Comparison

Peakbagger vs COROS

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Peakbagger

Discover and track your mountain climbs with a comprehensive database of peaks and trip reports. Access route information, weather forecasts, and topographic maps, even offline. Log your ascents, measure progress against lists, and share your adventures with friends.

Highlights
  • Searchable mountain database
  • Offline climb tracking
  • Peak list progress tracking
  • Route information and directions
  • Offline topographic maps
  • GPS track recording and import
  • Weather forecasts
Features
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Bring the mountains with you wherever you go! * Search the huge database of mountains and trip reports from Peakbagger.com and ListsOfJohn.com * Keep track of your climbs, even when offline * Measure your progress against hundreds of peak lists * Get route information and directions from SummitPost and ListsofJohn.com * Find peaks near your current location, or near other peaks * Filter peaks by prominence, or climbed vs. unclimbed, or inclusion on a peak list * See what other peaks are often climbed together with your target peak * Create custom peak lists and order them by your personal priorities * See weather forecasts for all U.S. peaks from the National Weather Service, and for 11,000+ major peaks worldwide from mountain-forecast.com * See topographic maps for anywhere in the world (+/- 60 degrees latitude) * See protected land area coverage in North America, Europe, Japan, and Australia and New Zealand * US Forest Service maps * Save a peak to your device for offline use, including topographic maps * Download topographic maps along a route for offline use * Import and display GPS tracks and waypoints instantly * On-screen compass keeps you oriented along your track * Long click on the map to get Street View, elevation, and driving directions * Record your starting elevation, distance, and information about the gear and route you used * Leaderboards show the top climbers for each peak list * See peaks your Peakbagger buddies have climbed recently * Update your buddy list from right in the app * Automatically upload your ascents to ListsOfJohn (U.S. peaks) * Show daily satellite imagery for any location on any day since 2011 * Display elevation profile for a GPS track, and show your current location along the profile * See sunrise and sunset times at a peak, even when offline * Daily forest fire coverage, and historical coverage for the last 20 years (U.S.) * Constantly updated weather radar and smoke layers on the map * Record GPS tracks, including timestamps, and add them to your ascents * Record waypoints along your route * Organize your tracks in folders * Create and edit tracks right in the app * Automatically find survey benchmarks near peaks (U.S.) * Hunt benchmarks and get your finds recorded in the official government benchmark data sheets HOW TO IMPORT GPS TRACKS - 2 OPTIONS 1) Click on the "Load GPS track" link on the ascent details page for an ascent that has a GPS track. 2) Click on a GPX, KML, KMZ, TCX or FIT file on your phone, for example, in an email attachment or on Google Drive

About

COROS

Enhance your fitness journey with detailed daily data, activity summaries, and advanced navigation tools. Customize your devices, download training plans, and seamlessly sync with popular third-party health platforms.

Highlights
  • Daily data tracking (sleep, steps, calories)
  • Activity summaries for all sports
  • Map and route management
  • Device and personal settings customization
  • Third-party app integration
Features
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The COROS app is your tool to help improve your fitness, download training plans, navigate with confidence, customize your devices, and more. The app will help you to track, and view: - Daily Data such as Sleep, Steps, Calories and more - Activity Summaries for all sports recorded on your watch - The Explore Page to manage maps, routes, and saved locations - Profile Page to customize your watch and personal settings - Connect and sync to 3rd party apps like Apple HealthKit, Google Health Connect, Strava, and more Note: - Sync steps, heart rate and other data to Apple devices using HealthKit - Continuous background use of GPS can decrease battery life

Screenshots

Peakbagger4 screens
COROS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Peakbagger at 4.8 against COROS's 4.3. Peakbagger also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 54%). COROS's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (796 vs 45). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Peakbagger holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: COROS has 796 ratings behind it against 45, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Peakbagger's written reviews are positive against 54% of COROS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Peakbagger ships an update every 3 months, COROS every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Peakbagger versus COROS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPeakbaggerCOROS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (45 ratings) — better4.3 (796 ratings)
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews — better54.2% of reviews
Number of ratings45796 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB856 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew KirmseCOROS Wearables Inc.

Customer experience

Peakbagger

All ratings45 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral2.2%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative5.9%

COROS

All ratings796 ratings
Positive80.2%
Neutral6.3%
Negative13.6%
Written reviews780 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral13.6%
Negative32.2%

Bugs and requests

Peakbagger

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

COROS

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Inability to log in or sync data
  • Inconsistent data between watch and app
  • Elevation/GPS tracking issues
  • Strength training mode not working properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more watch face options
  • Improve sleep tracking accuracy
  • Integrate with Apple Health app
  • Add ability to edit/delete activities
  • Provide more customization options

In-app purchases

None

Peakbagger

No in-app purchases

None

COROS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Peakbagger free?
Peakbagger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is COROS free?
COROS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Peakbagger or COROS?
Peakbagger is rated higher. Peakbagger averages 4.8 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while COROS averages 4.3 from 796 ratings.
Do Peakbagger or COROS have ads?
Neither Peakbagger nor COROS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Peakbagger or COROS?
Peakbagger ships an update every 3 months, and COROS every 2 weeks. Most recently, Peakbagger was updated on September 28, 2026 and COROS on October 13, 2026.

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