Cheddr

General Ratings

Cheddr Sweepstakes Sportsbook Review

I was pumped when I first caught the rollout pitch for Cheddr. I’d played on apps that blend sports picks with social interaction (Dabble being the obvious comp), so the whole deal wasn’t exactly uncharted territory for me.

Cheddr, though, was being sold as the TikTok of sports wagering, a new way for fans to back their instincts, discuss picks, and stay plugged into the action. So far, that vision hasn’t really come together.

Still, it’s not a total write-off. It’s got a couple of things going for it, including a freeroll Pick’em contest, competitive odds, and a pretty chunky mail-in bonus worth 5 Cheddr Cash.

I spent a month testing out this new social book for SweepsKings, and below are my takeaways.

Legal States

Cheddr originally made a lot of noise about rolling out sweeps-style sports betting in 40+ states. That didn’t pan out, largely due to the current regulatory squeeze in the U.S.

At the moment, the social betting side of Cheddr is available in 35 states, that is, everywhere except Arizona, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New York, Tennessee, Washington, and West Virginia.

Pick’em has a better reach since it’s treated more like a skill-based contest, so you can play Cheddr Pick’em games everywhere besides California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New York, Tennessee, and Washington.

How Cheddr Works

Cheddr is a social sportsbook running on a dual-currency sweepstakes model, the same basic framework you’ve seen across a ton of similar sites.

If you’re new to it, here’s the quick version: you’ll be using two different balances to make picks.

Cheddr Coins are non-redeemable, so they’re the play-money side of the app. You’ll have a lot more of them, and they’re mainly there to make sports predictions for fun.

Cheddr Cash is the in-house currency that has value off-app. You can convert it into real prizes, as long as you hit the rollover requirement. Functionally, Cheddr Cash works like bonus bets (what sportsbooks used to call free bets) on real-money books.

Cheddr Bonuses

The intro promo of 5,000 Cheddr Coins is a nice bit of spotter cash to test-drive the app. However, it doesn’t really show you how the rollover system plays out.

Once the Cheddr welcome bonus runs its course, the app grants you ongoing chances to earn Cheddr Coins through a daily bonus and leaderboard contests that award Cheddr Cash. So, redeemable coins are in rotation, but you have to earn them by outpicking everyone else.

The mail-in bonus is the lowest-effort path, but it’s not instant. Most of the time, you’ll be waiting a couple of weeks before the credit hits.

Bonuses Review

Here are the promos Cheddr had lined up for regular players the last time I checked:

• Daily bonus: You can collect 3,000 Cheddr Coins on daily check-ins.
• Mail-in bonus: Cheddr pays 5 Cheddr Cash for every approved AMOE entry. The sweepstakes rules lay out the mailing address (a Wellesley Hills P.O. box) and the exact formatting requirements in Section 2.2(d), so you’ll want to follow that to the letter.
• Weekly leaderboard: The app tracks weekly Coin totals from settled picks. The top finishers at the end of the week cash out.
• Pick’em tournaments: These are peer-to-peer Pick’em contests where you go up against other users and jockey for a position on the leaderboard. While I was conducting my Cheddr review, a $250 NFL Sunday tournament was live with 22 entries.

Promotions & Bonus Assessment

Cheddr Betting Options & Markets

If you’re looking for the usual slate most U.S. bettors expect, Cheddr has NBA, NHL, MLB, NFL, and soccer lines locked down. The in-play section is live, too, so you can wager on a game while it’s moving, not just before kickoff.

Bet type-wise, it’s a tight ship. I pulled up the Super Bowl Seahawks vs. Patriots matchup and only saw the core straight bets: moneyline, spread, and total. If you’re used to digging for player props, alternate spreads, or futures, this sweeps betting app won’t scratch that itch.

When you open a specific game, Cheddr breaks out a separate summary tab that shows where everyone’s money is going. It lists the number of picks and the percentage of coins on each bet, which is pretty useful for getting a quick consensus before you ride with, or fade, the public.

In that Seahawks-Patriots example, the public was smashing New England: 82% of bettors had put down the Patriots to win, and 91% of the total action on that game was on them.

Sports Betting Review

Betting Assessment

Cheddr Banking

Based on what’s currently shown on the official site, Cheddr’s entry bundle starts at $0.99 and includes 100 Cheddr Coins + 5 Cheddr Cash, which suggests you’re getting more redeemable value in CCoins than the dollar amount you’re putting in.

