Boulder Trainer vs SteepScores
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Custom workout creation
- Voice instructions for timing
- Save and share training plans
- Training reminders
- Over 70 preset fingerboards
- Manage multiple plans
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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/
SteepScores
Track your progress in climbing competitions by entering scores for completed routes. Compete with others and monitor your standing on the leaderboard. This app simplifies scoring for competitors and event management.
- Enter climbing competition scores
- Track completed routes
- Monitor leaderboard standings
- Compete with other climbers
- Event manager tools
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Use Steep Scores to compete with others in climbing competitions! Enter scores for league or competition events to keep track of the routes you've completed. Keep an eye on the leaderboard to see how you are doing against other competitors. SteepScores makes it easy for competitors to score and event managers to orchestrate their events.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Boulder Trainer at 4.6 against SteepScores's 3.7. Boulder Trainer also leads on ratings volume (859 vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). SteepScores's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Boulder Trainer sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. SteepScores asks for nothing beyond the download.
Boulder Trainer holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. 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.
Boulder Trainer ships an update every 3 days, SteepScores weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Boulder Trainer | SteepScores |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (859 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 859 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 189 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jan Luther | Kyle Eaton |
Customer experience
Boulder Trainer
SteepScores
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
SteepScores
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Boulder Trainer
- 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
- Boulder Pro Loyalty Lifetime$24.99
- Boulder Pro — Lifetime$39.99
SteepScores
No in-app purchases
Questions
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