Comparison

BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing vs Boulder Creator

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

Head to head
About

BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing

Log and track your bouldering ascents on any wall, from home setups to commercial gyms. Draw boulder problems, rate your sends, and discover new projects with smart hold detection and customizable grading systems. Connect with friends, compete on leaderboards, and analyze your climbing performance.

Highlights
  • Draw boulders on wall photos
  • Smart hold detection
  • Log sends with grades and styles
  • Filter and discover projects
  • Climbing leaderboards
  • Performance analytics
  • Gym chat and activity feed
Features
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The spray wall app your whole crew uses for free. BoulderBook saves every boulder on your spraywall, board or home wall right on a photo of the wall – no subscription, no paid wall setup, no ads. Made by climbers for climbers, in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch and Czech. DRAW BOULDERS IN SECONDS • Snap a photo of your wall and tap the holds – smart hold detection snaps each tap to the hold • Mark start holds, top and feet; set foothold rules and matching • Number the holds so everyone climbs the exact same sequence LOG EVERY SEND • Tick boulders as flash or redpoint and rate the grade • Thumbs up the best lines, add style tags like crimpy, slopey or dyno • Font or V-scale grades – switch any time FIND YOUR NEXT PROJECT • Browse every boulder on your wall and filter by grade, wall, style tags and what you've already sent • Sort by newest, hardest, easiest or most popular • Build project lists, share public lists or create collaborative circuits with friends CLIMB THE LEADERBOARD • Season rankings for boulderers and setters at your gym • Medals for the season's top three • Global ranking across all gyms KNOW YOUR LEVEL • Season score, grade pyramid and style breakdown • Personal insights: hardest send, flash ceiling and more • Your complete climbing history in one place STAY IN THE LOOP • Live activity feed of flashes, tops and new boulders • Gym chat and comments with photos and GIFs • Push notifications when someone comments or reacts to your boulders FOR EVERY WALL Commercial gyms, climbing clubs and private home walls – set up your gym in a minute, keep it public or invite only your crew. Find gyms near you on the map. Every feature is free for everyone. If BoulderBook helps your climbing, an optional tip in the app keeps it running. Questions or ideas? Use the feedback button in the app – we read everything.

About

Boulder Creator

Easily create and share climbing problems with a global community. Document your training sessions by marking holds, assigning difficulty, and tracking your progress. No more physical markers needed to share your latest challenges.

Highlights
  • Create climbing problems
  • Share problems with community
  • Mark holds on wall photos
  • Assign difficulty levels
  • Track sends and projects
  • Profile for progress tracking
Features
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Take your climbing experience to a new era. Passionate about bouldering? Boulder Creator is the ultimate tool to connect with your gym, track your progress, and bring route setting creativity right to your fingertips. Forget about colored tape, blurry wall markings, or memorizing sequences. Now you can set, share, and climb interactive problems in seconds. What can you do with Boulder Creator? • CREATE WITHOUT LIMITS: Snap a photo of the wall, mark the holds, define grip types, choose the grade, and save your line. Your boulder is instantly available for the entire community. • LOGBOOK AND PROGRESS: Keep a detailed history of your sends, pending projects, and performance metrics for every session. • RANKINGS AND COMMUNITY: Check your position on the leaderboard alongside climbers and routesetters at your local gym. • DIGITAL BULLETIN BOARD: Stay updated on active events, gym competitions, and challenge yourself with the Boulder of the Week. Whether you train at a commercial climbing gym or on your private homewall, Boulder Creator keeps your motivation at an all-time high. Download for free and join the new era of climbing.

Screenshots

BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing4 screens
Boulder Creator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Boulder Creator at 4.7 against BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing's 4.1. Boulder Creator also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 9). BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Boulder Creator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Boulder Creator holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 31 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing's written reviews are positive against 89% of Boulder Creator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing ships an update every 3 days, Boulder Creator every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing versus Boulder Creator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoulderBook Spraywall ClimbingBoulder Creator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (11 ratings)4.7 (31 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.2% of reviews88.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1131 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlorian ZindelGustavo Grassi

Customer experience

BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive84.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative10.5%

Boulder Creator

All ratings31 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing

One-time9
  • BoulderBook Unterstützer$1.00
  • Tip: a coffee$1.99
  • Tip: a bag of chalk$3.99
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  • BoulderBook Supporter$3.99
  • BoulderBook Unterstützer$4.00
  • Trinkgeld: Pizza nach der Session$8.99
  • BoulderBook Unterstützer$9.00
  • Tip: a gym day pass$17.99
  • BoulderBook Unterstützer$18.00
None

Boulder Creator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing free?
BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Boulder Creator free?
Boulder Creator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing or Boulder Creator?
Boulder Creator is rated higher. BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing averages 4.1 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Boulder Creator averages 4.7 from 31 ratings.
Do BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing or Boulder Creator have ads?
Neither BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing nor Boulder Creator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing or Boulder Creator?
BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing ships an update every 3 days, and Boulder Creator every 6 weeks. Most recently, BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing was updated on November 13, 2026 and Boulder Creator on November 3, 2026.

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