BoulderBook vs Grippy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BoulderBook
Log, share, and rate boulder problems on your training wall. Never forget a climb's details on your spraywall again, whether at home, a club, or a commercial gym.
- Save boulder problems
- Share climb definitions
- Rate boulder problems
- Use on homewalls
- Use in climbing clubs
- Use in commercial gyms
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The BoulderBook app allows you to save, share and rate boulder on your training wall. Never forget a boulder definition on your spraywall again! The app can be used on your private homewall, your climbing club or in a big commercial gym with a spraywall.
Grippy
This app provides access to a curated network of workouts designed by top coaches. It focuses on helping users improve their grip strength and overall progression in their training. The application is developed in partnership with Beastmaker.
- Workouts from top coaches
- Progression tracking
- Grip strength focus
- Beastmaker partnership
- Global coach network
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Griptonite teams up with Beastmaker to bring you Grippy! The app brings you workouts from a network of top coaches around the world. Get a Grip on your progression.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BoulderBook at 4.0 against Grippy's 2.7. BoulderBook also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 45%) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 weeks). Grippy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. BoulderBook sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Grippy asks for nothing beyond the download.
BoulderBook holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of BoulderBook's written reviews are positive against 45% of Grippy's.
BoulderBook ships an update every 2 days, Grippy every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and August 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BoulderBook | Grippy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (9 ratings) — better | 2.7 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.3% of reviews — better | 45.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Florian Zindel | Cascom Ltd |
Customer experience
BoulderBook
Grippy
In-app purchases
BoulderBook
- BoulderBook Unterstützer$1.00
- BoulderBook Supporter$3.99
- BoulderBook Unterstützer$4.00
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- BoulderBook Unterstützer$9.00
- BoulderBook Unterstützer$18.00
Grippy
No in-app purchases
