Comparison

BoulderBot vs Board.Lore

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

BoulderBot

Generate and track bouldering routes on your home climbing wall. Features procedural generation for infinite climb variations, manual creation, and progress logging. Supports various wall types and works offline.

Highlights
  • Procedural climb generation
  • Manual climb creation
  • Progress tracking and logging
  • Wall setup wizard
  • Offline functionality
  • Search and filter problems
Features
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BoulderBot is your personal bouldering Spray Wall setter, tracker and organizer. Challenge yourself and find new inspiration by using the experimental Procedural Generation algorithms, quickly creating an infinite number of new climbs on your wall! You can customize parameters like Difficulty and Length to create problems suited to your needs. The generation algorithms are experimental and under active development, but even if they don't produce perfect results, you can immediately edit the generated problems in a few seconds (which is also a great way to improve your setting skills). You can also easily create your own custom problems from scratch. Problems can be saved for tracking your progress and logging ascents, and functionality like searching, filtering and sorting is available to find problems for your training sessions. ADDING YOUR WALL An interactive wizard procedure will allow you to add your wall in the application, guiding you in specifying all required information (this procedure will take around 5 to 10 minutes): - An image of the wall (specific instructions are given to ensure the best generation results) - Attributes like height and angle - The position of the holds on your wall, and their relative difficulty rating This procedure needs to be performed only when you add a new wall or reset the current one. Once a wall is added, all other functionality (like generating problems, or creating them manually) is immediate and takes no extra set up time. An in-app help system is also available if you have any doubt about the application. The application supports Home Climbing Walls, Spray Walls, Woodys, and Training Boards. The generation algorithms work only on generally flat walls which can be pictured in a single image; highly featured walls with many different angles, corners and roof sections are not supported at the moment. NO MANDATORY INTERNET CONNECTIVITY The Application can work completely offline: you can choose to use the App without an account, making the image you select and the Boulder problems you create all stored on your device's internal storage. PROBLEM RULES The boulder problems should be climbed by starting with both hands on green "Start" holds (either one hand per hold if there are two holds, or with both hands matching the single hold). Blue "Hold" holds can be used with both hands and feet, while yellow "Foot" holds cannot be touched by hands. The problem is considered complete once you hold for a couple of seconds onto the red "End" holds (either one hand per hold if there are two holds, or with both hands matching the single hold). DISCLAIMER Climbing is an inherently dangerous activity. Climbs shown in the App are random in nature, there is no guarantee about their safety, quality or correctness, please always judge the safety of the climbs before attempting them.

About

Board.Lore

This app enhances your climbing board experience by connecting to LED systems to light up problems. Discover new climbs, log your ascents, and share beta with a community of climbers. It offers a clean interface for tracking progress and interacting with your physical board.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth board connectivity
  • Browse and submit climbing problems
  • Log ascents and track progress
  • User-generated content
  • In-app content moderation
  • Favorites and personalization
  • Accessible interface
Features
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Board.Lore is a community-driven companion app for climbing boards. It helps climbers discover new problems, log ascents, and share beta with others who climb on the same board setups. Whether you’re training at home or climbing at your local gym, Board.Lore makes it easy to explore climbs, track progress, and stay connected with the global climbing community. The app connects to supported climbing board LED systems via Bluetooth, so you can light up problems directly on your physical board from your phone. Select a problem, send it to the board, and start climbing with clearly highlighted holds. Climbers can browse problems, view details, save favorites, and record sends. The app supports user-generated content, including problem submissions and custom board configurations, with built-in tools for reporting inappropriate content to maintain a safe, respectful environment. Board.Lore is designed to be fast, simple, and intuitive. Built for climbers who want a clean, focused way to interact with their board. Features Bluetooth board connectivity Connect to compatible LED climbing boards and light up selected problems directly from your device. Browse problems Explore a growing library of community-submitted problems for your board setup. Log your sends Track ascents, mark projects, and view your personal climbing history. Submit problems Create and share your own problems with the community. Safety and moderation Report inappropriate content via in-app reporting button. Favorites and personalization Save problems you love and filter down to your desired settings. Accessible, clean interface Designed for clarity and ease of use, with support for VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, and adaptive layouts across screen sizes. Privacy Policy https://boardlore-site.pages.dev/privacy

Screenshots

BoulderBot4 screens
Board.Lore4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Board.Lore at 5.0 against BoulderBot's 4.4. Board.Lore also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). On price, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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. BoulderBot sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Board.Lore asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Board.Lore holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of BoulderBot's written reviews are positive against 100% of Board.Lore's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BoulderBot versus Board.Lore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoulderBotBoard.Lore
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (11 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.1 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB111 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperLuca DellanaDaniel Koch

Customer experience

BoulderBot

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Board.Lore

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

BoulderBot

One-time3
  • BoulderBot Pro Pass - 3 Months$7.99
  • BoulderBot Pro Pass - 1 Year$17.99
  • BoulderBot Pro$27.99
None

Board.Lore

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BoulderBot free?
BoulderBot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Board.Lore free?
Board.Lore is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BoulderBot or Board.Lore?
Board.Lore is rated higher. BoulderBot averages 4.4 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Board.Lore averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do BoulderBot or Board.Lore have ads?
Neither BoulderBot nor Board.Lore shows ads.

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