Sloper Rock Climbing Guide vs Crimpd
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Interactive ascent logging
- Tick list creation
- Hardware safety issue reporting
- Grade consensus
- News feed of new route activity
- Premium area access
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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
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.
- Professionally designed climbing workouts
- Interactive workout tracking
- Built-in climbing workout timer
- Progress analytics
- Custom training plan builder
- Pre-built skill templates
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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/
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
Sloper Rock Climbing Guide ships an update monthly, Crimpd every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Sloper Rock Climbing Guide | Crimpd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (6 ratings) | 4.6 (101 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.4% of reviews | 83.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 101 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 202 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Sloper Climbing Inc | Crimpd Inc |
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In-app purchases
Sloper Rock Climbing Guide
- 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
Crimpd
- Crimpd+ Monthly Subscription$12.991 Month
- Crimpd+ Quarterly Subscription$29.993 Months
- Crimpd+ Yearly Subscription$59.991 Year
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