Comparison

Crimpd vs Basin 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

Basin Climbing

This app streamlines gym check-ins with barcode scanning for members. It features an AI assistant for climbing advice and troubleshooting, plus an in-app rewards system redeemable at the gym.

Highlights
  • Barcode member check-in
  • AI climbing assistant
  • Troubleshooting support
  • In-app rewards redemption
  • Membership management
Features
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An applicatino for Basin Climbing and Fitness. The app allows for easy check in at the front desk via bar codes for all member in your membership. There is an AI agent that can help trouble shoot or talk climbing. Rewards are available via the app to redeem at Basin.

Screenshots

Crimpd4 screens
Basin Climbing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Basin Climbing at none against Crimpd's 3. Basin Climbing also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Crimpd's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (100 vs 1). 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. Basin Climbing asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Basin Climbing 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crimpd ships an update every 9 days, Basin Climbing every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Crimpd versus Basin Climbing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrimpdBasin Climbing
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (100 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings100 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB27 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCrimpd IncSTEEL STARLING FERGUSON

Customer experience

Crimpd

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

Basin Climbing

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Basin Climbing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crimpd free?
Crimpd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Basin Climbing free?
Basin Climbing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Crimpd or Basin Climbing?
Basin Climbing is rated higher. Crimpd averages 4.6 out of 5 from 100 ratings, while Basin Climbing averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Crimpd or Basin Climbing have ads?
Neither Crimpd nor Basin Climbing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Crimpd or Basin Climbing?
Crimpd ships an update every 9 days, and Basin Climbing every 3 months. Most recently, Crimpd was updated on September 29, 2026 and Basin Climbing on September 27, 2026.

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