The Bouldering Guidebook vs Dangle Hangboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Bouldering Guidebook
This app provides personalized bouldering training programs, structured strength and conditioning, and detailed progress tracking for intermediate to advanced climbers. It includes gym, hangboard, and climbing workouts, along with recovery protocols. Access requires a subscription after a free two-week trial.
- Personalized bouldering training program
- Structured strength & conditioning
- Gym, hangboard, and climbing workouts
- Progress tracking & analytics
- Recovery protocols
- Future program updates
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The Bouldering Guidebook is a subscription-based training system for intermediate and advanced boulderers. The app requires an account to access any features. Creating an account starts a free two-week trial, after which a monthly subscription is required for continued access. All features and screenshots shown are available only to trial users or active subscribers. Included With Free Trial / Subscription: • Full personalised bouldering training program • Structured strength & conditioning sessions • Gym, hangboard, and climbing workouts • Progress tracking & analytics • Recovery protocols • All future program updates included
Dangle Hangboard
Create, run, and track hangboard workouts to improve your climbing strength. Monitor your progress on a virtual Spraywall, unlocking new holds as you train consistently.
- Create custom hangboard workouts
- Run and track training sessions
- Monitor consistency on Spraywall
- Unlock virtual holds
- Track climbing strength progress
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Use Dangle to create, run and track hangboarding workouts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dangle Hangboard at none against The Bouldering Guidebook's 1. Dangle Hangboard also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). The Bouldering Guidebook's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. The Bouldering Guidebook sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $39.00 per month. Dangle Hangboard asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for The Bouldering Guidebook against 5.0 for Dangle Hangboard. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
| Parameter | The Bouldering Guidebook | Dangle Hangboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bouldering Guidebook LLC | Drew Miller |
Customer experience
The Bouldering Guidebook
Dangle Hangboard
In-app purchases
The Bouldering Guidebook
- Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$39.001 Month
Dangle Hangboard
No in-app purchases
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