Comparison

POP IN vs ClimbingNote+

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

Head to head
About

POP IN

Features
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東京都大田区にあるボルダリングジム「POP IN(ポップイン)」のアプリです。 このアプリでは、毎月更新されるマンスリー課題や週ごとのセッション課題などをアプリ上で確認したり、自分の成績を記録しておくことができます。 また、ジムが運営しているブログやインスタグラムを確認することもできます。 ***************************** POP-INは、「世界一上達の実感出来るジム」をコンセプトに、初心者から上級者、大人から子供まで楽しめるよう、頑張って営業中です! NESTAによる「キッズカーディオ&ウェイトトレーナー」の資格を取得しているスタッフが常駐しており、お子様にも安心安全で楽しんでいただけます。90~135°の種類豊富な壁、毎月テーマを決めてたくさん更新されるマンスリー課題など上達できる要素も満載です。 2020年東京オリンピックの正式種目となった「スポーツクライミング」の一つであるボルダリングは少ない道具で気軽に始められる種目として今注目を浴びています。 興味がある方は、これを機に是非ご来店をお待ちしております。 *****************************

About

ClimbingNote+

Features
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Log every climb in seconds, then use your data to see what is improving. ClimbingNote+ is a focused climbing log for bouldering, top-rope, lead and trad climbing. Record sessions at the gym or crag, track every attempt and send, and review your progress without creating an account or joining a social feed. FAST CLIMBING LOG • Start a gym or outdoor session quickly • Record boulder problems, top-rope climbs and lead routes • Mark each climb as an attempt or send • Add grades, tags and session duration • Reuse tags for movement, wall angle, hold type or route color GRADES THAT MATCH WHERE YOU CLIMB • Bouldering: V Scale, Fontainebleau and Japanese Dankyu • Roped climbing: YDS, French, UIAA and Ewbank • Trad climbing: British Trad and supported roped grade systems • Choose personal defaults for bouldering, roped and trad climbing • Override the grade system for an individual gym or crag • Create reusable custom bouldering scales for gyms using colors, numbers or names • Keep the original recorded grade while viewing approximate equivalents INSIGHTS YOU CAN USE • See a meaningful progress highlight on the home screen, even before you add tags • Analyze sends, attempts and send rates by tag, location or grade • Filter by time period, gym or crag, climbing style, grade and tag • Compare recent periods to see what is improving • Find the tags or grades with the most unsent climbs • Review monthly, yearly and all-time activity • See climbing volume and hardest completed grades GYMS, CRAGS AND ROUTES • Save the gyms and crags you visit • Optionally use your location to identify and sort nearby places • Create outdoor boulder, sport and trad routes • Link logged climbs to saved outdoor routes YOUR LOG, YOUR DATA • Your climbing log is stored in a local database on your device • No account is required • Core logging and history work offline • Export a portable JSON backup • Import a backup and merge newer records safely • Optional usage analytics can be disabled in Settings ClimbingNote+ is built for climbers who want a quiet, structured logbook with useful insights and control over their own data. Grade conversions are approximate. Area, gym, route style and individual experience can change how a grade feels. British Trad grades also describe seriousness and protection.

Screenshots

POP IN3 screens
ClimbingNote+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ClimbingNote+ at every 6 days against POP IN's every 6 weeks. 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

POP IN ships an update every 6 weeks, ClimbingNote+ every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
POP IN versus ClimbingNote+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPOP INClimbingNote+
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerakira morookaxu zhangxuan

In-app purchases

None

POP IN

No in-app purchases

None

ClimbingNote+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is POP IN free?
POP IN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ClimbingNote+ free?
ClimbingNote+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do POP IN or ClimbingNote+ have ads?
Neither POP IN nor ClimbingNote+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, POP IN or ClimbingNote+?
POP IN ships an update every 6 weeks, and ClimbingNote+ every 6 days. Most recently, POP IN was updated on October 25, 2026 and ClimbingNote+ on October 24, 2026.

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