Comparison

IFSC WC Series vs hang!

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

Head to head
About

IFSC WC Series

Stay updated with the principal IFSC competition series. Access event calendars, register for events, and view results. Includes athlete biographical information.

Highlights
  • Event calendar
  • Event registration
  • Competition results
  • Athlete bios
Features
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Calendar information, event registrations and results for each of the principal IFSC competition series.  Athlete bio information

About

hang!

This app helps climbers train smarter with customizable hangboard timers. Organize workouts into folders, log sessions with notes and RPE, and sync with Apple Health for progress tracking. Designed for efficiency, it streamlines your training routine.

Highlights
  • Customizable hang and rest timers
  • Workout organization by focus
  • Session logging with notes and RPE
  • Apple Health synchronization
  • Climber-designed interface
Features
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Crush Your Training with hang! - The Hangboard App Built for Climbers Trying to level up your climbing? hang! helps you train smarter, not just harder. Whether you're gunning for your next redpoint, piecing together a project, or just keeping those fingers crimp-ready, hang! has you covered. Here's What Makes hang! a Go-To: - Custom Timers That Fit Your Style: Max hangs, repeaters, whatever your thing is - set your own hang time, rest, and reps. No more tweaking stopwatches. - Train From Your Wrist: Your timers sync straight to the Apple Watch app. Run the whole session from your wrist with haptics, live heart rate, and the workout saved to Apple Health. - Organize Like a Pro: Group your timers into folders by focus - power endurance, warm-ups, finger strength - so you're not digging through a mess every session. - Log It or Lose It: Keep track of every session. Add notes, log RPE, and see your progress stack up over time. - Apple Health Sync: Your workouts automatically show up in Apple Health - helpful for tracking overall load and recovery. - Simple, Fast, No B.S. Designed by climbers who'd rather be training than tapping through menus. Whether you're training for comps, chasing your first V5, or just trying to stay strong between weekend trips - hang! keeps you dialed in and ready to send. Download hang! and get after it.

Screenshots

IFSC WC Series4 screens
hang!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: hang! at 100% against IFSC WC Series's 25%. hang! also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.8) and device support (3 vs 1). IFSC WC Series's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

hang! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 30 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of IFSC WC Series's written reviews are positive against 100% of hang!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IFSC WC Series ships an update monthly, hang! every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
IFSC WC Series versus hang!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIFSC WC Serieshang!
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (14 ratings)5.0 (30 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1430 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTim HatchPawel Burda

Customer experience

IFSC WC Series

All ratings14 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative66.7%

hang!

All ratings30 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

IFSC WC Series

No in-app purchases

None

hang!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IFSC WC Series free?
IFSC WC Series is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is hang! free?
hang! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, IFSC WC Series or hang!?
hang! is rated higher. IFSC WC Series averages 2.8 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while hang! averages 5.0 from 30 ratings.
Do IFSC WC Series or hang! have ads?
Neither IFSC WC Series nor hang! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IFSC WC Series or hang!?
IFSC WC Series ships an update monthly, and hang! every 5 weeks. Most recently, IFSC WC Series was updated on September 2, 2026 and hang! on September 22, 2026.

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