Comparison

BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing vs SocialBoulder

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 your bouldering ascents, draw routes on photos of your wall, and track your progress. Connect with friends, compete on leaderboards, and discover new projects. All features are free, with an optional tipping option to support development.

Highlights
  • Draw boulders on wall photos
  • Smart hold detection
  • Log ascents with grades and styles
  • Filter and sort boulders
  • Build project lists
  • Climb leaderboards
  • Track personal climbing stats
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

SocialBoulder

Discover new climbing routes at your gym, share your progress, and challenge friends. Find routes tailored to your skill level and connect with the climbing community.

Highlights
  • Find new climbing routes
  • Share climbing beta
  • Discover personalized routes
  • Challenge friends
  • Connect with climbers
Features
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Thanks to SocialBoulder, find new routes in your gym, share your beta, find routes that suit you, challenge your friends ... (Social Boulder, SBoulder)

Screenshots

BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing4 screens
SocialBoulder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing at 84% against SocialBoulder's 33%. SocialBoulder's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9). On price, update cadence, ads 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. BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. SocialBoulder asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing ships an update every 3 days, SocialBoulder every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing versus SocialBoulder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoulderBook Spraywall ClimbingSocialBoulder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.2% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlorian ZindelSocialBoulder

Customer experience

BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing

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

SocialBoulder

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

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

SocialBoulder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing free?
BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SocialBoulder free?
SocialBoulder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing or SocialBoulder have ads?
Neither BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing nor SocialBoulder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing or SocialBoulder?
BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing ships an update every 3 days, and SocialBoulder every 2 days. Most recently, BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing was updated on November 6, 2026 and SocialBoulder on October 30, 2026.

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