Comparison

BJJ Roadmap vs Pure Rolling

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

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About

BJJ Roadmap

Learn Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu effectively with this app. It breaks down complex techniques and positions, helping you understand the 'why' behind each move. Master grappling strategies and avoid common mistakes to progress faster.

Highlights
  • Master BJJ positions and transitions
  • Understand technique fundamentals
  • Learn effective submissions and escapes
  • Video instruction for techniques
  • Navigate BJJ concepts clearly
  • Avoid common training mistakes
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Do you want learn Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu the right way? Then grab the BJJ Roadmap app and let the pieces of the puzzle immediately start coming together for you. BJJ is the most effective grappling system in the world, but it can be very confusing for your first couple of years of training. But BJJ can, and should, make sense! The BJJ Roadmap app is the perfect tool for getting Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu right, right from the start. - Master the sense of overwhelm so you can confidently navigate your way among the different techniques and submissions in BJJ - Learn exactly how the different ground positions fit together so that you never feel lost on the mat again - Find out what exactly you should do next to get better at grappling - Discover the missing components you need to get your techniques to work in a real life sparring situation Using high quality video instruction this app will give you the strategies, tactics, techniques and training methods you need to get good at BJJ as fast as possible. WHAT YOU'LL GET IN THE FREE SECTION OF THE APP - A complete overview of the major BJJ positions and how they fit together - A detailed breakdown of the Closed Guard, Open Guard and Half Guard positions - Guard sweeps that take you from the bottom to the top - Guard passes you can use to cut your way through your opponent's defences - How to avoid the most common mistakes made on the top and the bottom WHAT YOU'LL GET IN THE PAID SECTION OF THE APP - Four more positions to round out your BJJ game, including Side Mount, Knee Mount, Rear Mount and the Turtle Position - Advanced details to take your game to the next level quickly and easily. - The best transitions to improve your position so you can keep your opponent continually on the defensive. - Effective escapes you can use even if your opponent is bigger than you - Overviews of the most common, most effective submissions from each position - How to avoid the mistakes that can lead to injury or months of wasted time and effort as you do the wrong thing again and again. This app covers a complete system for learning BJJ. It starts with the Roadmap concept so that you get the complete big picture of the art of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu (along with the concepts, techniques and strategies used by almost every advanced player). I want you to know the ‘why, where, when, who and what’ of everything you learn in BJJ, which is why in this app we cover: - Why certain techniques work better than others. - Where your arms and legs MUST be to avoid giving your opponent an easy submission!f - When is the best time for trying specific moves? - Who is best suited for certain positions and submissions? - What the critical take-home details are, without which your technique just won’t work! Many BJJ students never end up learning the fundamentals of the art properly because these basics are so ‘obvious’ to their instructors that they don’t bother to pass them on to their students. But if the concepts, strategies and tactics of BJJ get laid out for you in a clear, concise and interesting manner (instead of you having to figure it all out through trial and error) then your skills will literally jump to a new level overnight. ABOUT STEPHAN KESTING Stephan Kesting is a BJJ black belt and an instructor in Combat Submission Wrestling. In addition to his grappling certifications he also has a Black Belt in Kajukenbo Karate and is a certified Instructor in Dan Inosanto’s Filipino Martial Arts, Majaphait Silat and Jun Fan JKD. With his series of best-selling apps, DVDs, and instructional programs he has helped tens of thousands of martial artists lift the level of their grappling game.

About

Pure Rolling

This app offers a free, in-depth look at the jiu jitsu lifestyle through recorded sparring matches. It analyzes and narrates each bout, highlighting techniques and strategies with slow-motion replays to enhance understanding of this martial art.

Highlights
  • Sparring match analysis
  • Technique and strategy narration
  • Slow-motion replays
  • Jiu jitsu lifestyle exploration
  • Friendly competition showcase
Features
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Pure Rolling captures one day in the jiu jitsu lifestyle with this free and highly informative app. 7 players come together to spar, matching wits and skills in a friendly but competitive manner. Each match is analyzed and narrated, with the best action repeated in slow motion, allowing the viewer to see the strategy, technique, and transitions that make BJJ such an effective fighting art. Once you’ve seen Pure Rolling, you’ll never see sparring the same way again.

Screenshots

BJJ Roadmap4 screens
Pure Rolling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pure Rolling at 5.0 against BJJ Roadmap's 3.9. Pure Rolling also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). BJJ Roadmap's advantage is ratings volume (62 vs 1). On price, ads and device support 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. BJJ Roadmap sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Pure Rolling asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pure Rolling holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BJJ Roadmap has 62 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of BJJ Roadmap's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pure Rolling's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
BJJ Roadmap versus Pure Rolling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBJJ RoadmapPure Rolling
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (62 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings62 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB1.5 GB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperGrapplearts Enterprises Inc.ROYDEAN TV LLC

Customer experience

BJJ Roadmap

All ratings62 ratings
Positive71.0%
Neutral6.5%
Negative22.6%
Written reviews104 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral2.9%
Negative22.1%

Pure Rolling

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

BJJ Roadmap

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Videos won't load or play (recurring across multiple iOS versions)
  • No audio/sound in videos on iPhone and iPad
  • Error loading video messages
  • Blank white or black screens preventing video playback
  • App incompatibility with iOS 14 and iOS 18
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  • E-book delivery failure after email signup
  • Video playback issues after iOS updates
  • App crashes on reinstall attempts

Requested features

4 requests
  • Auto-play transition between videos
  • In-depth submission explanations
  • Self-defense curriculum integration
  • Offline video downloading capability

Pure Rolling

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

BJJ Roadmap

One-time6
  • Side Mount$3.99
  • Knee Mount$3.99
  • Full Mount$3.99
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  • Rear Mount$3.99
  • Turtle$3.99
  • Get Them All$13.99
None

Pure Rolling

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BJJ Roadmap free?
BJJ Roadmap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pure Rolling free?
Pure Rolling is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BJJ Roadmap or Pure Rolling?
Pure Rolling is rated higher. BJJ Roadmap averages 3.9 out of 5 from 62 ratings, while Pure Rolling averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do BJJ Roadmap or Pure Rolling have ads?
Neither BJJ Roadmap nor Pure Rolling shows ads.

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