Mountain Project vs Yak
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.
Yak
Plan and track your mountain climbing goals. Access detailed weather, read trip reports, and log your ascents. Ideal for both beginner and experienced mountaineers aiming for major peaks.
- Route planning
- Trip report access
- Climb logging
- Mountain weather forecasts
- Gear lists
- Goal tracking
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Yak is a mountain planning and tracking app built for long-term goals. Plan routes, read trip reports, and log your climbs as you track progress across Colorado 14ers, U.S. state highpoints, the Seven Summits, or other major mountain goals. Prepare with essential tools like detailed mountain weather at multiple elevations, gear lists, climber reports, and trusted resources, all in one place. Whether you’re working toward your first summit or a lifetime of climbs, Yak helps you stay organized and moving forward.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Yak at 90% against Mountain Project's 35%. Yak also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Mountain Project's advantage is ratings volume (4.6K vs 48). 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.
Yak 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 48, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Mountain Project's written reviews are positive against 90% of Yak's.
Mountain Project ships an update every 3 weeks, Yak every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mountain Project | Yak |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (4.6K ratings) | 4.8 (48 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.8% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.6K — better | 48 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 159 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Adventure Projects Inc. | Bear Logic LLC |
Customer experience
Mountain Project
Yak
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
Yak
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mountain Project
No in-app purchases
Yak
No in-app purchases
