Comparison

Climb with Crux vs Boulder Rest

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Climb with Crux

This app uses AI to help you set and share climbing routes on spray walls and home walls. It also allows you to discover beta, track your progress, and record training notes. Find climbs at your gym and improve your performance.

Highlights
  • AI-powered hold highlighting
  • Set and share spray wall climbs
  • Home wall support
  • Browse gym climbs
  • Find and share beta
  • Track climbing progress
  • Record training notes
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Crux lets you set and share spray wall and home wall climbs with AI, find beta, and track your progress all in one place! ◀ Set spray wall climbs with AI ▶ Use our AI-powered hold highlighting technology to set and share spray wall problems. Just snap a photo and start setting. ◀ Effortless spray wall resets ▶ Never worry about updating your spray wall app again! Climbers can simply take a photo of the new set and Crux will automatically detect the holds. ◀ Home wall support ▶ We support home walls too! Use Crux to set climbs with AI hold highlighting, browse your catalog of climbs, and track your progress. ◀ Browse climbs at your gym ▶ We keep a directory of the climbs at your gym so you’ll never be bored. Search climbs by grade, style, setter, popularity, and more. ◀ Find beta, send projects ▶ Find the beta that will help you unlock the next grade. Share your unique beta to inspire others. ◀ Track your progress ▶ Keep track of your sends and see how you progress over time. Identify your strengths and weaknesses to help you train. ◀ Record notes ▶ Write down beta for the next session and keep training notes all in one place.

About

Boulder Rest

Features
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Boulder Rest helps you rest between attempts when you board climb. When you're working a hard boulder — on a board, a spray wall, or your gym's hardest line — the rest between attempts is part of the training. Boulder Rest makes it effortless to rest at least as long as you planned, then reset with a single tap and get back on the wall. REST IN ONE TAP • Start a session, then tap Short or Long after each attempt — the timer counts up, so you always know you've rested enough. • Elapsed time and your target at a glance, with a ring that fills as you recover. CONTROL IT WITHOUT LEAVING YOUR BOARD APP • A Live Activity puts your rest time visible while using other board climbing apps. • Reset to a Short or Long rest right from there — no app-switching mid-session. KNOW YOUR SESSIONS • Every session is saved with your rest count, total rest time, and target. • Tap a session to see each rest — requested vs. actually achieved — plus a chart of your rests over time, so you can tell whether you're really resting enough. MAKE IT YOURS • Set your own Short and Long rest durations. • Optional notification when your rest is up. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no sign-in, no tracking. Everything stays on your device and syncs only between your iPhone and (optionally) your Apple Watch. Rest smart, send harder & get strong!

Screenshots

Climb with Crux4 screens
Boulder Rest3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Climb with Crux at 13.0 against Boulder Rest's 17.0. 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Climb with Crux versus Boulder Rest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClimb with CruxBoulder Rest
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNathaniel WoodthorpeOlivier Bohrer

In-app purchases

None

Climb with Crux

No in-app purchases

None

Boulder Rest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Climb with Crux free?
Climb with Crux is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Boulder Rest free?
Boulder Rest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Climb with Crux or Boulder Rest have ads?
Neither Climb with Crux nor Boulder Rest shows ads.

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