Next Ascent vs NYC Flash
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/
NYC Flash
Share your bouldering projects and progress with a community of climbers. Learn from others, showcase your sends, and get inspired to improve your climbing skills.
- Share boulder projects
- Showcase climbing sends
- Learn from community
- Improve climbing skills
- Community-driven content
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This app allows us to share our boulder projects with other fellow climbers. Show how you send your projects, help others improve their climbing, learn from our community.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NYC Flash at 100% against Next Ascent's 50%. NYC Flash also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 36). Next Ascent's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume and iOS requirement 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 36 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. NYC Flash asks for nothing beyond the download.
NYC Flash holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Next Ascent's written reviews are positive against 100% of NYC Flash's.
Next Ascent ships an update every 2 months, NYC Flash weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Next Ascent | NYC Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Next Ascent, LLC | Bora Tunca |
Customer experience
Next Ascent
NYC Flash
In-app purchases
Next Ascent
- Next Ascent Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- Next Ascent Pro Annual$59.991 Year
- Free Traxx GuideFree
- Free Eliot Creek GuideFree
- Larch Mt Bouldering$3.99
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- Climbing & Bouldering Montdale$5.99
- Allentown Bouldering Guide$5.99
- Whiskey Springs Bouldering$5.99
- Chickies Rock Routes Guide$5.99
- Mid Valley Guidebook$5.99
- French's Dome Guide$6.99
- Mountainside Park Bouldering$6.99
- Forest City Bouldering Guide$6.99
- Allamuchy Climbing Guidebook$6.99
- Lost City & Boulder Mt, OR$7.99
- Ozone Guidebook$9.99
- Gunks: Near Trapps$9.99
- Northern NJ Bouldering$9.99
- Allamuchy Guidebook$9.99
- The Garden Bouldering Guide$9.99
- Allentown Bouldering Guidebook$9.99
- Broughton Bluff Climbing Guide$9.99
- Route 26 Crags Guidebook$9.99
- Lost Lake Bouldering Guidebook$9.99
- Pocono Bouldering Guide$12.99
- Peter's Kill Climbing Guide$12.99
- Mocanaqua Climbing Guidebook$12.99
- Boxcar Rocks$12.99
- Mocanaqua Bouldering Guidebook$12.99
- Carver Bouldering Guidebook$12.99
- Smith Rock Climbing Guide$14.99
- Safe Harbor Climbing Guidebook$14.99
- Sourland & Somerset$14.99
- Swan Falls Bouldering Guide$14.99
- Sugarloaf Climbing Guidebook$17.99
- Eldorado Canyon Climbing Guide$17.99
NYC Flash
No in-app purchases
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