Next Ascent vs Kendama Dice
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Next Ascent
Discover climbing destinations worldwide with detailed maps, GPS navigation, and high-definition topos. Access comprehensive route descriptions, area history, and first ascent information for crags and bouldering spots. Download complete guidebooks for popular climbing areas.
- Real-time maps and GPS navigation
- High-definition topos and pictures
- Detailed route descriptions
- Crag and bouldering area information
- Downloadable guidebooks
- Route and area history
- First ascent information
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Next Ascent Guidebooks, rock climbing guidebook app is the most comprehensive rock climbing and bouldering app available. Real-time maps, GPS, and navigation guide you to crags all over the world. Hi-def topos, pictures, and the most detailed route descriptions available are what sets this app apart from the rest. Download complete guidebooks for the most popular climbing destinations. This rock climbing app will get you the most information you can find on local crags, bouldering areas, and climbing destinations. Expect to see arial drone topos, route and area history, first ascent information, and detailed descriptions of every route. End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Kendama Dice
This app offers a unique way to practice and learn Kendama tricks. Shake your device to roll dice, discover over a hundred tricks and thousands of combinations, and progress through different difficulty levels. It also features a Tricktionary with tutorials and combo modes for advanced players.
- Dice rolling for trick generation
- Over 100 tricks and thousands of combinations
- Multiple difficulty modes (Easy, Medium, Hard)
- Tricktionary with tutorial videos
- Combo mode for advanced play
- Skill progression and practice sessions
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Kendama Dice rolls you a random trick. Shake the phone, get a trick, land it or miss it. Tap the trick to read what it is. That much is free, along with the whole Easy ladder. One purchase, once, unlocks the rest. No subscription, no ads, no account. WHAT THE UNLOCK ADDS COMBO MODE Three tricks chained by grip. Each one starts from where the last one left the tama, so a combo is a line you can actually attempt — not three unrelated tricks bolted together. GAME OF K.E.N. Pass the phone. Land the trick or take a letter. First to K-E-N is out. MEDIUM AND HARD Two more difficulty ladders, from cup stalls up through lighthouse flips and juggles. Completely rewritten from the ground up.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kendama Dice at 4.5 against Next Ascent's 4.0. Kendama Dice also leads on ads (none vs shown). Next Ascent's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months) and review sentiment (50% vs 33%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Next Ascent sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Kendama Dice sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Kendama Dice holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Next Ascent's written reviews are positive against 33% of Kendama Dice's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Next Ascent ships an update every 2 months, Kendama Dice every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Next Ascent | Kendama Dice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (8 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Next Ascent, LLC | Send It Apps LLC |
Customer experience
Next Ascent
Kendama Dice
In-app purchases
Next Ascent
- Next Ascent Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- Next Ascent Pro Annual$59.991 Year
- FE Walter Guidebook$9.99
- The Garden Bouldering Guide$9.99
- Mocanaqua Climbing Guidebook$12.99
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- Mocanaqua Bouldering Guidebook$12.99
- Carver Bouldering Guidebook$12.99
- Smith Rock Climbing Guide$14.99
- Swan Falls Bouldering Guide$14.99
- Sugarloaf Climbing Guidebook$17.99
Kendama Dice
- Dama Dice Full Upgrade$4.99
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