Comparison

Climb Designer vs Chanbara Samurai

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

Head to head
About

Climb Designer

Design and visualize climbing routes in augmented reality. Create custom routes with various holds and walls, and share them with others. Users with compatible devices can view these routes even without the app installed.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality route setting
  • Variety of holds, walls, and volumes
  • Environmental scanning with Lidar
  • Route sharing via website
  • Customizable hold colors and materials
  • Undo/redo functionality
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Climb Designer allows you to set climbing routes in Augmented Reality, routes can then be viewed by anyone with an iOS device, even without the app installed by visiting the climb designer website. Climb Designer has lots of different types of holds and walls for you to build your creation, if you have a Lidar enabled phone, we can even create a scan of the environment to help visualise your climb. Q: How do I add a hold A: A `ghosted` version of a hold will be displayed on the screen, when you tap, it will be placed wherever it is Q: How do I change to a different hold/volume/wall A: Tap the paintbrush icon to view all available holds/walls/volumes. Select one to set it as your active hold. Long-press a hold to see a larger version of it Q: How do I change the color/material of a hold? A: Tap the color dropper icon. This loads the color picker tool. Tap a material to apply it to your current hold and set it as your active color. Long-press to see a larger version Q: How do I rotate a hold? A: With a hold selected, Identified by a ring, use a two-finger gesture to rotate the hold Q: How do I re-size a hold? A: With a hold selected. use a two-finger pinch gesture to scale the hold Q: How do I move an already placed hold? A: Long-press on a hold, this will pick the hold up so you can move it. Tap again to place it. Q: How do I set the start/finish tags of a route A: Tap the tag icon to add or remove a tag from a hold Q: How do I change the tag color? A: Long-press on the tag icon to show the color picker for the tag. Tap a color to apply it to the tag Q: How do I re-select a hold? A: Double-tap a hold to select it, you can now change it's color etc Q: How do I remove a hold? A: With a hold selected, press the remove button Q: How do I remove all holds? A: With any hold selected, long-press the remove button. You will be asked if you want to remove all the holds. Tap yes to remove all holds Q: How do I undo my last action? A: Swiping left on the screen will undo your last action, you can swipe left until your scene is empty if you wish Q: How do I redo my last action? A: Swiping right on the screen will redo your last undone action. Q: How do I go full-screen? A: Tap the glasses icon to go into full-screen view mode. Tapping the screen again will go back to edit mode Q: How do I upload my climb so others can view it? A: When you're happy with your route, you can upload it for everyone to see. Tap the upload icon at the top of the screen. YOu will be prompted to login/register if you don't have an account already. Once logged in, fill in a few details about your climb, give it a name, description, estimated grade, optional location and press upload. Q: How do I allow a friend to create a climb with me? A: When creating a climb together, make sure that you and your friend both have the latest version of the app. Both users should open the app, The app will automatically find each other. One user can tap a banner at the top of the screen to share the scene with the other user. Your sessions will sync and you will then be sharing the same 3D-Environment to work in.

About

Chanbara Samurai

Features
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Shake your iPhone to make sounds. Intended to be played by hand. [Sword putting away mode]. The sound of putting away the sword will be played at random. Battou Mode The sound of a sword being struck is played at random. You can enjoy different sounds by selecting either mode with the tab bar. You can play Chanbara with this application. [Caution. Please use this app with caution and be careful not to throw or drop your iPhone. The developer is not responsible for any damages or claims from third parties resulting from the use of this application. Sound Effects © Sound Effects Lab. https://soundeffect-lab.info/

Screenshots

Climb Designer4 screens
Chanbara Samurai4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chanbara Samurai at none against Climb Designer's 6. Climb Designer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Climb Designer sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Chanbara Samurai asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Climb Designer ships an update every 5 days, Chanbara Samurai every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Climb Designer versus Chanbara Samurai: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClimb DesignerChanbara Samurai
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.5 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopernthStateharu komatsuda

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Climb Designer

One-time6
  • Bubble Hold Pack$0.99
  • Curvy Volumes Pack$0.99
  • Edge Hold Pack$0.99
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  • Volumes Pack$0.99
  • Dual Texture Stripe Hold Pack$0.99
  • Tube Hold Pack$0.99
None

Chanbara Samurai

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Climb Designer free?
Climb Designer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chanbara Samurai free?
Chanbara Samurai is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Climb Designer or Chanbara Samurai have ads?
Chanbara Samurai shows ads; Climb Designer does not.
Which is updated more often, Climb Designer or Chanbara Samurai?
Climb Designer ships an update every 5 days, and Chanbara Samurai every 3 months. Most recently, Climb Designer was updated on November 1, 2026 and Chanbara Samurai on October 29, 2026.

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