Comparison

Sloper Rock Climbing Guide vs Crimpd

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

Head to head
About

Sloper Rock Climbing Guide

This app brings climbing guidebooks to life with route activity, safety alerts, and ascent logging. It allows users to report maintenance issues on bolts and anchors, keeping the climbing community informed and safe. Access premium areas and manage subscriptions easily.

Highlights
  • Interactive ascent logging
  • Tick list creation
  • Hardware safety issue reporting
  • Grade consensus
  • News feed of new route activity
  • Premium area access
Features
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The Sloper Climbing App brings your guide books to life with a news feed of new route activity, hardware safety issues, quality ratings, grade consensus and an interactive ascent logging and tick list creation. Premium areas include, Yosemite (CA), Kalymnos (Greece), SE Queensland (Australia), Banff and The Bow Valley (Canada), Skaha (Canada), Nevada Limestone, Ontario Climbing (Canada), Niagara Glen Bouldering (Canada), and Clear Creek Canyon (CO). The Sloper Climbing App helps keep Climbers safe and well informed by using the App to obtain and distribute hardware safety concerns to the community. When using the App, climbers will have access to Sport and Traditional climbs where they can not only log their ascents but report maintenance issues on the route's bolts and anchors. As fellow climbers use the App they will be notified of an issue as soon as it has been logged as an alert to possibly avoid climbing on that particular route. Some guidebooks are Free to download and all others are available with a 30 day free trial. • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Terms of Use: http://sloperclimbing.com/terms Privacy Policy: http://sloperclimbing.com/privacy

About

Crimpd

Access professionally designed climbing workouts tailored for endurance, power, and conditioning. Track your progress with interactive exercises and built-in timers. Build custom training plans with pre-set templates to enhance your climbing performance.

Highlights
  • Professionally designed climbing workouts
  • Interactive workout tracking
  • Built-in climbing workout timer
  • Progress analytics
  • Custom training plan builder
  • Pre-built skill templates
Features
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PROFESSIONALLY-DESIGNED WORKOUTS Follow workouts crafted by world-class climbers and coaches Tom Randall and Ollie Torr. Each workout is tailored to help climbers improve their Endurance, Power Endurance, Strength & Power, and Conditioning. TRACK YOUR WORKOUTS Interactive workouts take you step-by-step through the exercises of each workout. The built-in timer is designed specifically for climbing workouts, like hang boarding and interval circuits. ANALYZE YOUR PROGRESS Keep track of the workouts you've completed with the click of a button. Visualize your progress using Crimpd's built-in analytics. BUILD YOUR TRAINING PLAN Crimpd+ is designed for the self-coached climber. Subscribers gain access to Crimpd's custom training plan builder, complete with over 20 pre-built Skill Templates designed to help you bootstrap your climbing training. Payments for Crimpd+ will be charged on a recurring monthly basis to your Apple ID account. Your monthly subscription automatically renews unless you cancel before the end of the current billing period. No refunds or credits for partial months. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Access to Crimpd+ will continue through the month of your current subscription. Privacy Policy: https://www.crimpd.com/privacy-policy/ Terms & Conditions: https://www.crimpd.com/terms-conditions/

Screenshots

Sloper Rock Climbing Guide4 screens
Crimpd4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Crimpd at 83% against Sloper Rock Climbing Guide's 30%. Crimpd also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). Sloper Rock Climbing Guide's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). 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. Sloper Rock Climbing Guide sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Crimpd sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Crimpd holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crimpd has 101 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Sloper Rock Climbing Guide's written reviews are positive against 83% of Crimpd's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sloper Rock Climbing Guide ships an update monthly, Crimpd every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sloper Rock Climbing Guide versus Crimpd: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSloper Rock Climbing GuideCrimpd
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (6 ratings)4.6 (101 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.4% of reviews83.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6101 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size202 MB39 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperSloper Climbing IncCrimpd Inc

Customer experience

Sloper Rock Climbing Guide

All ratings6 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive30.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative69.6%

Crimpd

All ratings100 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral1.0%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive83.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative9.1%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Sloper Rock Climbing Guide

Subscriptions10
  • Walla Walla Wash$0.991 Month
  • Yellow Pine Cliff$0.991 Month
  • Nevada Limestone Sport Climbs$1.491 Month
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  • Bow Valley Select Climbing$1.991 Month
  • Niagara Glen Bouldering$1.991 Month
  • Rock Climbing Yosemite Valley$2.491 Month
  • Rock Climbing Clear Creek$2.491 Month
  • Sloper Climbing App$4.991 Month
  • Sloper Climbing App Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Sloper Climbing App Yearly1 Month trial$23.491 Year
3 purchases

Crimpd

Subscriptions3
  • Crimpd+ Monthly Subscription$12.991 Month
  • Crimpd+ Quarterly Subscription$29.993 Months
  • Crimpd+ Yearly Subscription$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Sloper Rock Climbing Guide free?
Sloper Rock Climbing Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Crimpd free?
Crimpd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sloper Rock Climbing Guide or Crimpd?
Crimpd is rated higher. Sloper Rock Climbing Guide averages 2.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Crimpd averages 4.6 from 101 ratings.
Do Sloper Rock Climbing Guide or Crimpd have ads?
Neither Sloper Rock Climbing Guide nor Crimpd shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sloper Rock Climbing Guide or Crimpd?
Sloper Rock Climbing Guide ships an update monthly, and Crimpd every 9 days. Most recently, Sloper Rock Climbing Guide was updated on October 24, 2026 and Crimpd on October 24, 2026.

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