Comparison

First Bolt vs Flashboard climbing

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

Head to head
About

First Bolt

Easily navigate to climbing spots and identify routes with up-to-date information. Avoid surprises like incorrect routes or hazards. Quickly find your way to the crag and understand route difficulties.

Highlights
  • Route grade identification from photos
  • Map-based crag approach navigation
  • Route sorting by difficulty and rating
  • Up-to-date route information
  • Safety tips for climbing
Features
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First Bolt will enable you to easily approach and know your way around the crag or boulder, find routes and get the most relevant and up to date information about them. - Have you ever wandered around a crag for hours, looking for the approach path? - Have you ever started climbing a route only to discover it is not what you thought it is and ended up leaving your gear on it? - Were you ever surprised by nesting birds or loose holds while climbing? First Bolt will help you avoid all that. This app will help you climb safely, save time with no hustle. Key features: - Just take a picture of the route and see it's grade immediately, no more mixing up routes. - Full approach on the map for quick and safe navigation to the crag. - Sort routes by difficulty, star ranking and more. Currently the app is only available for selected sites in Israel. Join our community and let's make the climbing world a little bit safer.

About

Flashboard climbing

Features
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Flashboard is made for climbers with wallz. Set routes, edit, log sends, rate and grade them. Invite your friends to your wall to climb and create routes! Easily set up your wall for free - upload wall image, mark holds, and create your first route. Integrates with Flashboard LED system for moonboard-like route lighting: connect with multiple phones simultaneously, so each climber can put on his route and the switch back to a different route easily without disconnecting.

Screenshots

First Bolt4 screens
Flashboard climbing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Flashboard climbing at 12.0 against First Bolt's 15.1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
First Bolt versus Flashboard climbing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirst BoltFlashboard climbing
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.112.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOfir DaganDavid Gdalevich

In-app purchases

None

First Bolt

No in-app purchases

None

Flashboard climbing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is First Bolt free?
First Bolt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flashboard climbing free?
Flashboard climbing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do First Bolt or Flashboard climbing have ads?
Neither First Bolt nor Flashboard climbing shows ads.

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