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If you are searching for Metro Retro, the product you want is Ludi/Spreo; the original Metro Retro brand and domain are no longer maintained.
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Sprintlio
2.7Retrospectives with accountability via Slack and Jira
Sprintlio is a retrospective tool built around action follow-through, with Slack and Jira flows so action items don't die in a board after the meeting ends. Development appears to have largely stalled — the homepage still carries a 2023 copyright, there is no public changelog, and the last Product Hunt launch was February 2019.
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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.
Sprintlio scores 2.7 overall and is best for small agile teams that already live in Slack and Jira and want lightweight retros where action items get pushed back into the daily workflow. It offers paid plans from $50/user/mo.
Metro Retro leads on fun factor, open platform and enterprise-grade. Sprintlio leads on integrations.
Across our eight scoring dimensions, Metro Retro edges ahead with an overall score of 3.0. That said, the right pick depends on your team — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown below.
Scores compared
| Detail | Metro Retro | Sprintlio |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Whiteboard | Retrospectives |
| Team size | Small | Small |
| Free tier | No | No |
| Free limit | No free plan documented on the vendor site; Capterra lists a free version but it isn't corroborated on sprintlio.com | |
| Starting price | Free | $50/user/mo |
| Est. 3 teams × 8 people | N/A — rebranded as Ludi/Spreo; see the Ludi listing | Quote-only — contact sales |
| Enterprise | No | No |
| Founded | — | 2018 |
| HQ | United Kingdom | Toronto, Canada |
| Data residency | — | — |
| Languages | English only | English only |
| Export formats | PDF · CSV · HTML · Markdown · JSON · Jira | CSV · Email · Jira |
| Features | 7 | 12 |
| Integrations | 0 | 2 |
Feature & integration comparison
Side-by-side checklist across features, integrations and security. Hover a note for details.
| Capability | Metro Retro | Sprintlio |
|---|---|---|
| Features | ||
| AI Summaries | — | — |
| AI grouping/clustering | — | — |
| AI action items | — | — |
| Action tracking | — | ✓ |
| Team Insights | — | — |
| Polling | — | — |
| Action dashboard | — | ✓ |
| Custom templates | — | ✓ |
| Anonymous input | — | ✓ |
| Independent voting | ✓ | ✓ |
| Async mode | — | — |
| Agile Estimations | — | — |
| Health Checks | — | ✓note |
| 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
Sprintlio — pros
- + Action items sync to Jira and Slack — follow-through is the product's actual reason for being
- + Slack-native flows: run recaps, reminders and notifications from the channel
- + Simple, focused retro workflow without the all-in-one bloat
Sprintlio — cons
- − Vendor site shows few signs of recent development — copyright still reads 2023 and the last public launch was 2019
- − Almost no AI, no health checks, no cross-team reporting — feature surface is thin by 2026 standards
- − No published pricing page, no documented SSO/SCIM/SOC 2 — enterprise readiness is unclear at best
- − Integration surface is narrow: Jira and Slack only, no Teams, Azure DevOps, GitHub, Linear or Confluence
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