Comparison

Boulder Trainer vs Tickmarks

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

Tickmarks

Features
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Climb with intent. Climbing is not about collecting ticks. It's about returning. Trying again. Solving something that once felt impossible. Tickmarks is a focused climbing logbook and boulder tracker built for climbers who care about real progress — not social feeds. No likes. No ads. No noise. Just your climbing. A structured climbing logbook Log sessions in seconds. Track attempts, grades and outcomes. Capture the route. Mark the effort. Move on. Use Tickmarks as your personal climbing tracker: • Bouldering log • Route log • Session tracker with live lock screen widget • Project tracking with failure analysis • Coaching tools - style tags, hold types, RPE • Weakness profile & personal records • Performance insights Minimal enough for the gym. Structured enough for long-term progress. Projects are built, not sent Real improvement happens across sessions. Track: • Attempts per climb • Project history • Days invested • Send progression • What stopped you - finger strength, beta, fear, footwork Turn frustration into data. Turn effort into clarity. Train with data Your ascent pyramid shows progression and focus. Your flash rate shows control. Your weakness profile shows what to train next. Your personal records show how far you've come. Your sessions show consistency. Every session earns a training label, and a weekly review turns the past week into one clear takeaway. Share your sends as branded climb cards - photos and videos. Export session data for your trainer. Tickmarks helps you understand your climbing - not just record it. Built for serious climbers Designed for those who: • Train deliberately • Repeat problems for mastery • Care about movement • Want a clean climbing app without distraction Tickmarks is a climbing logbook. And it stays that way.

Screenshots

Boulder Trainer4 screens
Tickmarks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Boulder Trainer at every 3 days against Tickmarks's every 3 weeks. Tickmarks's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 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 Tickmarks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Boulder Trainer ships an update every 3 days, Tickmarks every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Boulder Trainer versus Tickmarks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoulder TrainerTickmarks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (860 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings860 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size189 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJan LutherStephan Hoelscher

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

Tickmarks

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
1 purchases

Tickmarks

One-time1
  • Tickmarks Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Boulder Trainer free?
Boulder Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tickmarks free?
Tickmarks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Boulder Trainer or Tickmarks have ads?
Neither Boulder Trainer nor Tickmarks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Boulder Trainer or Tickmarks?
Boulder Trainer ships an update every 3 days, and Tickmarks every 3 weeks. Most recently, Boulder Trainer was updated on October 13, 2026 and Tickmarks on September 23, 2026.

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