Comparison

Griptonite vs Tervalo

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Discover beta and routes
  • Learn from community experience
  • Track personal progress
  • Identify areas for improvement
  • Global and venue rankings
  • Filterable leaderboards
Features
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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.

About

Tervalo

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Tervalo is a premium HIIT, Tabata, EMOM, boxing, and interval timer designed for workouts that need clear structure, loud cues, and zero clutter. Build quick sessions from proven presets or create your own interval workouts from scratch with detailed control over work, rest, rounds, sets, warmups, cooldowns, transition time, cue timing, and more. When the timer starts, Tervalo turns your phone into a full-screen training display with bold countdowns, color-coded work and rest states, voice cues, haptics, and audio ducking so you can stay locked in without staring at tiny controls. Made for: - HIIT sessions - Tabata training - EMOM workouts - Boxing rounds - Sprint intervals - Circuit training - Gym finishers - Conditioning blocks - Home workouts Why athletes use Tervalo: - Large full-screen countdown built for quick glances - Green work and red rest states for instant recognition - Voice and haptic cues for hands-free training - Preset library for common workout formats - Deep custom workout builder for detailed interval plans - Saved workouts for routines you repeat often - Background audio support with music ducking during cues - Clean, dark, focused design that looks great in the gym Free includes the core timer experience and up to two saved workouts. Tervalo Pro unlocks unlimited saved workouts, unlimited timer starts, and the ability to keep every custom interval plan. Whether you are training hard for ten minutes or programming a full conditioning session, Tervalo keeps the clock sharp, visible, and out of your way. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Griptonite4 screens
Tervalo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Griptonite at 15.5 against Tervalo's 17.0. 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. Griptonite sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Tervalo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Griptonite versus Tervalo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGriptoniteTervalo
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (21 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews45.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCascom LtdLav Chaudhary

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)

Tervalo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Griptonite

Subscriptions6
  • 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
3 purchases

Tervalo

Subscriptions2
  • Tervalo Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Tervalo Pro Annual$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Tervalo Pro Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Griptonite free?
Griptonite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tervalo free?
Tervalo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Griptonite or Tervalo have ads?
Neither Griptonite nor Tervalo shows ads.

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