Comparison

Mountain Project vs True Trainer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

True Trainer

This fitness app helps users achieve calisthenics goals with personalized workouts, step-by-step instructions, and precise activity tracking. It allows for custom routine creation and provides detailed statistics to monitor progress.

Highlights
  • Personalized workouts
  • Step-by-step instructions
  • Precise activity tracking
  • Detailed workout history
  • Extended exercise statistics
  • Custom workout creation
Features
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True Trainer is a companion fitness application to help you to crush your next calisthenics goals. It is designed based on the unique experience of its author, Max True, and is suitable for both beginners and experienced athletes. The app will let you train more efficiently by offering personalized workouts, step-by-step instructions, and precise tracking of your training activities. These features together with detailed workout history and extended exercise statistics will help you better understand your progress and the impact of workouts on your body. Not enough? The app gives possibilities to create your own workouts and routines using a variety of predefined exercises in order to satisfy your personal calisthenics needs, like strength, endurance, or speed. Made by calisthenics lovers for calisthenics lovers. For feedback, suggestions, and direct contact with dev team, email us at support@truetrainer.fit

Screenshots

Mountain Project4 screens
True Trainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: True Trainer at 80% against Mountain Project's 36%. True Trainer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Mountain Project's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and ratings volume (4.6K vs 11). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. True Trainer sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Mountain Project asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

True Trainer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mountain Project has 4.6K ratings behind it against 11, 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 80% of True Trainer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mountain Project ships an update every 3 weeks, True Trainer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mountain Project versus True Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMountain ProjectTrue Trainer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.6K ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.0% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.6K — better11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB142 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAdventure Projects Inc.Maksim Trukhanavets

Customer experience

Mountain Project

All ratings4,587 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral3.1%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews242 reviews
Positive36.0%
Neutral12.4%
Negative51.7%

True Trainer

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

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

True Trainer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Mountain Project

No in-app purchases

13 purchases

True Trainer

Subscriptions6
  • True Pro$4.991 Month
  • True Pro+$12.991 Month
  • Access+$12.991 Month
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  • True Pro Annual$44.991 Year
  • True Pro+ Annual$129.001 Year
  • Access+ Annual$129.001 Year
One-time7
  • True Endurance. Beginner.$29.99
  • True Endurance. Intermediate.$39.99
  • True Endurance. Advanced.$44.99
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  • Unlock Your Muscle-Up$44.99
  • Full Body Balanced Development$49.00
  • Strength & Endurance. Advanced.$59.99
  • Strength & Endurance. Expert.$69.99

Questions

Is Mountain Project free?
Mountain Project is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is True Trainer free?
True Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mountain Project or True Trainer?
True Trainer is rated higher. Mountain Project averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4.6K ratings, while True Trainer averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do Mountain Project or True Trainer have ads?
Neither Mountain Project nor True Trainer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mountain Project or True Trainer?
Mountain Project ships an update every 3 weeks, and True Trainer every 2 weeks. Most recently, Mountain Project was updated on October 13, 2026 and True Trainer on October 9, 2026.

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