Grippy vs hang!
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.
hang!
This app helps climbers train smarter with customizable hangboard timers. Organize workouts into folders, log sessions with notes and RPE, and sync with Apple Health for progress tracking. Designed for efficiency, it streamlines your training routine.
- Customizable hang and rest timers
- Workout organization by focus
- Session logging with notes and RPE
- Apple Health synchronization
- Climber-designed interface
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Crush Your Training with hang! - The Hangboard App Built for Climbers Trying to level up your climbing? hang! helps you train smarter, not just harder. Whether you're gunning for your next redpoint, piecing together a project, or just keeping those fingers crimp-ready, hang! has you covered. Here's What Makes hang! a Go-To: - Custom Timers That Fit Your Style: Max hangs, repeaters, whatever your thing is - set your own hang time, rest, and reps. No more tweaking stopwatches. - Train From Your Wrist: Your timers sync straight to the Apple Watch app. Run the whole session from your wrist with haptics, live heart rate, and the workout saved to Apple Health. - Organize Like a Pro: Group your timers into folders by focus - power endurance, warm-ups, finger strength - so you're not digging through a mess every session. - Log It or Lose It: Keep track of every session. Add notes, log RPE, and see your progress stack up over time. - Apple Health Sync: Your workouts automatically show up in Apple Health - helpful for tracking overall load and recovery. - Simple, Fast, No B.S. Designed by climbers who'd rather be training than tapping through menus. Whether you're training for comps, chasing your first V5, or just trying to stay strong between weekend trips - hang! keeps you dialed in and ready to send. Download hang! and get after it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: hang! at 100% against Grippy's 45%. hang! also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.7) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Grippy's advantage is iOS requirement (12.1 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
hang! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 30 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Grippy's written reviews are positive against 100% of hang!'s.
Grippy ships an update every 6 weeks, hang! every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grippy | hang! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (30 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cascom Ltd | Pawel Burda |
Customer experience
Grippy
hang!
In-app purchases
Grippy
No in-app purchases
hang!
No in-app purchases
