Comparison

Climber Diary vs CragLocal

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

CragLocal

Features
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Climb more. Explore local. CragLocal is a climbing guidebook built and maintained by the people who actually climb there. Instead of one global database of thin, outdated entries, every region gets its own chapter, a local guide with real approach notes, sector breakdowns, access updates and the services around the crag. BROWSE REAL LOCAL GUIDES Work down from chapter to crag to sector to route. Every crag lists its grade range, number of routes and sectors, wall height, approach time, aspect and features like beach, cafe or restaurant access — so you can pick the right wall for the conditions instead of guessing. FIND YOUR WAY THERE Interactive maps show crags, parking and approaches, plus a community map of local guides, gear rental, accommodation and transport recommended by the chapter itself. LOG YOUR ASCENTS Tick routes as you send them, add a rating and propose a grade if you disagree with the book. Your personal dashboard builds a grade pyramid from your logs, keeps your full climbing history and maps every crag you've visited. STAY CURRENT Chapter news carries access changes, closures, rebolting work and local events straight from the people managing the area. Chapter chat puts you in touch with climbers on the ground. CURRENT CHAPTERS Hvar, Croatia — limestone sport climbing on a sun-drenched Adriatic island, including Vela Stiniva (124 routes, 5a–9a, 8 sectors) and Popinjenica. More chapters are opening — get in touch if you'd like to bring your region onto CragLocal. FOR TOURISM BOARDS AND CLIMBING ORGANISATIONS Chapter operators manage their own crags, routes, news and local services directly in the app, so the guide reflects reality rather than the last print run. Built for climbers, powered by locals.

Screenshots

Climber Diary4 screens
CragLocal3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CragLocal at every 2 days against Climber Diary's fortnightly. CragLocal also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Climber Diary ships an update fortnightly, CragLocal every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 11, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Climber Diary versus CragLocal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClimber DiaryCragLocal
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander KozlowskiCarlos Nunes

In-app purchases

None

Climber Diary

No in-app purchases

None

CragLocal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Climber Diary free?
Climber Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CragLocal free?
CragLocal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Climber Diary or CragLocal have ads?
Neither Climber Diary nor CragLocal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Climber Diary or CragLocal?
Climber Diary ships an update fortnightly, and CragLocal every 2 days. Most recently, Climber Diary was updated on October 11, 2026 and CragLocal on October 11, 2026.

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