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 and bouldering ascents with ease using this comprehensive gym logbook. Track projects, sends, and failure reasons to identify training blind spots. Features AI coaching and a hangboard timer for structured progression.

Highlights
  • Frictionless ascent logging
  • Apple Watch auto-detection
  • Failure reason tracking
  • AI climbing coach
  • Hangboard timer
  • Global grading system support
  • Strava integration
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 centralizes climbing data from various training boards and home spraywalls. It allows users to log climbs, track progress, and share sessions with friends. Features include workout building and lock screen control for iOS users.

Highlights
  • Supports multiple climbing board types
  • Spraywall creation and sharing
  • Shared climbing queues for groups
  • Workout builder with various modes
  • Progress tracking and analytics
  • Lock screen control (iOS 17+)
  • Integration with Apple Health
Features
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Climb on Kilter, Tension, MoonBoard and more, plus your Spraywall. Keep your climbs, shared queue and logbook in one app. YOUR BOARDS. ONE APP. Boardsesh works with Kilter, Tension, MoonBoard, Woods, Decoy, Touchstone, Grasshopper and So iLL. Switch between supported boards and keep your climbing history together. Your Spraywall, too A home Spraywall, or a Spraywall at your gym? Photograph it and Boardsesh suggests holds from the photo. Fix what it missed, then set climbs, queue them and log sends in the same logbook as your other boards. No LEDs needed: the holds are highlighted on your photo. Share the Spraywall by link and your crew can set on it too. Stripped the Spraywall? Reset it with a new photo, and the old Spraywall is archived with its climbs and sends. Swap a single hold and any climb that used it is flagged. BOARD HISTORY Share a board and you lose track of the last climb fast, and someone always wipes it by accident. See climbs lit through Boardsesh on that board: the climb name, who lit it, who set it, grade and angle, and recent sends. 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. Plus Spraywalls: any Spraywall you can photograph. 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 4.4). Climo's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 81%). 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 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 29 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Climo's written reviews are positive against 81% 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 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Climo versus Boardsesh: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClimoBoardsesh
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (16 ratings)4.6 (29 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better81.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1629 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
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
Size123 MB92 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDavid KorbelMarco de Jongh

Customer experience

Climo

All ratings16 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Boardsesh

All ratings29 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative12.5%

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 4.4 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Boardsesh averages 4.6 from 29 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 3 weeks. Most recently, Climo was updated on November 12, 2026 and Boardsesh on November 14, 2026.

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