Summit Magazine vs Camparator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Summit Magazine
This app delivers a digital magazine for outdoor enthusiasts, featuring skills, advice, and inspirational articles for climbers, walkers, and mountaineers. Explore stunning photography, travel features, interviews, and the latest news in the world of outdoor adventure.
- Skills and advice articles
- Inspirational travel features
- Interviews with outdoor experts
- Latest news and event listings
- Access information
- New product reviews
- Dedicated skills section
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Summit magazine is packed full of skills, advice and inspirational articles for all climbers, walkers and mountaineers. Summit is published by the British Mountaineering Council (BMC): the national representative body for hill walkers, climbers, and mountaineers in England and Wales. Each issue features stunning photos, inspirational travel features, insightful interviews, in-depth articles, latest news, event listings, access information, new product news, competitions and a dedicated skills section. Whether you like walking, climbing, ice climbing, ski-mountaineering, alpine climbing, trekking, bouldering, deep-water soloing, rock climbing, Himalayan climbing or indoor climbing, you’ll find Summit a great read. Individual members of the BMC receive four issues per year; affiliated club members receive one issue (the spring issue) per year. Using this app: BMC individual and club members: download current issues free with your membership using your membership number. Help: We recommend loading the app for the first time in a wi-fi area so that all issue data is retrieved. If your app will not load past the splash page after a first install or an update please delete and re-install the app from the App Store If you have any problems please contact office@thebmc.co.uk Purchase a 1 year subscription for £10.99. Individual editions can be purchased at a price of £3.99. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Privacy Policy: https://www.thebmc.co.uk/bmc-website-terms-of-use
Camparator
Easily compare various types of climbing gear, including cams, nuts, and hexes. Visualize sizes side-by-side on a chart to compare different manufacturers or identify gaps in your equipment rack.
- Compare climbing gear types (cams, nuts, hexes)
- Visualize gear sizes on a chart
- Compare models from different manufacturers
- Evaluate equipment rack gaps
- Privacy policy included
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Easily compare different types of climbing gear! Including cams, nuts, hexes, and more! Each item can be easily compared on a chart to visualise its size compared to the other items. This is especially useful for comparing gear models from different manufacturers or evaluating any holes in a mismatched rack. Privacy Policy: https://camparator.com/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Camparator at 50% against Summit Magazine's 0%. Camparator also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Summit Magazine's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Summit Magazine ships an update every 8 months, Camparator every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Summit Magazine | Camparator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.3 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The BMC | David Southgate |
Customer experience
Summit Magazine
Camparator
In-app purchases
Summit Magazine
No in-app purchases
Camparator
No in-app purchases









