ClimbingNote+ vs Boulder Sherpa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ClimbingNote+
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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.
Boulder Sherpa
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BoulderLog helps you turn each climbing session into a clean, reusable record. Create sessions by date and gym, then add projects from wall photos. Crop the route, choose the route color, refine hold positions, and save a blueprint you can revisit later. With BoulderLog you can: - Log bouldering sessions and projects - Import or capture wall photos - Extract and refine route geometry locally - Edit hold placement and wall shape - Track grade, status, attempts, notes, and tags - Review saved projects in your library - Export route blueprints as PNGs - See simple insights from your own climbing history BoulderLog is built for climbers who want a practical logbook, a visual record of projects, and a faster way to reflect on progress.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: ClimbingNote+ at 2 against Boulder Sherpa's —. ClimbingNote+ also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | ClimbingNote+ | Boulder Sherpa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | xu zhangxuan | 睿凌 屠 |
In-app purchases
ClimbingNote+
No in-app purchases
Boulder Sherpa
No in-app purchases









