Comparison

TopLogger vs Climbing Journal

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

TopLogger

Log your indoor climbing achievements and track your progress. Discover new routes, filter climbs by various criteria, and stay motivated to conquer every challenge in the gym. Features a clean interface and automatic login.

Highlights
  • Log indoor climbs
  • Track topped routes
  • Personal progress dashboard
  • New route notifications
  • Interactive gym map
  • Powerful filtering options
  • Automatic login
Features
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TopLogger is a FREE app that lets you log your indoor climbs, track what you’ve topped, and see what’s still waiting for you. It gives you that extra motivation to complete every route in the gym. Why use TopLogger: - TOPPING MATTERS: Every route you climb influences your personal dashboard. See your progress, strengths, grades, and—if you want—your ranking within the gym. - STAY UPDATED ON NEW CLIMBS: Stay informed about new routes in your gym, or upcomming resets. - INTUITIVE INTERFACE: Enjoy a clean, modern design with an interactive gym map that makes finding and ticking climbs effortless. - POWERFUL FILTERS: Create your own tick-list by filtering on grade, color, climbed/unclimbed status, kid-friendly options, circuits, walls, and more. - ALWAYS LOGGED IN: Sign in automatically with your Google account, Facebook account, or email. No hassle, no repeated logins. - COMPLETELY FREE – TopLogger is free to use. No fees, no surprises. - ACTIVELY DEVELOPED – We’re constantly adding new features—and the roadmap ahead is genuinely exciting. --------------------------------------------------------- Time to start ticking off your climbs!

About

Climbing Journal

Features
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Climbing Journal is a private climbing journal and bouldering tracker with climbing grades, project planning, progress analytics, and structured hangboard training. CLIMBING JOURNAL AND BOULDERING TRACKER Use a fast climbing tracker during a live session or add a past day. Log attempts, sends, flashes, onsights, grades, wall angle, holds, movement style, exertion, confidence, falls, notes, and selected media references. Every session produces a useful summary with send rate, grade distribution, volume, movement styles, project progress, and personal records. CLIMBING GRADES AND GRADE PYRAMID Compare V Scale and Fontainebleau bouldering grades, plus French Sport, Yosemite Decimal, UIAA, Ewbank, and British route systems. Conversions are clearly marked as approximate because climbing grades are subjective. Build a living grade pyramid from sends, attempts, flashes, and onsights. Explore hardest send, average grade, volume, success rate, style profile, hold profile, consistency, and indoor-versus-outdoor progress without reducing improvement to one number. PROJECT MODE Track a boulder or route across sessions, including attempts, high points, completed sections, confidence, fear, crux notes, rest strategy, send conditions, and final reflection. The visual Beta Sequence editor maps hands, feet, holds, movement, difficulty, and success move by move. HANGBOARD TRAINING Run Max Hangs, Repeaters, Density Hangs, Recruitment Pulls, low-intensity introductory hangs, and custom workouts. The accurate full-screen timer includes prepare, hang, rest, and set-rest phases with audio and haptic cues, history, effort tracking, and post-session pain checks. CLIMBING TRAINING PLANNER Create an editable weekly plan for technique, volume, limit bouldering, projects, endurance, route mileage, hangboard workouts, antagonist strength, mobility, and recovery. Conservative rules prioritize normal climbing and technique for newer climbers and stop training suggestions when pain is reported. CLIMBING GYM, CRAG, AND WALL LOG Organize every climbing gym, crag, sector, wall, and training board. Attach sessions and projects to saved locations and review location-specific visits, hardest sends, styles, and active projects without depending on an external location database. PRIVATE AND OFFLINE No account is required. Your climbing journal works offline and is stored on device. Private iCloud sync, Health workout export, location capture, reminders, and data export are optional and requested only when used. Climbing Journal has no advertising SDK and no cross-app tracking. Climbing Journal Pro unlocks full historical analytics, unlimited projects, the complete climbing profile, all hangboard training protocols, the climbing training planner, private iCloud sync, widgets, complete exports, and advanced project analytics. Existing data remains readable if Pro expires. Hangboard training carries risk. Stop if you experience pain and seek advice from a qualified professional. Research summaries describe trained study populations and do not guarantee individual results. Terms of Use: https://apps.bluealpine.xyz/climbing-journal/terms Privacy Policy: https://apps.bluealpine.xyz/climbing-journal/privacy

Screenshots

TopLogger4 screens
Climbing Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TopLogger at none against Climbing Journal's 2. TopLogger also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Climbing Journal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. TopLogger asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TopLogger versus Climbing Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTopLoggerClimbing Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews29.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB15 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKoen SwinkelsBlue Alpine GmbH

In-app purchases

None

TopLogger

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Climbing Journal

Subscriptions2
  • Climbing Journal Pro Weekly$9.997 Days
  • Climbing Journal Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is TopLogger free?
TopLogger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Climbing Journal free?
Climbing Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TopLogger or Climbing Journal have ads?
Neither TopLogger nor Climbing Journal shows ads.

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