POGO: Rock Climbing Readiness

Name: POGO: Rock Climbing Readiness
Rating: 5 (4 reviews)
Author: Gunnar Autterson

Know when to push or rest

Only for iPhone

Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.

4 Ratings
Age Rating

4+
Years
Category

Health & Fitness
Developer

Gunnar Autterson
Language

EN
English
Size

38.9
MB

iPhone

POGO is the free climbing app that tells you when to push and when to rest. Log your climbs in seconds. Get a daily Readiness Score and Load Ratio calculated from your session history. See when you're primed to send, and when your body needs recovery. No wearable. No subscription. Just smarter climbing. Built by a climbing coach with over 10 years of experience, POGO brings training-load science from high-performance sports into a simple, beautiful app that any climber can use. —— HOW IT WORKS Log your climbs fast. Tap grade, wall angle, effort, style, and attempts. Done in seconds. Your Climb Readiness Score (CRS) updates automatically based on recovery time, training load trends, cumulative fatigue, and volume patterns. Your Load Ratio tracks acute vs. chronic workload, the same metric elite coaches use to predict overtraining and injury risk. Overtraining warnings alert you when your body needs rest, before you get hurt. —— WHAT YOU GET Daily Readiness Score (0–100%) with clear guidance: push, maintain, or rest Load Ratio with visual overtraining risk indicator Personalized session recommendations (total climbs and max effort) Grade distribution and flash rate analytics Session history with volume charts and trends Performance records: highest grade, best flash, session records Groups with leaderboards, session feeds, and fist bumps Privacy controls: choose what you share and stay anonymous if you want XP and leveling system to reward consistency Works at any gym. No hardware, no gym integration required —— CLIMB WITH YOUR CREW Create or join groups to climb alongside your friends. See their sessions in a real-time feed, compete on leaderboards across XP, grades, and volume, and give fist bumps to hype each other up. You control what's shared. Choose full stats, a summary, or just the basics. Go anonymous if you want. It's your climbing circle, your rules. —— WHY POGO EXISTS 44% of indoor climbers experience overuse injuries. Most have no system for managing training load, often relying on how they feel, climb too hard too often, and end up injured. POGO fixes that. POGO doesn't tell you what to climb. It tells you how much your body can handle today, with data-backed guidelines to help you find the right dose for steady progression. POGO helps climbers reduce their risk of overtraining so they can climb more and continue progressing in the sport they love. —— THE SCIENCE POGO uses a proprietary load calculation algorithm to measure the demand of every climb, every session, and your full training history. Your Readiness Score is powered by real math, not AI. It's built on the Acute:Chronic Workload Ratio (ACWR) framework used in professional sports, calibrates to your personal climbing history over your first 10 sessions, and delivers increasingly accurate guidance for progression without overtraining. —— FREE FOREVER POGO's core functionality is and always will be free for every climber. No paywalls. No ads. Just a tool that helps you climb more and get hurt less. Questions or feedback? We'd love to hear from you.

Ratings & Reviews

5.0

out of 5

4 Ratings

The best climbing companion!
Apr 10
KainRG
Easy to understand Interface! Just what I was looking for to be able to track climbing progress and training goals! Would suggest to any climber trying to up their game!
The best climbing companion!
Apr 10
KainRG

Easy to understand Interface! Just what I was looking for to be able to track climbing progress and training goals! Would suggest to any climber trying to up their game!
Great Concept and Solid Design
Apr 16
BigHoss3644$
I’ve really started to enjoy using this. Logging climbs is super easy and the entire app feels seamless. Will become a daily staple in my workouts
Great Concept and Solid Design
Apr 16
BigHoss3644$

I’ve really started to enjoy using this. Logging climbs is super easy and the entire app feels seamless. Will become a daily staple in my workouts
Feature Request
Jun 25
Tran1010
Hey! I'm a sport climber requesting that route grades be added to this app. Currently been roughly estimating by dropping the grade and logging multiple of those climbs to estimate the route.
Feature Request
Jun 25
Tran1010

Hey! I'm a sport climber requesting that route grades be added to this app. Currently been roughly estimating by dropping the grade and logging multiple of those climbs to estimate the route.
Easy to track and makes climbing more fun!
Apr 8
Adam Gusky
It’s nice to track my workouts formally measure how intensive my schedule is. The leaderboard feature is super cool too!
Easy to track and makes climbing more fun!
Apr 8
Adam Gusky

It’s nice to track my workouts formally measure how intensive my schedule is. The leaderboard feature is super cool too!

What's New in v2.2.0 Smarter load tracking and a few long-awaited fixes. • Improved training load algorithm: projecting sessions weighted to better represent the effort spent in this session. • New XP formula rewards effort. Each attempt earns points, hard-won sends pay more, and flashes stay king at every grade. • Edit your sessions: add climbs, edit climbs, or delete a session from the past. Fix a typo without starting over. • Daily scores stay locked. Your CRS and Load Ratio update once per day at your local midnight, so you see the same score all day. • Refined readiness guidance with clearer language at every capacity level. • Plus performance improvements and UI polish throughout.

Version 2.2.0 Apr 22

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Seller: Gunnar Autterson
Size: 38.9 MB
Category: Health & Fitness
Compatibility: Requires iOS 15.1 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.

iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.

Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.

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Languages: English
Age Rating: 4+

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