Indoor Bouldering is as simple as it gets: you pick the grade, log your attempts, and mark whether you sent it. There are no reports, no graphs, no gym integration, and you can’t name problems to tell them apart later. It’s basically a session-by-session journal — quick to use, but limited if you want deeper insight into progress. Works fine as a lightweight log, but many it can be too bare-bones.

Mountain Project is a community-driven outdoor database with huge coverage (best in North America). Great for finding crags, access notes, and recent comments. It crowdsources topos, descriptions, and approaches for outdoor areas. You can save states/regions for offline use and keep a simple tick list. It’s free, but the app lacks many website features—posting comments/photos, richer search, and smoother navigation. Treat it like a handy companion or backup to a guidebook rather than a polished, all-in-one tool.

Rockfax is the digital version of traditional climbing guidebooks. It gives you topos, maps, and route descriptions for crags across the UK and Europe, all in your pocket. It’s best suited for outdoor climbers who want reliable access to established Rockfax titles without carrying heavy books. The trade-off is that, like any digital guide, can be clunky compared to flipping through a book. It doesn’t log your indoor attempts or help structure sessions. This one’s about outdoor route information, not training or tracking.

Griptonite is built for indoor climbing at partner gyms. You scan or tap problems on the gym map, tick them, and see basic grade progress plus leaderboards. When your gym keeps it updated, it’s a handy way to track resets and projects. The trade‑offs: it’s tied to participating gyms (not useful outdoors), performance can feel slow and glitchy—especially on Android—and some helpful filters (like grade) now sit behind a Pro paywall.