Comparison

Tickmarks vs Boulder Sherpa

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

Head to head
About

Tickmarks

Features
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Climb with intent. Climbing is not about collecting ticks. It's about returning. Trying again. Solving something that once felt impossible. Tickmarks is a focused climbing logbook and boulder tracker built for climbers who care about real progress — not social feeds. No likes. No ads. No noise. Just your climbing. A structured climbing logbook Log sessions in seconds. Track attempts, grades and outcomes. Capture the route. Mark the effort. Move on. Use Tickmarks as your personal climbing tracker: • Bouldering log • Route log • Session tracker with live lock screen widget • Project tracking with failure analysis • Coaching tools - style tags, hold types, RPE • Weakness profile & personal records • Performance insights Minimal enough for the gym. Structured enough for long-term progress. Projects are built, not sent Real improvement happens across sessions. Track: • Attempts per climb • Project history • Days invested • Send progression • What stopped you - finger strength, beta, fear, footwork Turn frustration into data. Turn effort into clarity. Train with data Your ascent pyramid shows progression and focus. Your flash rate shows control. Your weakness profile shows what to train next. Your personal records show how far you've come. Your sessions show consistency. Every session earns a training label, and a weekly review turns the past week into one clear takeaway. Share your sends as branded climb cards - photos and videos. Export session data for your trainer. Tickmarks helps you understand your climbing - not just record it. Built for serious climbers Designed for those who: • Train deliberately • Repeat problems for mastery • Care about movement • Want a clean climbing app without distraction Tickmarks is a climbing logbook. And it stays that way.

About

Boulder Sherpa

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BoulderLog helps you turn each climbing session into a clean, reusable record. Create sessions by date and gym, then add projects from wall photos. Crop the route, choose the route color, refine hold positions, and save a blueprint you can revisit later. With BoulderLog you can: - Log bouldering sessions and projects - Import or capture wall photos - Extract and refine route geometry locally - Edit hold placement and wall shape - Track grade, status, attempts, notes, and tags - Review saved projects in your library - Export route blueprints as PNGs - See simple insights from your own climbing history BoulderLog is built for climbers who want a practical logbook, a visual record of projects, and a faster way to reflect on progress.

Screenshots

Tickmarks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Boulder Sherpa at none against Tickmarks's 1. Tickmarks's advantage is device support and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price 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. Tickmarks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Boulder Sherpa asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Tickmarks versus Boulder Sherpa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTickmarksBoulder Sherpa
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — better—
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStephan Hoelscher睿凌 屠

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tickmarks

One-time1
  • Tickmarks Pro$3.99
None

Boulder Sherpa

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tickmarks free?
Tickmarks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Boulder Sherpa free?
Boulder Sherpa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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