Comparison

Mountain Project vs Wall Rat

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

Wall Rat

Features
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See your climbing wall before you build it. Wall Rat uses AR to drop a full-scale bouldering setup right into any room in your home. Set the angle, height, and width — then walk up and reach the holds. It's really there, at true size, before you spend a dime. Love it? Wall Rat hands you the complete build kit: - Exact materials list - Real cost estimate - Step-by-step guide — no carpentry experience needed - PDF export for the hardware store From a mellow slab to a 40° overhang, build the home wall that gets you strong — skip the drive, ditch the gym fees, and climb with friends any night of the week. Stop dreaming about it. Download Wall Rat, plan your build, and start climbing at home.

Screenshots

Mountain Project4 screens
Wall Rat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Wall Rat at every 9 days against Mountain Project's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mountain Project ships an update every 3 weeks, Wall Rat every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Mountain Project versus Wall Rat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMountain ProjectWall Rat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews34.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdventure Projects Inc.Dmitry Kalashnikov

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

Wall Rat

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Mountain Project

No in-app purchases

None

Wall Rat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mountain Project free?
Mountain Project is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wall Rat free?
Wall Rat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mountain Project or Wall Rat have ads?
Neither Mountain Project nor Wall Rat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mountain Project or Wall Rat?
Mountain Project ships an update every 3 weeks, and Wall Rat every 9 days. Most recently, Mountain Project was updated on November 10, 2026 and Wall Rat on October 31, 2026.

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