Comparison

CrushLog vs Tickmarks

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

Head to head
About

CrushLog

Features
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Track your climbing journey, analyze performance, and reach new heights. CrushLog is the ultimate companion for climbers of all levels. Whether you're bouldering indoors or scaling outdoor routes, this powerful tracker helps you document progress, analyze trends, review climb technique, and celebrate achievements. Key Features: - Log boulder problems and route sends with detailed information - Track send types: flash, onsight, redpoint, project - Record photos and videos of your climbs for technique analysis - Save favourite climbing locations with automatic GPS detection — no need to re-enter your gym or crag - Scan QR codes to instantly identify gym routes - Download routes from nearby crags and gyms - Sync your data across devices — log on your phone, review on your tablet - Sign in with Apple, Google, or email - Export and import your data in the open CLDF format — your data is always yours - Works completely offline — log climbs on-site even without signal, sync when you're back online Analytics & Insights: - Visualize performance with intuitive charts and graphs - Track grade progression over weeks and months - View your grade pyramid to spot strengths and weaknesses - Analyze climbing patterns by grade, send type, location, and day of week - Browse your session history with powerful filters Grade Systems: Supports multiple international grading systems including UIAA, YDS, Fontainebleau, Hueco V Scale, and French Sport. Pricing: Lifetime access for the price of a single climbing gym session. No subscriptions, no recurring fees. Built by climbers for climbers, CrushLog provides insights into your climbing patterns while maintaining a clean, intuitive interface. Whether you're working on your first V3 or redpointing 5.13, CrushLog is your digital climbing journal, performance analyzer, and motivation tool — all in one.

About

Tickmarks

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Climb with intent. Climbing is not about collecting ticks. It's about returning. Trying again. Solving something that once felt impossible. Tickmarks is a focused climbing logbook and boulder tracker built for climbers who care about real progress — not social feeds. No likes. No ads. No noise. Just your climbing. A structured climbing logbook Log sessions in seconds. Track attempts, grades and outcomes. Capture the route. Mark the effort. Move on. Use Tickmarks as your personal climbing tracker: • Bouldering log • Route log • Session tracker with live lock screen widget • Project tracking with failure analysis • Coaching tools - style tags, hold types, RPE • Weakness profile & personal records • Performance insights Minimal enough for the gym. Structured enough for long-term progress. Projects are built, not sent Real improvement happens across sessions. Track: • Attempts per climb • Project history • Days invested • Send progression • What stopped you - finger strength, beta, fear, footwork Turn frustration into data. Turn effort into clarity. Train with data Your ascent pyramid shows progression and focus. Your flash rate shows control. Your weakness profile shows what to train next. Your personal records show how far you've come. Your sessions show consistency. Every session earns a training label, and a weekly review turns the past week into one clear takeaway. Share your sends as branded climb cards - photos and videos. Export session data for your trainer. Tickmarks helps you understand your climbing - not just record it. Built for serious climbers Designed for those who: • Train deliberately • Repeat problems for mastery • Care about movement • Want a clean climbing app without distraction Tickmarks is a climbing logbook. And it stays that way.

Screenshots

CrushLog4 screens
Tickmarks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tickmarks at every 3 weeks against CrushLog's every 3 months. 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. CrushLog sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Tickmarks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CrushLog ships an update every 3 months, Tickmarks every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
CrushLog versus Tickmarks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrushLogTickmarks
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSaaSForge s.r.o.Stephan Hoelscher

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CrushLog

One-time1
  • Full Access$14.99
1 purchases

Tickmarks

One-time1
  • Tickmarks Pro$3.99

Questions

Is CrushLog free?
CrushLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tickmarks free?
Tickmarks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CrushLog or Tickmarks have ads?
Neither CrushLog nor Tickmarks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CrushLog or Tickmarks?
CrushLog ships an update every 3 months, and Tickmarks every 3 weeks. Most recently, CrushLog was updated on September 16, 2026 and Tickmarks on September 8, 2026.

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