BoulderBook vs AscentPal
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.
AscentPal
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AscentPal simplifies the tracking of indoor bouldering events. As a first step, organizers add their events to the system. Climbers browse these events and register to them. During an event the climbers will track the completed routes with the app. Either by scanning the route's QR code or tapping on a route on the scoreboard, the climber can mark it as completed or flashed. The total score and current ranking is displayed on the scoreboard.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AscentPal at none against BoulderBook's 5. BoulderBook's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support 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
Both are free to download. BoulderBook sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. AscentPal asks for nothing beyond the download.
BoulderBook ships an update every 2 days, AscentPal every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BoulderBook | AscentPal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 82.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Florian Zindel | appforte |
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
AscentPal
No in-app purchases
Questions
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