Comparison

Climbr vs Gecko

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

Head to head
About

Climbr

Features
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Climbr is a private climbing-session logger for bouldering, sport, and trad climbers. Log every session without joining another social platform or building a public tick list. Climbr keeps the focus on your own training history: where you climbed, how it felt, what you sent, and what beta you want to remember next time. WHY CLIMBR - Fast session logging: date, duration, crag or gym, discipline, perceived effort, and beta notes. - Multi-scale grade entry: V-scale, Font, YDS, and French, with conversion built in. - Send styles for onsight, flash, redpoint, repeat, project, and attempt. - Personal records and progression for clean sends. - Searchable session beta notes for sequences, conditions, body cues, and gear reminders. - 100% on-device logbook via SwiftData. No accounts, no ads, no public feed. FREE Climbr includes unlimited session logging, grade conversion, beta notes, and the last 30 days of session history. CLIMBR PRO Climbr Pro is available as monthly and yearly auto-renewable subscriptions. Pro unlocks unlimited session history, grade-progression charts, advanced filters, and CSV export. DISCLAIMER Climbr is a private climbing journal. It is not a coaching service, training plan, or safety system. Always climb within your ability and follow your gym or crag's safety rules. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Gecko

Features
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Gecko is a bouldering tracker built for climbers who want to understand their progress, stay consistent, and make every session more focused. Log your climbing sessions, track attempts and sends, manage projects, follow your hardest grades, and build better training habits — all in one simple app. Whether you are climbing V0 or working on your hardest project, Gecko helps you see what you did, what you are working on, and how your climbing is progressing. Features: Track Active Sessions Start a climbing session and log attempts, sends, flashes, hardest sends, styles, notes, and session progress in real time. Log Boulders Record each climb with grade, result, attempts, hold color, style tags, and progress point. Manage Projects Save climbs you are working on, track attempts across sessions, add notes, mark progress, and follow each project over time. View Your Profile Stats See your climbing progress over time, including sessions, attempts, sends, flashes, hardest grade, send rate, and more. Training Library Explore climbing-focused exercises for strength, technique, mobility, endurance, warmups, and flexibility. Session Ideas Discover different ways to structure your climbing sessions and add variety to your training. Built for Bouldering Gecko is designed specifically for indoor bouldering and climbers who want a clean, useful way to track progress without overcomplicating their sessions. Use Gecko to climb more intentionally, stay motivated, and better understand your progress. Terms of Use: https://geckosite.netlify.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://geckosite.netlify.app/privacy

Screenshots

Climbr4 screens
Gecko4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Gecko at 15.1 against Climbr's 18.0. 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. Climbr sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Gecko sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Climbr versus Gecko: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClimbrGecko
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMitaanshu AgarwalNoam Miller

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Climbr

Subscriptions2
  • Climbr Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Climbr Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
2 purchases

Gecko

Subscriptions2
  • Gecko Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Gecko Pro Yearly$49.991 Year

Questions

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

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