Next Ascent vs ILCA Guidebook
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/
ILCA Guidebook
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The application was designed to help other climbers to get around Israel's climbing crags. It is a guidebook with all of Israel's crags and routes, which will be updated with new contents as soon as a new route, sector or crag is opened.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ILCA Guidebook at none against Next Ascent's 36. ILCA Guidebook also leads on ads (none vs shown). Next Ascent's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, device support 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. ILCA Guidebook asks for nothing beyond the download.
Next Ascent ships an update every 2 months, ILCA Guidebook every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Next Ascent | ILCA Guidebook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Next Ascent, LLC | Nitzan Ben Ner |
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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- 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
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- 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
ILCA Guidebook
No in-app purchases
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