First Bolt vs Climbest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
First Bolt
Easily navigate to climbing spots and identify routes with up-to-date information. Avoid surprises like incorrect routes or hazards. Quickly find your way to the crag and understand route difficulties.
- Route grade identification from photos
- Map-based crag approach navigation
- Route sorting by difficulty and rating
- Up-to-date route information
- Safety tips for climbing
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First Bolt will enable you to easily approach and know your way around the crag or boulder, find routes and get the most relevant and up to date information about them. - Have you ever wandered around a crag for hours, looking for the approach path? - Have you ever started climbing a route only to discover it is not what you thought it is and ended up leaving your gear on it? - Were you ever surprised by nesting birds or loose holds while climbing? First Bolt will help you avoid all that. This app will help you climb safely, save time with no hustle. Key features: - Just take a picture of the route and see it's grade immediately, no more mixing up routes. - Full approach on the map for quick and safe navigation to the crag. - Sort routes by difficulty, star ranking and more. Currently the app is only available for selected sites in Israel. Join our community and let's make the climbing world a little bit safer.
Climbest
This app helps climbers track workouts, analyze progress, and improve technique. It offers expert articles on climbing strategies and allows users to compete on leaderboards. Train for fun or push your limits with structured guidance.
- Track climbing workouts
- Analyze progress
- Expert articles on technique and strategy
- Leaderboard challenges
- Structured training plans
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Climbest is the ultimate app for climbers looking to improve and compete. Track your climbing workouts, analyze progress, and stay motivated with structured training. Explore expert articles on technique, gear, and competition strategies. Join leaderboard challenges and compete with others on the board to prove you're the best. Whether you're training for fun or pushing your limits, Climbest helps you climb higher! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: First Bolt at none against Climbest's 1. On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Climbest sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. First Bolt asks for nothing beyond the download.
First Bolt ships an update every 4 weeks, Climbest every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | First Bolt | Climbest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ofir Dagan | Filipp Bazun |
Customer experience
First Bolt
Climbest
In-app purchases
First Bolt
No in-app purchases
Climbest
- Climbest Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
