rakkup vs Probly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
rakkup
Access a vast library of climbing and backcountry skiing guidebooks on your mobile device, even without an internet connection. Navigate trails to your destination with turn-by-turn directions and detailed maps. Explore climbs and descents with rich visuals and discover new routes.
- Offline guidebook access
- Turn-by-turn trail navigation
- GPS-enabled route finding
- Map and list browsing
- Search and filter capabilities
- Color photos and topo drawings
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rakkup allows you to access an entire bookshelf of climbing and backcountry skiing guidebooks on your iPhone, even beyond the reach of cell phone coverage. Once downloaded, guidebooks work offline with no Internet connection! It is also the first and only mobile climbing app that navigates you through the trail system to your climb, turn by turn. Produced in partnership with Outdoor Research, rakkup reinvents the guidebook for the smartphone era. We've partnered with Beacon Guidebooks, Wolverine Publishing ,and other publishers to bring you rich guidebooks complete with color photos and topo drawings. Free sample climbs and ski descents are included. Browse climbs and descents on a map or in the list format of your choice, filter and search in seconds, then navigate using your phone's GPS with a single tap. In climbing guidebooks, the app continuously calculates the easiest route through the trail system from your current location. Simply follow the arrow and moving map. Note: When actively navigating to a climb, rakkup uses GPS in background. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Probly
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Your home wall deserves its own app. You built the wall. You set the problems. You text your crew when there's something new. Probly replaces all of that with one place - problems documented on actual photos of your wall, a private feed for your crew, and a history that survives every reset. SET PROBLEMS IN SECONDS Tap directly on your wall photo to mark the holds. Set the grade. Done. No descriptions, no tape legend, no "wait, which sloper is the start?" Adding a new problem takes seconds - so you'll actually do it. YOUR WALL'S OWN COMMUNITY Invite the people who climb on your wall. They can add problems, log sends, and comment on routes - all in a private feed that belongs to your wall. Not a public platform. Just your crew. RESETS DON'T ERASE HISTORY Upload a new wall photo when you move holds or add volumes. All your old problems stay intact. Your wall evolves; your history doesn't disappear. WORKS ON ANY WALL Garage woody, spray wall, slab, steep board - if you can photograph it, Probly works on it. No specialized hardware required. FREE TO START Add your wall and up to 10 problems at no cost. Unlimited problems and multiple walls are $1/month - less than any other climbing app. FEATURES - Tap-to-place hold marking on real wall photos - Private activity feed per wall - Invite and manage your climbing crew - Upload new wall photos without losing old problems - Multiple walls, each with their own crew ($1/month) Terms of use: https://www.abiv.work/probly-terms-and-conditions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: rakkup at 13.0 against Probly's 15.1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. rakkup sells 16 one-off in-app purchases and Probly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and July 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | rakkup | Probly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (25 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 53.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Outdoor Geeks, LLC | Arthur Beisang |
Bugs and requests
rakkup
Reported bugs
13 issues- App crashes on login
- App freezes when opening routes
- Crashes every 30 seconds to few minutes
- Splash screen appears repeatedly despite cached data
- Collapse/expand toggles stop working
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- Route selection auto-selects wrong area
- Maps fail to load without internet connectivity
- Bookshelf is buggy and inaccessible
- Password field incompatible with password managers
- Specific routes cause crashes (e.g., Sun Kissed)
- iOS 15 compatibility issues
- Frozen screens requiring app reinstall
- GPS functionality unreliable (20% success rate)
Requested features
12 requests- Simplified and more intuitive UI redesign
- Gear and rack information for routes
- Pitch length specifications
- User ratings and comments system
- Personalization settings (filter preferences)
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- PDF guidebook downloads
- YouTube tutorial videos for app navigation
- Climbing log with progress tracking
- Route notes and personal annotations
- Better offline map handling
- Access codes for physical guidebook purchases
- Improved map clustering for nearby crags
Probly
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
rakkup
- Elizabeth Furnace$2.99
- Long Branch and Guide Walls$3.99
- Reed's Creek$4.99
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- Exit 38 Rock Climbs$9.99
- Staunton State Park Climbing$9.99
- Silverton$9.99
- Bridger Ridge$9.99
- Powerlinez$11.99
- Teton Pass Descents$14.99
- Snoqualmie Pass$14.99
- Index Town Walls$15.99
- Red Rocks Climbs by SuperTopo$19.99
- Mt. Erie$19.99
- Potrero Chico$19.99
- Backcountry Skiing California's Eastern Sierra$19.99
- Vermont Tough Schist$19.99
Probly
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Yearly$24.991 Year









