# Climb Meter: For rock climbing — Use the Watch to Track Climbs

> Apple Watch app for tracking rock climbing sessions and logging grades. (iPhone/iPad app by MaaDoTaa.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/climb-meter-for-rock-climbing/id1592555877 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [MaaDoTaa](https://appshunter.io/developer/488542017)
- Category: Sports
- Price: Free with in-app purchases (on sale, was $4.99)
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 7 App Store ratings · 7 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.6 · 8 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, European Spanish
- Released: 2021-12-11
- Data updated: 2026-08-21
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/climb-meter-for-rock-climbing/id1592555877/reviews.md

## What is Climb Meter?

Climb Meter is a climbing tracker built by a climber, for climbers. Whether you’re training indoors or logging sessions for fun, Climb Meter helps you capture each climb with accuracy and simplicity—right from your Apple Watch.

** Supports: Top-rope, Lead, bouldering **

With seamless Apple Health integration, your climbing workouts contribute to your fitness data, including calories burned and overall activity tracking. Climb Meter automatically counts your climbs, records elevation for each route, and lets you log the grade after every ascent using either the American or French grading system.

Because the app works with Apple Watch, you can track your session without carrying your iPhone on the wall. After each climb, you can also review your heart rate recovery, giving you more insight into your effort and recovery between routes.

The app reminds you to start the app when you enter the gym and if you configure it, it also shows a QR code for signing in to you gym system.

Climb Meter also adds a social layer to your sessions. You can follow friends, invite them to follow you, and share the grades you climbed during each session.

Designed to be straightforward and climber-focused, Climb Meter offers a simple pricing model: try it free for 3 climbing sessions, then unlock it forever with a one-time purchase. No subscriptions.

Key features:
	-	Apple Health integration for workouts, fitness tracking, and calories burned
	-	Automatic climb counting
	-	Support for American and French grading systems
	-	Grade logging after each completed route
	-	Apple Watch support for phone-free climbing sessions
	-	Elevation tracking for every climb, viewable on iPhone
	-	Heart rate cooldown tracking after each climb
	-	Social features to follow friends and share climbing sessions
	-	One-time purchase after a 3-session trial
	-	Built by a climber, for climbers

## Key features

- Automatic climb counting
- Apple Health integration
- American and French grading systems
- Phone-free Apple Watch tracking
- Heart rate recovery tracking
- Social features for friends

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unlimited Use | $9.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (7 of 7)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/climb-meter-for-rock-climbing/id1592555877/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Great app to track your climbing session

*2026-08-14*

I’ve been using this on and off for a while now. In its current form, it’s great. It attempts to automatically log your climb based on altitude changes but it misses a lot of climbs for me. I think maybe it’s my gym. The AC has been broken for a long time and I think that’s affecting it. Anyway, you can log them manually when it misses. The interface is nice and the stats that show on the phone app are great. I really like this app now.

### 4/5 — Good but needs some fixes

*2025-02-06*

The basic idea of this app is great but it needs a fix. I use this strictly in a gym. 

The watch component is great but you need to be able to log climb even when the app doesn’t think you did one. The app misses climbs a lot when I fall off a few times. If the wall is too short it doesn’t register. I want to be able to log a climb i did no matter what. 

A feed into apple fitness and or Strava would be great. 

Some sort of totals or summary of your climbing sessions by month or year would be great also.

### 3/5 — App has a lot of potential

*2024-09-28*

This app has a lot of potential but unfortunately doesn’t deliver (yet). 

It would be awesome if this app could sync up specific climbs with the HR and include moving time as well. This way you would be able to track progress and efficiently (am I moving faster on the same climb? Am I climbing more efficiently by decreasing my HR?) 

It would also be awesome if we could write comments on specific climbs and upload a picture as well. 
I also wish this app kept a data log of each session: calculating HR, moving time, and average grade for that session it could tell us if we are progressing -(this could be indicated on a graph chart) similar to my “workout” app that I use for strength training. 

If this app added more features AND tracked session climbing progress I would gladly pay a subscription fee.

### 5/5 — Convenient Climbing App

*2024-09-20*

Easy to use app to track climbing using watch capability. Provides useful data during climbing - grades, duration, heart rate, etc - plus tools to analyze historic data.

### 4/5 — Fun and simple

*2024-08-26*

This is a great app for tracking rope climbs. If it could also track bouldering routes and projects that would really put it over the top. It works really cleanly with the Apple health/workout features.

**Developer response:** Thanks for using the app. 
The app counts routes that you climb automatically based on measuring height as you climb. Boulders are not high enough to detect them reliably.

### 5/5 — Simple and Easy to use

*2024-07-07*

Quick way to track your climbs during your session. Easy to start with complications for your watch.

### 5/5 — Nice basic app.

*2024-07-03*

This is a nifty little app that uses the Barometer in an Apple Watch to quantify the vertical distance climbed, and interfaces with the heart rate monitor on your Apple Watch to record heart rate. After you have topped out, it gives you a notification to add the climb rating. I have not tried it on multi pitch outdoor climbing, so I can’t comment on that. It does have a little bit of difficulty with single pitch outdoor climbing if the base of the crag is not flat, as it will occasionally record a small elevation change moving from one climb to the other, as a climb. It’s ideal application is in the climbing gym where it works very well.

## Frequently asked questions about Climb Meter

### What is Climb Meter?

Climb Meter is a climbing tracker designed for rock climbers. It uses your Apple Watch to automatically count climbs, log grades, and track elevation, with seamless integration into Apple Health.

### Does Climb Meter have ads?

No, Climb Meter does not contain advertisements. The app is free to try for 3 sessions and then unlocks with a one-time purchase.

### What devices does Climb Meter support?

Climb Meter is designed to work with both the Apple Watch and iPhone, allowing for phone-free climbing sessions directly from your wrist.

### How does Climb Meter track climbs?

The app automatically counts each ascent and records elevation. You can log the grade of each route after completion using either the American or French grading systems.

### Can I share my climbs with friends using Climb Meter?

Yes, Climb Meter includes social features that allow you to follow friends, invite them to follow you, and share the grades you've climbed during your sessions.

### What is the pricing for Climb Meter?

Climb Meter offers a free trial for the first 3 climbing sessions. After the trial, you can unlock all features permanently with a single, one-time purchase. There are no subscriptions.

### How often is Climb Meter updated?

The latest version of Climb Meter is 2.4, last updated on March 29, 2026. Updates typically focus on improving features and ensuring compatibility with the latest Apple Watch and iPhone software.

### What age rating does Climb Meter have?

Climb Meter has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users interested in tracking their climbing activities.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.2 — 2026-07-30

Allows manual entry of climbs in case automatic route counting misses a route that you have climbed

### 3.1 — 2026-07-27

Added support for bouldering (in addition to lead climbing and top-roping)

### 3.0 — 2026-07-21

Bug fixes and improvements

### 2.8 — 2026-06-15

Now you can select "Top Rope" vs. "Lead" in the grading screen. This will also show up on the iPhone app.
You can also specify the Effort Level in the Summary view of the app. The Effort Level for a workout is used by the Health App so that you can monitor your Training Load in the Health app.

### 2.7 — 2026-05-21

When grading a route, you can now indicate if you have sent it, tried it, or flashed it. You can also edit the grades afterwards using teh iPhone app.

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