Metro Retro
3.0Rebranded twice — Metro Retro became Ludi, now Spreo; the playful retro whiteboard lives on
Metro Retro was a fun, freeform online whiteboard built for sprint retrospectives, known for its playful templates, timer and engagement features. The product has since been rebranded twice by its maker, Deqo Software Limited: to Ludi in August 2025, then to Spreo. The metroretro.io domain now 301-redirects all the way through to spreo.io. If you are searching for Metro Retro, the product you want is Ludi/Spreo; the original Metro Retro brand and domain are no longer maintained.
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RetroTeam
4.7AI retrospective tool for high-performing teams
RetroTeam is a focused, AI-first retrospective app that runs teams through a structured capture, group, vote, and action-items flow with Jira sync.
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Metro Retro scores 3.0 overall and is best for searchers looking for Metro Retro — the product now exists as Ludi/Spreo. Use it (or a dedicated retro tool) instead. It offers custom pricing.
RetroTeam scores 4.7 overall and is best for small to mid-size agile teams who want lightweight AI-assisted retros and Jira hand-off without enterprise overhead. It offers a free tier.
Metro Retro leads on fun factor, open platform and enterprise-grade. RetroTeam leads on ease of use, retro toolkit, value, AI & insights and integrations.
Across our eight scoring dimensions, RetroTeam edges ahead with an overall score of 4.7. That said, the right pick depends on your team — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown below.
Scores compared
| Detail | Metro Retro | RetroTeam |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Whiteboard | Retrospectives |
| Team size | Small | Small |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Free limit | 1 team, 10 users, 10 boards, 10 AI credits | |
| Starting price | Free | $10/mo |
| Est. 3 teams × 8 people | N/A — rebranded as Ludi/Spreo; see the Ludi listing | $30/mo |
| Enterprise | No | Yes |
| Founded | — | 2022 |
| HQ | United Kingdom | — |
| Data residency | — | — |
| Languages | English only | English only |
| Export formats | PDF · CSV · HTML · Markdown · JSON · Jira | |
| Features | 7 | 18 |
| Integrations | 0 | 1 |
Feature & integration comparison
Side-by-side checklist across features, integrations and security. Hover a note for details.
| Capability | Metro Retro | RetroTeam |
|---|---|---|
| Features | ||
| AI Summaries | — | ✓ |
| AI grouping/clustering | — | ✓ |
| AI action items | — | ✓ |
| Action tracking | — | ✓ |
| Team Insights | — | ✓ |
| Polling | — | ✓note |
| Action dashboard | — | ✓ |
| Custom templates | — | ✓note |
| Anonymous input | — | ✓ |
| Independent voting | ✓ | ✓ |
| Async mode | — | — |
| Agile Estimations | — | — |
| Health Checks | — | — |
| Team Kudos | — | — |
| Whiteboard | ✓ | — |
| Integrations | ||
| Asana | — | — |
| Azure DevOps | — | — |
| Basecamp | — | — |
| ClickUp | — | — |
| Confluence | — | — |
| GitHub | — | — |
| GitLab | — | — |
| Jira | — | ✓ |
| Linear | — | — |
| Microsoft Teams | — | — |
| Monday.com | — | — |
| Notion | — | — |
| Shortcut | — | — |
| Slack | — | — |
| Trello | — | — |
| Security & Privacy | ||
| SOC 2 | — | — |
| GDPR | — | — |
| SSO / SAML | — | — |
| SCIM provisioning | — | — |
| ISO 27001 | — | — |
| On-premises | — | — |
| Public API | — | — |
| Webhooks | — | — |
| MCP server | — | — |
Metro Retro — pros
- + The product you remember still exists — it's now called Spreo (renamed from Ludi on 1 July 2026)
- + Carried its playful templates, timer, GIFs and icebreakers into the rebrand
- + Freeform whiteboard canvas that's friendly for engagement-first retros
Metro Retro — cons
- − The Metro Retro brand and metroretro.io domain are retired (the domain now redirects through to spreo.io)
- − Two brand changes in under a year (Metro Retro → Ludi → Spreo) can leave stranded searchers chasing a moving target
- − No standalone free tier under the new brand — it's a 30-day trial then paid
- − Not a dedicated retro platform — it's a general whiteboard you adapt for retros
RetroTeam — pros
- + Strong AI grouping and action-item generation
- + Flat per-team pricing scales well for small squads
- + Tight, opinionated retro flow (capture, group, vote, act)
- + Direct Jira sync for action items
- + Custom template builder for teams that outgrow the four presets
RetroTeam — cons
- − Integration set is Jira-only; Slack, Teams, GitHub, Linear, Azure DevOps not advertised
- − No health checks, kudos, or longitudinal team-pulse tracking
- − Light on enterprise controls (SSO, SCIM, SOC 2, audit logs not mentioned publicly)
- − AI is credit-gated — Premium ships 50 credits/mo, Pro 150; heavy use forces an upgrade
- − Only 4 built-in templates (custom builder fills the gap, but no template library)
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