Griptonite vs Ascent
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Griptonite
Enhance your climbing experience by discovering beta, routes, and inspiration from a community of climbers. Track your progress, identify areas for improvement, and compete with others through global and venue-specific rankings.
- Discover beta and routes
- Learn from community experience
- Track personal progress
- Identify areas for improvement
- Global and venue rankings
- Filterable leaderboards
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The Griptonite app is a perfect companion to your climbing life. Discover what's important to you. Be it beta, routes, or inspiration. Our community ticks thousands of routes every day and we enable you to learn from their experience. Everyone loves to get better, and seeing gains is a crucial part of staying motivated. In climbing, it's often hard to pin these down and so progression tends to plateau. The app helps you drill into the areas you can improve at your own pace. Got a competitive or curious side. Or, just want to smash your own PB? The app has both global and venue linked rankings that are fully filterable to help you in your quest.
Ascent
This AI-powered sports coach analyzes your technique frame-by-frame from video uploads. Get specific, actionable feedback and track your progress across over 13 sports to elevate your game.
- AI video analysis
- Multi-sport support (13+)
- Context-aware feedback
- Actionable form corrections
- Progress tracking
- Custom coach questions (premium)
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Level up your performance with Ascent, the AI-powered coach in your pocket. Whether you are projecting a V5 boulder problem or fixing your jump shot, Ascent uses advanced AI to analyze your technique frame-by-frame. KEY FEATURES: • Instant Analysis: Just upload a video of your attempt. • Multi-Sport Engine: Specialized support for 13+ sports including Basketball, Tennis, and Football. • Context Aware: The AI understands the difference between a "Free Throw" and a "3-Pointer" and adjusts its feedback accordingly. • AI Coach: Get specific, actionable corrections on your form (e.g., "Knees caving in" or "Late release"), along with a score to see how close you are to your favorite athletes. • Track Progress: Save your sessions and watch your skills improve over time. PREMIUM FEATURES: • Custom Coach Questions: Ask the AI specific questions about your technique. • Biometric Analysis: Input your height and weight for feedback tailored to your body type. • Exclusive Themes: Customize the app with premium themes to match your favorite sports and teams. No expensive sensors or smart courts needed. Just you, your phone, and the game. Download Ascent today and start training smarter. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ascent at 5.0 against Griptonite's 3.0. Ascent also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). Griptonite's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (21 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Griptonite sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Ascent sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ascent holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Griptonite has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Griptonite ships an update every 3 weeks, Ascent weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Griptonite | Ascent |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (21 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cascom Ltd | Sanfeng Wang |
Customer experience
Griptonite
Ascent
Bugs and requests
Griptonite
Reported bugs
30 issues- App constantly erroring
- Filters won't reset or apply
- Projects not registered properly
- App freezes when uploading video
- App crashes frequently
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- Login screen freezes
- White screen of death on sign-in
- Filters not filtering properly
- Feed is glitchy
- Cannot log anything
- App crashes on iOS 16.3.1
- UI lags and jumps when scrolling
- Phantom notification icons
- Cannot clear notification badges
- Novice/intermediate/advanced grading inaccurate
- Ability breakdown doesn't show all grades
- Notification badges not clearing
- Grading of beginner/novice out of line with French system
- Blank screen after entering name
- App instant crashes on opening
- Latest update not working on older iOS
- Cannot get past sign-up page
- Password not visible due to privacy
- Slide to tick interaction not working
- Delay on feedback requests
- Cannot correct age category
- App crashes after a few minutes of usage
- UI is broken, cannot make account
- App crashes on iPhone 12
- App crashes on older iPhone/iPad
Requested features
34 requests- Social sign-in (Apple/Google)
- Total grades/routes climbed count
- Sortable monthly gym results table
- Quick navigation between map and stats
- REST API for data access
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- More holistic progress tracking (training, mood)
- Integration with health apps (Google Fit, Apple Health)
- Privacy mode (hide from leaderboards)
- Ability to log climbs offline
- Star/favorite problems
- Filter for routes not completed this month
- Visual indicator for attempted problems
- Add friends and leaderboards for friends
- Trophy section for comp achievements
- Check beta videos on profile
- Add/follow other climbers
- Clear breakdown for grade progression (novice to advanced)
- Search gyms by name
- Follow gyms for reset notifications
- Apple Watch integration
- Option to log 'clean/dogged' status
- Nominate incorrect grades
- Option to permanently skip video submission
- Toggleable option for route reset points
- Dark mode option
- AI driven training plans
- Filter by grade in free version
- More detailed analysis of climbs
- Sort completed climbs by grade
- League table for top ten climbs
- Line graph of points or top ten grades over time
- Ability to add line pics
- See which problems you’ve attempted at least once on the gym view
- Make it easy to see which problems you’ve attempted at least once on the gym view (eg making the number amber)
Ascent
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Griptonite
- Griptonite Pro1 Month trial$4.991 Month
- Griptonite Pro14 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Griptonite Pro$39.991 Year
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- Griptonite Pro1 Month trial$49.991 Year
- Griptonite Pro$49.991 Year
- Griptonite Pro14 Days trial$49.991 Year
Ascent
- Ascent Pro$4.991 Month
