Comparison

Hexum vs BoulderBuilder

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

Head to head
About

Hexum

This app uses AI to analyze facial metrics like symmetry, jawline definition, and skin quality. It provides a detailed score and a personalized 12-week improvement protocol including exercises, posture guidance, and skincare recommendations.

Highlights
  • AI-powered facial analysis
  • Detailed metric breakdown
  • Personalized 12-week improvement protocol
  • Facial exercises and posture guidance
  • Skincare and nutrition recommendations
  • Progress tracking via re-scans
Features
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Your face isn't fixed. Hexum scans it, scores it, and builds a personalized ascension protocol — then rebuilds that protocol every time you rescan. Most "face rating" apps hand you a number and a shrug. Hexum gives you a precise measurement and a plan that adapts as you do. HOW IT WORKS Scan — Guided capture keeps your lighting and angle consistent, every time. Score — Six core metrics, an Overall Score, and your percentile ranking. Ascend — A structured protocol built from your exact results: facial exercises, mewing, neck and posture work, skincare, and nutrition — sequenced into progressive blocks. Rescan — Watch your metrics move, then unlock your next block. As your face changes, your plan changes with it. WHAT HEXUM MEASURES — Facial Symmetry — Jawline Definition — Skin Quality — Facial Harmony — Cheekbone Structure — Improvement Potential YOUR PROTOCOL Not a generic checklist. If your scan flags your jawline as your biggest opportunity, your protocol emphasizes the work that targets it — down to the daily task. It unfolds in three blocks: Foundation — Lock in the daily habits everything builds on: posture, baseline facial activation, skincare, and nutrition. Activation — Targeted resistance work and intensified routines that drive visible structural change. Refinement — Advanced technique and consolidation that make your gains stick. Each block unlocks as you rescan. Your metrics have moved — so your next block is built from where you are now, not where you started. WHY HEXUM IS DIFFERENT Most appearance apps are built around an opinion. Hexum is built around a measurement — grounded in 40+ peer-reviewed studies in facial aesthetics — and a protocol that traces back to your specific results. Scan your face. See your score. Start your protocol today.

About

BoulderBuilder

Log climbing sessions with detailed context like grade, result, and movement styles. Visualize your climbing performance with progress pyramids to identify strengths, weaknesses, and training priorities. Track your progress over time with style breakdowns and grade trends.

Highlights
  • Log climbs with grade, result, and notes
  • Build performance pyramids by grade
  • Track progress over time
  • Customize grade systems
  • Private by design, data stays on device
  • Career-wide V-scale view
Features
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BoulderBuilder turns your climbing log into performance pyramids that make strengths, gaps, and progress easier to see. Keep the details from today's session and give your next one a clear goal. LOG CLIMBS WITH CONTEXT Record grades, results, attempts, dates, notes, and movement styles. Use quick session logging at the wall or add the details afterward. Track bouldering with V-grades or custom colors and grade ranges that match your gym. SEE YOUR PYRAMID GROW Build a pyramid for each gym and a career-wide view. Follow your activity, revisit session history, and set climbing goals. Archive a gym while keeping its history, then restore it when you return. START FREE Explore without an account. Free includes 20 logged climbs and one active gym, plus bouldering pyramids, activity, sessions, and goals. New setup climbs do not count toward the 20-climb allowance. Existing saved history remains available when you reach a limit or your subscription ends. CLIMB WITH FRIENDS Sign in with Apple and create a profile to use Friends. After your profile is approved, find friends by username or share an invite link or QR code. Accepted friends can see your approved posts and photos, like and comment, and send private climb challenges. Friends, comments, likes, and challenges are free; posting climb photos requires Pro. Profiles and shared posts, comments, and challenge descriptions are reviewed before others can see them. Your climbing log is not shared automatically: choose the climb details and photos to upload, with gym names optional. Report content, block users, or remove a friendship in the app. GO FURTHER WITH BOULDERBUILDER PRO • Unlimited logged climbs and active gyms. • Rope climbing alongside bouldering, with YDS and French grades. • Projects with attempt history, beta notes, and photos to revisit next session. • Career progression, send rate, flash rate, and climbing-style insights. • Grade Progress, weekly pyramid targets, climbing streaks, and weekly recaps. • Climb and progress share cards, plus photo posts for accepted friends. • Optional Apple Health sync for climbing workouts and estimated energy burned. • Optional weekly check-in reminders. Saved project history and existing photos remain readable if Pro expires. New project attempts, beta notes, and photos require Pro. YOUR LOG, YOUR CHOICE Your personal climbing log and unshared photos are stored on your device. Friends uses an online service for the profiles and content you choose to share. Optional Face ID or Touch ID helps protect access to the app. Account and data deletion is available in Settings. BoulderBuilder Pro offers monthly and yearly auto-renewing subscriptions. Manage or cancel your subscription in Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://nimuh.github.io/BoulderBuilder/terms Privacy Policy: https://nimuh.github.io/BoulderBuilder/privacy

Screenshots

Hexum4 screens
BoulderBuilder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BoulderBuilder at 5.0 against Hexum's 4.3. Hexum's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Hexum sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days and BoulderBuilder sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BoulderBuilder holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hexum has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hexum ships an update fortnightly, BoulderBuilder every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Hexum versus BoulderBuilder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHexumBoulderBuilder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOwen WestKEYAN AZBIJARI

Customer experience

Hexum

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BoulderBuilder

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Hexum

Subscriptions2
  • Hexum Pro Weekly$9.997 Days
  • Hexum Pro Yearly$49.991 Year
2 purchases

BoulderBuilder

Subscriptions2
  • BoulderBuilder Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • BoulderBuilder Pro Yearly$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Hexum free?
Hexum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BoulderBuilder free?
BoulderBuilder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hexum or BoulderBuilder?
BoulderBuilder is rated higher. Hexum averages 4.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while BoulderBuilder averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Hexum or BoulderBuilder have ads?
Both Hexum and BoulderBuilder show ads.
Which is updated more often, Hexum or BoulderBuilder?
Hexum ships an update fortnightly, and BoulderBuilder every 8 days. Most recently, Hexum was updated on October 24, 2026 and BoulderBuilder on October 20, 2026.

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