MountaiNow vs Lynx
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MountaiNow
This app provides a crowd-sourced live map of mountain conditions, offering real-time updates on hazards, condition levels, and photos from other users. It aims to enhance safety for mountain sports enthusiasts by sharing critical, up-to-the-minute information.
- Live crowd-sourced mountain map
- Real-time hazard reporting
- Condition level indicators (red-orange-green)
- Geolocalized warnings and photos
- Global coverage
- Free to use
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A next-generation map to share the latest mountain conditions on your mobile, any day of the year - this is what MountaiNow offers you for free! MOUNTAINS ARE CHANGING... HOW TO COMBINE FUN AND SAFETY? Over 400 people died playing mountain sports in 2015 in Italy and Switzerland alone, and over 6,500 ended up in a situation of distress requiring mountain rescue. Crevasses are opening, rocks are falling, and snow is becoming scarcer and scarcer. Do you love going to the mountains? How do you deal with risk, and the major complication that climate change brings in? A "LIVE MAP" OF MOUNTAIN CONDITIONS FOR FREE - AVAILABLE THIS SUMMER Imagine… Thousands of people sharing what they see in the mountains – via their smartphones in a few seconds – for everyone’s safety. Then, a “live map” compiling this crowd-sourced data to give you the latest conditions instantly, including condition levels (red-orange-green), and geolocalized hazard types (e.g. rock falls, slippery terrain), photos and warnings. Operational every day of the year, anywhere in the world, and available to you for free on your iPhone or iPad. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Lynx
Track your skiing and snowboarding stats with this companion app. Upload your data to view it on your device and compete with friends on leaderboards. See who's on top at a glance.
- Upload skiing/snowboarding data
- View stats on MountainUI display
- Add friends
- Compete on leaderboards
- Real-time leaderboard view
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Lynx is your companion app for MountainUI! You can upload your skiing/snowboarding data and have your stats displayed on your MountainUI display. Add friends and be able to compete on leaderboards and see who is on top all at a glance at your iPhone or your MounatinUI display.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MountaiNow at every 2 months against Lynx's every 4 months. MountaiNow also leads on iOS requirement (12.4 vs 17.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MountaiNow ships an update every 2 months, Lynx every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MountaiNow | Lynx |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 362 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | One Earth sarl | Matthew Ernst |
Customer experience
MountaiNow
Lynx
In-app purchases
MountaiNow
No in-app purchases
Lynx
No in-app purchases
