Comparison

Climo vs Boardsesh

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

Head to head
About

Climo

Log rock climbing ascents quickly and train smarter with personalized AI coaching. Track bouldering, sport routes, and hangboard sessions with detailed analytics and progression charts. Gamify your growth with points and break through grade plateaus.

Highlights
  • Fast bouldering logbook
  • Instant climb tracking
  • Detailed analytics
  • Project mode for outdoor routes
  • AI-powered training plans
  • Integrated hangboard timer
  • Advanced grade tracking
Features
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Just climb. We’ll track the rest. Climo is the ultimate rock climbing and bouldering ecosystem for iPhone and Apple Watch, designed to turn your data into serious progression. Forget clunky apps that interrupt your flow—Climo makes logging ascents frictionless so you can save your energy for the wall. Whether you are bouldering at the local gym, studying a topo for sport routes at the crag, or building finger strength at home, Climo brings your entire climbing journey into one powerful logbook. APPLE WATCH AUTO-DETECTION Leave your phone in the locker. The fully standalone Apple Watch app uses smart altimeter algorithms to physically feel when you climb. • Zero Friction: When you land, your watch taps your wrist. Use the custom 3D crown wheel to dial in your grade and log a send in 2 seconds. • Live Telemetry: Monitor your heart rate, elevation gained, and active energy directly on your wrist mid-workout. • Seamless Sync: Climb completely offline. Data queues on your watch and syncs to your iPhone the second you reconnect. THE ULTIMATE LOGBOOK Track every boulder and sport route with precision, whether indoors or outdoors. • Projects vs. Sends: Manage your outdoor projects, track attempts, and log crucial beta tags for your next ascent. • Global Grades Supported: Full support for V-Scale, Fontainebleau (Font), French, and YDS grading systems. • Strava Integration: Auto-upload your climbing workout directly to Strava. ROOT-CAUSE FAILURE DIAGNOSTICS Most apps only track your successes. Climo tracks why you fell to help you crush plateaus. • Failure Engine: Did you pump out? Slip a foot? Mess up the beta? Log failure reasons to identify your exact training blind spots. • Wall-Angle Radar: Visualize your strength across slabs, vertical walls, overhangs, and roofs. AI CLIMBING COACH & HANGBOARD TIMER Turn your session data into structured progression with the "Ascension Architect" AI. • Adaptive Training: Generate personalized, multi-week workout blocks based on your past performance and failure metrics. • Advanced Hangboard Timer: Built-in timer protocols for max hangs and repeaters. • Protect Your Pulleys: Log specific grip types (crimp, pinch, sloper) and track finger load over time to build strength safely. GAMIFY YOUR GROWTH • Climo Points: Earn points dynamically based on grade difficulty and technique, not just pure volume. Watch your score rise live on your watch during a session! • Progression Charts: Watch your max grade increase over time in beautiful, interactive charts. Join the community of climbers using Climo to train smarter and send harder.

About

Boardsesh

This app connects to various LED climbing boards via Bluetooth to light up holds on your wall. Browse and filter thousands of community-created climbs, build a queue, and track your progress. It supports group sessions for climbing with friends, whether in the same gym or remotely.

Highlights
  • Connects to LED climbing boards
  • Lights up holds on the wall
  • Browse and filter community climbs
  • Build and manage a climb queue
  • Track climbing attempts and sends
  • Supports group climbing sessions
Features
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Search a climb, watch your wall light up. Less time on your phone, more time on the wall. ONE APP FOR EVERY BOARD YOU CLIMB Kilter, Tension and MoonBoard each ship their own app for their own board. Boardsesh works across all of them, plus Woods, Decoy, Touchstone, Grasshopper and So iLL, in one place. Your whole climbing history across every board lives here. BOARD HISTORY, ALWAYS ON Share a board and you lose track of the last climb fast, and someone always wipes it by accident. In Boardsesh every board you connect to has a live feed of what's lit on that wall right now: the climb's name, who lit it, who set it, the grade and angle, and recent sends. It updates as the wall changes, so you always know what's up there. SESSIONS WITH YOUR CREW Start a session and you and your crew can share one queue everyone can drive. Anyone can light the next climb on the wall. When you're done you get a recap and tracking: sends and attempts, grade spread, your hardest send, and progress over time. CONTROL FROM YOUR LOCK SCREEN (iOS 17+) iOS Live Activities tell you what climb is on from your lock screen, and allow you to change it without leaving your lock screen. BUILD A WORKOUT Pick Volume, Pyramid, Ladder or Grade Focus, set a target grade and warm-up, preview the climbs, then push them to the wall one at a time. TRACK YOUR CLIMBING Record sends, flashes and attempts, get a recap with duration, grade spread and your hardest send, and watch your sends and grades climb on the Progress tab. BRING YOUR HISTORY WITH YOU Save your session to Apple Health, and import your past Kilter and Tension logbook from Aurora Climbing. FIND MORE TO CLIMB Follow your crew and setters, search climbers, and pin playlists from Discover. Supported boards: Kilter, Tension, MoonBoard (2010, 2016, 2024, Masters 2017, Masters 2019), Woods (12x12, 8x10), Decoy, Touchstone, Grasshopper and So iLL. Boardsesh is a community effort that works with these boards and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any board manufacturer.

Screenshots

Climo4 screens
Boardsesh4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Boardsesh at none against Climo's 3. Boardsesh also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). Climo's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Climo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Boardsesh asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Boardsesh holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 24 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Climo's written reviews are positive against 75% of Boardsesh's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Climo ships an update every 2 weeks, Boardsesh every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Climo versus Boardsesh: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClimoBoardsesh
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (15 ratings)4.6 (24 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1524 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB100 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDavid KorbelMarco de Jongh

Customer experience

Climo

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Boardsesh

All ratings24 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Climo

Subscriptions3
  • Climo Premium Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Climo Annual Discounted$39.991 Year
  • Climo Premium Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
None

Boardsesh

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Climo free?
Climo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Boardsesh free?
Boardsesh is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Climo or Boardsesh?
Boardsesh is rated higher. Climo averages 4.3 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Boardsesh averages 4.6 from 24 ratings.
Do Climo or Boardsesh have ads?
Climo shows ads; Boardsesh does not.
Which is updated more often, Climo or Boardsesh?
Climo ships an update every 2 weeks, and Boardsesh every 9 days. Most recently, Climo was updated on September 14, 2026 and Boardsesh on September 12, 2026.

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