BETA Climbing vs dtb2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BETA Climbing
This app offers a comprehensive solution for climbing gyms. Users can log their climbs, give feedback on routes, and manage their entry passes digitally.
- Track climbing sessions
- Provide routesetter feedback
- Digital entry pass management
- Complete modern climbing gym solution
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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.
dtb2
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Digital Training Boards mobile App, This allows you to log on with your existing DTB log on. You can only register on one of the physical DTB boards anywhere in the world, this is fully encrypted The App allows you to select a wall and then a route, if you are close enough to the wall it will allow you to cast/display the problem onto the board via the LED's installed on the wall. The app connects to the board via an internet connection, so an internet connection is required by the APP, the walls are also GPS ring fenced, so the APP needs to access your mobile devices GPS position, this is never documented. The APP does not use Bluetooth to connect. The app allows you to track your climbing on all DTB board around the world. Simplified search system, simple log book and an ability to cast you problems to a board dependent upon your distance from it. Unique "what's on" feature allows you to find out what is actually on any board. Like, project and tick problems Videos Overview of system https://youtu.be/tJEhy16cy-M Connecting to a Board https://youtu.be/2Id7J_tsIHc Whats on feature https://youtube.com/shorts/ROUsM82kSWA
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BETA Climbing at every 3 weeks against dtb2's every 4 months. dtb2's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BETA Climbing ships an update every 3 weeks, dtb2 every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on July 17, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BETA Climbing | dtb2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (26 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chalk Technologies OU | gareth Scott |
In-app purchases
BETA Climbing
No in-app purchases
dtb2
No in-app purchases
