Comparison

Cima Climb vs Boardsesh

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

Head to head
About

Cima Climb

Features
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Cima is a bouldering progress tracker and AI-powered video analysis tool designed to help you climb harder and smarter. TRACK YOUR SESSIONS • Log every climb with grades, attempts, and sends • Record session details at any gym or outdoor location • View your climbing history and progression over time AI VIDEO ANALYSIS • Film your climbs and get instant technique feedback • Identify areas for improvement with AI-powered insights • Compare attempts to see what worked SET AND CRUSH GOALS • Create personalized climbing goals • Track your progress with detailed analytics • Celebrate achievements and milestones TRAIN SMARTER • Hangboard training programs • Track finger strength progression • Custom workout routines SOCIAL FEATURES • Connect with other climbers • Share your sends and progress • Challenge friends and compete Whether you're a beginner working on V0s or an experienced climber projecting double digits, Cima helps you understand your climbing and improve faster. Download now and start climbing better today.

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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Climb on Kilter, Tension, MoonBoard and more, plus your spray wall. 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 SPRAY WALL, TOO A home wall, or a spray wall 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 wall by link and your crew can set on it too. Stripped the wall? Reset it with a new photo, and the old wall 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 spray walls: any wall 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

Cima Climb4 screens
Boardsesh4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Boardsesh at none against Cima Climb's 3. Boardsesh also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, ads, device support 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. Cima Climb sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Boardsesh asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cima Climb ships an update monthly, Boardsesh every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Cima Climb versus Boardsesh: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCima ClimbBoardsesh
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (28 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—76.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—28 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaky Software IncMarco de Jongh

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Cima Climb

One-time3
  • 8 Video Analysis Credits$4.99
  • 18 Video Analysis Credits$9.99
  • 30 Video Analysis Credits$14.99
None

Boardsesh

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cima Climb free?
Cima Climb is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Boardsesh free?
Boardsesh is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cima Climb or Boardsesh have ads?
Neither Cima Climb nor Boardsesh shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cima Climb or Boardsesh?
Cima Climb ships an update monthly, and Boardsesh every 2 weeks. Most recently, Cima Climb was updated on October 16, 2026 and Boardsesh on October 20, 2026.

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