Comparison

Redpoint vs NYC Flash

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Redpoint

Automatically track your bouldering and climbing sessions with detailed insights and personalized training plans. Use your watch to monitor ascents, heart rate, and route difficulty, then receive AI-driven suggestions to reach your next climbing grade.

Highlights
  • Automatic climbing session tracking
  • Detailed ascent feedback
  • Personalized training suggestions
  • Watch and iPhone integration
  • HealthKit integration
  • Route difficulty tracking
Features
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This is the best app to track your climbing and boulder sessions automatically. Redpoint gives you detailed overview and feedback on your ascents. Use your Watch or iPhone as a fitness tracker for bouldering and climbing. Contribute your climbing session to closing your daily rings! Workouts are stored in HealthKit and therefore visible in the Health app and Workouts app as well. After each session you will see detailed information about your climbs: the overall height, your heart rate, duration, maximum ascent height, ascending speed, difficulty of routes, and most importantly: Redpoint will give you personalized training suggestions based on that data. How to go from V4 to V5? Or from 5.11b to 5.11c? Redpoint creates a training plan just for you to achieve your next climbing goals. So, how does that work? Thanks to highly advanced machine learning we are able to classify climbing movements right on your Watch. In addition to that we use the built-in barometer to measure the ascended altitude. You can track the difficulty of ascended routes right from the Watch. With Redpoint you can use your Watch for: - Bouldering - Top Rope - Sport Climbing - Trad Climbing - Multi Rope (Alpine) - Free Solo - Aid Climbing - Via Ferrata - Ice Climbing Available Redpoint Membership Subscriptions: There are two options available: Three-months membership and annual membership. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy and Terms: https://redpoint-app.com/privacy

About

NYC Flash

Share your bouldering projects and progress with a community of climbers. Learn from others, showcase your sends, and get inspired to improve your climbing skills.

Highlights
  • Share boulder projects
  • Showcase climbing sends
  • Learn from community
  • Improve climbing skills
  • Community-driven content
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This app allows us to share our boulder projects with other fellow climbers. Show how you send your projects, help others improve their climbing, learn from our community.

Screenshots

Redpoint4 screens
NYC Flash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: NYC Flash at 100% against Redpoint's 46%. NYC Flash also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). Redpoint's advantage is ratings volume (566 vs 12) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Redpoint sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. NYC Flash asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NYC Flash holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Redpoint has 566 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Redpoint's written reviews are positive against 100% of NYC Flash's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Redpoint ships an update every 2 months, NYC Flash weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Redpoint versus NYC Flash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRedpointNYC Flash
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (566 ratings)5.0 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings566 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerriedel.wtf apps S.L.Bora Tunca

Customer experience

Redpoint

All ratings565 ratings
Positive85.3%
Neutral5.7%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews204 reviews
Positive45.6%
Neutral22.5%
Negative31.9%

NYC Flash

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Redpoint

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Altitude tracking not working after iOS/watchOS updates
  • App crashing when trying to access settings
  • Inconsistent recording of ascents, sometimes overcounting
  • Issues with syncing data between iPhone and Apple Watch

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to edit/delete individual climbs
  • Multi-discipline tracking in a single session
  • More advanced data visualization and analytics
  • Garmin watch compatibility
  • Ability to add custom route photos
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  • Automatic detection of gym ground level

NYC Flash

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Redpoint

Subscriptions4
  • Redpoint Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Redpoint Pro 3 Months$10.993 Months
  • Redpoint Pro 1 Year7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Redpoint Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Redpoint Pro Lifetime Unlock$139.99
None

NYC Flash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Redpoint free?
Redpoint is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NYC Flash free?
NYC Flash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Redpoint or NYC Flash?
NYC Flash is rated higher. Redpoint averages 4.5 out of 5 from 566 ratings, while NYC Flash averages 5.0 from 12 ratings.
Do Redpoint or NYC Flash have ads?
Neither Redpoint nor NYC Flash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Redpoint or NYC Flash?
Redpoint ships an update every 2 months, and NYC Flash weekly. Most recently, Redpoint was updated on November 11, 2026 and NYC Flash on November 3, 2026.

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