Comparison

ClimbPin vs Climbing Log

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

Head to head
About

ClimbPin

This app serves as a digital archivist for your climbing journey, transforming your climbing experiences into precise metrics. It automatically detects and records climbing data, helping you visualize progress and manage your projects.

Highlights
  • Professional career log for bouldering and lead climbing
  • Smart auto-detection of climbing height and heart rate
  • Exclusive metrics: Climbing Performance Grade (CPG) and Climbing Effort Grade (CEG)
  • Dedicated project management for routes
  • Send Pyramid visualization for ascent distribution
  • Data analysis models for progress tracking
Features
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Climbing is not just about going up; it is a dialogue with yourself. ClimbPin is dedicated to being the digital archivist of your climbing career. Through advanced data analysis models, we transform vague "feelings" into precise "metrics." From every attempt at the gym to your Redpoint moment on the crag, we are here to record, analyze, and witness your journey. 【Key Features】 Professional Career Log: Stop relying on memory alone. Whether it's Bouldering or Lead climbing, ClimbPin helps you build a complete climbing database, ensuring every ascent leaves a mark. Smart Auto-Detection: Free your hands and focus on the climb. Paired with your smart devices, ClimbPin automatically detects and records your climbing height and heart rate changes. In the peaks and valleys of your heart rate, we see not just altitude, but your composure and explosiveness on the wall. Exclusive Metrics: CPG (Climbing Performance Grade): Quantify your progress, giving you tangible proof of every improvement in your ability. CEG (Climbing Effort Grade): Visualize your effort. We focus not just on the result, but respect every drop of sweat you pour in. Your Dedicated Project Management :"When a route gets a name, it becomes a Project." Our dedicated Project module helps you manage those routes you are projecting. Log attempts, review cruxes, and track your journey until the Redpoint. Send Pyramid :Visualize your ability at a glance. The pyramid model intuitively displays your ascent distribution and ability boundaries, helping you scientifically plan your training intensity. 【To Every Climber】 ClimbPin is not just a tool; it is your partner on the wall. Let's Quantify your passion, visualize your progress.

About

Climbing Log

Log your climbing sessions, track project progress, and visualize your grade pyramid. Offers detailed session logging, attempt tracking, and performance analytics. Includes an AI coach for personalized training advice with a Pro subscription.

Highlights
  • Log bouldering, sport, and trad sessions
  • Track projects and attempts
  • Visualize grade pyramid and stats
  • Offline support for remote crags
  • AI Climbing Coach (Pro)
  • Session analysis and training log (Pro)
Features
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Beta is the climbing logbook built for climbers who care about real progression. Log every session, track your projects, and watch your grade pyramid grow with every boulder and redpoint. LOG EVERY SESSION - Record bouldering, sport, and trad sessions in seconds - Log every route: grade, outcome (send, flash, attempt), hold type, wall angle - Add belay partner and location for each session - Quick Log mode for fast capture at the crag - Rate sessions and add personal notes - Full offline support - works without signal at remote crags TRACK YOUR PROJECTS - Add any boulder or route you're working on - Log every attempt and track days spent on a project - Capture beta notes for your next visit - Celebrate sends with animated streaks - Note beta for individual crux moves SEE YOUR GRADE PYRAMID - Pyramid shows your sends by difficulty - from V0 crimp problems to your limit - View your full ascent history: boulders, redpoints, onsights, and flash sends - Climbing volume, session frequency, and streak stats - Filter by style, hold type, or wall angle - Progression charts with time ranges (Pro) AI CLIMBING COACH (Pro) - Personalized training advice based on your logbook data - Ask about technique, hangboard plans, campus board work, or project strategy - Your coach knows your hardest sends, active projects, and injury history - Advice adapts as your grade pyramid evolves BETA PRO - Unlimited sessions and projects (free: 15 sessions, 3 projects) - Full stats with historical trends and progression charts - Session analysis - pinpoint strengths and weaknesses - Training log and injury tracking - AI Climbing Coach powered by Grok Built for boulderers, sport climbers, and trad climbers who visit crags and gyms. Supports V-scale, Font, YDS, and French grading. Free to download. Beta Pro available as monthly ($4.99) or yearly ($39.99) subscription. Now with attempt logging, session filters, and climbing streaks. Subscription auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the renewal date. Manage or cancel in App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ClimbPin4 screens
Climbing Log4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ClimbPin at fortnightly against Climbing Log's every 5 weeks. ClimbPin also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). 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. ClimbPin sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Climbing Log sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 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 ClimbPin against 5.0 for Climbing Log. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ClimbPin ships an update fortnightly, Climbing Log every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ClimbPin versus Climbing Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClimbPinClimbing Log
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCyberCornerKarol Jaworski

Customer experience

ClimbPin

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

Climbing Log

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

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ClimbPin

One-time3
  • A Chalk Block$1.99
  • A Carabiner$2.99
  • A Quickdraw$7.99
3 purchases

Climbing Log

Subscriptions3
  • Beta Pro$4.991 Month
  • Beta Pro$39.991 Year
  • Beta Pro1 Year trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is ClimbPin free?
ClimbPin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Climbing Log free?
Climbing Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ClimbPin or Climbing Log?
ClimbPin and Climbing Log are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do ClimbPin or Climbing Log have ads?
Neither ClimbPin nor Climbing Log shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ClimbPin or Climbing Log?
ClimbPin ships an update fortnightly, and Climbing Log every 5 weeks. Most recently, ClimbPin was updated on October 28, 2026 and Climbing Log on October 24, 2026.

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