Retro Flash vs ewalls
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!
ewalls
This app enhances climbing training on Quantum Boards and Walltopia LED walls. It allows users to connect to gym hardware, light up routes, log climbs, and share them with a global community.
- Connects to Quantum Board and Walltopia LED walls
- Lights up climbing routes
- Logs climbing sessions
- Shares routes with a global community
- Supports gym hardware integration
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Your smart climbing partner for the Quantum Board and Walltopia LED walls. Elevate your climbing and training experience with ewalls, the dedicated app for all Walltopia LED walls and the Quantum Board. Connect seamlessly to the Quantum Board or the hardware in your gym to light up, climb, log, and share routes within the global climbing community.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Retro Flash at 83% against ewalls's 17%. Retro Flash also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (226 vs 2). ewalls's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. ewalls asks for nothing beyond the download.
Retro Flash holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Retro Flash has 226 ratings behind it against 2, 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 17% of ewalls's.
Retro Flash ships an update every 3 weeks, ewalls every 8 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Retro Flash | ewalls |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (226 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.9% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 226 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 162 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arcade Bouldering UG (haftungsbeschrnkt) | WALLTOPIA |
Customer experience
Retro Flash
ewalls
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
ewalls
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
ewalls
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Retro Flash free?
Is ewalls free?
Which has better reviews, Retro Flash or ewalls?
Do Retro Flash or ewalls have ads?
Which is updated more often, Retro Flash or ewalls?
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