Comparison

Crimpd 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

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/

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

Crimpd4 screens
BETA Climbing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Crimpd at 83% against BETA Climbing's 0%. Crimpd also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.6) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). BETA Climbing's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. BETA Climbing asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Crimpd holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 100 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Crimpd's written reviews are positive against 0% of BETA Climbing's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crimpd ships an update every 9 days, BETA Climbing every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Crimpd versus BETA Climbing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrimpdBETA Climbing
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (100 ratings) — better1.6 (26 ratings)
Positive reviews83.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings100 — better26
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB69 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCrimpd IncChalk Technologies OU

Customer experience

Crimpd

All ratings100 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral1.0%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive83.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative9.1%

BETA Climbing

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

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
None

BETA Climbing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crimpd free?
Crimpd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BETA Climbing free?
BETA Climbing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Crimpd or BETA Climbing?
Crimpd is rated higher. Crimpd averages 4.6 out of 5 from 100 ratings, while BETA Climbing averages 1.6 from 26 ratings.
Do Crimpd or BETA Climbing have ads?
Neither Crimpd nor BETA Climbing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Crimpd or BETA Climbing?
Crimpd ships an update every 9 days, and BETA Climbing every 3 weeks. Most recently, Crimpd was updated on October 16, 2026 and BETA Climbing on October 17, 2026.

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