Retro Flash vs Red
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Retro Flash
This app helps climbers maximize their spray wall training with unique tools for setting various problems and supports multiple grading systems. It fosters a community for climbers to share and improve their training.
- Spray wall problem setting
- Supports symmetrical, partly symmetrical, adjustable, and private walls
- Circuit and competition boulder creation
- Fontainebleau, Dankyu, and Hueco grading systems
- Customizable grading systems
- Wall upgrades for new possibilities
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Welcome to Retro Flash and the Arcade Bouldering Community! Retro Flash is the Ultimate Spray Wall App, designed with every member of the climbing community in mind! We have created a lot of unique tools to ensure that everyone has everything they need to get the most out of their spray walls! For example, we support symmetrical, partly symmetrical, adjustable and private walls! Set all kinds of problems on your wall, like circuits or even competition boulders! With our wall upgrades, we upgrade your walls to the next level, opening up a lot of new possibilities! Now, you can even upgrade your walls by yourself!! Retro Flash supports the Fontainebleau, Dankyu and Hueco grading systems. You can also define your own grading systems or even deactivate grading! Download Retro Flash now and become a part of our growing community!
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.
- High-definition 3D climbing guides
- Offline crag and wall downloads
- Global climbing data (1300+ walls)
- Fast and flexible search
- Supports multiple continents
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Retro Flash at 4.7 against Red's 3.4. Retro Flash also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 55%) and ratings volume (226 vs 10). 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
Both are free to download. Retro Flash sells 8 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.
Retro Flash holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Retro Flash has 226 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Retro Flash's written reviews are positive against 55% of Red's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Retro Flash | Red |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (226 ratings) — better | 3.4 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.9% of reviews — better | 54.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 226 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 162 MB | 537 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arcade Bouldering UG (haftungsbeschrnkt) | Alpha Outdoors Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Retro Flash
Red
Bugs and requests
Retro Flash
Reported bugs
8 issues- Cannot see sends anymore
- All boulders set to unclimbed for all users
- Statistics are gone
- Won't let me reset wall
- Won't let me delete walls
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- Won't let me add a new wall on a new account
- Camera button to add a photo doesn't do anything
- Can't change the angle of the wall
Requested features
4 requests- Add a tick list of all climbs done
- Show number and distribution of grades
- Copy route feature for minor adjustments
- Ability to edit names or grades of existing boulders
Red
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Retro Flash
- Unlock Rules for Circles$4.99
- Home Wall Year Pass$4.99
- 1 Month Upgrade Pass$8.99
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- Additional Wall$9.99
- Gym Year Pass Tier 1$14.99
- Add Gym$14.99
- Gym Year Pass Tier 2$29.99
- 6 Months Upgrade Pass$44.99
Red
- Red-Point+ Monthly3 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Red-Point+ Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
