Comparison

RGPro Connect vs Crimpd

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

Head to head
About

RGPro Connect

Easily book classes, courses, and events at your local climbing center, gym, or recreation facility. Check in quickly using your phone's barcode instead of a keytag. Access facility news, hours, and contact details.

Highlights
  • Book classes, courses, and events
  • View availability and schedule bookings
  • Phone-based check-in with barcode scanning
  • Access facility news and hours
  • Get contact information
Features
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Book classes, courses and events at your local climbing center, indoor recreation facility, fitness gym, adventure center, bike or skate park. BOOK CLASSES View class and event availability at your local facility and easily book the day and time that's right for you. CHECK-IN Ditch the keytag and and check-in with your phone! Once you're registered with a participating facility, you can scan your membership barcode directly from your phone or mobile device, making check-ins super quick and easy. FACILITY INFORMATION Get updated facility news, hours, and contact information.

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

RGPro Connect4 screens
Crimpd4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Crimpd at 84% against RGPro Connect's 9%. Crimpd also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.8) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). RGPro Connect's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. Crimpd sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. RGPro Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Crimpd holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 145 and 100 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of RGPro Connect's written reviews are positive against 84% of Crimpd's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RGPro Connect ships an update every 2 months, Crimpd every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on July 5, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
RGPro Connect versus Crimpd: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRGPro ConnectCrimpd
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (145 ratings)4.6 (100 ratings) — better
Positive reviews9.1% of reviews83.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings145 — better100
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB39 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer3Point Development IncCrimpd Inc

Customer experience

RGPro Connect

All ratings140 ratings
Positive15.0%
Neutral7.9%
Negative77.1%
Written reviews99 reviews
Positive9.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative83.8%

Crimpd

All ratings100 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral1.0%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive83.9%
Neutral6.9%
Negative9.2%

Bugs and requests

RGPro Connect

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • App refreshes constantly during booking process
  • Crashes and returns to home screen mid-transaction
  • 502 Bad Gateway errors preventing sign-in
  • Internal errors when viewing recent bookings
  • Barcode fails to load on iOS 13+
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  • Captcha popup extends off-screen on mobile
  • Login loop preventing account access
  • Password entry loops back to home gym selection
  • Dropdown menu takes up half UI and won't close
  • Barcode changes digits on each app open
  • App forgets user information after logout
  • Reservation flow continuously returns to home page
  • App incompatible with certain iOS versions

Requested features

14 requests
  • Apple Wallet integration for membership barcode
  • Apple Watch support for check-in
  • Calendar view of all booked classes
  • Ability to cancel/reschedule reservations in app
  • Support for multiple gym accounts simultaneously
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  • Auto-fill email address in participant fields
  • Facility hours and information display
  • Calendar sync to iCal or other calendar apps
  • Touch ID/Face ID login support
  • Password manager integration
  • Improved search functionality
  • Better gym selection/defaulting mechanism
  • Display of current booking numbers for classes
  • Delete account functionality for GDPR compliance

Crimpd

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

RGPro Connect

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Crimpd

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

Questions

Is RGPro Connect free?
RGPro Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crimpd free?
Crimpd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RGPro Connect or Crimpd?
Crimpd is rated higher. RGPro Connect averages 1.8 out of 5 from 145 ratings, while Crimpd averages 4.6 from 100 ratings.
Do RGPro Connect or Crimpd have ads?
Neither RGPro Connect nor Crimpd shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RGPro Connect or Crimpd?
RGPro Connect ships an update every 2 months, and Crimpd every 9 days. Most recently, RGPro Connect was updated on July 5, 2026 and Crimpd on September 24, 2026.

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