Comparison

Mountain Project vs CodClimb

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

CodClimb

This app provides real-time climbability scores for US climbing crags, powered by detailed weather data. Plan your climbing trips with hour-by-hour forecasts, compare multiple locations, and get alerts for optimal conditions. It also fosters a community for sharing condition reports and beta.

Highlights
  • Live 0-100 climbability score
  • Real-time weather data integration
  • Hour-by-hour and 7-day forecasts
  • Crag comparison tool
  • User-submitted crag suggestions
  • Live condition reports from climbers
  • Customizable alerts
Features
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CodClimb gives rock climbers a live 0–100 climbability score for hundreds of curated US crags — powered by real weather data, not guesswork. And the map keeps growing: climbers suggest new spots, and verified areas get added for everyone. New: one tap turns the whole app into CodClimb Snow, with snow scores for 230+ ski resorts worldwide. WHY CLIMBERS USE IT Every score is built from five factors that actually matter: temperature, rock dryness (hours since the last rain), humidity, wind speed, and cloud cover. Tap any crag for the full breakdown, an hour-by-hour forecast, and a 7-day outlook so you can plan the whole weekend. COMPARE CRAGS ACROSS THE WEEK Deciding where to go? Compare up to three crags day by day in a color-coded grid, tap any day for the details, and use the hourly overlay to flip between score, temperature, rain, wind, cloud, and humidity — so you can pinpoint the exact window to send. LOOK UP — AND PLAN — ANY SPOT Not every crag is in CodClimb, so check the live forecast for ANY location: long-press the map, use the center crosshair, or type a latitude/longitude. Save spots as "My points" with the same hour-by-hour meteogram and an 8–14 day long-range outlook, compare them right alongside real crags, or arm one for a date and a purpose — hiking, skiing, surfing, a photo shoot — to get a pre-trip briefing and a rain heads-up. (Saved points are weather-only — no climb score.) MAKE THE MAP YOURS Choose what the map shows with the Layers menu, filter crags by discipline (sport, trad, boulder, ice), and search by name or area to fly straight to a crag. Climbed a spot that deserves a crag? Suggest it — if it's added, you're credited by name on the crag page. KNOW BEFORE YOU GO Wall dryness and a drying countdown after rain Exposed-vs-overhang and sun & shade timing Rain warnings and a short-range nowcast An hourly meteogram that tells rain from snow at a glance More conditions at a glance: dew point, air quality, UV, visibility, and pressure trend PLAN & GET ALERTED Set a score alert for your favorite crags, or arm a trip to get a day-before briefing and a short-range rain heads-up before you make the drive. A REAL CLIMBING COMMUNITY See live condition reports from other climbers — rock feel, seepage, crowds, photos, and beta — and post your own after every session. Sort the feed by most liked or most discussed, share any report as a clean, branded card to Instagram or Stories, and get notified when someone comments on yours. Build a climber profile with your home area, the spots you've climbed, achievement badges, and links to your Instagram and TikTok so climbers can connect. TUNE IT TO YOU Adjust how much each factor counts and set your ideal temperature range, so the score reflects how you climb. NEW: CODCLIMB SNOW Tap the skier in the top-left switch and every tab turns to snow. Each ski resort gets a live 0–100 snow score from fresh snow, temperature, wind, and visibility, multiplied by the snowpack — so a bare mountain can't score well just because it's sunny. A 7-day ski score with the best day called out, plus today's best window hour by hour Snow line, snow quality, and snow at summit, mid, and base Snow charts: last 24 hours, 7 days, 30 days, season totals, and ten seasons of history Compare 2–8 resorts side by side, and filter by region or season pass Rider profiles: All-mountain, Powder, Cruiser, Park & pipe, or Alpine Powder alerts when your amount of new snow is forecast Conditions change fast and forecasts aren't perfect — CodClimb helps you plan, but always judge the rock in person before you climb. CodClimb Snow is modeled from weather data: it isn't a resort's snow report or avalanche guidance, so check the resort and your local avalanche center before you ski. Weather data by Open-Meteo.

Screenshots

Mountain Project4 screens
CodClimb4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CodClimb at 5.0 against Mountain Project's 4.6. CodClimb also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). Mountain Project's advantage is ratings volume (4.6K vs 2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CodClimb 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mountain Project ships an update every 3 weeks, CodClimb every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mountain Project versus CodClimb: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMountain ProjectCodClimb
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.6K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.6K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB155 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAdventure Projects Inc.runcheng li

Customer experience

Mountain Project

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

CodClimb

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
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

CodClimb

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Mountain Project

No in-app purchases

None

CodClimb

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mountain Project free?
Mountain Project is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CodClimb free?
CodClimb is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mountain Project or CodClimb?
CodClimb is rated higher. Mountain Project averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4.6K ratings, while CodClimb averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Mountain Project or CodClimb have ads?
Neither Mountain Project nor CodClimb shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mountain Project or CodClimb?
Mountain Project ships an update every 3 weeks, and CodClimb every 4 days. Most recently, Mountain Project was updated on October 13, 2026 and CodClimb on October 5, 2026.

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