Climb Elev8 vs Climb with Crux
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Climb Elev8
Track your climbing routes and view your progress with this activity tracker. It partners with Elev8 Climbing and Fitness to help you monitor your ascents.
- Route tracking
- Activity monitoring
- Progress visualization
- Partnership with Elev8 Climbing and Fitness
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View and track your routes as you climb! In partnership with Elev8 Climbing and Fitness.
Climb with Crux
This app uses AI to help you set and share climbing routes on spray walls and home walls. It also allows you to discover beta, track your progress, and record training notes. Find climbs at your gym and improve your performance.
- AI-powered hold highlighting
- Set and share spray wall climbs
- Home wall support
- Browse gym climbs
- Find and share beta
- Track climbing progress
- Record training notes
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Crux lets you set and share spray wall and home wall climbs with AI, find beta, and track your progress all in one place! ◀ Set spray wall climbs with AI ▶ Use our AI-powered hold highlighting technology to set and share spray wall problems. Just snap a photo and start setting. ◀ Effortless spray wall resets ▶ Never worry about updating your spray wall app again! Climbers can simply take a photo of the new set and Crux will automatically detect the holds. ◀ Home wall support ▶ We support home walls too! Use Crux to set climbs with AI hold highlighting, browse your catalog of climbs, and track your progress. ◀ Browse climbs at your gym ▶ We keep a directory of the climbs at your gym so you’ll never be bored. Search climbs by grade, style, setter, popularity, and more. ◀ Find beta, send projects ▶ Find the beta that will help you unlock the next grade. Share your unique beta to inspire others. ◀ Track your progress ▶ Keep track of your sends and see how you progress over time. Identify your strengths and weaknesses to help you train. ◀ Record notes ▶ Write down beta for the next session and keep training notes all in one place.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Climb Elev8 at fortnightly against Climb with Crux's every 3 months. Climb with Crux's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 5). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Climb Elev8 against 5.0 for Climb with Crux. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 17 respectively.
Climb Elev8 ships an update fortnightly, Climb with Crux every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Climb Elev8 | Climb with Crux |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 90.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew Greenman | Nathaniel Woodthorpe |
Customer experience
Climb Elev8
Climb with Crux
In-app purchases
Climb Elev8
No in-app purchases
Climb with Crux
No in-app purchases
Questions
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