Pinnacle Climb Log vs Force Board
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pinnacle Climb Log
Log rock climbing workouts and track progress on Apple Watch and iPhone. Capture heart rate, calories, and analyze sessions. Integrates with HealthKit and Strava.
- Log climbs with one tap
- Track heart rate and calories
- Analyze workout progress
- Today Widget for quick logging
- Offline Apple Watch support
- HealthKit integration
- Strava compatibility
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Log your Rock Climbing workouts on Apple Watch or iPhone. Only one tap to log a climb and one long tap to log an attempt. Track your progress at the gym, capture heart rate information, calories burned and analyze and compare the workouts on your phone. The Today Widget allows you to track your climbs without having to unlock your phone. The Apple Watch app works completely offline, leave your phone in your bag and sync your workouts when you're done. Healthkit Integration: Pinnacle integrates with the Activities and Health App on your phone to show your heart rate during your climbing workouts and contribute to the Activity rings. Locations: Pinnacle can also track the location of your workouts using the GPS on your Apple Watch or iPhone if available. Compatible with Strava: Sync your workouts to your Strava profile including heart rate, energy burned, location, and max difficulty. One time purchase includes unlimited syncing of climbs. Works with Boulder, Top Rope, Lead, and Trad routes. Supports the Hueco V, Fontainebleau, Dan-Kyu, and Brazilian scales for bouldering and the Yosemite Decimal (USA), France, UIAA, Great Britain, Australia, Brazilian scales for rope climbing.
Force Board
This app provides a weight-free strength training platform for athletes, focusing on finger and major muscle groups. It allows users to train and track every rep, offering over 600 lbs of resistance for isometric training. The platform is lightweight and portable for on-the-go workouts.
- Weight-free full-body training
- Lightweight and portable design
- Rep tracking with the app
- Over 600 lbs of resistance
- Isometric training for fingers
- Muscle group training
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Force Board is a smart, weight-free strength training platform for rock climbers and other athletes to train fingers and major muscle groups. Force Board Offers - Full-body training WITHOUT WEIGHTS - LIGHTWEIGHT & PORTABLE for training on the go - TRAIN & TRACK every rep with the Force Board App - OVER 600 LBS of training resistance - ISOMETRIC TRAINING for fingers and other muscle groups Defy Your Limits with Force Board!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Force Board at Free against Pinnacle Climb Log's $3.99. Pinnacle Climb Log's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On update cadence, 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
Force Board is free to download; Pinnacle Climb Log costs $3.99 up front. Force Board sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Pinnacle Climb Log asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pinnacle Climb Log holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pinnacle Climb Log has 293 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Pinnacle Climb Log's written reviews are positive against 56% of Force Board's.
Pinnacle Climb Log ships an update fortnightly, Force Board monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Pinnacle Climb Log | Force Board |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (293 ratings) — better | 3.8 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.4% of reviews — better | 55.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 293 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #195 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 152 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nick Romano | PitchSix |
Customer experience
Pinnacle Climb Log
Force Board
Bugs and requests
Pinnacle Climb Log
Reported bugs
16 issues- App crashes when accessing Stats section
- Black screen on app launch
- Watch app fails to start on some devices
- Sessions fail to save or sync
- Heart rate data missing from sessions
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- Partial session recording when app minimized
- Watch app crashes when navigating between screens
- Strava integration failing intermittently
- Session time resets while keeping climbs active
- Blank white image when exporting workout graphs
- Widget button not visible on iPhone SE
- Syncing delays and inconsistencies
- App incompatible with original Apple Watch
- Series 2 watch app crashes on launch
- Discipline switching creates duplicate sessions
- Activity app not receiving exported workouts
Requested features
20 requests- Failed attempt vs successful send distinction
- Rest timer between climbs
- Flash/repeat climb marking and statistics
- Outdoor sport lead session option
- Custom grading scales for gym-specific grades
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- Australian bouldering grading system
- Automatic climb detection and logging
- Distance climbed measurement
- Vertical feet climbed tracking
- Advanced statistics and analytics dashboard
- Ability to merge and split workouts
- Belay detection during sessions
- Workout completion confirmation prompt
- Climb reminder notifications
- Individual climb heart rate and altitude data
- Skill level score tracking over time
- Average grade progression over time
- Garmin watch and external heart rate monitor support
- Discipline switching within single session
- Climb timing separate from rest time
Force Board
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pinnacle Climb Log
No in-app purchases
Force Board
- Monthly Plan$4.991 Month
- Monthly Plan$29.991 Month
- Yearly Plan$29.991 Year
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- Yearly Plan$249.991 Year
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