Comparison

Sloper Rock Climbing Guide vs Force 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

Force Board

This app provides a weight-free strength training platform for athletes, focusing on finger and major muscle groups. It allows users to train and track every rep, offering over 600 lbs of resistance for isometric training. The platform is lightweight and portable for on-the-go workouts.

Highlights
  • Weight-free full-body training
  • Lightweight and portable design
  • Rep tracking with the app
  • Over 600 lbs of resistance
  • Isometric training for fingers
  • Muscle group training
Features
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Force Board is a smart, weight-free strength training platform for rock climbers and other athletes to train fingers and major muscle groups. Force Board Offers - Full-body training WITHOUT WEIGHTS - LIGHTWEIGHT & PORTABLE for training on the go - TRAIN & TRACK every rep with the Force Board App - OVER 600 LBS of training resistance - ISOMETRIC TRAINING for fingers and other muscle groups Defy Your Limits with Force Board!

Screenshots

Sloper Rock Climbing Guide4 screens
Force Board4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Force Board at 3.8 against Sloper Rock Climbing Guide's 2.3. Force Board also leads on review sentiment (56% vs 30%). Sloper Rock Climbing Guide's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, 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

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 Force Board sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Force Board holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Sloper Rock Climbing Guide's written reviews are positive against 56% of Force Board's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sloper Rock Climbing Guide versus Force Board: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSloper Rock Climbing GuideForce Board
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (6 ratings)3.8 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.4% of reviews55.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings616 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size202 MB59 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSloper Climbing IncPitchSix

Customer experience

Sloper Rock Climbing Guide

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

Force Board

All ratings16 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative33.3%

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
4 purchases

Force Board

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Plan$4.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan$29.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan$29.991 Year
Show 1 more
  • Yearly Plan$249.991 Year

Questions

Is Sloper Rock Climbing Guide free?
Sloper Rock Climbing Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Force Board free?
Force Board is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sloper Rock Climbing Guide or Force Board?
Force Board is rated higher. Sloper Rock Climbing Guide averages 2.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Force Board averages 3.8 from 16 ratings.
Do Sloper Rock Climbing Guide or Force Board have ads?
Neither Sloper Rock Climbing Guide nor Force Board shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sloper Rock Climbing Guide or Force Board?
Sloper Rock Climbing Guide ships an update monthly, and Force Board monthly. Most recently, Sloper Rock Climbing Guide was updated on October 24, 2026 and Force Board on October 24, 2026.

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