Climbro vs hang!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Climbro
This app offers a science-based training system to enhance climbing performance. It provides real-time feedback, assesses finger strength and endurance, and generates personalized training plans based on your weaknesses.
- Real-time feedback on force and hold duration
- Finger strength and endurance assessment
- Personalized training plans
- Performance test battery with 4 tests
- Radar chart for visualizing strengths/weaknesses
- Guided exercise execution with real-time feedback
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Climbro is a science-based training system designed to improve climbing performance, built on over 15 years of research. The app provides real-time force feedback, advanced finger strength and endurance assessment, adaptive personal training plans, and detailed progress tracking to help you train smarter and climb harder. ## PERFORMANCE TEST BATTERY The battery consists of four tests: • Max Strength – measures maximal finger strength • Finger RFD – measures finger rate of force development • Continuous – evaluates forearm anaerobic capacity • Intermittent – evaluates forearm aerobic capacity These tests provide objective measurements of finger strength, endurance, and local muscle aerobic and anaerobic capacity. Results are converted into climbing-grade scores for easy interpretation. A radar chart highlights your strengths and weaknesses, while comparisons with previous test batteries help you track long-term progress. The app provides detailed instructions and guides you through every test. ## ADAPTIVE PERSONAL TRAINING PLANS After completing a Performance Test Battery, Climbro automatically generates a personalized training plan targeting your weakest physical qualities. Plans typically include 16–24 sessions over 2–3 months. Unlike fixed schedules, Climbro's adaptive training plans adjust to your preferred climbing and training days, helping you combine indoor and outdoor climbing while maximizing training effectiveness. During every workout, the app provides real-time guidance on force, contraction duration, repetitions, and rest periods. It also recommends optimal recovery both between exercises and between training sessions. The new Training Status feature continuously evaluates how closely you follow the recommended schedule and how consistently you complete your workouts, giving you a clear picture of your training quality and expected progress. ## SINGLE TESTS All tests from the Performance Test Battery can also be performed individually—ideal when you want to assess a specific physical quality. Additionally, Climbro includes: • Finger Hang Test – evaluates forearm strength and endurance • All-Out Test – measures Critical Force (CF) and anaerobic capacity (W′) ## SINGLE EXERCISES Climbro includes six predefined exercises targeting different physical qualities: • Strength – develops maximal finger strength • Power – develops explosive finger strength • Hypertrophy – stimulates muscle growth and improves strength endurance • High Intensity Endurance – improves high-intensity endurance and oxygen extraction • Medium Intensity Endurance – maximizes oxygen utilization and endurance • Low Intensity Endurance – promotes capillarization and aerobic adaptations • Recovery – stimulates blood flow and metabolite removal These exercises are intended for experienced climbers who prefer to build and manage their own training routines. ## FREE MEASUREMENT The Free Measurement feature lets you fully customize protocol parameters while recording and saving raw force data for detailed performance analysis. ## PERFORMANCE ANALYTICS The Performance Analytics screen visualizes your progress over time by displaying weekly best results for selected tests across different time periods. ## TRAINING ANALYTICS The Training Analytics screen provides comprehensive summaries of completed workouts through clear and informative charts. ## CLOUD SYNC All test and training results are securely stored in the cloud, so your data remains available even when you switch devices. Please note that this app works exclusively with the Climbro hangboard. You can use it with your own Climbro hangboard or with any compatible board available at a friend's place or your local climbing gym. Terms of Use: https://climbro.com/terms-and-conditions/
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 rating: hang! at 5.0 against Climbro's 4.0. hang! also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 8) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). Climbro's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Climbro sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. hang! asks for nothing beyond the download.
hang! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: hang! has 30 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Climbro's written reviews are positive against 100% of hang!'s.
Climbro ships an update monthly, hang! every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Climbro | hang! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (30 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Climbro Hangboards | Pawel Burda |
Customer experience
Climbro
hang!
In-app purchases
Climbro
- 1 Month Climbro Subscription14 Days trial2 variants$4.991 Month
- 3 Months Climbro Subscription14 Days trial2 variants$12.993 Months
- 6 Months Climbro Subscription14 Days trial2 variants$24.996 Months
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- 12 Months Climbro Subscription14 Days trial2 variants$44.991 Year
hang!
No in-app purchases









