BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing vs SocialBoulder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
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.
- Find new climbing routes
- Share climbing beta
- Discover personalized routes
- Challenge friends
- Connect with climbers
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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)
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. SocialBoulder asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
| Parameter | BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing | SocialBoulder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 84.2% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Florian Zindel | SocialBoulder |
Customer experience
BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing
SocialBoulder
In-app purchases
BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing
- 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
SocialBoulder
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing free?
Is SocialBoulder free?
Do BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing or SocialBoulder have ads?
Which is updated more often, BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing or SocialBoulder?
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