ROK SPAS vs Switchback
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ROK SPAS
Easily plan and schedule your appointments directly from your mobile device. View available times and book your sessions with maximum convenience.
- Schedule appointments
- Book appointments
- View schedules
- Mobile convenience
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Download the ROK SPAS App today to plan and schedule your appointments! From this mobile App, you can view schedules and book appointments. Maximize the convenience of booking your appointments and download today!
Switchback
Log your mountain climbs with photos and notes, earning unique badges for each summit. Track your progress with elevation gained, ascent streaks, and climb history. Connect with other climbers on leaderboards.
- Log climbs with photos and notes
- Earn summit badges
- Track elevation and stats
- Follow other climbers
- Global and following leaderboards
- Includes Colorado 14ers and 13ers
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Switchback is the summit log built for Colorado's high peaks — starting with all 58 14ers, and Colorado's 13ers as well Log every climb with photos, notes, and the date you summited. Earn a unique badge for every peak you complete, and watch your collection grow as you work your way through the ranges. See your progress at a glance: total elevation gained, unique peaks climbed, ascent streaks, and your full climb history — all in one place. Follow other climbers, see their recent summits, and check where you stand on the leaderboard. Whether you're chasing your first 14er or closing out the list, Switchback keeps the whole journey in one place. • Log climbs with photos and notes • Earn a badge for every summit • Track elevation, streaks, and stats • Follow climbers and see a live feed • Global and following leaderboards • Starts with all 58 Colorado 14ers and 13ers — more ranges coming!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Switchback at none against ROK SPAS's shown. Switchback also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). ROK SPAS's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 ROK SPAS against 5.0 for Switchback. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ROK SPAS has 6 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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 1, 2026.
| Parameter | ROK SPAS | Switchback |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 151 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 2 Chestnut LLC | Conor SWANSON |
Customer experience
ROK SPAS
Switchback
In-app purchases
ROK SPAS
No in-app purchases
Switchback
No in-app purchases
Questions
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