Comparison

Boulder Trainer vs Topo Guru

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

Head to head
About

Boulder Trainer

Create personalized training routines for climbing and bouldering. Features voice instructions, training reminders, and the ability to save and share your workout plans. Supports over 70 preset fingerboards and allows custom exercise creation for efficient progress.

Highlights
  • Custom workout creation
  • Voice instructions for timing
  • Save and share training plans
  • Training reminders
  • Over 70 preset fingerboards
  • Manage multiple plans
Features
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Boulder Trainer is the training app for your hangboard: 90 boards are built in, you build your own plans in minutes, and a voice tells you when to hang and when to rest - on iPhone or straight from your Apple Watch. Get started right away: 90 common training boards are included with high-resolution artwork. Pick your board, download a ready-made plan or build your own. No account needed, everything works offline. Training + Custom training plans with sets, hang times and rest times + Download ready-made plans and shared community plans - free + Voice cues and signal tones so you never have to look at the screen + Exercise library with photos: hangboard, floor, gym (with weight), prehab + Training reminder every 2, 3, 5 or 7 days Apple Watch + Browse plans on your wrist and start the session from there + Haptic feedback on every change + Recorded as a workout in Apple Health incl. heart rate and activity rings Keep the habit + Habits (daily or with a counter), up to 3 reminders per day + Streaks with celebration moments when you keep the run alive + 31 achievements in four categories + Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, Control Center toggle, check off right in the widget Your board is missing? Just photograph it: cut it out, align it, number the holes - done. Or write me: support@boulder-trainer.com Your data + iCloud sync across your devices, no sign-up + Works fully offline + iPhone and iPad These 90 boards are built in: + Metolius: Project, Wood Grips Compact, Wood Grips II Compact, Wood Grips II Deluxe, Wood Grips Training, Contact, Simulator 3D, Rock Rings, Foundry, Campus Blocks, Campus Rungs, Lite Rail, Prime Rib + Beastmaker: 1000, 2000 + So iLL: Blister, Wood Blister, Reaper, Iron Palm, Mini Palm, SlopeyMon, Boost, Remedy, Hangers, All Chalk No Action + Antworks: Power Ant Mini, Strong Ant 1, Strong Ant 2, Strong Ant 2 (old version), Strong Ant 3, Strong Ant 4 Solo + Moon Climbing: Fingerboard, Phat Boy + Tension: Flash Board, Grindstone, Grindstone Pro, Grindstone Mk2 + Crusher Holds: Matrix, Faceon, Megarail, Mission Portable + Kraxl: Classic, Portable, Rock, Xtrem + ERZI: small, medium, large, campus + MAX CLIMBING: MAX CLIMBING, Spinch Solo Easy, Spinch Solo Hard, Spinchboard Easy, Spinchboard Hard + EPUSA / Entre Prises: Kineboard, Hang Time, Training Board + Trango: Rock Prodigy, Rock Prodigy Forge + Eva López: Progression, Transgression + Problemsolver: Hanzo, Trainingsboard + DRCC: V3 Hangboard, V5-12 Hangboard + Vola: Hangboard, Pinch / Sloper + ALPIDEX: PRO 2.0, Large + Nicros: Ultimate, Warrior + Dein Klettershop: EVOLUTION, BB Sport Pro + Single boards: Bergfreunde Flash, Core Fingerboard, OCUN Fingerboard, Ascender X8, Wataaah Transformer Starr, Sic Grips Pocket Rock, Crimpmonster, Captain Fingerfood, Griptonite smartrock, PUC II Domini, Decathlon Ballsy, Kraxel To Go, Danger BuddyBoard, Revolution Grillito, Clevo, Frictitious Megalith, OK Board Crag Developer statement: When I bought my first fingerboard there was no reasonable guide for training on it. That is why I built Boulder Trainer. Please keep in mind: there is no company behind this app, just a small private project. Like Boulder Trainer on Facebook: www.facebook.com/BoulderTrainer Boulder Trainer Pro (subscription / one-time purchase): Starting workouts, habit check-ins and the achievements page require Boulder Trainer Pro - as a weekly subscription, yearly subscription or lifetime one-time purchase. Creating plans, setting up boards and sharing stay free. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage and cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. If you bought the app in the past, training stays free for you and you get exclusive loyalty pricing. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://app-bis-web.de/datenschutz/

About

Topo Guru

This app digitizes climbing guidebooks, offering detailed crag information, GPS navigation, and a climbing log. It helps locate climbing spots, provides route details, and includes a grade converter. Most content requires a subscription.

