Comparison

Climb vs Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning

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

Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning

Learn to play guitar, bass, or piano with interactive lessons and real-time feedback. Access a vast library of songs across various genres and utilize practice tools to improve your skills at your own pace. Supplemental resources are also available to deepen your musical knowledge.

Highlights
  • Thousands of official master recording songs
  • Real-time feedback and note detection
  • Interactive video lessons
  • Adaptive Difficulty and Riff Repeater
  • Play guitar, bass, or piano
  • Progress tracking
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Over the last 10 years, over 5 million people have learned to play with the Rocksmith method* and Rocksmith™+ builds on that by featuring a unique visual interface, real-time feedback, and a focus on playing songs. Over 95% of players improved with the Rocksmith method.** Use any piano, keyboard, or MIDI controller or any acoustic, electric, or bass guitar to play a huge library of hit songs with more to come! Get the most out of your comprehensive learning subscription for years to come with content updates including new interactive lessons, modes and features plus a steady stream of monthly new song additions. Continue your journey on the Rocksmith+ site with free supplemental articles and videos to further hone mechanics. You can learn about proper technique and form, music theory, gear, instrument care and more LEARN TO PLAY WITH THOUSANDS OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS - Discover a large expanding song library with thousands of official master recordings with genres from around the world, including classic, indie, or alternative rock, to hip hop, pop, metal, country, Latin, R&B and more - Rocksmith+ has a variety of authentic arrangements, just like how artists originally played them, and all songs will be playable on guitar & bass with chord charts to hum and strum to LEARN PIANO WITH HUNDREDS OF SONGS & NEW LESSONS - Use any keyboard or digital piano that sends MIDI data and connect directly to your device with a supported cable*** - Use acoustic pianos & keyboard speakers with phone & tablet mic input - Play hundreds of songs spanning classical, pop, R&B, soundtracks, & more with newly added piano arrangements and a new 3D noteway for beginners - Toggle Sheet Music view with our option to display traditional music notation - Learn from expert teachers with newly added interactive video lessons for piano - With all of Rocksmith+'s real-time feedback, note detection, Adaptive Difficulty, and practice tools like Riff Repeater PRACTICE TOOLS YOU CAN CONTROL - The classic Rocksmith noteway returns alongside a new Rocksmith Tablature option for experienced guitarists. - Core features like Riff Repeater, Adaptive Difficulty and Video Lessons have been improved to be more efficient and effective. - New tools like MIDI Playback, Note by Note, and Chord Explorer offer additional ways to learn, no matter your skill level, Rocksmith+ can help you learn guitar or bass. LEARN AT YOUR OWN PACE WITH PERSONALIZED REAL-TIME FEEDBACK - Continuously analyzes your performance and song selections to recommend songs and exercises that will allow you to grow your skills and enjoy the learning journey - The progress tracking system shows your growth day by day, skill by skill, so that you can easily keep track of your results - The more you play, the more Rocksmith+ will adapt to your learning and help you find more of your favorite songs or discover new ones USE ANY ACOUSTIC, ELECTRIC, OR BASS GUITAR - Rocksmith+ mobile app offers phone-as-mic technology to track your learning with no additional gear needed - This technology will work with acoustic instruments and electric instruments played through an amp CREATE YOUR OWN GUITAR & BASS ARRANGEMENTS FOR ANY LICENSED SONG - Rocksmith Workshop is a new user-generated content system on PC that's included with your subscription that allows anyone to transcribe and add arrangements from our pre-licensed songs to the library. - Rocksmith Workshop will let users create all aspects of a song arrangement, from the transcription to the tones. Community arrangements are peer-reviewed for quality and available to all users. *5 million copies of Rocksmith and Rocksmith 2014 sold. **According to a national research study conducted by C&C Market Research. **Connection equipment not included. More information at rocksmith.com/info. Available songs may vary by region and instrument. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Climb4 screens
Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning4 screens

Verdict

The call

Climb and Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 68% of Climb's written reviews are positive against 21% of Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning's. Climb also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning's advantage is ratings volume (1.9K vs 542). 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 Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 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 4.4 for Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 542 and 1.9K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of Climb's written reviews are positive against 21% of Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Climb ships an update every 2 weeks, Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Climb versus Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClimbRocksmith+ Fast Music Learning
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (542 ratings) — better4.4 (1.9K ratings)
Positive reviews68.3% of reviews — better20.6% of reviews
Number of ratings5421.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB765 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperClimb Apps, IncUbisoft

Customer experience

Climb

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

Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning

All ratings1,826 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral4.2%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews286 reviews
Positive20.6%
Neutral10.5%
Negative68.9%

User reviews

Climb

From 542 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent for vocabulary building
  • 👍 Fun and engaging learning experience
  • 🤩 Visually appealing with great GIFs
  • 💪 Helps track and improve vocabulary
  • 🤖 Accurate assessment of vocabulary level

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Issues with voice recognition and pronunciation
  • 🤔 GIFs don't always match word meanings
  • 🔒 Overly restrictive free version, requires subscription
  • 🤯 Frustrating UI issues like being kicked out of lists
  • 😕 Inaccurate or irrelevant word recommendations

Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning

From 1.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth playability on iPad
  • 👍 Great way to learn guitar
  • 🎨 Engaging interface
  • 🎶 Gamifying guitar learning is invaluable

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🔍 Limited song selection
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and connection issues
  • 🔍 Missing features from previous Rocksmith games
  • 🔍 Note detection issues

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

Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Subscription issues (unable to access content)
  • Incompatibility with certain devices
  • Microphone/audio issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more popular/well-known songs
  • Bring back Guitarcade and other minigames
  • Improve note detection accuracy
  • Optimize interface for mobile devices
  • Offer a one-time purchase option

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
6 purchases

Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning

Subscriptions6
  • Rocksmith+ - 1 Month Sub$19.991 Month
  • Rocksmith+ - 3 Month Sub2 variants$49.993 Months
  • 12 months + 30-day free trial$139.991 Year
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  • 12 months + 31-day free trial$139.991 Year
  • 12-Month All-Access Plan2 variants$139.991 Year
  • 12-Month All-Access Plan7 Days trial$139.991 Year

Questions

Is Climb free?
Climb is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning free?
Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Climb or Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning?
Climb is rated higher. Climb averages 4.5 out of 5 from 542 ratings, while Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning averages 4.4 from 1.9K ratings.
Do Climb or Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning have ads?
Neither Climb nor Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Climb or Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning?
Climb ships an update every 2 weeks, and Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning monthly. Most recently, Climb was updated on October 24, 2026 and Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning on October 27, 2026.

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