Comparison

BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing vs Sqrls

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

Sqrls

Features
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sqrls is the climbing companion that turns every gym visit into measurable progress. Scan a route's QR code, log your send in one tap, and watch your stats grow. Whether you're chasing your first send of a new grade or grinding through a long-term project, sqrls keeps your climbing history in one place — no more spreadsheets, paper logs, or trying to remember what you sent last Wednesday. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Scan QR codes at your home gym to instantly log ascents • Track recent ascents with starthold and route photos to remember every send • See your completion rate by difficulty, sector, or hold color • Browse all the routes currently set — grouped by sector or grade • Add friends, follow their climbs, and compare progress BUILT FOR SETTERS, TOO Gym staff and routesetters can use sqrls to manage their wall: • Create QR codes for new routes • Edit difficulty, sector, hold color, or setter attribution from the gym floor • Capture a starthold and route photo so climbers can find the line at a glance • Take down routes in batches when it's time to re-set • Everything syncs across the team in real time WHO IT'S FOR sqrls works best at climbing gyms that have adopted the QR-per-route system. Ask your gym if they're partnered, or send them our way — we're rolling out to more walls. SUBSCRIPTION The core app is free. A Pro subscription unlocks logging ascents on the top two grades at your gym, plus future Pro-only features. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled. Manage or cancel any time in iPhone Settings. Questions, ideas, or want sqrls at your gym? Reach out via the support link below. Privacy Policy: https://sqrls.app/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing4 screens
Sqrls4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing at 3 against Sqrls's 1. On price, update cadence, 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 Sqrls sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing ships an update every 3 days, Sqrls every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing versus Sqrls: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoulderBook Spraywall ClimbingSqrls
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlorian ZindelMathias Steger

In-app purchases

5 purchases

BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing

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

Sqrls

Subscriptions2
  • Tier 1$0.991 Month
  • Tier 2 Monthly$2.991 Month

Questions

Is BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing free?
BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sqrls free?
Sqrls is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing or Sqrls have ads?
Neither BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing nor Sqrls shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing or Sqrls?
BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing ships an update every 3 days, and Sqrls every 4 days. Most recently, BoulderBook Spraywall Climbing was updated on October 24, 2026 and Sqrls on October 23, 2026.

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