Comparison

RGPro Connect vs BETA Climbing

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

BETA Climbing

This app offers a comprehensive solution for climbing gyms. Users can log their climbs, give feedback on routes, and manage their entry passes digitally.

Highlights
  • Track climbing sessions
  • Provide routesetter feedback
  • Digital entry pass management
  • Complete modern climbing gym solution
Features
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The BETA app is the complete modern solution to the modern climbing gym: track your climbs, provide feedback to routesetters, and keep your entry passes all in one place.

Screenshots

RGPro Connect4 screens
BETA Climbing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RGPro Connect at 1.8 against BETA Climbing's 1.6. RGPro Connect also leads on ratings volume (145 vs 26) and review sentiment (9% vs 0%). BETA Climbing's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RGPro Connect holds the better App Store score, 1.8 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RGPro Connect has 145 ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of RGPro Connect's written reviews are positive against 0% of BETA Climbing's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RGPro Connect ships an update every 2 months, BETA Climbing every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
RGPro Connect versus BETA Climbing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRGPro ConnectBETA Climbing
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (145 ratings) — better1.6 (26 ratings)
Positive reviews9.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings145 — better26
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer3Point Development IncChalk Technologies OU

Customer experience

RGPro Connect

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

BETA Climbing

All ratings26 ratings
Positive15.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative84.6%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

BETA Climbing

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

RGPro Connect

No in-app purchases

None

BETA Climbing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RGPro Connect free?
RGPro Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BETA Climbing free?
BETA Climbing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RGPro Connect or BETA Climbing?
RGPro Connect is rated higher. RGPro Connect averages 1.8 out of 5 from 145 ratings, while BETA Climbing averages 1.6 from 26 ratings.
Do RGPro Connect or BETA Climbing have ads?
Neither RGPro Connect nor BETA Climbing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RGPro Connect or BETA Climbing?
RGPro Connect ships an update every 2 months, and BETA Climbing every 3 weeks. Most recently, RGPro Connect was updated on October 15, 2026 and BETA Climbing on October 17, 2026.

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