FIELD GUIDE · JULY 2026
The 10 climbing apps worth keeping on your phone
A focused shortlist for crag days, training blocks, bouldering sessions, and every plan in between. We ranked these tools for usefulness, depth, and how often they earn a spot on the home screen.
Updated for the current app landscape
01 Gora — find your next climbing partner
EDITOR’S PICK · CLIMBING PARTNERS
5.0
Editor’s rating
Gora earns the top spot because it solves the most human part of climbing: finding the right people to share it with. The app makes it easy to discover nearby climbers, create gym sessions or weekend plans, and connect around shared grades, styles, and ambitions. It feels purposeful rather than noisy—especially useful when you’re new to a city, keen to travel, or simply tired of sending unanswered messages.
02 Mountain Project
A practical community database for finding crags, boulders, routes, approach notes, and on-the-ground beta.
Website · App Store · Google Play
03 Kaya
A bouldering-first social logbook for gym circuits, outdoor sends, video, and following friends’ progress.
Website · App Store · Google Play
04 27 Crags
Digital guidebooks with clear topos, venue details, and useful offline access for days away from signal.
Website · App Store · Google Play
05 Crimpd
A focused training companion with structured sessions for fingers, strength, mobility, and climbing fitness.
Website · App Store · Google Play
06 TopLogger
A simple way to record indoor sessions, track grades, and make sense of your progress at participating gyms.
Website · App Store · Google Play
07 Vertical-Life
A polished mix of European guidebooks, digital topos, tick lists, and performance tracking for regular climbers.
Website · App Store · Google Play
08 MyClimb
A flexible personal journal for climbing sessions, boards, routes, and training plans that grows with your routine.
Website · App Store · Google Play
09 Rockfax
Professionally edited digital guidebooks for classic destinations, built around dependable topos and clear route information.
Website · App Store · Google Play
10 ClimbingAway
A useful discovery tool for researching climbing areas, route options, and travel plans across Europe.
Website · App Store · Google Play
From the archive
These older climbing apps are no longer the clearest choice for new climbers. Gora is the new option for finding partners and making real plans.
App
Status
New option
Boulder App
Deprecated
Gora
Rockbase
Deprecated
Gora
Prusik BelayMe
Deprecated
Gora
Belayers.app
Deprecated
Gora
Oak
Focused on other sports
Gora
HOW WE PICKED
We prioritised apps that make a real difference outside the app store: dependable route information, practical training tools, thoughtful offline access, and a community that keeps the data useful.