# Retro Flash: Climbing

> Spray Wall and Climbing Community App

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.arcadebouldering.system\_wall](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.arcadebouldering.system_wall)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.arcadebouldering.system_wall`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Arcade Bouldering UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
- **Category:** HEALTH\_AND\_FITNESS
- **Downloads:** 44,056
- **Rating:** 4.77 / 5 (559 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.2.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-18
- **First published:** 2020-12-08
- **Publisher country:** DE
- **Size:** 115 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-25
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.arcadebouldering.system_wall)
- **Website:** [https://www.arcadebouldering.com.de/en/](https://www.arcadebouldering.com.de/en/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.arcadebouldering.com.de/en/l/privacy](https://www.arcadebouldering.com.de/en/l/privacy)

## Description

**Retro Flash: Climbing Community and Spray Wall App**

Retro Flash is the premier spray wall app tailored specifically for the climbing community. It offers innovative tools supporting symmetrical, partly symmetrical, adjustable, and private climbing walls. Users can set a variety of problems including circuits and competition boulders, transforming their walls with advanced upgrades — now easily done on their own.

Compatible with Fontainebleau, Dankyu, and Hueco grading systems, Retro Flash even lets you customize or disable grading to suit your needs. By integrating unique features and fostering community engagement, it empowers climbers to get the most out of their spray walls. Join the Arcade Bouldering Community today by downloading Retro Flash and elevate your climbing experience!

## Rankings

- #317,369 — Overall
- #23 — flash

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC`
- `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.arcadebouldering.system_wall.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`

## Review summary

Users praise Retro Flash: Climbing as a high-quality, free app that is easy to use for home climbing walls, enabling problem-setting and community interaction across Android and iOS. However, multiple users report bugs such as the inability to add Instagram beta links, slow loading and data retrieval, and send logs inconsistencies. The add gym feature is non-functional, and onboarding lacks clarity around pricing, which reduces ease of use. Overall, it's a well-liked climbing app with some important bugs and UX issues to address.

### Pros

- Free to use and of high quality.
- Easy to learn and user-friendly interface for creating and sharing climbing problems.
- Supports home wall setup and sharing with friends effectively.
- Works well on Android and iOS platforms, allowing cross-platform usage.
- Allows users to follow friends and engage with climbing communities.

### Cons

- Bug preventing addition of Instagram links for beta videos, restricting supported URLs to YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram only.
- Slow loading times and long data fetching delays when accessing projects or viewing friends' climbs.
- Issues with send logs not appearing correctly in overview, causing inconsistency in tracking climbs.
- Add gym feature does not work as intended, limiting functionality.
- Lack of clear onboarding and pricing details, causing confusion about cost and free plan limits.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.arcadebouldering.system_wall)