Climb Designer vs Spider Hand AR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Spider Hand AR
Experience augmented reality by shooting spider silk that reacts to your finger movements. Create intricate web patterns in your environment by adopting specific hand poses. The app offers a unique way to interact with AR, but prolonged use may consume significant memory.
- Shoot spider silk in AR space
- Silk reacts to finger movements
- Create spider web patterns
- Hand pose detection for web shooting
- Hand tracking visualization settings
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Shoot spider silk in AR space! The silk reacts to your fingers and shoots out into the AR space! • How To 1.Launch Camera Press the \"Start\" button to launch the camera. 2.Make the pose and shoot web lines Point your camera at your hand. Extend your index and pinky fingers while bending your middle and ring fingers. When you make this pose, a web line will shoot out. 3.Create spider webs Hold the pose for one second to create a spider web pattern. • Cautions - If the web doesn't shoot, check hand detection by enabling hand tracking visualization in settings. - Avoid prolonged AR use as it consumes significant memory. - Be aware of your surroundings
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Spider Hand AR at 4.6 against Climb Designer's 1.0. Spider Hand AR also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ratings volume (87 vs 1). Climb Designer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). 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
Both are free to download. Climb Designer sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Spider Hand AR asks for nothing beyond the download.
Spider Hand AR holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spider Hand AR has 87 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Climb Designer ships an update every 5 days, Spider Hand AR monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Climb Designer | Spider Hand AR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.6 (87 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 87 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.5 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | nthState | takeshi ogawa |
Customer experience
Climb Designer
Spider Hand AR
In-app purchases
Climb Designer
- 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
Spider Hand AR
No in-app purchases









