Metro Retro
3.1Now rebranded as Ludi — the playful retro whiteboard lives on under a new name
Metro Retro was a fun, freeform online whiteboard built for sprint retrospectives, known for its playful templates, timer and engagement features. In 2024 the product was rebranded: metroretro.io now redirects to ludi.co, and the maker (Deqo Software Limited) positions Ludi as the continuation — 'Metro Retro is now Ludi.' If you are searching for Metro Retro, the product you want is Ludi; the original Metro Retro brand and domain are no longer maintained.
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TeleRetro
6.7Agile retros you'll love
TeleRetro is a remote-first retrospective tool built around team engagement — animated GIF reactions, icebreaker games, music, planning poker and a clean facilitation flow. It now pairs retros with a Pulse Survey module for tracking team health between sessions, aimed at small to mid-size agile teams who want retros that feel lively rather than mechanical.
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Metro Retro scores 3.1 overall and is best for searchers looking for Metro Retro — the product now exists as Ludi. Use Ludi (or a dedicated retro tool) instead. It offers custom pricing.
TeleRetro scores 6.7 overall and is best for remote and hybrid agile teams who prioritise engagement and fun alongside a solid retrospective facilitation workflow. It offers a free tier.
TeleRetro leads on ease of use, retro toolkit, value, fun factor, AI & insights, integrations and enterprise-grade.
Across our seven scoring dimensions, TeleRetro edges ahead with an overall score of 6.7. That said, the right pick depends on your team — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown below.
Scores compared
| Detail | Metro Retro | TeleRetro |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Whiteboard | Retrospectives |
| Team size | Small | Small |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Free limit | 1 team, 3 retros, 14-day retro access, 1 pulse survey, limited AI Retro Bot access | |
| Starting price | Free | £26/mo |
| Est. 3 teams × 8 people | N/A — rebranded as Ludi; see the Ludi listing | £72/mo (~$91/mo) on the Business plan (3 teams) |
| Enterprise | No | Yes |
| Founded | — | 2020 |
| HQ | United Kingdom | UK |
| Data residency | — | — |
| Languages | English only | 14 (English, German, Spanish, …) |
| Features | 7 | 38 |
| Integrations | 0 | 7 |
Feature & integration comparison
Side-by-side checklist across features, integrations and security. Hover a note for details.
| Capability | Metro Retro | TeleRetro |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | ✓ note |
| Basecamp | — | — |
| ClickUp | — | — |
| Confluence | — | — |
| GitHub | — | ✓ note |
| GitLab | — | — |
| Jira | — | ✓ |
| Linear | — | — |
| Microsoft Teams | — | ✓ |
| Monday.com | — | — |
| Notion | — | ✓ note |
| Shortcut | — | — |
| Slack | — | ✓ |
| Trello | — | ✓ note |
| Security & Privacy | ||
| SOC 2 | — | — |
| GDPR | — | ✓ |
| SSO / SAML | — | ✓ note |
| SCIM provisioning | — | — |
| ISO 27001 | — | — |
| On-premises | — | — |
| Public API | — | ✓ note |
| Webhooks | — | — |
Metro Retro — pros
- + The product you remember still exists — it's now called Ludi
- + 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 to ludi.co)
- − No standalone free tier under the new brand — Ludi is a 30-day trial then paid
- − Light on the agile stack: no Jira/Slack/Teams integrations, no SSO, no SOC 2, no AI
- − Not a dedicated retro platform — it's a general whiteboard you adapt for retros
TeleRetro — pros
- + Standout engagement features — GIF reactions, music and icebreaker games make retros genuinely enjoyable
- + Clean, low-friction facilitation flow with timer, voting, grouping and action items in one place
- + Pulse Surveys now track team health between retros, with a cross-team dashboard on the Business plan
- + Async mode and action carry-over keep distributed teams aligned between sprints
- + AI Retro Bot spins up a custom retro format from any topic in seconds
TeleRetro — cons
- − AI is limited to format and icebreaker generation — no board summary, clustering, action extraction or sentiment
- − Native integrations stop at Jira, Slack and Teams; Trello, GitHub and Azure DevOps run through Zapier
- − No SCIM, audit logs or SOC 2; SSO (Okta/Azure AD) is Enterprise-plan only
- − Health/pulse module is lighter than dedicated health-check tools — no team radars or psych-safety models
- − Annual-only discount and per-team pricing add up beyond a handful of teams