Comparison

Climbzilla vs Boolder

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Create bouldering routes
  • Mark starting and top holds
  • Save routes online
  • Share routes with friends
  • Rate climbing walls
  • View routes created by others
Features
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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.

About

Boolder

Discover bouldering routes in Fontainebleau with this comprehensive guide. Features a GPS-enabled map with topo photos to find boulders suited to your skill level across over 80 areas. Save your ascents and favorite problems, with offline access for uninterrupted exploration.

Highlights
  • GPS-enabled map
  • Topo photos
  • Over 80 bouldering areas
  • Save ascents and favorites
  • Offline mode
Features
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Boolder is the perfect guide to enjoy bouldering in Fontainebleau. It's a breeze to find boulders that are suited for you thanks to the map with GPS and topo photos. More than 80 areas are available, for all levels: Franchard Isatis, Cuvier, Apremont, Rocher Canon, Cul de Chien, 95.2, La Roche aux Sabots, .... Other features: • Save your ascents and your favorite problems • Offline mode: you don’t need any internet connection to enjoy the app

Screenshots

Climbzilla4 screens
Boolder3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Boolder at 5.0 against Climbzilla's 4.3. Boolder also leads on review sentiment (96% vs 86%) and ratings volume (26 vs 4). Climbzilla's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Boolder holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boolder has 26 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Climbzilla's written reviews are positive against 96% of Boolder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Climbzilla ships an update every 3 weeks, Boolder fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Climbzilla versus Boolder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClimbzillaBoolder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings)5.0 (26 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews96.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings426 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperПавел ШороховNicolas Mondollot

Customer experience

Climbzilla

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral9.5%
Negative4.8%

Boolder

All ratings26 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews106 reviews
Positive96.2%
Neutral0.9%
Negative2.8%

In-app purchases

None

Climbzilla

No in-app purchases

None

Boolder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Climbzilla free?
Climbzilla is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Boolder free?
Boolder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Climbzilla or Boolder?
Boolder is rated higher. Climbzilla averages 4.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Boolder averages 5.0 from 26 ratings.
Do Climbzilla or Boolder have ads?
Neither Climbzilla nor Boolder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Climbzilla or Boolder?
Climbzilla ships an update every 3 weeks, and Boolder fortnightly. Most recently, Climbzilla was updated on October 9, 2026 and Boolder on October 16, 2026.

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