Wainwrights vs WallBall Buddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wainwrights
Discover and navigate the Lake District's fells with an interactive map. Track your climbs of the 214 Wainwright mountains and hills, and optionally log the 116 Outlying Fells. A personal log helps monitor your progress on these iconic peaks.
- Interactive OpenStreetMap for fells
- User location and grid reference
- Personal progress log
- Track 214 Wainwrights
- Log 116 Outlying Fells
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Explore the fells of the Lake District using an interactive map from OpenStreetMap, with the user's location and grid reference. Track your progress on your personal log. Are you ready for the challenge of climbing the Lake District's Wainwrights? The 214 Wainwright mountains and hills were established by Alfred Wainwright in his Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells in the 1950s and 1960s. There is also an option for logging Wainwright's 116 Outlying Fells. The app supports The Wainwright Society. Base map and data from OpenStreetMap and OpenStreetMap Foundation © OpenStreetMap contributors. All images are subject to copyright through Creative Commons Licence.
WallBall Buddy
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WallBall Buddy is a wall ball counting app for fitness events or for personal training use. Tap your target set your phone down and let the app do the counting. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wainwrights at none against WallBall Buddy's 2. Wainwrights also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). WallBall Buddy's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. WallBall Buddy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Wainwrights asks for nothing beyond the download.
Wainwrights ships an update monthly, WallBall Buddy every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wainwrights | WallBall Buddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Doug Colton | ANNA MAY RIGBY |
In-app purchases
Wainwrights
No in-app purchases
WallBall Buddy
- RepCheck Access7 Days trial$7.991 Month
- WallBall Buddy Annual Membership$69.991 Year
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