Comparison

hang! vs ClimbShade

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

ClimbShade

Features
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Know before you drive. ClimbShade shows whether your climbing area will be in sun or shade, whether the rock will be good, and whether wildfire smoke will spoil the day. Built for sending season: crisp mornings, cold shade, warm sun walls and smoky afternoons. Pick the right wall at the right time. SUN & SHADE MAP Real terrain shadow simulation on an interactive map. Scrub through the day and watch shade move across the wall. Chase shade in summer heat or sun on cold winter mornings. SEND CONDITIONS Temperature, humidity, wind and recent rain, combined with your rock type's friction profile, become a simple green / amber / red score. Granite on a crisp morning? Green. Sandstone after rain? Red. AIR QUALITY Hourly Air Quality Index during daylight, color-coded by EPA category. Your climbing recommendation accounts for smoke, so you'll know when to stay home. 7-DAY CLIMBING FORECAST Hourly temperature, humidity, wind, precipitation and AQI in a glanceable chart made for climbers. THOUSANDS OF AREAS & ROUTES Search areas and routes from OpenBeta, the open-source climbing database. Filter by grade for boulder, sport and trad, with V-Scale, YDS and French grades. APPROACH NAVIGATION Trail-following approach routes from the right trailhead and parking, with elevation-aware time estimates. WORKS OFFLINE Download areas by state. Saved areas, routes, maps and approaches work without signal. Less guessing, more time on rock.

Screenshots

hang!4 screens
ClimbShade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ClimbShade at fortnightly against hang!'s every 5 weeks. ClimbShade also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 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

hang! ships an update every 5 weeks, ClimbShade fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
hang! versus ClimbShade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterhang!ClimbShade
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (30 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings30 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPawel BurdaSummitFlow, LLC

In-app purchases

None

hang!

No in-app purchases

None

ClimbShade

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is hang! free?
hang! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ClimbShade free?
ClimbShade is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do hang! or ClimbShade have ads?
Neither hang! nor ClimbShade shows ads.
Which is updated more often, hang! or ClimbShade?
hang! ships an update every 5 weeks, and ClimbShade fortnightly. Most recently, hang! was updated on October 14, 2026 and ClimbShade on October 14, 2026.

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