Comparison

Boolder vs Rockclimbr App

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

Head to head
About

Boolder

Discover bouldering routes in Fontainebleau with this comprehensive guide. Features a GPS-enabled map with topo photos to find boulders suited to your skill level across over 80 areas. Save your ascents and favorite problems, with offline access for uninterrupted exploration.

Highlights
  • GPS-enabled map
  • Topo photos
  • Over 80 bouldering areas
  • Save ascents and favorites
  • Offline mode
Features
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Boolder is the perfect guide to enjoy bouldering in Fontainebleau. It's a breeze to find boulders that are suited for you thanks to the map with GPS and topo photos. More than 80 areas are available, for all levels: Franchard Isatis, Cuvier, Apremont, Rocher Canon, Cul de Chien, 95.2, La Roche aux Sabots, .... Other features: • Save your ascents and your favorite problems • Offline mode: you don’t need any internet connection to enjoy the app

About

Rockclimbr App

Discover and document climbing routes with visual guides created by a community of climbers. Find new climbs, contribute your own route maps, and track your progress, whether you're at an outdoor crag or an indoor gym. Access detailed, up-to-date information offline.

Highlights
  • Visual climbing route maps
  • Community-contributed beta
  • Offline area downloads
  • GPS-based climb discovery
  • Send tracking and ticklists
  • Indoor wall documentation
Features
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The premier community-built visual climbing guides: Visual climbing guidebook with color-coded route maps, built by climbers. From local crags to home walls, quickly find the newest route beta—or create it for spots that deserve better coverage. Every crag deserves quality coverage: From the Gunks to your backyard boulders, every climbing area can have proper guidebook-quality documentation. Our community of climbers creates visual topos for destinations and hidden gems alike. Found a crag with poor coverage? Create the guide yourself in minutes. The more climbers contribute, the better everyone's beta gets. Guidebook-quality beta on your phone: Pull up visual route maps at the boulder. Download areas for offline access in remote locations. Use GPS to discover climbs near you. Track your sends and build your ticklist. All the detail of a printed guidebook, always up-to-date, always in your pocket. Turn your local crag into a proper guide: You don't need to be a professional author to create quality guidebook coverage. If you climb there, you can document it. Upload a photo of the boulder. Draw the route with our color-coded tool. Add the grade and name. Done. Your crag now has visual topos as clear as any published guidebook. Indoor walls, same visual approach: Spray walls, home walls, gym circuits—document indoor problems with the same photo topos and visual mapping tools. Share routes with your crew, track progression, never forget that perfect problem you set. The only climbing guide that works everywhere you climb. Visual guides for the modern climber: - Photo-first approach; Clear visual route maps instead of confusing text descriptions. See the beta, don't decode it. - Every crag matters; Community-powered coverage means small crags get the same quality documentation as famous destinations. - Always current; Real-time updates from active climbers. No waiting years for the next guidebook edition. Start exploring visual guides: Free to browse, free to contribute. Help build the world's clearest climbing beta.

Screenshots

Boolder3 screens
Rockclimbr App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Boolder at 27 against Rockclimbr App's 6. On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Boolder against 5.0 for Rockclimbr App. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 6 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Boolder ships an update fortnightly, Rockclimbr App every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Boolder versus Rockclimbr App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoolderRockclimbr App
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (27 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews96.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better6
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB46 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperNicolas MondollotOctopus Software LLC

Customer experience

Boolder

All ratings26 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews106 reviews
Positive96.2%
Neutral0.9%
Negative2.8%

Rockclimbr App

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Boolder

No in-app purchases

None

Rockclimbr App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Boolder free?
Boolder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rockclimbr App free?
Rockclimbr App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Boolder or Rockclimbr App?
Boolder and Rockclimbr App are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 27 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do Boolder or Rockclimbr App have ads?
Neither Boolder nor Rockclimbr App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Boolder or Rockclimbr App?
Boolder ships an update fortnightly, and Rockclimbr App every 8 days. Most recently, Boolder was updated on October 29, 2026 and Rockclimbr App on October 24, 2026.

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