Comparison

AllClimb vs V8ROCK

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

Head to head
About

AllClimb

This app serves as a digital guidebook for rock climbers, consolidating information on numerous climbing areas. It features detailed route stats, trail lines, user comments, and interactive maps for navigation. The app supports offline access and includes a messaging system for connecting with friends.

Highlights
  • Digital climbing guidebooks
  • Offline access
  • Interactive maps
  • Route filtering
  • User comments and ratings
  • Ascent logging
  • Friend messaging
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AllClimb is a guidebook for climbers designed to store information about lots of climbing areas all in one place – in your mobile device. Now it's most world famous climbing areas: Arco, Crete, Kalymnos, Geyikbairi, Thailand, Sicily, Bishop, Siurana, Frankenjura and many more... Find a sector you’re interested in, check out the stats on route, view the trail lines, read and post the comments. Use filters to see only the areas with route types and grades you want: sport, bouldering, trad, etc. An interactive map will help you build a car or pedestrian route to the area, find a path to the sector, then find a multi-pitch start or a bouldering rock in the woods. You can leave comments, vote for a route rating or for an alternative "public" grade. You can log your Ascents and see your friends activity. to communicate with your climbing mates there is a messaging system in the app. Just find your friend by name or email and tap the chat button. The application can work offline, without Internet access, just make sure you downloaded sectors or whole areas you need in advance. You can download them all at once (on the "App Guides" tab of the main menu) or manually, sector by sector. And make sure your device’s battery has enough power to keep you on track as long as you need it! Happy onsights!

About

V8ROCK

An offline guide for bouldering in the Dzhan-Tugan and Tyrnauz regions, offering route catalogs, maps, and video beta. Users can save favorites, create personal collections, and engage with the community through profiles and comments.

Highlights
  • Offline bouldering guide
  • Route catalog with descriptions
  • Area and sector maps
  • Video beta for routes
  • Favorites and personal collections
  • User profiles and comments
Features
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V8ROCK is an offline bouldering guidebook. Boulders, routes, topo photos with marked lines, ascent videos and an area map — everything works without internet. WHAT'S INSIDE • Crag catalog: area → sector → boulder → route, with grades and popularity. • Topo photos with route lines; fullscreen viewing with zoom. • Ascent videos: filterable feed, previews, offline playback. • Search across routes, boulders and sectors. • Favorites and route lists. • Area map (OpenStreetMap) with sectors and boulders. COMMUNITY • An account for likes, comments, follows and video uploads. • No photo of a boulder? Shoot one and send it — we'll mark the routes. • Setter mode: add boulders, routes and topo markup. OFFLINE The route database and topos are stored on your device. Internet is only needed for your account, videos, maps and database updates — everything else works offline. Bouldering data for Djan-Tugan (Elbrus region) and other crags.

Screenshots

AllClimb4 screens
V8ROCK4 screens

Verdict

The call

AllClimb and V8ROCK both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of V8ROCK's written reviews are positive against 26% of AllClimb's. V8ROCK also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). AllClimb's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and 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

Both are free to download. AllClimb sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. V8ROCK asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for AllClimb against 5.0 for V8ROCK. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AllClimb has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 26% of AllClimb's written reviews are positive against 100% of V8ROCK's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AllClimb ships an update every 3 months, V8ROCK every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
AllClimb versus V8ROCK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAllClimbV8ROCK
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews26.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB103 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperStanislav PologrudovALEKSANDR IVANOV

Customer experience

AllClimb

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive26.1%
Neutral26.1%
Negative47.8%

V8ROCK

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

AllClimb

One-time10
  • Kalymnos. Vathis$1.99
  • Kalymnos. Panormos-Argos$1.99
  • AllClimb Unlimited (1 month)$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Kalymnos. Emporios-Sikaty Cave$4.99
  • Kalymnos. Skalia-Arginonta-Palionisos$6.99
  • Kalymnos. Telendos$6.99
  • Valle de Aosta$7.99
  • Kalymnos. Masouri-Mirties$8.99
  • Rock Climbing Guide for Yekaterinburg area$10.99
  • AllClimb Unlimited (1 year)$16.99
None

V8ROCK

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AllClimb free?
AllClimb is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is V8ROCK free?
V8ROCK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AllClimb or V8ROCK?
AllClimb and V8ROCK are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do AllClimb or V8ROCK have ads?
Neither AllClimb nor V8ROCK shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AllClimb or V8ROCK?
AllClimb ships an update every 3 months, and V8ROCK every 2 days. Most recently, AllClimb was updated on November 6, 2026 and V8ROCK on November 5, 2026.

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