Joovv Light Therapy vs BoulderBuilder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Joovv Light Therapy
Control your Joovv light therapy device remotely via your iOS device. Access advanced features like Ambient and Alarm Clock modes, track your sessions, set personal goals, and receive helpful reminders to optimize your light therapy experience.
- Remote device control
- Ambient Mode
- Alarm Clock Mode
- Session tracking
- Goal setting
- Reminders
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The Joovv Mobile App allows you to control your Joovv from your iOS device. The App is an extension to the devices control panel and allows you to access additional features such as Ambient Mode and Alarm Clock Mode. Users can keep track of sessions, set goals and receive reminders. For additional information and questions please reach out to help@joovv.com.
BoulderBuilder
Log climbing sessions with detailed context like grade, result, and movement styles. Visualize your climbing performance with progress pyramids to identify strengths, weaknesses, and training priorities. Track your progress over time with style breakdowns and grade trends.
- Log climbs with grade, result, and notes
- Build performance pyramids by grade
- Track progress over time
- Customize grade systems
- Private by design, data stays on device
- Career-wide V-scale view
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BoulderBuilder turns your climbing log into performance pyramids that make strengths, gaps, and next steps easy to see. LOG CLIMBS WITH CONTEXT Record grade, result, attempts, date, notes, gym, and movement styles such as crimps, slopers, slab, overhang, compression, dyno, and coordination. SEE THE SHAPE OF YOUR CLIMBING Build a pyramid for each gym and a career-wide V-scale view. Compare volume at every grade, spot thin layers, and understand what to train next. TRACK PROGRESS OVER TIME Review activity, weekly rhythm, sessions, and goal progress. BUILT FOR REAL GYMS Use the V-scale or create color and grade-range systems that match how your gym sets. KEEP YOUR CLIMBING HISTORY CLOSE Your climbing history and photos stay on your device. Use guest mode or Sign in with Apple, and optionally protect the app with Face ID or Touch ID. GO FURTHER WITH BOULDERBUILDER PRO • Unlimited gyms and career progression analytics. • Rope climbing alongside bouldering, with YDS and French grades. • Projects that span sessions, with attempt timelines, beta notes, and optional photos. Archive completed projects and return to their history. • Clear outcome choices: Flash, RP, Attempt, Repeat, and Onsight for rope climbs. • Send rate, flash rate, and climbing-style filters and breakdowns. • Grade Progress across 30 days, 90 days, or all time, plus a weekly pyramid target. • Consistency insights with current and best climbing streaks and your top send grade. • Share cards for climbs, progress, and weekly recaps. Include your gym name only when you choose to. • One photo per climb, saved on your device. • Optional Apple Health sync for climbing workouts and estimated energy burned. • Optional weekly check-in reminders. Saved projects and existing climb photos remain readable if Pro expires. Adding project attempts, beta notes, and new photos requires Pro. BoulderBuilder Pro offers monthly and yearly subscriptions. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled in Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://nimuh.github.io/BoulderBuilder/terms Privacy Policy: https://nimuh.github.io/BoulderBuilder/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BoulderBuilder at 100% against Joovv Light Therapy's 15%. BoulderBuilder also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 months). Joovv Light Therapy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). 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. BoulderBuilder sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Joovv Light Therapy asks for nothing beyond the download.
BoulderBuilder holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Joovv Light Therapy has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of Joovv Light Therapy's written reviews are positive against 100% of BoulderBuilder's.
Joovv Light Therapy ships an update every 3 months, BoulderBuilder every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Joovv Light Therapy | BoulderBuilder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joovv, Inc. | KEYAN AZBIJARI |
Customer experience
Joovv Light Therapy
BoulderBuilder
In-app purchases
Joovv Light Therapy
No in-app purchases
BoulderBuilder
- BoulderBuilder Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- BoulderBuilder Pro Yearly$49.991 Year
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