Comparison

Climb vs Face in a Book

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

Head to head
About

Climb

Enhance your English vocabulary with personalized learning tools. Discover new words, practice with AI-generated exercises and games, and utilize a comprehensive dictionary with visual aids. Easily add words from any app to your learning lists.

Highlights
  • Vocabulary testing and personalized recommendations
  • AI-generated learning exercises and games
  • Visual learning with GIFs and spaced repetition
  • Word of the Day tailored to your level
  • Integrated Oxford dictionary with idioms and thesaurus
  • Share words from any app to your practice list
Features
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Climb is a language-learning application that boosts your vocabulary by helping you to discover and memorize new words. TEST YOUR VOCABULARY – Find out how many English words you know and get personalized recommendations. LEARN ADVANCED WORDS – Create lists with any words in it. – Learn words from your lists with fun, bite-size exercises created with the help of AI. Reinforce your vocabulary by playing personalized language games. – Visual learning with GIFs, active recalling, and spaced repetition techniques. WORD OF THE DAY – Tailored to your vocabulary level. – Comes with a GIF animation! WORD DICTIONARY – Built-in Oxford dictionary with idioms, extra examples, thesaurus, and more. – Each word comes with an according GIF animation. – See word complexity compared to your level. – Translate to your native language with integrated Google Translate. – Check out slang definitions from Urban Dictionary. – Pronounce every word with the different accents. SHARE TO CLIMB 1. Select any word in Safari or in any other app. 2. Tap "Share". 3. Choose "Define in Climb" to get the word's definition and automatically add it to your practice list. -------------------------------------------- Currently, we only support English language-learning. Please submit this form if you're interested in a particular language: theclimb.app/nextlanguage Any ideas, questions or feedback? We’d love to hear it! Feel free to contact us at support@theclimb.app -------------------------------------------- While most of the Climb's functionality is free (daily practice, adding words, GIFs in the dictionary, explore lists), in order to play word games, you will be prompted to subscribe with a free 7-day trial. If you choose to purchase Subscription, payment will be charged to your iTunes account, and your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the iTunes Store after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. We offer the following subscription durations: 1 month, 3 months, and 12 months. Terms of service: https://theclimb.app/terms/

About

Face in a Book

Create personalized storybooks featuring your child as the star. Upload a photo and name to generate enchanting tales with colorful art and animations. Make reading time magical and engaging for your little ones.

Highlights
  • Personalized storybooks
  • Child's face and name integration
  • Colorful art and animations
  • Interactive storytelling
  • Bedtime story enhancement
  • Offline reading
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With FACE IN A BOOK, your child is the STAR! In just a few simple swipes, you can upload a photo and create personalized storybooks that feature your child’s face and name. Your child will be enthralled by the great stories, colorful art, and awesome animations in every book. It's like magic! Make reading more fun by making it personal! Enhance that special wind-down time you have with your child at bedtime. Just download the app, turn out the lights, crawl into bed, and take your child on a personalized journey unlike anything they’ve ever experienced before. FACE IN A BOOK is free to download and includes two free books. We do not store or collect any personal data and there a no ads in our product. If you’d like to read all 58 books in the app, you can make a one-time purchase for $19.99 (only $.35 per book). Our app is available exclusively on the iPhone and iPad. FACE IN A BOOK takes advantage of all that technology has to enhance the time you spend telling stories to your children. Bring some magic into your child's life. Download the app now! Purchases: 'Face in a Book' offers a one-time purchase option that gives you unlimited access to all 58 books forever. The app also offers a monthly subscription option (a "Membership"). By purchasing the Membership, you authorize us to automatically charge the membership fee (currently $4.99 per month) to your iTunes Account upon confirmation and on a recurring basis. Your Membership automatically renews for the associated fee unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel or change your membership at any time in your account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Climb4 screens
Face in a Book4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Climb at every 2 weeks against Face in a Book's every 2 months. Climb also leads on ratings volume (542 vs 12). Face in a Book's advantage is review sentiment (88% vs 68%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Climb sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Face in a Book sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Climb against 4.5 for Face in a Book. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Climb has 542 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of Climb's written reviews are positive against 88% of Face in a Book's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Climb ships an update every 2 weeks, Face in a Book every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Climb versus Face in a Book: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClimbFace in a Book
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (542 ratings)4.5 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.3% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings542 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB109 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperClimb Apps, IncSpiridellis Bros. Inc.

Customer experience

Climb

All ratings542 ratings
Positive86.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews164 reviews
Positive68.3%
Neutral12.2%
Negative19.5%

Face in a Book

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

Bugs and requests

Climb

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent app crashes
  • Streak screen gets stuck
  • Daily recommendation not updating
  • Volume control issues, can't mute app sounds

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to take notes on words
  • Option to customize or disable GIFs
  • Allow users to choose words for practice quizzes
  • Implement syncing across multiple devices
  • Provide a one-time purchase option instead of subscription

Face in a Book

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Climb

Subscriptions10
  • Climb Monthly Subscription$7.991 Month
  • Climb Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Climb Quarterly Subscription$9.993 Months
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  • Climb Monthly Subscription3 Months trial$12.991 Month
  • Climb Quarterly Subscription$15.993 Months
  • Climb Quarterly Subscription7 Days trial$19.993 Months
  • Climb Yearly Subscription$29.991 Year
  • Climb Yearly Subscription$49.991 Year
  • Climb Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Climb Yearly Subscription3 Months trial$69.991 Year
One-time2
  • MP Refill Small$0.99
  • MP Refill 3000$2.99
3 purchases

Face in a Book

Subscriptions2
  • unlimited books7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • unlimited books$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • unlimited books$19.99

Questions

Is Climb free?
Climb is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Face in a Book free?
Face in a Book is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Climb or Face in a Book?
Face in a Book is rated higher. Climb averages 4.5 out of 5 from 542 ratings, while Face in a Book averages 4.5 from 12 ratings.
Do Climb or Face in a Book have ads?
Neither Climb nor Face in a Book shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Climb or Face in a Book?
Climb ships an update every 2 weeks, and Face in a Book every 2 months. Most recently, Climb was updated on October 24, 2026 and Face in a Book on October 15, 2026.

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