01
SNAP IT
Photograph the problem, then pick the hold colour, level and wall. Ring the start and finish holds if you like. If someone has already added it, the app shows you before you save.
ANY GYM · ANY WALL · YOUR TROOP
SNAP THE
BOULDER.
ROB THE
BANANAS.
Ape Index is a bouldering log that works at any gym, because climbers add the problems themselves from a photo. Log a send in two taps, earn bananas, and see who in your troop is top banana this month. In testing now with climbers at The Font Hounslow.
2 TAPS
TO LOG A SEND
53
UK WALLS IN THE LIST
OFFLINE
WORKS WITH NO SIGNAL
FREE
WHILE WE TEST
FLASHED IT.
+60 BANANAS
NO GYM SIGN-UP NEEDED
A SEND TAKES TWO TAPS
WORKS WITH NO SIGNAL
HALF AGAIN FOR A FLASH
BETA STAYS HIDDEN UNTIL YOU TAP
IN TESTING NOW ON ANDROID
01 · THE LOOP
FROM WALKING IN
TO A BANANA BURST.
Built around what climbers want, in order: remembering what you've done, then bragging rights and the hit of ticking it off.
02
LOG IT IN TWO TAPS
+1 try, Sent or Flashed. Add stars, how it felt for the level, notes, and whether it's reachy. Your session starts itself on the first try.
03
EARN BANANAS
Every send bursts into bananas. Harder levels pay more, and a flash pays half again with a golden burst.
04
BEAT YOUR TROOP
Start a troop, share the code, and four boards do the rest: this month, progress, flashes and all time.
02 · SESSIONS
EVERY SESSION
ENDS ON A CARD.
Tap End and you get the lot: sends, flashes, tries, bananas, and where you now sit on your troop's board. Share it as an image, or just enjoy it.
01
YOUR HISTORY BY LEVEL
The Log tab keeps every problem you've logged and a pyramid of your sends by level. Walls that have been reset still count.
02
NO SIGNAL, NO PROBLEM
Everything saves on your phone first and syncs when the signal comes back.
03
NO SPOILERS
Your troop mates' notes sit behind Tap to reveal beta until you choose to look.
EXAMPLE
SESSION DONE.
THE FONT HOUNSLOW
- SENDS
- 6
- FLASHES
- 2
- TRIES
- 19
- BANANAS
- 260
Up 2 places to 3rd this month.
03 · BANANAS, BOARDS AND RANKS
YELLOW ALWAYS MEANS
YOU WON SOMETHING.
Bananas are worked out on the server, so the board can't be fiddled. Every gym uses its own levels. At The Font Hounslow that's Lemon & Herb to Inferno.
BANANAS PER SEND AT THE FONT HOUNSLOW
LEMON & HERB
10
MILD
20
MEDIUM
30
HOT
40
VERY HOT
50
INFERNO
60
FLASH BONUS
+50%
Send it first go for half again and a golden burst.
REACH BONUS
+50%
When climbers vote a problem reachy and you're under 170 cm.
REPEATS
0
Bananas are for first sends.
FOUR BOARDS IN EVERY TROOP
- THIS MONTH
- PROGRESS Sends above your usual level, from your fifth send
- FLASHES
- ALL TIME
SIX RANKS
Every banana you earn counts towards your rank. A rank up gets a full-screen card.
- 01 MARMOSET 0
- 02 CAPUCHIN 250
- 03 GIBBON 750
- 04 ORANGUTAN 2,000
- 05 CHIMP 5,000
- 06 SILVERBACK 12,000
Lifetime bananas needed for each rank.
CROWNS: Boards reset on the 1st of the month. Last month's top three wear a crown.
We'll tune these numbers during testing.
04 · COMING NEXT
COMING NEXT.
Not in the app yet. Testers get these first.
05 · FAQ
NO FLUFF. JUST CHALK.
DOES MY GYM NEED TO SIGN UP?
No. Climbers add the problems from photos. 53 UK walls are in the list, starting with The Font Hounslow. If yours is missing, suggest it from the app.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A WALL IS RESET?
Anyone can mark a wall as reset, with 24 hours to undo. Its problems are archived and your logs still count for your history and your bananas.
WILL MY MATES SPOIL THE BETA?
Not unless you ask. Their notes stay hidden until you tap.
WHAT IF THERE'S NO SIGNAL?
Keep logging. It saves on your phone and syncs later.
HOW DO I GET IT?
On Android, tap the download button below. It isn't on the Play Store yet, so your phone will ask you to allow the install. Sign in with your email and the 6-digit code we send. There's no password.
WHAT ABOUT IPHONE?
Not yet. Leave your email below and we'll tell you when it's ready.
IS IT FREE?
Yes. Logging is free.
WHO CAN SEE MY CLIMBING?
Your logs and notes are seen by you and your troop mates. The problems themselves (photo, colour, level, wall) are seen by anyone signed in.
IT'S A TEST, RIGHT?
Yes. Expect rough edges, and tell Kunal what breaks.
06 · GET THE APP
GET YOUR TROOP ON THE WALL.
Ape Index is in testing with climbers at The Font Hounslow and their mates. Android first.
ANDROID
DOWNLOAD FOR ANDROID
- Tap download on your Android phone.
- Open the file and allow the install when Android asks.
- Sign in with your email and the 6-digit code we send.
- Pick your gym, then join your troop with a mate's code or start your own.
IPHONE