a 5-star rating on iOS, though the limited review count suggests a small, highly-engaged early-adopter base.
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Key takeaways for besttrick
Where is it heading?
The extreme sports competitive market is consolidating around platforms that offer both high-quality content and social virality. Besttrick's current focus on structured competition is a strong foundation, but the lack of feature expansion leaves it exposed to churn as users seek more dynamic social experiences. The PM must transition from maintenance to active feature development to ensure the platform remains the primary destination for serious athletes.
- The maintenance-only release cadence (no new features in three months) limits the platform's ability to retain users between competition cycles.
- The platform's reliance on professional jury scoring provides a defensible brand authority that general-purpose social video apps currently lack.
The SWOT
- Jury scoring mechanism establishes category credibility and justifies the competitive nature of the platform.
- Bi-weekly competition cycles drive recurring app usage and community engagement.
- Localized prize pools could capture high-ARPU markets where extreme sports participation is growing.
- Integration of short-form video sharing tools could increase organic reach outside the existing user base.
Next best moves
Ship a social-sharing integration because the current lack of external sharing limits organic growth → increase new-user acquisition
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
Besttrick's lack of social features is a strategic asset…
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Besttrick maintains a credible competitive niche through professional jury scoring, but the current maintenance-mode development risks ceding ground to more active social platforms. Prioritizing social-sharing integrations would unlock organic growth and defend the platform's position against general-purpose video rivals.
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Is Besttrick suitable for casual extreme sports fans?
How does Besttrick compare to general social media for sharing tricks?
Is there a cost to participate in Besttrick contests?
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Sources
- [1] App Store
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