Comparison

Mountain Project vs SpeedClimbingTimer

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

SpeedClimbingTimer

Features
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SpeedClimbing is a professional timer built for speed climbing. It follows the official IFSC start procedure with two-lane, millisecond-accurate timing, so every attempt is measured and recorded. KEY FEATURES · IFSC start sequence: READY -> MARKS (voice) -> SET (two lights) -> CLIMB!, just like a real competition · Duo Mode: time lanes A and B simultaneously with millisecond precision and automatic winner detection · Single Mode: pick one climber and stop the clock with a single STOP button, ideal for solo training · Start tone and per-second ticks keep the climbing rhythm on track · Voice callout of the results and the winner at the finish · Climber list: manage athletes, pick names per lane and swap lanes in one tap; renaming a climber keeps the whole history · Personal history and progress chart for every climber, with lanes A and B side by side and the faster run highlighted · Video recording: both timers are burned into the top of the video and the clip is saved to your photo library, replayable straight from the history row · Portrait, large-display layout, easy to read from the wall side or the stands PRIVACY The recorded audio is the app's own cues captured internally — no microphone, no ambient sound. All data (climber list, results, videos) stays on your device. We do not collect or upload any personal information.

Screenshots

Mountain Project4 screens
SpeedClimbingTimer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SpeedClimbingTimer at every 3 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, SpeedClimbingTimer every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Mountain Project versus SpeedClimbingTimer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMountain ProjectSpeedClimbingTimer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews34.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdventure Projects Inc.延秋 黄

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

SpeedClimbingTimer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Mountain Project

No in-app purchases

None

SpeedClimbingTimer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mountain Project free?
Mountain Project is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SpeedClimbingTimer free?
SpeedClimbingTimer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mountain Project or SpeedClimbingTimer have ads?
Neither Mountain Project nor SpeedClimbingTimer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mountain Project or SpeedClimbingTimer?
Mountain Project ships an update every 3 weeks, and SpeedClimbingTimer every 3 days. Most recently, Mountain Project was updated on October 29, 2026 and SpeedClimbingTimer on October 8, 2026.

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