BETA Climbing vs WAX Gym
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BETA Climbing
This app helps climbers manage their gym experience by tracking ascents, offering feedback to route setters, and storing entry passes digitally. It aims to be a comprehensive tool for modern climbing gyms.
- Track climbing ascents
- Provide feedback to routesetters
- Store entry passes digitally
- Modern climbing gym solution
- Comprehensive user management
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The BETA app is the complete modern solution to the modern climbing gym: track your climbs, provide feedback to routesetters, and keep your entry passes all in one place.
WAX Gym
Easily book fitness classes and manage your gym membership from your mobile device. Make reservations, join waitlists, and check your profile and membership status on the go.
- Book classes easily
- Manage reservations
- Join waitlists
- Check profile
- View membership status
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Download the WAX Gym app to easily book classes and manage your fitness experience - anytime, anywhere. Make a reservation, get added to a wait list, check your profile and membership status, and more – all from your device. Visit https://waxgym.co.uk/ to learn more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: WAX Gym at 100% against BETA Climbing's 8%. BETA Climbing's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 12 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
BETA Climbing ships an update every 3 weeks, WAX Gym every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BETA Climbing | WAX Gym |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (26 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 8.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chalk Technologies OU | NQY SPORTS LTD |
Customer experience
BETA Climbing
WAX Gym
In-app purchases
BETA Climbing
No in-app purchases
WAX Gym
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is BETA Climbing free?
Is WAX Gym free?
Do BETA Climbing or WAX Gym have ads?
Which is updated more often, BETA Climbing or WAX Gym?
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