Comparison

Piton Climbing vs Talus

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

Head to head
About

Piton Climbing

Features
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Piton is a climbing tracker for Apple Watch and iPhone. It answers two questions: how is my training going, and am I getting closer to sending the things I care about? Capture Start a session on the watch and climb. The altimeter, motion, and heart rate do the logging. Forgot the watch? The phone can capture a session on its own. Heights come from the barometer, and pressure moves with HVAC, doors, or a storm rolling in, so vert is close, not foot for foot. Falls count Most trackers zero out a failed attempt. Piton records the height you actually reached, because on a project the high point on attempt seven is the data that matters. A transparent detector When auto-detect marks a lap you can see why, replay the raw sensor trace, and tune the thresholds per gym. Two gyms never behave the same, and the detector should not pretend they do. One screen Today, Week, Month, Lifetime. Each window answers a different question about your training arc. No feed, no leaderboards, no streaks. Harness or wrist Harness mount with a chest strap, or wrist with optical heart rate. Pick per session. Bouldering too V-grades, sends, attempts, hardest send. Rope and boulder sessions sit side by side. AI that stays on the device Coach's Notes and Ask Piton run on Apple Intelligence, on the phone. No account, no API key, no server. The voice is observational: it tells you what happened, never what to do next session. Requires a device with Apple Intelligence; everything else works without it. Private by default No accounts. No analytics. No ads. Your data stays on your devices. Privacy policy: fieldnotes.cc/piton/privacy Climbing is dangerous. Piton is a logging tool, not a coach and not a safety system. The first screen of the app says exactly that.

About

Talus

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Talus helps you find boulders and great places to climb - then keep a record of every send along the way. Discover new problems near you on the map, browse crags shared by the community, and build a wishlist of climbs to tick off next time you head out. DISCOVER • Explore an interactive map of boulders and crags • Find climbing spots near you • Browse community-shared problems with photos • Save boulders to your wishlist TRACK • Log sessions and the climbs you send • Attach photos and videos to your climbs • Capture grades, attempts and notes UNDERSTAND YOUR CLIMBING • See your grade pyramid and send rate • Track your volume and progress over time • Review your training load across 7 days, 30 days, a year - or all time YOURS AND PRIVATE • Your climbing data belongs to you, signed in to your account • No data resold, no ad model - analytics never use your personal info Free to start. Go Pro for coaching, weakness analysis, offline maps and data export. Built by a climber, for climbers. Find your next problem with Talus.

Screenshots

Piton Climbing3 screens
Talus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Piton Climbing at none against Talus's 2. Piton Climbing also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). Talus's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Talus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Piton Climbing asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Piton Climbing ships an update every 2 days, Talus every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Piton Climbing versus Talus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiton ClimbingTalus
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJEFFREY PHILIP SCHWERDTFEGERErin Nodland

In-app purchases

None

Piton Climbing

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Talus

Subscriptions2
  • Talus Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Talus Pro Annual$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Piton Climbing free?
Piton Climbing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Talus free?
Talus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Piton Climbing or Talus have ads?
Neither Piton Climbing nor Talus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Piton Climbing or Talus?
Piton Climbing ships an update every 2 days, and Talus every 3 weeks. Most recently, Piton Climbing was updated on October 31, 2026 and Talus on October 25, 2026.

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