Comparison

ClimbingCoach Training vs BLDR BK

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

Head to head
About

ClimbingCoach Training

This app creates personalized climbing training plans based on your goals, time, and equipment. It offers structured workouts, progress tracking, and flexibility to adapt your training.

Highlights
  • Personalized training plans
  • Goal-based customization
  • Periodized training cycles
  • 120+ exercise protocols
  • Flexible workout adjustments
  • Guided workout assistant
  • Performance tracking and charts
Features
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Increase your climbing strength, endurance, power, and conditioning with training that fits your time, equipment, experience, and climbing goals. ClimbingCoach Training builds a complete, personalised plan in minutes—so you can stop guessing and start training with purpose. Simple et efficace. YOUR PERSONALISED CLIMBING PLAN Set your preferences and ClimbingCoach generates a plan weighted to you: • Goals: sport climbing, bouldering, or both • Time available per week and sessions per week • Training days that suit your schedule • Equipment and facilities you have access to (from none to fully equipped) Plan options include 2, 4, or 12 weeks, or you can time training so you peak for an upcoming trip. PERIODISATION, WITHOUT THE HEADACHE ClimbingCoach uses proven training structure to focus the right qualities at the right time: • Mixed, periodised cycles to develop key strength and energy systems • Training categories such as finger strength, power, power endurance, aerobic endurance, and general conditioning • Balanced work including antagonist muscles to support resilience • A library of 120+ protocols, including climbing sessions, fingerboard, campus work, weights, calisthenics, and more STRUCTURED, BUT FLEXIBLE Your plan is generated automatically, but you stay in control: • Swap exercises for suitable alternatives • Change exercise order • Adjust volume (more / less) • Add your own exercises • Cancel, defer, or delete items as needed • Log extra climbing or training—your plan can adapt to what you actually did You can also build your own sessions from the exercise library, or just use ClimbingCoach as a training log. GUIDED WORKOUTS THAT KEEP YOU MOVING Train step-by-step with the workout assistant: • Built-in timers and interval guidance • Adjustable difficulty and progressions as you improve • Exercise guides with clear instructions and visuals • Optional guided warm-ups • Background notifications and sound cues during sessions • Notes for each exercise, if you want them TRACK YOUR PERFORMANCE See progress that stays meaningful: • Charts for overall performance and specific exercises • Personal bests and weekly training time • Anonymous community comparison against climbers who set the same max grade • “Overall performance” reflects your current exercise performance versus your first time doing those exercises

About

BLDR BK

Features
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BLDR BK (Boulderbook) is a simple tracking app to log your climbing sessions! Key Features: - Lightweight and fast - Notifications when you arrive at the gym

Screenshots

ClimbingCoach Training4 screens
BLDR BK4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BLDR BK at none against ClimbingCoach Training's 4. ClimbingCoach Training's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. ClimbingCoach Training sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. BLDR BK asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ClimbingCoach Training ships an update fortnightly, BLDR BK every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ClimbingCoach Training versus BLDR BK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClimbingCoach TrainingBLDR BK
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (53 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings53 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.3.1 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB1 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSimon MossJose Miguel Filipe Antunes

In-app purchases

4 purchases

ClimbingCoach Training

Subscriptions1
  • ClimbingCoach Pro14 Days trial$0.997 Days
One-time3
  • Pro Training$0.99
  • Pro Training$3.99
  • ClimbingCoach Pro Unlimited$48.99
None

BLDR BK

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ClimbingCoach Training free?
ClimbingCoach Training is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BLDR BK free?
BLDR BK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ClimbingCoach Training or BLDR BK have ads?
Neither ClimbingCoach Training nor BLDR BK shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ClimbingCoach Training or BLDR BK?
ClimbingCoach Training ships an update fortnightly, and BLDR BK every 4 months. Most recently, ClimbingCoach Training was updated on October 24, 2026 and BLDR BK on October 8, 2026.

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