Comparison

Cruxt vs MTBCoach

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

Head to head
About

Cruxt

Connect with local climbers to find partners, organize climbing sessions, and build trust within the community. Discover gyms, chat with your crew, and track your climbing activity.

Highlights
  • Find climbing partners instantly
  • Create and join climbing sessions
  • Build trust with peer evaluations
  • Discover climbing gyms
  • Chat with your climbing crew
  • Activity feed for favorite gyms
Features
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Cruxt is the climbing community app that makes it easy to find partners, organize sessions, and build real trust with the people you climb with. Whether you're looking for a belay partner right now or planning a session for this weekend, Cruxt connects you with climbers at your local gym — so you never have to climb alone. CREATE & JOIN SESSIONS Start a live session or schedule one for later. Set your climbing type — Boulder, Lead, Top Rope, Sport, or Trad — your grade range, and how many people can join. Your session shows up at the gym for other climbers to find and join. FIND PARTNERS INSTANTLY Tap "Down to Climb" to let climbers at your gym know you're looking for a partner right now. Browse who's available nearby and connect in seconds. BUILD TRUST WITH PEER EVALUATIONS After every session, rate your partners on safety, vibe, and profile accuracy. Earn trust badges — Rising, Trusted, Community Pillar — that show other climbers you're the real deal. Safety is weighted highest because it matters most. DISCOVER GYMS & FOLLOW THE ACTION Find climbing gyms on the map, check hours and amenities, and see who's climbing there right now. Favorite your gyms to follow their activity in your feed. CHAT WITH YOUR CREW Message partners directly or in group chats that are created automatically when you join a session. Coordinate plans, share beta, stay connected. YOUR ACTIVITY FEED See what's happening at your favorite gyms and what your crew is up to — sessions created, partners found, and milestones earned. GO PRO FOR MORE Free accounts get 20 sessions with up to 3 participants each. Upgrade to Cruxt Pro to unlock: • Unlimited sessions • Up to 20 participants per session • Friends Only & Invite Only join permissions • Advanced filtering by climbing style and grade • Unlimited conversations Cruxt is built by climbers, for climbers. Set up in 30 seconds and start climbing with people near you.

About

MTBCoach

Features
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TRACK EVERY RIDE. IMPROVE EVERY SESSION. KEEP YOUR DATA. MTBCoach is an AI-powered mountain biking app built for trail and bike park riders, with privacy as a foundation, not an afterthought. Whether you are riding local singletrack or pushing your limits at bike parks like Leogang, Schladming, or Semmering, MTBCoach analyzes every corner, jump, and brake to help you become a better rider. WHY MTBCOACH IS DIFFERENT 100 PERCENT PRIVATE BY DESIGN All processing happens on your device. Your rides never leave your phone. No cloud uploads. No tracking. No account required. Just install and ride. BUILT FOR MOUNTAIN BIKING Generic cycling apps treat road and trail the same. MTBCoach does not. Every metric, from cornering analysis to jump detection to brake control, is designed for how mountain bikers actually ride. REAL-TIME AUDIO COACHING Headphones in. Phone in your jersey. Hear contextual coaching tips while you ride, no glancing at screens, no breaking flow. WHAT YOU GET Real-time ride analysis Speed, distance, elevation, vertical drop, all the metrics that matter, captured automatically. Ride Score (0 to 100) Track your improvement session over session. Every ride gets a personalized score across cornering, flow, brake control, and consistency. Cornering and Flow Analysis Understand how smoothly you link corners. Identify where you are losing time and where you are flowing. Jump Detection Automatic airtime measurement and jump count per session. Brake Control Know when you are over-braking. Smooth your inputs, ride faster. Session History Compare runs at the same trail. See your progress over weeks and months. TIERS FREE Track your rides with daily session limits. Core ride scoring. Local history. SEASON PASS Unlimited rides for the season. Audio coaching. Full session detail. PRO LIFETIME Everything in Season Pass, forever. Multi-season trends. Export your data anytime. ELITE LIFETIME Everything in PRO, plus: - Run Replay with GPS map playback - Season Intelligence dashboard - Advanced metrics and AI insights - Priority feature requests PRIVACY PROMISE 100 percent offline core. No data leaves your device. No account, no signup, no email required. Optional opt-in analytics, always anonymous, always off by default. GDPR compliant. Built in Austria. LANGUAGES Available in English, German, French, and Italian. SUPPORTED RIDING Trail, All-Mountain, Enduro, Downhill, Bike Park, E-MTB, Singletrack. Compatible with bone-conduction or standard headphones for hands-free audio coaching. ABOUT MTBCoach is independently built by a small team in Graz, Austria, riders who wanted an MTB app that respects privacy and actually understands mountain biking. Not VC-funded. Not data-monetized. Just better rides. Sensor analysis engine shared with our existing app SkiCoach, available on the App Store since December 2025 under the same developer account.

Screenshots

Cruxt4 screens
MTBCoach4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: MTBCoach at 13.0 against Cruxt's 15.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Cruxt sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and MTBCoach sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Cruxt versus MTBCoach: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCruxtMTBCoach
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB32 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJohn CottongimMihajlo Grmas

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Cruxt

Subscriptions2
  • Cruxt Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Cruxt Pro Annual$24.991 Year
3 purchases

MTBCoach

One-time3
  • Season Pass$17.99
  • PRO Lifetime$34.99
  • ELITE Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Cruxt free?
Cruxt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MTBCoach free?
MTBCoach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cruxt or MTBCoach have ads?
Neither Cruxt nor MTBCoach shows ads.

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