Crimpd vs Ascension Training Platform
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Professionally designed climbing workouts
- Interactive workout tracking
- Built-in climbing workout timer
- Progress analytics
- Custom training plan builder
- Pre-built skill templates
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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/
Ascension Training Platform
Enhance your training with performance-focused plans and extensive knowledge resources. Access video demonstrations, exercise variations, and a library of long-form content on technique, nutrition, and mental preparation. Offers a free trial to explore all features.
- Performance-focused training plans
- Video exercise demonstrations
- Exercise substitution options
- Supplemental knowledge library
- Progress tracking
- Programs for all skill levels
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The Ascension Training Platform is designed to improve your training, increase your training knowledge, and help track your progress. Its performance-focused training plans have been tested over the past 20 years by professional coaches and athletes to provide the most direct and simplistic path to becoming stronger and maximizing your natural abilities. The content is broken down by skill level, and there are programs and progressions available for every level of experience, from beginner to pro. Each exercise includes a video and a list of substitutes (harder/easier/different tool), and a supplemental knowledge library of long-format videos containing information on everything from body tension, to technique, mental training & approach, and nutrition. The Toolbox Membership By signing up for a free trial membership to The Toolbox, you get access to all content in the app. This is a ZERO commitment trial, cancel at any point. Two auto-renewing subscription options are available: $34.99 / month $239.99 / year These prices are for Canadian customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. The subscription will automatically renew unless turned off in your iTunes Account Settings at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can go to your iTunes Account settings to manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew. Your iTunes Account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. Terms and Conditions: http://www.ascensionapp.com/terms-and-conditions-minimal Privacy Policy: https://www.ascensionapp.com/privacy-policy-minimal
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ascension Training Platform at 5.0 against Crimpd's 4.6. Crimpd's advantage is ratings volume (100 vs 1) and review sentiment (84% vs 67%). 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. Crimpd sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and Ascension Training Platform sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ascension Training Platform holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crimpd has 100 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of Crimpd's written reviews are positive against 67% of Ascension Training Platform's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Crimpd ships an update every 9 days, Ascension Training Platform fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crimpd | Ascension Training Platform |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (100 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.9% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 100 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Crimpd Inc | Andrew Hamill |
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Crimpd
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In-app purchases
Crimpd
- Crimpd+ Monthly Subscription$12.991 Month
- Crimpd+ Quarterly Subscription$29.993 Months
- Crimpd+ Yearly Subscription$59.991 Year
Ascension Training Platform
- Ascension Toolbox Monthly$19.991 Month
- Ascension Toolbox Monthly14 Days trial$34.991 Month
- Ascension Toolbox Yearly$119.991 Year
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- Ascension Toolbox Yearly14 Days trial$239.991 Year
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