Comparison

HIGHSET vs Span

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

Head to head
About

HIGHSET

Features
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Fontainebleau is magic. But showing up on a sweaty afternoon, psych gone, skin wrecked — that's not. HIGHSET tells you if the rock is dry, how conditions feel right now, and which boulders actually suit your height and grade. Whether you're ticking your first 5a or projecting an 8a, you'll spend less time guessing and more time climbing. - Live drying conditions, sector by sector - Drill down from region to area to sector - Physics-based drying model — not just a weather feed - Filter climbs by grade, style and your height - See which heights actually climbed each boulder - Today's top picks for the best conditions - Bouldering and sport climbing across Europe's major areas - Fontainebleau, Frankenjura, Magic Wood, Finale, Arco, Sardinia & more New: - Rain radar on the map: Météo-France model at about 1 km, hour by hour - Time travel up to 72 hours: how dry will each sector be tomorrow morning? - Forecast: today's driest sectors, the days ahead, current closures - Places to stay: gîtes, campsites and crash pad rental around the forest - Report whether the rock is dry, damp or wet — it feeds straight into the conditions - Pro: save areas for offline use, home screen widget Stop guessing. Start climbing. HIGHSET Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://highset.app/impressum/datenschutz

About

Span

Features
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Span turns a video of your climbing into something you can actually read. Point it at the wall, or import a climb you have already filmed. Span finds your body in every frame and draws it back as a moving skeleton — where your weight sits, where your hands and feet have been, how straight your arms are through the crux. WHAT YOU SEE • A live skeleton over the camera, and burned into what you record • The path your centre of mass took through the whole climb, drawn on the climb itself • Arms-straight percentage, left-right balance, how direct your line was • A stick-figure animation driven by your own movement MEASURED, NOT GUESSED Tell Span your height and wingspan once and it gains a ruler. From then on it reads heights in metres instead of body lengths, and works out your arm, leg and torso lengths from your own climbing. The estimates sharpen as you record more. EVERYTHING STAYS ON YOUR PHONE There is no account, no server and no upload. Pose detection runs on the device. Your climbs, your measurements and your video never leave it unless you share a file yourself. Span is a feedback tool for technique. It is not a medical or diagnostic device, and its measurements are estimates from a single camera.

Screenshots

HIGHSET4 screens
Span4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Span at none against HIGHSET's 2. Span also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 6 days) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads 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. HIGHSET sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Span asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HIGHSET ships an update every 6 days, Span daily. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
HIGHSET versus Span: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHIGHSETSpan
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJulius FaymonvilleRavi Singh

In-app purchases

2 purchases

HIGHSET

Subscriptions2
  • HIGHSET Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • HIGHSET Pro Yearly7 Days trial$11.991 Year
None

Span

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HIGHSET free?
HIGHSET is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Span free?
Span is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HIGHSET or Span have ads?
Neither HIGHSET nor Span shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HIGHSET or Span?
HIGHSET ships an update every 6 days, and Span daily. Most recently, HIGHSET was updated on November 10, 2026 and Span on October 31, 2026.

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