Climber Diary vs Climbing Grades
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Effortless session logging
- Detailed climb metrics
- Progress visualization
- Multi-grading system support
- Grade calculator
- Climbing gym pass scanner
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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.
Climbing Grades
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Climber Diary | Climbing Grades |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Kozlowski | Martin Gummersbach |
In-app purchases
Climber Diary
No in-app purchases
Climbing Grades
No in-app purchases
Questions
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