Comparison

ClimbingNote+ vs Gecko

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

Gecko

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Gecko is a bouldering tracker built for climbers who want to understand their progress, stay consistent, and make every session more focused. Log your climbing sessions, track attempts and sends, manage projects, follow your hardest grades, and build better training habits — all in one simple app. Whether you are climbing V0 or working on your hardest project, Gecko helps you see what you did, what you are working on, and how your climbing is progressing. Features: Track Active Sessions Start a climbing session and log attempts, sends, flashes, hardest sends, styles, notes, and session progress in real time. Log Boulders Record each climb with grade, result, attempts, hold color, style tags, and progress point. Manage Projects Save climbs you are working on, track attempts across sessions, add notes, mark progress, and follow each project over time. View Your Profile Stats See your climbing progress over time, including sessions, attempts, sends, flashes, hardest grade, send rate, and more. Training Library Explore climbing-focused exercises for strength, technique, mobility, endurance, warmups, and flexibility. Session Ideas Discover different ways to structure your climbing sessions and add variety to your training. Built for Bouldering Gecko is designed specifically for indoor bouldering and climbers who want a clean, useful way to track progress without overcomplicating their sessions. Use Gecko to climb more intentionally, stay motivated, and better understand your progress. Terms of Use: https://geckosite.netlify.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://geckosite.netlify.app/privacy

Screenshots

ClimbingNote+4 screens
Gecko4 screens

Verdict

The call

ClimbingNote+ and Gecko are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ClimbingNote+ versus Gecko: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClimbingNote+Gecko
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerxu zhangxuanNoam Miller

In-app purchases

None

ClimbingNote+

No in-app purchases

None

Gecko

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ClimbingNote+ free?
ClimbingNote+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gecko free?
Gecko is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ClimbingNote+ or Gecko have ads?
Neither ClimbingNote+ nor Gecko shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ClimbingNote+ or Gecko?
ClimbingNote+ ships an update every 6 days, and Gecko every 6 days. Most recently, ClimbingNote+ was updated on October 24, 2026 and Gecko on October 24, 2026.

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