Just Climb ! vs Board.Lore
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Just Climb !
Discover climbing gyms worldwide, create private spaces, and share routes with friends. Log ascents, track progress, and join events or leagues. This app is designed for climbers by climbers to enhance their experience.
- Discover climbing gyms globally
- Create and share private climbing spaces
- Log ascents and track progress
- Participate in climbing events
- Join leagues and rankings
- Access professional training programs
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From your first session on the wall to competition day — JustClimb keeps your climbing in one place. LOG EVERY CLIMB Record boulders, routes and circuits as you send them. Grades, styles, attempts and ratings build a diary worth going back to — and charts that show your progress over time. TRAIN WITH STRUCTURE Hangboard plans ready to follow, or build your own. Interval and rest timers count for you, so your hands stay on the holds instead of your phone. FIND YOUR GYMS Browse gyms, walls and routes. See what has just been set and what everyone is trying right now. Check opening hours and events in the gym calendar, and watch beta videos from other climbers before you pull on. COMPETE Sign up for competitions, check in with a QR code and follow results as they land. Event Broadcast brings the action to everyone — organisers and climbers post clips during the event, and YouTube links play right in the app. CLIMB WITH OTHERS Join leagues, follow friends and see where you stand in rankings across gyms and regions. Collect achievements and badges as you progress. Available in multiple languages. An account is required — you can sign in with Google, among others.
Board.Lore
This app enhances your climbing board experience by connecting to LED systems to light up problems. Discover new climbs, log your ascents, and share beta with a community of climbers. It offers a clean interface for tracking progress and interacting with your physical board.
- Bluetooth board connectivity
- Browse and submit climbing problems
- Log ascents and track progress
- User-generated content
- In-app content moderation
- Favorites and personalization
- Accessible interface
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Board.Lore is a community-driven companion app for climbing boards. It helps climbers discover new problems, log ascents, and share beta with others who climb on the same board setups. Whether you’re training at home or climbing at your local gym, Board.Lore makes it easy to explore climbs, track progress, and stay connected with the global climbing community. The app connects to supported climbing board LED systems via Bluetooth, so you can light up problems directly on your physical board from your phone. Select a problem, send it to the board, and start climbing with clearly highlighted holds. Climbers can browse problems, view details, save favorites, and record sends. The app supports user-generated content, including problem submissions and custom board configurations, with built-in tools for reporting inappropriate content to maintain a safe, respectful environment. Board.Lore is designed to be fast, simple, and intuitive. Built for climbers who want a clean, focused way to interact with their board. Features Bluetooth board connectivity Connect to compatible LED climbing boards and light up selected problems directly from your device. Browse problems Explore a growing library of community-submitted problems for your board setup. Log your sends Track ascents, mark projects, and view your personal climbing history. Submit problems Create and share your own problems with the community. Safety and moderation Report inappropriate content via in-app reporting button. Favorites and personalization Save problems you love and filter down to your desired settings. Accessible, clean interface Designed for clarity and ease of use, with support for VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, and adaptive layouts across screen sizes. Privacy Policy https://boardlore-site.pages.dev/privacy
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Verdict
Just Climb ! and Board.Lore both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Board.Lore's written reviews are positive against 50% of Just Climb !'s. On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Just Climb ! against 5.0 for Board.Lore. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Just Climb !'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Board.Lore's.
| Parameter | Just Climb ! | Board.Lore |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tomasz Teter | Daniel Koch |
Customer experience
Just Climb !
Board.Lore
In-app purchases
Just Climb !
No in-app purchases
Board.Lore
No in-app purchases









