Comparison

Summit Magazine vs Camparator

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Skills and advice articles
  • Inspirational travel features
  • Interviews with outdoor experts
  • Latest news and event listings
  • Access information
  • New product reviews
  • Dedicated skills section
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

Screenshots

Summit Magazine3 screens
Camparator3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Summit Magazine versus Camparator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSummit MagazineCamparator
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.3 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 7 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe BMCDavid Southgate

Customer experience

Summit Magazine

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Camparator

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Summit Magazine

No in-app purchases

None

Camparator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Summit Magazine free?
Summit Magazine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Camparator free?
Camparator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Summit Magazine or Camparator have ads?
Neither Summit Magazine nor Camparator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Summit Magazine or Camparator?
Summit Magazine ships an update every 8 months, and Camparator every 7 months. Most recently, Summit Magazine was updated on November 1, 2026 and Camparator on November 3, 2026.

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