Higher bundles scale up from there, including a $4.99 option with 1,000 Cheddr Coins and 40 Cheddr Cash.

Banking options include debit cards and bank transfers. The T&C also references gift cards, which suggests they’re on the roadmap, but we’ll see if it’s fully implemented once the product moves out of beta into full release.

Cash-out limits are pretty tight, with a $50 minimum redemption and a $500 cap per withdrawal. For context, Sportzino also has a $50 minimum, but it lets you redeem up to 9,550 SC in a single shot.

Payments Assessment

Is Cheddr Legit?

Cheddr appears to be a legitimate project backed by credible names in the gaming and investment industries. The company is based in Los Angeles, California, and is led by Jason Krupat and Katelyn Friedson, both of whom are well-known figures in the sweepstakes and skill-based gaming scene. Krupat has previously worked with brands like Yahoo!, Skillz, and VGW, while Friedson has led product development for several successful consumer platforms. What gives Cheddr extra credibility is its backing from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), the largest venture capital firm in the world.

Cheddr does have an iOS app, but I wouldn’t read too much into its 3.5 rating just yet. It’s still early days, and with 10 reviews when I last checked, there’s not a real sample size to work with. On top of that, the only written feedback was a one-liner from a user saying “they suck” because he claims he didn’t get paid what he was owed.

One thing that did catch my eye was some conflicting language in the dispute terms. In one spot, Fulton County, Georgia, is named as the venue for disputes. Elsewhere, the arbitration section says any hearing would take place in the federal district where the user lives, unless the law requires otherwise. That doesn’t automatically mean trouble, but it reads like parts were pulled from a template and stitched together.

Company and Safety Review

Safety Assessment & Trust Score

Cheddr Customer Support

Customer support was far from satisfactory in my testing. I reached out because I had hit a wall during signup. After phone verification, the app asked me for an invitation code, and without it, I couldn’t finish registration.

The live chat button didn’t work on my end, so I emailed the address listed in the Terms and Conditions, support@cheddr.xyz. That went nowhere, and two weeks later, I still hadn’t heard back.

Contacts Review

Support Assessment

Cheddr UX

The Cheddr website is clearly in a very early beta stage, showing only a few promotional banners and images with no interactive features yet. By the looks of it, it appears the platform will be mobile-app only.

The Cheddr iOS app sticks to a familiar layout. Sports run across the top in a horizontal bar, and once you tap in, the matchups flow down the screen in a vertical list. It’s the same structure most bettors are already used to, so there’s no learning curve.

At the bottom, there’s a sticky navigation bar with quick access to Pick’em, My Picks, the Store, and account settings. It keeps the important stuff one tap away and makes bouncing around the app easy.

Accessibility Review

UX Assessment

Cheddr Sister Sites

Cheddr is the first product by the company, but since the platform is still in its early stages, I’ll offer some alternative sweepstakes gaming sites that offer solid social sports betting experiences to US players.

Comparison

How It Stacks Up

Cheddr is definitely trying something new by combining short-form scrolling with live sports betting, but it’s not the first platform that’s trying to mix the social side of sweepstakes gaming with sports betting. Similar platforms like Onyx Odds and ReBet already let users place sports bets using sweepstakes-style currencies.

Beyond those, there are full-fledged social sportsbooks such as Legendz and Sportzino that offer an even wider setup with 30+ sports to bet on using Gold Coins for fun and Sweeps Coins redeemable for real prizes. The real question is whether Cheddr can take this formula and make it feel genuinely new before it moves past its beta phase.

Our Experts Verdict

I was fired up when Cheddr first started popping up, but that hype has definitely cooled off. There’s nothing here that really moves the needle. If anything, it still has a long way to go just to reach the level of basic sportsbooks that aren’t trying to reinvent the wheel.

The fastest win is obvious. Boost the bonuses, or more specifically, put more Cheddr Cash into circulation. On top of that, that abomination of a playthrough requirement has to go, too. It’s the kind of thing that turns curious bettors into one-and-done users.

After those fundamentals are handled, then we can start talking about upgrades that would make this app feel special, like adding live streaming, micro bets, or seasonal props that you can’t find on the usual sweeps apps.

All in all, I think you should keep Cheddr in your rotation, if only as a line-shopping out. Check it before you lock a spread or total elsewhere, because the pricing can be just as good and occasionally better.

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