Comparison

hang! vs Stone

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

Head to head
About

hang!

This app helps climbers train smarter with customizable hangboard timers. Organize workouts into folders, log sessions with notes and RPE, and sync with Apple Health for progress tracking. Designed for efficiency, it streamlines your training routine.

Highlights
  • Customizable hang and rest timers
  • Workout organization by focus
  • Session logging with notes and RPE
  • Apple Health synchronization
  • Climber-designed interface
Features
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Crush Your Training with hang! - The Hangboard App Built for Climbers Trying to level up your climbing? hang! helps you train smarter, not just harder. Whether you're gunning for your next redpoint, piecing together a project, or just keeping those fingers crimp-ready, hang! has you covered. Here's What Makes hang! a Go-To: - Custom Timers That Fit Your Style: Max hangs, repeaters, whatever your thing is - set your own hang time, rest, and reps. No more tweaking stopwatches. - Train From Your Wrist: Your timers sync straight to the Apple Watch app. Run the whole session from your wrist with haptics, live heart rate, and the workout saved to Apple Health. - Organize Like a Pro: Group your timers into folders by focus - power endurance, warm-ups, finger strength - so you're not digging through a mess every session. - Log It or Lose It: Keep track of every session. Add notes, log RPE, and see your progress stack up over time. - Apple Health Sync: Your workouts automatically show up in Apple Health - helpful for tracking overall load and recovery. - Simple, Fast, No B.S. Designed by climbers who'd rather be training than tapping through menus. Whether you're training for comps, chasing your first V5, or just trying to stay strong between weekend trips - hang! keeps you dialed in and ready to send. Download hang! and get after it.

About

Stone

This app helps climbers track their progress and training. Log routes, record attempts with photos and videos, and visualize your climbing journey over time. It also helps manage gym passes and create structured training plans.

Highlights
  • Quick climbing logs
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Media capture for routes
  • Long-term progress visualization
  • Route and journey organization
  • Gym pass management
  • Structured training plans
Features
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Stone is a training app built for climbers. Whether you are bouldering at your local gym, training on sport routes, or celebrating a memorable send, Stone helps you capture every route, attempt, session, and memory — making your progress visible. - Quick Climbing Logs Organize your sessions by date and record route names, grades, colors, completion status, attempts, locations, and notes. Quick Log mode lets you mark climbs by grade while training, making it easy to record multiple routes without interrupting your session. - Apple Watch Training Start sessions, log climbs, and finish workouts directly from your wrist. Stone syncs workout data such as heart rate and calories, so you can stay focused on your next climb instead of your phone. - Capture Every Attempt Add photos and videos to your routes, whether you sent them or are still projecting. Import, organize, edit, and download your media to review movement, analyze performance, or share your best moments. - See Your Long-Term Progress Review your training calendar, statistics, trends, and heatmaps to understand your climbing frequency, volume, and grade progression. Turn your sessions into clear training summaries and see how far you've come. - Organize Routes & Your Climbing Journey Create custom collections for projects, favorite routes, and training goals. Explore your climbing history through locations and gyms, gradually building your own climbing map. - Manage Gym Passes Track punch cards, memberships, prices, expiration dates, and remaining visits. Link your sessions to your passes and always know your gym access status. Structured Training Plans Create personalized training plans by combining exercises, sets, and repetitions. Save templates and reuse them to make every session more focused. Your climbing data stays private and is stored locally or in your personal iCloud account. From your first route to your next breakthrough, Stone is with you — recording every attempt along the way. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://stone.ifffff.cn

Screenshots

hang!4 screens
Stone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: hang! at none against Stone's 3. hang! also leads on ratings volume (30 vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Stone's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Stone sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. hang! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for hang! against 5.0 for Stone. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: hang! has 30 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

hang! ships an update every 5 weeks, Stone every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
hang! versus Stone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterhang!Stone
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (30 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings30 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPawel Burda杨洋 冯

Customer experience

hang!

All ratings30 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Stone

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

hang!

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Stone

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Membership$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Membership$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Membership$9.99

Questions

Is hang! free?
hang! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stone free?
Stone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, hang! or Stone?
hang! and Stone are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 30 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do hang! or Stone have ads?
Neither hang! nor Stone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, hang! or Stone?
hang! ships an update every 5 weeks, and Stone every 3 days. Most recently, hang! was updated on October 14, 2026 and Stone on October 10, 2026.

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