Comparison

Zlagboard vs hang!

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

Head to head
About

Zlagboard

This app enhances climbing training by automating hang-time and pull-up counts when used with a compatible physical hangboard. It offers free workouts, personalized pro plans designed by professional climbers, and level assessments to track progress and choose suitable training programs. Users can also engage in hang-time competitions with friends.

Highlights
  • Automated hang-time and pull-up tracking
  • Free quick training sessions
  • Individualized pro training plans
  • Level assessment for strength and stamina
  • Hang-time competitions with friends
  • Progress measurement
Features
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The Zlagboard is more than an average hangboard for climbers. Paired with this app, it allows for efficient training by automating hang-time and pull-up count. Workouts: Workouts are free, quick training sessions that you can do whenever you feel you have some extra energy. Pro plans: Pro plans are individualized training programs designed by professional climbers. They address a wide range of training needs, consisting of a variety of exercises. The programs typically span several months and collectively contain hundreds of exercises. Pro plans are designed by world class coaches like Ingo Filzwieser. Unlock all pro plans for one fixed fee. Level Assessment: You can measure your strength and stamina with level assessment, which will help you choose the training programs that fit your performance goals. You can also use this feature to measure your progress. Competition: Start a hang-time competition with your friends! It's up to you to choose the hang edges. The results will leave no doubt as to who can hang the longest! New compatible board: Mammut Diamond Finger Please note that this app works only with the corresponding physical boards.

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

Zlagboard4 screens
hang!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: hang! at 100% against Zlagboard's 15%. hang! also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Zlagboard's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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. Zlagboard sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. hang! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

hang! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: hang! has 30 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of Zlagboard's written reviews are positive against 100% of hang!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zlagboard ships an update every 9 days, hang! every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Zlagboard versus hang!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZlagboardhang!
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (30 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings230 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS10.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVertical-Life srlPawel Burda

Customer experience

Zlagboard

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive14.7%
Neutral20.6%
Negative64.7%

hang!

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

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Zlagboard

One-time10
  • Patxi Usobiaga Medium Plan$4.99
  • Patxi Usobiaga Advanced Plan$4.99
  • Patxi Usobiaga Pro Plan$4.99
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  • Zlagboard Sensor$4.99
  • AthleteByChoice Medium Plan - Zlagboard Pro$4.99
  • AthleteByChoice Advanced Plan - Zlagboard Pro$4.99
  • GimmeKraft! Basic training schedule - ZB Pro$4.99
  • GimmeKraft! Basic+ training schedule - ZB Pro$4.99
  • GimmeKraft! Advanced training schedule - ZB Pro$4.99
  • GimmeKraft! Advanced+ training schedule - ZB Pro$4.99
None

hang!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zlagboard free?
Zlagboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is hang! free?
hang! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Zlagboard or hang!?
hang! is rated higher. Zlagboard averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while hang! averages 5.0 from 30 ratings.
Do Zlagboard or hang! have ads?
Neither Zlagboard nor hang! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zlagboard or hang!?
Zlagboard ships an update every 9 days, and hang! every 5 weeks. Most recently, Zlagboard was updated on October 8, 2026 and hang! on October 5, 2026.

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