# Vertical-Life Climbing

> Outdoor crags, indoor gyms, and personalized training plans

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/info.verticallife](https://chrome-stats.com/d/info.verticallife)

## Overview

- **ID:** `info.verticallife`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Vertical-Life
- **Category:** SPORTS
- **Downloads:** 262,911
- **Rating:** 2.10 / 5 (1,329 ratings)
- **Version:** vl-6.19.8
- **Last updated:** 2025-09-12
- **First published:** 2013-09-12
- **Publisher country:** IT
- **Size:** 191 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-24
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=info.verticallife)
- **Website:** [https://www.vertical-life.info](https://www.vertical-life.info/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.vertical-life.info/legal/privacy-policy](https://www.vertical-life.info/legal/privacy-policy)

## Description

**Vertical-Life Climbing** is the all-in-one climbing guide designed by climbers for climbers. Whether you love sport climbing, bouldering, or multi-pitch routes, Vertical-Life helps you discover hundreds of digital climbing guidebooks worldwide — available both online and offline. Authored by local experts, the app offers continuously updated crags, precise topos, and GPS navigation to popular climbing spots.

Inside the gym, track your ascents, view local rankings, and stay updated with new routes. Personalized training plans created by professional coaches are tailored to your skill level and your gym's routes, alongside free daily workouts. Engage in challenges and competitions to boost motivation, climb with a supportive community, and connect with friends globally. Premium subscriptions unlock the full outdoor experience, including millions of ascents, digital maps, and enhanced beta access. Accessible via the app and web, Vertical-Life is your perfect partner for climbing adventures of all levels.

## Rankings

- #139,546 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.READ_SYNC_STATS`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `info.verticallife.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users praise the app for its broad, Europe-wide library of crags/topos and its climb-logging capability, plus offline workarounds. However, they consistently report stability bugs, crashes, unreliable topos loading, frequent login/account friction, problematic code redemption with a subscription model, and data that is outdated or inconsistently available.

### Pros

- Extensive, Europe-spanning library of crags and topos.
- Topos are a core, helpful feature for planning and navigation when they load.
- Useful climb-logging feature for tracking attempts and routes.
- Offline access via downloaded maps and screenshots when the network is poor.
- Generally helpful for finding crags and planning climbs across regions.

### Cons

- Frequent bugs and crashes; performance and stability are major issues.
- Code redemption often fails and the shift to a subscription model angered users who had purchased guides.
- Topos and data are frequently outdated, incomplete, or fail to load properly.
- Account creation, login, and ongoing authentication problems disrupt use.
- Offline data/content reliability and updates can require repeated re-downloads and break caches.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/info.verticallife)