Highlights
  • Digital climbing guidebooks
  • GPS navigation and compass
  • Detailed crag information
  • Climbing route log
  • Climbing grade converter
  • Map and country list browsing
Features
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Do you remember the familiar feeling when you have been trying in vain to find a block or a multi-pitch start for 20 minutes? This is the thing of the past! Carrying heavy guide books is the thing of past, now you have all of those in your pocket. Navigation is no longer a challenge, Topo Guru helps you to find your destination with its integrated compass and distance functions. Topos At Topo Guru we make sure to have the best quality full coverage crags in our database from our local partners. Our database contains excellent quality photos of boulders and walls, all photos have their own GPS coordinates. Approaching climbing places has never been as trouble-free before! You can browse through available crags either from by map view or from a comprehensive country list. Navigation Finding your climbing rocks from your wish list is also easy with Topo Guru. Our partners and crag-masters save the GPS coordinates for each photo and we can show you detailed information. Use our in-app compass to find your way through blocks and to see the distance from your destination. Topo Guru provides “How to get there” information and helps you find the best parking spots by GPS. Crag Info The crag database contains useful particulars such as: rock and climbing type, season, how to get there, recommended accommodation for climbers, food and rest day activities, etc. Climbing log You can easily save your climbing log after you finished the route and retrieve it any time. Climbing grade converter You never know which scale they use at your next climbing trip. Try our grade converter and switch scales back and forth, any time you want. Subscriptions Besides free features, most of the climbing topos are available only with paid subscription. You can unlock all content (including all topos) with an auto-renewable subscription. Monthly, quarterly and yearly subscriptions are available. The payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. For more information please check our In-App purchase products and the Terms and Conditions. Privacy Policy: https://www.topoguru.com/en/privacy/

Screenshots

Boulder Trainer4 screens
Topo Guru4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Boulder Trainer at 4.6 against Topo Guru's 3.0. Boulder Trainer also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 30%) and update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). Topo Guru's advantage is iOS requirement (13.6 vs 26.0). 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. Boulder Trainer sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Topo Guru sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Boulder Trainer holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boulder Trainer has 859 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Boulder Trainer's written reviews are positive against 30% of Topo Guru's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Boulder Trainer ships an update every 3 days, Topo Guru monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Boulder Trainer versus Topo Guru: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoulder TrainerTopo Guru
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (859 ratings) — better3.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews70.2% of reviews — better30.0% of reviews
Number of ratings859 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.013.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size189 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJan LutherTopo Guru Beteti Tarsasag

Customer experience

Boulder Trainer

All ratings860 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.0%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews215 reviews
Positive70.2%
Neutral7.4%
Negative22.3%

Topo Guru

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative60.0%

Bugs and requests

Boulder Trainer

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Cannot change hangboard selection
  • Preset workouts don't match selected hangboard
  • Registration/account creation issues
  • Frequent crashes and connectivity problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to log/track workout history
  • Integration with fitness apps (Apple Health, Strava)
  • Ability to upload custom hangboard profiles
  • More advanced training plans and recommendations
  • Option to play music in background during workouts

Topo Guru

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Boulder Trainer

Subscriptions4
  • Boulder Pro — Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Boulder Pro Loyalty — Week$1.997 Days
  • Boulder Pro Loyalty — Year$11.991 Year
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  • Boulder Trainer Pro — Yearly3 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time2
  • Boulder Pro Loyalty Lifetime$24.99
  • Boulder Pro — Lifetime$39.99
3 purchases

Topo Guru

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly subscription$6.991 Month
  • 3 Months subscription$10.993 Months
  • Yearly subscription$17.991 Year

Questions

Is Boulder Trainer free?
Boulder Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Topo Guru free?
Topo Guru is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Boulder Trainer or Topo Guru?
Boulder Trainer is rated higher. Boulder Trainer averages 4.6 out of 5 from 859 ratings, while Topo Guru averages 3.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Boulder Trainer or Topo Guru have ads?
Neither Boulder Trainer nor Topo Guru shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Boulder Trainer or Topo Guru?
Boulder Trainer ships an update every 3 days, and Topo Guru monthly. Most recently, Boulder Trainer was updated on October 26, 2026 and Topo Guru on October 24, 2026.

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