Spot It vs BoulderMap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spot It
Discover top bouldering spots in The Bay Area with detailed maps and route information. Find climbs by difficulty, view photos, and get directions to parking. Perfect for climbers looking to explore new areas and improve their skills.
- Topographic maps with boulder outlines
- Driving directions to crag parking
- Filter by difficulty grade
- Search routes by name or difficulty
- Swipeable boulder photos
- Photos of all routes
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Spot It: Bouldering helps climbers of all ages find the best boulder problems in The Bay Area, while providing the most accurate beta to help you send! - Topographic maps with all boulders outlined - Driving directions straight to the crag parking lot - Filter by difficulty grade to help you cater your session to your group's skill level - Look up routes by name or by difficulty - Swipe through photos of entire boulder - Photos of all routes Suggestions? Help us make the app even better. Please email us at SpotItBouldering@gmail.com. Permissions description: - Precise Location - To show you your location relative to the best bouldering crags around the Bay Area.
BoulderMap
Discover and locate outdoor bouldering routes worldwide. Users contribute all climbing problems to a global map, allowing you to find your next challenge or explore new areas.
- World map of bouldering problems
- Locate boulders in the field
- Browse for new projects
- User-contributed content
- Add new problems and areas
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Search a world map of outdoor boulder problems. Locate boulders when you're out in the field or browse the map to find your next project. Everything on the map is contributed by users. Anyone can add a new boulder problem or area to the map.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BoulderMap at 100% against Spot It's 50%. BoulderMap also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 61 months). Spot It's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Spot It holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spot It has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Spot It's written reviews are positive against 100% of BoulderMap's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Spot It ships an update every 61 months, BoulderMap every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spot It | BoulderMap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (5 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 61 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Scott Mathewson | Avario Babushka |
Customer experience
Spot It
BoulderMap
In-app purchases
Spot It
No in-app purchases
BoulderMap
No in-app purchases
