Comparison

Touchstone Board vs Force Board

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

Head to head
About

Touchstone Board

This app allows climbers to find and log boulder problems, create new ones, and share beta videos. It integrates with a special LED kit to illuminate holds for training.

Highlights
  • Search boulder problems
  • Create new boulders
  • Log ascents
  • Follow other climbers
  • Share beta videos
  • LED hold illumination
Features
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Climb and train on the Touchstone Board with the Touchstone Board app! Search and climb boulder problems of all difficulty levels. Create new boulders. Log ascents and browse your logbook. Follow other climbers. Find and share beta videos. LED Integration: Connect the app to the LED Kit via Bluetooth and light up the holds. Green = Start Hold Blue = Middle Hold Red = Finish Hold Magenta = Foot Only

About

Force Board

This app provides a weight-free strength training platform for athletes, focusing on finger and major muscle groups. It allows users to train and track every rep, offering over 600 lbs of resistance for isometric training. The platform is lightweight and portable for on-the-go workouts.

Highlights
  • Weight-free full-body training
  • Lightweight and portable design
  • Rep tracking with the app
  • Over 600 lbs of resistance
  • Isometric training for fingers
  • Muscle group training
Features
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Force Board is a smart, weight-free strength training platform for rock climbers and other athletes to train fingers and major muscle groups. Force Board Offers - Full-body training WITHOUT WEIGHTS - LIGHTWEIGHT & PORTABLE for training on the go - TRAIN & TRACK every rep with the Force Board App - OVER 600 LBS of training resistance - ISOMETRIC TRAINING for fingers and other muscle groups Defy Your Limits with Force Board!

Screenshots

Touchstone Board1 screens
Force Board4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Force Board at 3.8 against Touchstone Board's 3.3. Force Board also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (16 vs 3). Touchstone Board's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Force Board sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Touchstone Board asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Force Board holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Force Board has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Touchstone Board ships an update every 2 months, Force Board monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and August 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Touchstone Board versus Force Board: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTouchstone BoardForce Board
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (3 ratings)3.8 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—55.6% of reviews
Number of ratings316 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAurora Climbing Inc.PitchSix

Customer experience

Touchstone Board

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

Force Board

All ratings16 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Touchstone Board

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Force Board

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Plan$4.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan$29.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan$29.991 Year
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  • Yearly Plan$249.991 Year

Questions

Is Touchstone Board free?
Touchstone Board is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Force Board free?
Force Board is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Touchstone Board or Force Board?
Force Board is rated higher. Touchstone Board averages 3.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Force Board averages 3.8 from 16 ratings.
Do Touchstone Board or Force Board have ads?
Neither Touchstone Board nor Force Board shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Touchstone Board or Force Board?
Touchstone Board ships an update every 2 months, and Force Board monthly. Most recently, Touchstone Board was updated on September 13, 2026 and Force Board on August 10, 2026.

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