Sequence vs Boulder Bud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sequence
Plan and track your climbing training sessions. Easily complete, add, and adjust workouts on the go. Offers access to training plans with a valid membership.
- Workout tracking
- Workout planning
- Schedule adjustment
- Companion app functionality
- Access to training plans
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Train with purpose. See what’s working. Climb better. Sequence is a climbing training app for climbers who want more structure in their training and a clearer view of their progress. Plan your training, follow expert programs, complete climbing-specific workouts and track the things that actually matter to your climbing, all in one place. PLAN YOUR TRAINING Turn your goals into a training schedule you can actually follow. • Build your training week around your life • Plan workouts weeks or months ahead • Move and adjust sessions as things change • Organise climbing, strength, conditioning and recovery together • Keep your next goal front and centre TRAIN LIKE A CLIMBER Sequence is built around climbing training - not adapted from a generic gym app. Create and complete workouts for: • Climbing and bouldering sessions • Hangboarding and finger strength • Strength and conditioning • Endurance and capacity training • Mobility and recovery • Your own custom exercises and sessions Use the built-in workout timer to guide hangs, sets and rest periods while you train. FOLLOW EXPERT TRAINING PLANS Not sure what to train? Choose from 40+ expert training plans from Climb Strong and other experienced climbing coaches. Find a plan that matches your goal, add it to your schedule and make it work around your life. SEE YOUR PROGRESS Logging training is useful. Knowing whether it's working is better. Sequence helps you track: • Climbing grades and sends • Finger strength and benchmark tests • Strength and workout performance • Training volume and load • Effort and RPE • Custom performance metrics • Goals and milestones • Training consistency over time Re-test benchmarks, compare training blocks and see how your climbing changes over weeks, months and years. BUILT FOR YOUR NEXT GOAL Whether you're trying to break through a bouldering grade, prepare for a climbing trip, build stronger fingers or simply train more consistently, Sequence gives your training a structure and a history. No more scattered spreadsheets, notebooks and half-remembered sessions. Your goals, training plan, workouts and progress live together. START FOR FREE Start planning and tracking your climbing for free and discover a better way to train. Sequence is also available on the web, so your training stays with you wherever you plan or climb. ----- Apple's Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms & Conditions https://docs.sequence-app.com/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy https://docs.sequence-app.com/privacy-policy A subscription (monthly or yearly) is needed when there are more than 50 workouts scheduled in your planner. After this you'll need to subscribe to continue adding more. During the trail period you'll have access to every feature that Sequence has.
Boulder Bud
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Boulder Bud allows you to view and track the boulders you are ascending in your gym. It has features so you can easily see and log your climbs. Personally I try to do every boulder in my gym(haven't ever done it yet though). By using this I can clearly see my progress overtime, seeing when I'm getting the most boulders done so I can reflect on what training or conditions seems to work best for me. This also allows you and your friends to compare the boulders you're doing, hopefully breeding some friendly competition. Speaking of competitions this app has a fully fledged competition feature. You are able to host competitions with all the usual rules, allowing you to create competition groups, specify how many boulders will contribute to your competition points as well as setting custom point values. The top 5 users in both: most climbs done and highest points will always be available to users in that gym. Try to get number 1 at your gym today, install Boulder Bud. If you're gym isn't on here, please reach out at info@boulderbud.com.au and we can look into getting it added :)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Boulder Bud at none against Sequence's 2. Boulder Bud also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, 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. Sequence sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Boulder Bud asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sequence ships an update weekly, Boulder Bud every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sequence | Boulder Bud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SEQUENCE TRAINING PTY LTD | Connor Dougherty-Keehan |
In-app purchases
Sequence
- Sequence Monthly$4.991 Month
- Sequence Yearly$59.991 Year
Boulder Bud
No in-app purchases









