Comparison

The Bouldering Guidebook vs Send Hangboarding

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Personalized bouldering training program
  • Structured strength & conditioning
  • Gym, hangboard, and climbing workouts
  • Progress tracking & analytics
  • Recovery protocols
  • Future program updates
Features
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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

About

Send Hangboarding

This app helps climbers track their hangboard and gym workouts. It organizes sessions, monitors progress with detailed analytics, and offers guided training protocols. Focus on your training with audio cues and customizable templates.

Highlights
  • Guided hangboard protocols with timers
  • Log gym exercises with reps and weight
  • Browse 220+ exercises with form cues
  • Track progress with volume and frequency trends
  • Muscle group heatmaps
  • Data export to CSV/JSON
Features
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Send is the workout tracker built for climbers. Whether you're training on a hangboard at home or lifting in the gym, Send keeps your sessions organized, tracks your progress, and helps you train with purpose. HANGBOARD TRAINING - Follow structured hangboard protocols with guided timers - Track edge sizes, grip types, and hang durations - Get audio and haptic cues so you can focus on the hold, not your phone - Customize templates for repeaters, max hangs, and density sets GYM WORKOUTS - Log reps, weight, and sets for any exercise - Browse 220+ exercises with muscle group info and form cues - Build and save custom workout templates - Free-mode logging for flexible sessions TRACK YOUR PROGRESS - See volume and frequency trends over time - View muscle group heatmaps showing where you're training - Review personal bests and exercise history - Export data as CSV or JSON anytime BUILT FOR CLIMBERS, NOT BODYBUILDERS Send understands climbing-specific training. Finger strength protocols, campus board work, and mobility exercises are first-class citizens — not afterthoughts bolted onto a generic lifting app. PRIVACY FIRST All your data stays on your device. No account required. No ads. No tracking. Back up your data to iCloud or export it whenever you want. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

The Bouldering Guidebook4 screens
Send Hangboarding4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Send Hangboarding at freemium against The Bouldering Guidebook's subscription. The Bouldering Guidebook's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. The Bouldering Guidebook sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $39.00 per month and Send Hangboarding sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for The Bouldering Guidebook against 5.0 for Send Hangboarding. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
The Bouldering Guidebook versus Send Hangboarding: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Bouldering GuidebookSend Hangboarding
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB50 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBouldering Guidebook LLCSeth Robinson

Customer experience

The Bouldering Guidebook

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Send Hangboarding

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

The Bouldering Guidebook

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$39.001 Month
3 purchases

Send Hangboarding

Subscriptions2
  • Send Pro Monthly14 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Send Pro14 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Send Pro — Lifetime$74.99

Questions

Is The Bouldering Guidebook free?
The Bouldering Guidebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Send Hangboarding free?
Send Hangboarding is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, The Bouldering Guidebook or Send Hangboarding?
The Bouldering Guidebook and Send Hangboarding are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do The Bouldering Guidebook or Send Hangboarding have ads?
Neither The Bouldering Guidebook nor Send Hangboarding shows ads.

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