Comparison

BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing vs Red

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, share, and rate boulder problems on your training wall. Never forget a climb's details on your spraywall again, whether at home, a club, or a commercial gym.

Highlights
  • Save boulder problems
  • Share climb definitions
  • Rate boulder problems
  • Use on homewalls
  • Use in climbing clubs
  • Use in commercial gyms
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

Red

Discover and navigate rock climbing routes with detailed 3D guides. Access climbing data for over 1300 walls globally, with offline download capabilities for remote areas. Quickly find climbs using a flexible search function.

Highlights
  • High-definition 3D climbing guides
  • Offline crag and wall downloads
  • Global climbing data (1300+ walls)
  • Fast and flexible search
  • Supports multiple continents
Features
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Red-Point is the ultimate rock climbing companion. Find climbs easily with our high-definition 3D climbing guides. Download crags and walls for offline use when you're out climbing. Climbing data for over 1300 walls in Europe, North America, South America and Australia. Lightning fast, highly flexible search to find climbs at the crag.

Screenshots

BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing4 screens
Red4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing at 4.0 against Red's 3.4. BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 55%) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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 5 one-off in-app purchases and Red sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing's written reviews are positive against 55% of Red's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing ships an update every 3 days, Red every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing versus Red: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoulderBook Spraywall ClimbingRed
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (10 ratings) — better3.4 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better54.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1010
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB537 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlorian ZindelAlpha Outdoors Pty Ltd

Customer experience

BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative11.1%

Red

All ratings10 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral18.2%
Negative27.3%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing

One-time5
  • BoulderBook Unterstützer$1.00
  • BoulderBook Supporter$3.99
  • BoulderBook Unterstützer$4.00
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  • BoulderBook Unterstützer$9.00
  • BoulderBook Unterstützer$18.00
2 purchases

Red

Subscriptions2
  • Red-Point+ Monthly3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Red-Point+ Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing free?
BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Red free?
Red is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing or Red?
BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing is rated higher. BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing averages 4.0 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Red averages 3.4 from 10 ratings.
Do BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing or Red have ads?
Neither BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing nor Red shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing or Red?
BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing ships an update every 3 days, and Red every 3 weeks. Most recently, BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing was updated on October 24, 2026 and Red on October 20, 2026.

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