Comparison

Lizcore Climber vs ClimbShade

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

Head to head
About

Lizcore Climber

This app transforms the climbing gym experience for climbers and route setters. It automatically tracks climbs, provides detailed performance analysis, and fosters a community. Route setters can manage and analyze their creations, receiving valuable feedback.

Highlights
  • Automatic climb recording
  • Detailed performance statistics
  • Community features
  • Route management tools
  • Performance analysis for routes
  • Gamification
Features
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Lizcore is the app that transforms the way you climb, connect, and enjoy the climbing gym. Whether you're a passionate climber or a talented route setter, Lizcore offers a unique experience filled with challenges, analysis, and community. An app created by professional climbers for climbers, route setters, and gym managers. For climbers: - Track your progress: Automatically record all your climbs, whether bouldering, top-rope, or auto-belay, and analyze your performance with detailed statistics. - Connect with the community: Discover new climbing gyms, share your experiences, and connect with other climbers worldwide. For route setters: - Manage your routes: Create a digital catalog of all your routes, with detailed information on grade, style, holds used, etc. - Analyze performance: Get accurate metrics on the performance of your routes, such as average climbing time, most difficult moves, and areas of greatest difficulty. - Receive feedback: Get ratings and comments from climbers to improve your creations and adapt them to their preferences. - Share your talent: Share your work with the Lizcore community and connect with other route setters. Key features: - Automatic recording of bouldering, top-rope, and auto-belay climbs. - Detailed performance statistics. - Challenges and competitions. - Integrated gamification. - Community of climbers. - Analysis tools for route setters. - Digital route catalog. Download Lizcore now and start climbing towards the future! And most importantly: the Lizcore system doesn't require your mobile while you climb! Follow us on: https://www.instagram.com/lizcore_system/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/lizcore-system https://www.youtube.com/@lizcore_system

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

Lizcore Climber3 screens
ClimbShade4 screens

Verdict

The call

Lizcore Climber and ClimbShade are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Lizcore Climber versus ClimbShade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLizcore ClimberClimbShade
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLIZARD CLIMBING TECHNOLOGIES, S.L.SummitFlow, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Lizcore Climber

No in-app purchases

None

ClimbShade

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lizcore Climber free?
Lizcore Climber is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ClimbShade free?
ClimbShade is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lizcore Climber or ClimbShade have ads?
Neither Lizcore Climber nor ClimbShade shows ads.

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