Comparison

Vertical vs InTimeLoop

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

Head to head
About

Vertical

This app serves as a comprehensive guide for both outdoor and indoor climbing. Log your ascents, discover new routes and crags worldwide, and access gym topos. It also offers personalized training plans and community features to connect with other climbers.

Highlights
  • Outdoor and indoor climbing route discovery
  • Digital climbing guidebooks
  • Logbook for climbs and memories
  • Personalized training plans
  • Gym and global climbing challenges
  • Community features and friend connections
Features
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Built by Climbers for Climbers: Vertical-Life is Your Climbing Guide for Outdoor and Indoor Climbing. Keep a log of your climbs and favorite memories, access local beta, and dream about your next adventure. Start exploring new climbing spots and get inspired! CLIMB OUTDOOR: Find sport climbing, bouldering and multi-pitch routes. Hundreds of digital climbing guidebooks available online and offline. Discover routes and boulders, featured on a worldwide map. Authored by local experts, our crags and climbing topos are continuously updated. We support local developers with a portion of our revenue. CLIMB INDOOR: Follow your home gym. Enjoy free access to gym topos and view rankings. Get updates on new routes, log your ascents and connect with climbers in your area. GET PERSONALIZED TRAINING: Enjoy customized training plans by professional coaches. Tailored to your level, our plans align with your gym's routes and boulders. Also, explore our free, single-day workouts to spice up your gym sessions. JOIN CHALLENGES & COMPETITIONS: Gym and global challenges are the perfect motivation boost. Move up the ranking ladder, reach new goals, unlock achievements, and win exciting prizes! FIND FRIENDS & COMMUNITY: Join a global network of climbers. Follow friends, share your successes, encourage your peers, and climb as a team for your local gym. ACCESS FROM THE WEB: Find your synced logbook and profile on https://www.vertical-life.info. Discover daily climbing news and a community-built route database with millions of ascents and insightful comments on Vertical-Life Web. GET MORE WITH PREMIUM: Premium unlocks all outdoor content in the app and gives you the digital convenience of having topos, additional beta, training plans, parking navigation and digital maps, in your pocket, online and offline. - All guidebooks available on your phone - Millions of ascents and comments for the best beta - GPS navigation to crags - Detailed map, with precise topos and route information Learn more: https://www.vertical-life.info/premium Terms of Use: https://www.vertical-life.info/en/pages/legal

About

InTimeLoop

Features
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InTimeLoop is an interval timer designed to help you train without distractions. Set your rounds, work time and rest time. Tap start and let InTimeLoop keep the rhythm for you. BUILT FOR YOUR SESSIONS • HIIT • Tabata • Circuits • Boxing • Functional training • Calisthenics • Stretching • Custom work and rest sessions SIMPLE FROM THE FIRST SECOND Choose: • Number of rounds • Work time • Rest time • Preparation countdown Then start. InTimeLoop automatically moves through every phase so you can stay focused on your workout. YOUR SESSION AT A GLANCE During your workout you can clearly see: • Current phase • Remaining time • Current round • Completed rounds • Next interval • Overall session progress The interface is designed to be easy to read even while you're training. APPLE WATCH Take your workout to your wrist. Check the remaining time, control the session and receive haptic alerts directly from Apple Watch. LIVE ACTIVITIES Follow your workout from the Lock Screen and, on supported devices, Dynamic Island. SAVED WORKOUTS Save your favorite interval combinations and start them again whenever you want. For example: • Tabata • 30/30 • Circuits • Boxing • Custom routines HISTORY Review your previous sessions and keep a simple record of your training activity. SOUND AND HAPTICS Choose how InTimeLoop alerts you when phases change: • Sound and haptics • Sound only • Haptics only • Silent PRIVATE BY DESIGN InTimeLoop doesn't require an account. No ads. No tracking. No third-party analytics. No need to send your workout history to external servers. Your workouts stay yours. ACCESSIBLE InTimeLoop is designed with VoiceOver, Dynamic Type and iOS accessibility features in mind. WORK. REST. REPEAT. InTimeLoop keeps the time. You keep the rhythm.

Screenshots

Vertical4 screens
InTimeLoop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: InTimeLoop at none against Vertical's 4. InTimeLoop also leads on ads (none vs shown). Vertical's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence 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. Vertical sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. InTimeLoop asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vertical ships an update every 8 days, InTimeLoop every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Vertical versus InTimeLoop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVerticalInTimeLoop
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (47 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews23.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings47 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size150 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVertical-Life srlANDRES RODES BOLUMBURU

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Vertical

Subscriptions4
  • Outdoor (1 Month)$4.991 Month
  • Training (1 Month)$4.991 Month
  • Premium (1 Month)$8.991 Month
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  • Friends (1 Month)$14.991 Month
None

InTimeLoop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vertical free?
Vertical is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is InTimeLoop free?
InTimeLoop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Vertical or InTimeLoop have ads?
Vertical shows ads; InTimeLoop does not.
Which is updated more often, Vertical or InTimeLoop?
Vertical ships an update every 8 days, and InTimeLoop every 10 days. Most recently, Vertical was updated on October 20, 2026 and InTimeLoop on October 17, 2026.

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