Comparison

HangClimb Timer vs Climo

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

Head to head
About

HangClimb Timer

Create, modify, and execute custom hangboard climbing workouts with a simple interface. Track your progress and integrate with Apple Health. Control workouts directly from your Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Custom workout creation
  • Workout editing (sets, reps)
  • Hangboard workout execution
  • Apple Health integration
  • Apple Watch app support
Features
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HangClimb Timer is a mobile application tool for creation, modification, and execution of hang board climbing workouts. HangClimb uses a simple interface for editing individual workouts, sets, or reps so that you can create your ideal hangboard workout. HangClimb Timer, a Health and Fitness app, uses HealthKit to integrate your workouts with the Apple Health App. The corresponding Apple Watch App allows you to execute the workouts from your watch.

About

Climo

Log rock climbing ascents quickly and train smarter with personalized AI coaching. Track bouldering, sport routes, and hangboard sessions with detailed analytics and progression charts. Gamify your growth with points and break through grade plateaus.

Highlights
  • Fast bouldering logbook
  • Instant climb tracking
  • Detailed analytics
  • Project mode for outdoor routes
  • AI-powered training plans
  • Integrated hangboard timer
  • Advanced grade tracking
Features
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Just climb. We’ll track the rest. Climo is the ultimate rock climbing and bouldering ecosystem for iPhone and Apple Watch, designed to turn your data into serious progression. Forget clunky apps that interrupt your flow—Climo makes logging ascents frictionless so you can save your energy for the wall. Whether you are bouldering at the local gym, studying a topo for sport routes at the crag, or building finger strength at home, Climo brings your entire climbing journey into one powerful logbook. APPLE WATCH AUTO-DETECTION Leave your phone in the locker. The fully standalone Apple Watch app uses smart altimeter algorithms to physically feel when you climb. • Zero Friction: When you land, your watch taps your wrist. Use the custom 3D crown wheel to dial in your grade and log a send in 2 seconds. • Live Telemetry: Monitor your heart rate, elevation gained, and active energy directly on your wrist mid-workout. • Seamless Sync: Climb completely offline. Data queues on your watch and syncs to your iPhone the second you reconnect. THE ULTIMATE LOGBOOK Track every boulder and sport route with precision, whether indoors or outdoors. • Projects vs. Sends: Manage your outdoor projects, track attempts, and log crucial beta tags for your next ascent. • Global Grades Supported: Full support for V-Scale, Fontainebleau (Font), French, and YDS grading systems. • Strava Integration: Auto-upload your climbing workout directly to Strava. ROOT-CAUSE FAILURE DIAGNOSTICS Most apps only track your successes. Climo tracks why you fell to help you crush plateaus. • Failure Engine: Did you pump out? Slip a foot? Mess up the beta? Log failure reasons to identify your exact training blind spots. • Wall-Angle Radar: Visualize your strength across slabs, vertical walls, overhangs, and roofs. AI CLIMBING COACH & HANGBOARD TIMER Turn your session data into structured progression with the "Ascension Architect" AI. • Adaptive Training: Generate personalized, multi-week workout blocks based on your past performance and failure metrics. • Advanced Hangboard Timer: Built-in timer protocols for max hangs and repeaters. • Protect Your Pulleys: Log specific grip types (crimp, pinch, sloper) and track finger load over time to build strength safely. GAMIFY YOUR GROWTH • Climo Points: Earn points dynamically based on grade difficulty and technique, not just pure volume. Watch your score rise live on your watch during a session! • Progression Charts: Watch your max grade increase over time in beautiful, interactive charts. Join the community of climbers using Climo to train smarter and send harder.

Screenshots

HangClimb Timer4 screens
Climo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HangClimb Timer at none against Climo's 3. HangClimb Timer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.8 vs 4.3). Climo's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). On price 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. Climo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. HangClimb Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HangClimb Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HangClimb Timer has 284 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 82% of HangClimb Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Climo's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HangClimb Timer ships an update every 5 months, Climo every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
HangClimb Timer versus Climo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHangClimb TimerClimo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (284 ratings) — better4.3 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings284 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB104 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperRiley BruceDavid Korbel

Customer experience

HangClimb Timer

All ratings266 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral3.0%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%

Climo

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

HangClimb Timer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Sound doesn't work
  • Timer stops counting down when not actively using app
  • Cannot figure out how to get sound notifications

Requested features

6 requests
  • Option to exceed 60 second reps
  • Ability to delete sets within a workout
  • Ability to delete hangs, hold and hold types
  • Rest time limit to be uncapped
  • Changeable sound options
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  • Option to start with hang instead of rest

Climo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

HangClimb Timer

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Climo

Subscriptions3
  • Climo Premium Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Climo Annual Discounted$39.991 Year
  • Climo Premium Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is HangClimb Timer free?
HangClimb Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Climo free?
Climo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HangClimb Timer or Climo?
HangClimb Timer is rated higher. HangClimb Timer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 284 ratings, while Climo averages 4.3 from 15 ratings.
Do HangClimb Timer or Climo have ads?
Climo shows ads; HangClimb Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, HangClimb Timer or Climo?
HangClimb Timer ships an update every 5 months, and Climo every 2 weeks. Most recently, HangClimb Timer was updated on October 12, 2026 and Climo on October 1, 2026.

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