Comparison

ClimbingNote+ vs LogYourClimb

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

Head to head
About

ClimbingNote+

Features
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Log every climb in seconds, then use your data to see what is improving. ClimbingNote+ is a focused climbing log for bouldering, top-rope, lead and trad climbing. Record sessions at the gym or crag, track every attempt and send, and review your progress without creating an account or joining a social feed. FAST CLIMBING LOG • Start a gym or outdoor session quickly • Record boulder problems, top-rope climbs and lead routes • Mark each climb as an attempt or send • Add grades, tags and session duration • Reuse tags for movement, wall angle, hold type or route color GRADES THAT MATCH WHERE YOU CLIMB • Bouldering: V Scale, Fontainebleau and Japanese Dankyu • Roped climbing: YDS, French, UIAA and Ewbank • Trad climbing: British Trad and supported roped grade systems • Choose personal defaults for bouldering, roped and trad climbing • Override the grade system for an individual gym or crag • Create reusable custom bouldering scales for gyms using colors, numbers or names • Keep the original recorded grade while viewing approximate equivalents INSIGHTS YOU CAN USE • See a meaningful progress highlight on the home screen, even before you add tags • Analyze sends, attempts and send rates by tag, location or grade • Filter by time period, gym or crag, climbing style, grade and tag • Compare recent periods to see what is improving • Find the tags or grades with the most unsent climbs • Review monthly, yearly and all-time activity • See climbing volume and hardest completed grades GYMS, CRAGS AND ROUTES • Save the gyms and crags you visit • Optionally use your location to identify and sort nearby places • Create outdoor boulder, sport and trad routes • Link logged climbs to saved outdoor routes YOUR LOG, YOUR DATA • Your climbing log is stored in a local database on your device • No account is required • Core logging and history work offline • Export a portable JSON backup • Import a backup and merge newer records safely • Optional usage analytics can be disabled in Settings ClimbingNote+ is built for climbers who want a quiet, structured logbook with useful insights and control over their own data. Grade conversions are approximate. Area, gym, route style and individual experience can change how a grade feels. British Trad grades also describe seriousness and protection.

About

LogYourClimb

Features
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App For Logging and Tracking your Climbing Progress

Screenshots

ClimbingNote+4 screens
LogYourClimb1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ClimbingNote+ at weekly against LogYourClimb's every 2 months. ClimbingNote+ also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ClimbingNote+ ships an update weekly, LogYourClimb every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
ClimbingNote+ versus LogYourClimb: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClimbingNote+LogYourClimb
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerxu zhangxuanKiana Ehsani

In-app purchases

None

ClimbingNote+

No in-app purchases

None

LogYourClimb

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ClimbingNote+ free?
ClimbingNote+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LogYourClimb free?
LogYourClimb is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ClimbingNote+ or LogYourClimb have ads?
Neither ClimbingNote+ nor LogYourClimb shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ClimbingNote+ or LogYourClimb?
ClimbingNote+ ships an update weekly, and LogYourClimb every 2 months. Most recently, ClimbingNote+ was updated on October 11, 2026 and LogYourClimb on October 16, 2026.

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