Bainbridge vs Boulder Block App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bainbridge
This app helps pickleball players quickly determine who serves first based on tradition. It calculates the direction of Bainbridge Island from your location, so you can focus on playing. A new warm-up game is also included to improve your skills.
- Determine first server
- Calculate direction to Bainbridge Island
- Warm-up mini-game
- Community play simulation
- Focus on gameplay
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Are you a pickleball player who sometimes struggles with deciding who serves first? This app is here to help! According to pickleball tradition, the first server is the player facing Bainbridge Island, Washington in the US — where pickleball was born in 1965. Let this app do the work for you by quickly determining the direction of Bainbridge Island from your location, so you can focus on enjoying the game. Happy dinking! NEW! The app now includes a little warm-up game for you to play while you wait for your turn on the court! Improve your rating and play against an entire community of pickleballers (who may or may not be based on real people!)
Boulder Block App
This app is a companion for a physical climbing product, offering tutorials, digital versions of challenge decks, and tools to create and share your own climbing routes. Connect with a global community of climbers, track your progress, and discover new challenges.
- Climbing route tutorials
- Digital challenge decks
- Interactive route builder
- Community route sharing
- Progress tracking
- Video send uploads
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The official companion app for your Boulder Block by ClimbersGift. — RULES & TUTORIALS — New to the Boulder Block? Start here. Learn the rules, watch tutorials, and get up to speed fast — so you can focus on climbing, not figuring it out. — DIGITAL CHALLENGE DECK — All 30+ graded routes from your physical Challenge Deck, now in your pocket. Browse from beginner to expert, follow finger sequences step by step, and track your progress as you work through every problem. — INTERACTIVE ROUTE BUILDER — Build your own boulder problems. Place holds, set the grade, name your route, and publish it to the community. Infinite combinations, infinite challenges. — COMMUNITY & SENDS — See what Boulder Block owners around the world are working on. Attempt their routes, upload video of your sends, leave comments, and connect with climbers everywhere. Free. No subscriptions. No in-app purchases.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bainbridge at 5.0 against Boulder Block App's 1.0. On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bainbridge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Bainbridge ships an update every 6 weeks, Boulder Block App every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bainbridge | Boulder Block App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Kennedy | Matthew Canoy |
Customer experience
Bainbridge
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In-app purchases
Bainbridge
No in-app purchases
Boulder Block App
No in-app purchases
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