Comparison

Climber Diary vs Climbing Grades

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

Head to head
About

Climber Diary

Log your climbing sessions with detailed metrics like style, location, and mood. Visualize your progress over time with weekly, monthly, or yearly charts and compare performance. Supports multiple grading systems and includes a grade calculator.

Highlights
  • Effortless session logging
  • Detailed climb metrics
  • Progress visualization
  • Multi-grading system support
  • Grade calculator
  • Climbing gym pass scanner
Features
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Stop guessing and start progressing. Climber Diary is the streamlined performance tracker designed by climbers, for climbers. Whether you're projecting a V10 or hitting the gym for your first lead session, we help you identify exactly what's holding you back from the next level. Log Sessions in Seconds Don't let data entry ruin your flow. Log indoor and outdoor sessions effortlessly—during or after your climb. Granular Detail: Track style (pumpy, crimpy, balancy), location, and duration. Session Mood: Record how you felt to track the mental side of your performance. All Disciplines: Dedicated support for Bouldering, Lead, and Top Rope. Find Your Next Beta Never be without a place to climb. Our new Gym Finder helps you locate the nearest climbing centers and bouldering gyms, no matter where you are. Get there, get chalked up, and start logging. We are always updating this list. Data-Driven Progress Visualize your evolution with intuitive charts. Compare your performance across weeks, months, or years to spot trends and plateaus. Compare Periods: See how this week’s volume stacks up against last week. Global Standards: Full support for Hueco, French, Font, YDS, UIAA, British Tech, Australia, and RSA. Grade Converter Traveling to a new crag? Use our built-in calculator to instantly translate grades across all major international scales.

About

Climbing Grades

Features
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Climbing Grades displays all known grade systems for sports climbing and bouldering in a table and let you scroll in both directions. You can select and sort the columns according to your need. Zoom in and out to adjust to the screen. Set a first row to skip easier grades.  All preferences are stored and retained on every start of the app.

Screenshots

Climber Diary4 screens
Climbing Grades4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Climbing Grades at 8.0 against Climber Diary's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Climber Diary versus Climbing Grades: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClimber DiaryClimbing Grades
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander KozlowskiMartin Gummersbach

In-app purchases

None

Climber Diary

No in-app purchases

None

Climbing Grades

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Climber Diary free?
Climber Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Climbing Grades free?
Climbing Grades is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Climber Diary or Climbing Grades have ads?
Neither Climber Diary nor Climbing Grades shows ads.

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