Comparison

Triangular Lake vs V8ROCK

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

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About

Triangular Lake

This mobile guidebook helps bouldering enthusiasts find and understand climbing problems at Lietlahti and Triangular Lake. It features detailed information on sectors, problem lines with photos, grades, danger levels, and spotting tips. An offline map and search filters enhance navigation and problem selection.

Highlights
  • Bouldering problem search
  • Detailed problem descriptions
  • Photos of climbing lines
  • Offline map for navigation
  • Search filters
  • Spotting tips
Features
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Triangular Lake is a mobile guidebook for bouldering locations Lietlahti and Triangular Lake. Being one of the largest bouldering areas in Russia, Triangular Lake is rich in history. As for Lietlahti, it is a newly found area located 3 km away from Triangular Lake. The main objective of the guidebook is to simplify the search of problems, boulders and sectors making it easy and comprehensible. The information in the guidebook is as follows: - sectors (boulders/walls) are joined in areas; - photos depict the lines of the problems; - in each problem description there is information on its grade, danger level, desired number of crash pads as well as some spotting tips. The guidebook also provides information about starting position and the line of each bouldering problem. To simplify the selection of problems, search filters are available. For navigation please use offline map that does not require an internet connection. The guidebook provides information on the majority of existing boulder problems and projects. Taking into account high climbing potential of the area, we admit the necessity of further development and therefore we would be grateful for any relevant information on those problems and projects that have not been discovered so far.

About

V8ROCK

An offline guide for bouldering in the Dzhan-Tugan and Tyrnauz regions, offering route catalogs, maps, and video beta. Users can save favorites, create personal collections, and engage with the community through profiles and comments.

Highlights
  • Offline bouldering guide
  • Route catalog with descriptions
  • Area and sector maps
  • Video beta for routes
  • Favorites and personal collections
  • User profiles and comments
Features
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V8ROCK is an offline bouldering guidebook. Boulders, routes, topo photos with marked lines, ascent videos and an area map — everything works without internet. WHAT'S INSIDE • Crag catalog: area → sector → boulder → route, with grades and popularity. • Topo photos with route lines; fullscreen viewing with zoom. • Ascent videos: filterable feed, previews, offline playback. • Search across routes, boulders and sectors. • Favorites and route lists. • Area map (OpenStreetMap) with sectors and boulders. COMMUNITY • An account for likes, comments, follows and video uploads. • No photo of a boulder? Shoot one and send it — we'll mark the routes. • Setter mode: add boulders, routes and topo markup. OFFLINE The route database and topos are stored on your device. Internet is only needed for your account, videos, maps and database updates — everything else works offline. Bouldering data for Djan-Tugan (Elbrus region) and other crags.

Screenshots

Triangular Lake4 screens
V8ROCK4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: V8ROCK at every 2 days against Triangular Lake's every 7 months. On price, review sentiment, 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

Triangular Lake ships an update every 7 months, V8ROCK every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and August 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Triangular Lake versus V8ROCK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTriangular LakeV8ROCK
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB102 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMikhail BarinovALEKSANDR IVANOV

Customer experience

Triangular Lake

Written reviews20 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

V8ROCK

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Triangular Lake

No in-app purchases

None

V8ROCK

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Triangular Lake free?
Triangular Lake is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is V8ROCK free?
V8ROCK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Triangular Lake or V8ROCK have ads?
Neither Triangular Lake nor V8ROCK shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Triangular Lake or V8ROCK?
Triangular Lake ships an update every 7 months, and V8ROCK every 2 days. Most recently, Triangular Lake was updated on September 19, 2026 and V8ROCK on August 25, 2026.

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