Climbzilla vs Skill
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Climbzilla
Easily create and share bouldering routes by marking holds on photos of climbing walls. Save routes online for friends to view instantly and participate in rating your climbing gym's walls.
- Create bouldering routes
- Mark starting and top holds
- Save routes online
- Share routes with friends
- Rate climbing walls
- View routes created by others
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Climbzilla allows you to create and mark bouldering routes on climbing walls. Take a picture of the route, mark the starting, top holds and that's it. New routes are saved on the server and your friends can see it immediately on your climbing wall. You can create and view routes, mark finishes, participate in the rating of your climbing wall.
Skill
Track your skiing and snowboarding progress with detailed statistics, including speed, distance, and lift/rest times. Compete with friends and other riders globally or by resort, and explore new areas with an interactive resort map. Find official pistes and connect with friends on the slopes.
- GPS trail tracking
- Detailed speed and distance statistics
- Automatic lift and rest detection
- Real-time friend tracking and chat
- Global and resort-specific leaderboards
- Ski resort map with piste information
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Skill: Ski Tracker & Snowboard Track every ski and snowboard session with Skill. Its GPS tracker automatically records your rides, speed, lifts, breaks and routes — even without an internet connection. Review detailed stats, follow your progress and compete with other riders. Just open the app and put your phone in your pocket. With Skill, you can: * Record detailed stats, even offline * Save your ski and snowboard tracks * Track your speed and distance * Explore ski maps and discover resorts * Find official resort pistes * Compare your stats with friends and other riders SHOW YOUR SKILL TO YOUR FRIENDS Add friends in Skill to see their location on the ski map in real time. If you need to meet up on the mountain, use the GPS map to find them. You can also message friends in the app’s chat, so you can stay in touch without switching apps. COMPETE WITH RIDERS IN REAL TIME Record your stats on the slopes and see how you rank among friends and riders worldwide or at a specific resort. Compare your: * Maximum speed * Total distance * Best time on a resort piste Check the rankings throughout the season, see how your skiing and snowboarding compare, and set a new goal for your next ride. EXPLORE SKI RESORTS Browse resorts around the world, explore ski maps and find official pistes. Whether you’re an experienced skier or a first-time snowboarder, Skill helps you discover new places to ride and keep track of your progress.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Skill at 4.8 against Climbzilla's 4.3. Skill also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (84 vs 4). Climbzilla's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and review sentiment (86% vs 78%). 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
Both are free to download. Skill sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month. Climbzilla asks for nothing beyond the download.
Skill holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skill has 84 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 86% of Climbzilla's written reviews are positive against 78% of Skill's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Climbzilla ships an update monthly, Skill every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Climbzilla | Skill |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) | 4.8 (84 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.4% of reviews — better | 77.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 84 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 367 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Павел Шорохов | Ruslan Viktorovich Zaviyalov IP |
Customer experience
Climbzilla
Skill
In-app purchases
Climbzilla
No in-app purchases
Skill
- PRO - One Month3 Days trial$17.991 Month
- PRO-One Month$17.991 Month
- PRO - One Year3 Days trial$18.991 Year
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- PRO-One Year$24.991 Year
- PRO - One Day2 variants$1.99
- PRO - One Week$1.99
- PRO - One Week$7.99









