Mountain Project vs Canyoneer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mountain Project
Discover and navigate to outdoor climbing areas, and find specific routes with detailed filters. Access route beta, photos, and topos offline, and view climbing area statistics. Connect with other climbers in the forum, track your progress, and create to-do lists.
- Find and navigate to climbing areas
- Sort routes by discipline, difficulty, and rating
- Search 155,000+ climbing routes offline
- Download route beta, photos, and topos for offline use
- View climbing area route statistics and critical info
- Connect with climbers in the forum
- Track attempts, sends, and create to-do lists
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Beyond the Guidebook: The Definitive Rock Climbing Resource. • Find outdoor climbing areas near you, and navigate to them, using the map. This super-handy new feature is one of our personal faves. • The much requested route finder: Easily sort routes by discipline, difficulty, star ranking and more. If a 4-star M9 is your thing, we'll help you find it. • Search our entire database of 155,000+ climbing routes, even offline. • Download route beta, photos, and topos state by state for offline use — because the best crags often have the worst reception. • View a climbing area’s route stats (how many 5.11s are there?) and critical info (when is the raptor closure again?) in a single glance. • Chat, ask questions, or put out a call for partners in our forum. • Rate routes and photos, keep track of attempts & sends, or make a to-do list • It's free to download and free of advertising too. Everything you need, nothing you don't.
Canyoneer
Discover and explore canyons worldwide with detailed offline maps and weather information. Save favorite canyons, share them with friends, and access route details and waypoints. Stay updated with the latest data for your next adventure.
- Offline canyon maps
- Search and filter canyons
- View canyon details and weather
- Share canyons with friends
- Ropewiki beta integration
- Download latest data
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Canyoneer provides a way to view, explore and share canyons. All Offline! * Search by name, explore on map, filter by your interests and favorite that canyon you want to descend next. * View canyon details and nearby weather, including ropewiki beta, routes and waypoints. * Share canyons with friends * Download detailed topo maps for your favorite canyons offline. * Stay up-to-date by downloading the latest data Supports all canyons in the world that are hosted on RopeWiki.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Canyoneer at 100% against Mountain Project's 36%. Canyoneer also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Mountain Project's advantage is ratings volume (4.6K vs 13) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 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.
Canyoneer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mountain Project has 4.6K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Mountain Project's written reviews are positive against 100% of Canyoneer's.
Mountain Project ships an update every 3 weeks, Canyoneer every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mountain Project | Canyoneer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (4.6K ratings) | 4.8 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.6K — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 170 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Adventure Projects Inc. | Brice Pollock |
Customer experience
Mountain Project
Canyoneer
Bugs and requests
Mountain Project
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes when opening routes or areas
- Map not showing all available climbs
- Incorrect date recording for ticks
- Inability to delete downloaded areas
- Login issues and account sync problems
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to add/update routes and areas
- Implement better offline map functionality
- Improve search and filtering options
- Add user profile and route tracking features
- Enhance community engagement tools
Canyoneer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mountain Project
No in-app purchases
Canyoneer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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