Ferrata Guide vs Checkpoint Marshal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ferrata Guide
Discover and navigate via ferratas worldwide with a comprehensive database featuring detailed descriptions, topos, ratings, and photos. Plan your adventures, track your climbs, and connect with a community of fellow climbers.
- Extensive via ferrata database
- Interactive map with advanced filtering
- Detailed route descriptions and topos
- User ratings and photos
- Personal climbing profiles
- Community communication features
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Ferrata Guide - The biggest Via Ferrata database containing ferratas from Austria, Italy, France and more than 20 other countries. Everything is shown on a map with advanced filtering. Detailed description, topos, ratings and photos from other climbers. You can create a profile where you can mark ferratas that you have climbed or save ferratas that you want to climb in the future. You can communicate with other climbers and many more cool features! Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Checkpoint Marshal
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Checkpoint Marshal is a competitor tracking app for charity walks and events. Marshals can track competitors around an event using the app. Competitors are identified using NFC tags or by manually entering a competitor's number. Can be used for events up to 50 competitors free with full functionality. An upgrade gives unlimited competitors.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Checkpoint Marshal at none against Ferrata Guide's shown. Checkpoint Marshal also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). Ferrata Guide's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases 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. Ferrata Guide sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $17.99 per year and Checkpoint Marshal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ferrata Guide ships an update every 9 days, Checkpoint Marshal every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ferrata Guide | Checkpoint Marshal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (23 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 46.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HARMANEC s.r.o | Richard Smith |
In-app purchases
Ferrata Guide
- Yearly subscription$17.991 Year
Checkpoint Marshal
- Event Upgrade$14.99
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