Comparison

Trail Run Project vs Pebble Climbing

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

Head to head
About

Trail Run Project

Discover and navigate thousands of miles of running trails with detailed GPS data, elevation profiles, and photos. Find featured runs near you or in searched locations, with offline access for remote adventures. Local expert insights help you plan the perfect trail run.

Highlights
  • GPS route information
  • Elevation profiles
  • Interactive trail maps
  • High-resolution photos
  • Offline trail downloads
  • Location tracking on trail
Features
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Trail Run Project is your comprehensive guide to the best trails to run, wherever you are. With the thoroughness of a printed map, we offer full GPS route info, elevation profiles, interactive features, photos, and more. Like a guidebook, we suggest the best featured runs to explore—either near your current location or in an area you search for. Local experts show you the highlights, challenging features, and insights you need to plan a great trail run. • Find over 74,000 miles of trail to run with your crew. • New trails are constantly added to our incredibly detailed trail run database. • Your exact location is shown on the trail. • Downloaded trails work offline for when you’re off the grid. (No cell reception required!) • Enjoy high-resolution photos and detailed topographical trail maps. • We’ll sync with your to-do list, check ins, and favorites on TrailRunProject.com. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

Pebble Climbing

This app gamifies your climbing experience by providing personalized grade pyramids to help you improve. Track your progress, discover new climbs, and connect with friends. It also offers workout plans and session tracking for gyms and outdoor adventures.

Highlights
  • Gamified grade pyramids for improvement
  • Friend activity feed
  • Outdoor guidebook with user-added climbs
  • Gym session tracking
  • User-created workout and circuit plans
  • Personalized climb recommendations
  • Climbing progress analysis charts
Features
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Gamify your climbing with Pebble! Pebble helps you improve your climbing by giving you a grade pyramid to complete each week. Finish the pyramid and move up a level. If you don't, you'll get 2 more tries before you drop back down a level. Each level is tailored to your abilities and helps direct you to climbs that are appropriate for you. In addition to the gamification, Pebble offers these other features: • Follow your friends in the FEED to see their sends and media or your gym to see when a new area has been reset or if any events are happening soon. • Find climbs for your next trip in the OUTDOOR GUIDEBOOK or give back by adding climbs that you've sent to the guidebook through the app in a wiki-style. • Track your nightly sessions at the local CLIMBING GYM if they've joined Pebble or even if they haven't. • Find climbing-specific WORKOUTS & CIRCUITS that other users have created to do specifically at your gym, your local crag, or at home. • Get RECOMMENDATIONS based on your current climbing ability and what climbs you need to send to reach the next grade. • ANALYZE your climbing and training using our charts to see your progress and plan your next sessions. • SCHEDULE workouts and sessions and track your successful completion automatically.

Screenshots

Trail Run Project4 screens
Pebble Climbing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pebble Climbing at every 8 days against Trail Run Project's every 5 weeks. Trail Run Project's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (67% vs 47%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Trail Run Project holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trail Run Project has 418 ratings behind it against 55, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Trail Run Project's written reviews are positive against 47% of Pebble Climbing's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trail Run Project ships an update every 5 weeks, Pebble Climbing every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Trail Run Project versus Pebble Climbing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrail Run ProjectPebble Climbing
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (418 ratings) — better4.3 (55 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better46.7% of reviews
Number of ratings418 — better55
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB158 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdventure Projects Inc.Pebble Climbing, LLC

Customer experience

Trail Run Project

All ratings418 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral2.2%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative29.0%

Pebble Climbing

All ratings55 ratings
Positive76.4%
Neutral10.9%
Negative12.7%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive46.7%
Neutral26.7%
Negative26.7%

Bugs and requests

Trail Run Project

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes frequently during use
  • Map view unresponsive and jumps around
  • Trail selection scroll at bottom is broken
  • Map fails to load or refresh properly
  • State map downloads fail
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  • UI freezes when navigating areas with many trails
  • GPS tracking inaccurate in some regions
  • Elevation profile feature removed or inaccessible
  • Inconsistency between website and app trail data
  • Performance degradation after recent updates

Requested features

10 requests
  • GPX file export capability
  • Apple Watch app integration
  • Real-time friend tracking/safety monitoring
  • Off-trail warning system
  • Run tracking with splits and audio feedback
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  • Ability to add photos directly from app
  • Watch app for Garmin devices
  • Trail condition comments and forum
  • Easier trail submission process
  • Unified hub for multi-activity data

Pebble Climbing

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Trail Run Project

No in-app purchases

None

Pebble Climbing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Trail Run Project free?
Trail Run Project is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pebble Climbing free?
Pebble Climbing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Trail Run Project or Pebble Climbing?
Trail Run Project is rated higher. Trail Run Project averages 4.6 out of 5 from 418 ratings, while Pebble Climbing averages 4.3 from 55 ratings.
Do Trail Run Project or Pebble Climbing have ads?
Neither Trail Run Project nor Pebble Climbing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Trail Run Project or Pebble Climbing?
Trail Run Project ships an update every 5 weeks, and Pebble Climbing every 8 days. Most recently, Trail Run Project was updated on September 20, 2026 and Pebble Climbing on September 17, 2026.

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