PIEPS vs NIVA Climb
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PIEPS
Configure, check, and update your PIEPS or Black Diamond avalanche transceiver. Train your rescue skills with your phone as a remote control and register your device for additional services.
- Device configuration
- Functionality check
- Firmware updates
- Rescue skills training
- Remote control functionality
- Device registration
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- Configure your PIEPS or Black Diamond device according to your preferences. - Check the functionality of your PIEPS or Black Diamond device - Update your PIEPS or Black Diamond device to the latest firmware. - Train your emergency rescue skills. Use your phone as a remote control. - Register your PIEPS or Black Diamond device to get additional services
NIVA Climb
This app connects climbers to find partners, discover events, and join a digital community. It streamlines the search for climbing activities and offers exclusive promotions from brand partners. Businesses can also utilize management software and marketing channels.
- Find climbing partners
- Discover and create events
- Digital climbing community
- Exclusive brand promotions
- Event management software for businesses
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NIVA for Climbers "Like Tinder, simply for Climbing" NIVA is your digital climbing community: interact, find partners, search, and create events. In this way, you can replace the various inefficient channels and groups with a single app that enables trust, saves time, and enhances the matching experience. Additionally, in NIVA you can find activities organized by professionals and exclusive promotions offered by our brand partners. --- NIVA for Businesses "The digital knot for the vertical world" NIVA represents an entire ecosystem of services, users and B2B actors in which shared value is created. In particular, NIVA offers event organisers and climbing gyms various management software to simplify their activities, while providing a highly specific marketing channel to professionals and brands.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: NIVA Climb at 13.0 against PIEPS's 15.0. On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PIEPS ships an update monthly, NIVA Climb every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PIEPS | NIVA Climb |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 63.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Pieps GmbH | FJELLO SRL |
Customer experience
PIEPS
NIVA Climb
Bugs and requests
PIEPS
Reported bugs
2 issues- App home screen going blank
- Incompatibility with certain beacon models
Requested features
2 requests- Support for more languages (e.g. Russian, Japanese)
- Improved security for app login/registration
NIVA Climb
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PIEPS
No in-app purchases
NIVA Climb
No in-app purchases
