Aurora Board vs CountDown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aurora Board
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Climb and train on the Aurora Board from Aurora Climbing! Create your account and configure one or more Aurora Boards in the app. Search and climb boulders of all difficulty levels. Create new boulders. Log ascents and browse your logbook. 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
CountDown
This app helps climbers build custom hangboard workouts quickly and efficiently. It offers a simple interface to personalize grip types, feedback, and workout structure. Track your progress with detailed history and notes to optimize training.
- Build custom workouts
- Create custom grip types
- Personalize visual, audible, haptic feedback
- View workout history
- Add workout notes
- Start timers without creating workouts
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Elevate your training with CountDown, the efficient, effective and free training app designed for the detail-oriented climber. CountDown is designed to help climbers build complex workouts in just a few minutes. CountDown differs from other hangboard apps by providing a simple and intuitive interface that enables you to customize every aspect of your workout. Key Features: - Build new workouts under specific categories to target different climbing fitness attributes. - Create as many custom grip types as you need. Add, reorder, and copy grips within a workout with ease. - Personalize your hangboarding experience with customizable choices of visual, audible, and haptic feedback. - View a detailed history of your completed workouts. Add notes so you can make informed decisions to optimize your training cycles. - If you want to get started right away, you can start a new timer without needing to create a workout.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Aurora Board at 14.0 against CountDown's 16.2. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Aurora Board ships an update every 2 months, CountDown every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aurora Board | CountDown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aurora Climbing Inc. | Ian Docherty |
In-app purchases
Aurora Board
No in-app purchases
CountDown
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do Aurora Board or CountDown have ads?
Which is updated more often, Aurora Board or CountDown?
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