Comparison

First Bolt vs Any Climb

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Any Climb

Features
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Transform any climbing wall into an interactive training ground. Create routes on your phone, cast them to a projector, and see your holds light up on the wall in real time. No expensive hardware - just your phone and any projector with Chromecast or Apple TV. HOW IT WORKS Upload a photo of your wall and mark hold positions Create routes by tagging holds as start, route, or top Cast to your projector and climb with illuminated holds ROUTE BUILDING Color-coded hold system - green for start, blue for route, red for top Set hand and foot placement for start holds Live preview on the wall while you edit Build a personal route library for endless variety CASTING & CLIMBING Cast routes to any Chromecast or Apple TV device Works with any regular projector - just connect a streaming device Browse and select routes directly from your phone Real-time projection updates as you make changes FOR HOME WALLS & GYMS Refresh routes without physically re-setting holds Share routes with friends or gym members Great for spray walls, training boards, and home setups Download Any Climb and turn your wall into a never-ending source of new challenges.

Screenshots

First Bolt4 screens
Any Climb4 screens

Verdict

The call

First Bolt and Any Climb are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

First Bolt ships an update every 4 weeks, Any Climb monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
First Bolt versus Any Climb: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirst BoltAny Climb
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOfir DaganSYMPL (Apps)

In-app purchases

None

First Bolt

No in-app purchases

None

Any Climb

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is First Bolt free?
First Bolt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Any Climb free?
Any Climb is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do First Bolt or Any Climb have ads?
Neither First Bolt nor Any Climb shows ads.
Which is updated more often, First Bolt or Any Climb?
First Bolt ships an update every 4 weeks, and Any Climb monthly. Most recently, First Bolt was updated on October 24, 2026 and Any Climb on October 25, 2026.

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