Grippy vs Moon Board
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grippy
This app provides access to a curated network of workouts designed by top coaches. It focuses on helping users improve their grip strength and overall progression in their training. The application is developed in partnership with Beastmaker.
- Workouts from top coaches
- Progression tracking
- Grip strength focus
- Beastmaker partnership
- Global coach network
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Griptonite teams up with Beastmaker to bring you Grippy! The app brings you workouts from a network of top coaches around the world. Get a Grip on your progression.
Moon Board
This app enhances the climbing experience on both standard and LED MoonBoards. It allows users to view, light up, and add climbing problems, sort and filter them, and track their progress. Users can also create custom lists of problems and share them with others.
- Choose MoonBoard hold setup
- View and light up climbing problems
- Add, sort, and filter problems
- Grade and rate problems
- Create custom problem lists
- Log climbing sessions and track progress
- Share problems and lists
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MoonBoard App – Train Smarter. Climb Harder. The MoonBoard App is the official companion for both standard and LED MoonBoards, giving you instant access to thousands of problems, powerful training tools and seamless board control from your phone or tablet. Key Features Choose your setup — Select the exact hold layout installed on your board. Browse and climb — Explore a global library of MoonBoard problems. Light up problems — Illuminate holds instantly on LED MoonBoards via Bluetooth. Create and share — Add new problems and share them with friends or training partners. Sort and filter — Quickly find climbs by grade, style, rating and more. Track your progress — Log sessions and monitor improvement over time. Build lists — Organise warm‑ups, projects, favourites and training circuits. Easy login — Sign in with your Apple or Google account. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Grippy at 2.7 against Moon Board's 1.6. Grippy also leads on review sentiment (45% vs 10%) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). Moon Board's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (184 vs 18). On price, ads 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. Moon Board sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $100.00 per year. Grippy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Grippy holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Moon Board has 184 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Grippy's written reviews are positive against 10% of Moon Board's.
Grippy ships an update every 6 weeks, Moon Board every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on August 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grippy | Moon Board |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (18 ratings) — better | 1.6 (184 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.2% of reviews — better | 9.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 184 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cascom Ltd | Moon Climbing Ltd |
Customer experience
Grippy
Moon Board
Bugs and requests
Grippy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Moon Board
Reported bugs
5 issues- App gets stuck on loading screen
- Logged climbs disappearing from logbook
- Filters and settings not persisting
- Bluetooth connectivity problems
- Inconsistent behavior when switching users
Requested features
5 requests- Add V-grade support
- Improve filtering and search
- Implement auto-disconnect feature
- Sync logbook and favorites across devices
- Provide better error handling and feedback
In-app purchases
Grippy
No in-app purchases
Moon Board
- Gym Plan – Single Wall$100.001 Year
- Gym Plan – Multi Wall$200.001 Year
- Unlock Home Wall$39.99
- Unlock Commercial Wall$79.99
