Comparison

Sloper Rock Climbing Guide vs Grasshopper Board

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

Grasshopper Board

This app allows users to find, create, and log climbing boulder problems. It features LED integration to light up holds and a logbook to track ascents. Users can also share beta videos.

Highlights
  • Discover boulder problems
  • Create new boulder problems
  • Log ascents
  • Browse logbook
  • Share beta videos
  • LED hold lighting integration
Features
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Climb and train on the Grasshopper Board with the Grasshopper Board app! Search and climb boulder problems of all difficulty levels. Create new boulders. Log ascents and browse your logbook. Find and share beta videos. LED Integration: Connect the app to the LED Kit via Bluetooth and light up the holds. Green = Start Hold Blue = Middle Hold Red = Finish Hold Magenta = Foot Only

Screenshots

Sloper Rock Climbing Guide4 screens
Grasshopper Board2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Grasshopper Board at 4.0 against Sloper Rock Climbing Guide's 2.3. Grasshopper Board also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and review sentiment (56% vs 30%). Sloper Rock Climbing Guide's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Sloper Rock Climbing Guide sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Grasshopper Board asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Grasshopper Board holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Sloper Rock Climbing Guide's written reviews are positive against 56% of Grasshopper Board's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sloper Rock Climbing Guide ships an update monthly, Grasshopper Board every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Sloper Rock Climbing Guide versus Grasshopper Board: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSloper Rock Climbing GuideGrasshopper Board
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (6 ratings)4.0 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.4% of reviews55.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings621 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size202 MB24 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSloper Climbing IncAurora Climbing 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%

Grasshopper Board

All ratings20 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative44.4%

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
None

Grasshopper Board

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sloper Rock Climbing Guide free?
Sloper Rock Climbing Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grasshopper Board free?
Grasshopper Board is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sloper Rock Climbing Guide or Grasshopper Board?
Grasshopper Board is rated higher. Sloper Rock Climbing Guide averages 2.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Grasshopper Board averages 4.0 from 21 ratings.
Do Sloper Rock Climbing Guide or Grasshopper Board have ads?
Neither Sloper Rock Climbing Guide nor Grasshopper Board shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sloper Rock Climbing Guide or Grasshopper Board?
Sloper Rock Climbing Guide ships an update monthly, and Grasshopper Board every 2 months. Most recently, Sloper Rock Climbing Guide was updated on November 2, 2026 and Grasshopper Board on November 3, 2026.

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