Comparison

Ascend vs SendBoulder

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

Head to head
About

Ascend

Log your climbing sessions, track project progress, and analyze your performance over time. This app helps you train smarter by providing insights into your technique and strength, all with an offline-first design.

Highlights
  • Log climbing sessions with grades and attempts
  • Track project progress
  • Offline-first design
  • Analyze technique and strength
  • View progress over time
Features
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Reach new heights with Ascend, a modern logbook designed for climbers of all levels. Track your sessions, log problems, manage projects, and view your progress over time. Train smarter with session logs, and insights that help you improve technique and strength. Features: • Log climbing sessions with grades, attempts, and sends • Track project progress and attempts • Offline-first design — works anywhere • Lightweight, fast, and built specifically for climbers Ascend does not require an internet connection and does not use personal health data.

About

SendBoulder

Features
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Bouldering isn’t just a climb—it’s pure session energy, chill vibes, and that subtle flex when you nail the hardest wall in the gym. SendBoulder is built for indoor boulderers who want more than logbooks and empty leaderboards. This is where raw sessions spark, beta flies, and every send becomes a quiet story. Snap a pic and tag holds—AI finds grips, you dial in those sneaky wall moves Build any gym with every grade, create new problems for the whole tribe Share every route, attempt, and send—subtle bragging rights baked in Sign-up is instant and super easy—just tap into the app, climb, and go Add grades fast, update problems, and keep the wall fresh Growth is pure sharing: your gym, your problems, your session—free for all, just share and send Stay chill, send hard, and keep the beta flowing. Everything you create is live for the whole crew. Ready to session? Download SendBoulder, bring the energy, and join the tribe.

Screenshots

Ascend4 screens
SendBoulder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ascend at every 2 weeks against SendBoulder's every 10 months. SendBoulder's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ascend ships an update every 2 weeks, SendBoulder every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Ascend versus SendBoulder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAscendSendBoulder
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndy TruongCostBits Aps

In-app purchases

None

Ascend

No in-app purchases

None

SendBoulder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ascend free?
Ascend is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SendBoulder free?
SendBoulder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ascend or SendBoulder have ads?
Neither Ascend nor SendBoulder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ascend or SendBoulder?
Ascend ships an update every 2 weeks, and SendBoulder every 10 months. Most recently, Ascend was updated on September 22, 2026 and SendBoulder on September 20, 2026.

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