Comparison

CFClimb vs alphaXiv

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

Head to head
About

CFClimb

Features
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CFClimb is a companion for competitive programmers on Codeforces. It follows your week: get reminded before a round, compete, see your rating change, then upsolve what you missed. Unofficial: CFClimb is not affiliated with or endorsed by Codeforces. It uses the public Codeforces API. NEVER MISS A ROUND • Upcoming, running and past contests, with live rounds pinned to the top • A countdown to the next round, also on your Home Screen with the widget • Reminders 1 day, 1 hour or 10 minutes before the rounds you pick. If Codeforces moves a round, the reminder moves with it • Add upcoming contests to your calendar KNOW WHERE YOU STAND • Save your handle to see your rating, your tier and how many points you need for the next one • Your solve streak, problems solved in the last 7 days and rated rounds at a glance • A notification when your new rating is published, checked in the background UPSOLVE WHAT YOU MISSED • A queue built from your rated rounds: problems you tried but didn't solve, then problems you never opened • Sorted from easiest to hardest, with difficulty and tags, and filters for tried or not opened • Open any problem on Codeforces in one tap PROFILES AND COMPARE • Rating history, solved problems by difficulty and tag, verdicts, languages and an activity heatmap for any handle • Compare two handles side by side • Search contests by name or type WORKS OFFLINE • Contests and profiles you've opened are saved on your iPhone and load without a connection • Light, dark or system appearance No account and no sign-in: just your public Codeforces handle. Terms: https://ghurilabs.com/colourpal/apple_eula.html

About

alphaXiv

This app helps researchers stay updated with the latest AI studies from arXiv. It offers AI-powered summaries, literature reviews, and visual explanations of complex papers. Users can also annotate papers and track their research interests.

Highlights
  • Trending research feed
  • AI-powered literature reviews
  • Interactive paper reader with notes
  • AI Visual Blogs for paper explanations
  • Personalized research recommendations
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alphaXiv offers a suite of AI features built on top of arXiv that help you keep up with and quickly understand the latest research. Trending Feed Discover the most relevant AI research, curated by our community of hundreds of thousands of readers each week. See papers tailored to your specific research interests with quick informative blurbs to help you decide which papers to delve deeper. Library Bookmark favorite papers, keep track of your research and organize your work. Paper is missing on alphaXiv? Upload it into library and gain access to the same assistant and AI Overviews as the publically available papers. AI Assistant Understand the latest AI research with AI. Ask questions like 'What are the latest breakthroughs in RL fine-tuning?' and get comprehensive literature reviews with trending papers automatically included. Paper Reader View papers with highlights, personal notes, and quick access to our AI assistant. Come back anytime to a paper to see what parts you marked as important, any notes that you left for yourself, and your conversations with our assistant. AI Visual Blogs Turn any complex paper into clear visual explanations. Generate beautiful research blogs with figures, equations, and key insights from the paper with just one click. Join hundreds of thousands of weekly readers on alphaXiv to transform your research output. Whether you’re a curious undergrad or an applied research scientist, reading papers won’t ever feel the same again.

Screenshots

CFClimb4 screens
alphaXiv4 screens

Verdict

The call

CFClimb and alphaXiv are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
CFClimb versus alphaXiv: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCFClimbalphaXiv
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—17 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB73 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMd Didarul IslamalphaXiv Inc.

In-app purchases

None

CFClimb

No in-app purchases

None

alphaXiv

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CFClimb free?
CFClimb is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is alphaXiv free?
alphaXiv is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CFClimb or alphaXiv have ads?
Neither CFClimb nor alphaXiv shows ads.

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