Comparison

AvyPal vs hang!

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

AvyPal

This app assists backcountry travelers in identifying avalanche terrain using their phone's camera. It offers three modes to assess slope angles and avalanche risk with color-coded indicators and audible alerts for dangerous areas.

Highlights
  • Camera-based terrain analysis
  • Fall Line Mode for ascents/descents
  • Slope Mode for crossing terrain
  • GPS Mode with audible alerts
  • Color-coded risk indicators
  • Route choice decision support
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AvyPal is an avalanche awareness safety app for the iPhone. The AvyPal phone app can assist backcountry travelers in identifying potential avalanche terrain. AvyPal is a simple "see through" app that uses the phone's camera view to let you view the terrain you are approaching. Three different modes are available to fit the backcountry situations you often encounter: Fall Line Mode - Shows the angle and avalanche risk of a slope you intend to descend, or ascend. Slope Mode - Shows the angle and avalanche risk of a slope you intend to cross. GPS Mode - Uses GPS data to audibly alert you if you are descending or ascending a slope angle that is associated with avalanche risk. Audible alerts are given every 5 seconds if in avalanche terrain. A graph is also shown in the mode so you can review if you have recently travelled in dangerous terrain. AvyPal uses color-coded indicators to indicate the avalanche risk of backcountry terrain. Red indicates a high probability avalanche slope (30-45 degrees). Yellow indicates a lower probability avalanche slope (25-30 degrees or 45-50 degrees). Green indicates slopes of less likely avalanche potential (less than 25 degrees or greater than 50 degrees). AvyPal is a backcountry tool for help in making route choice decisions. AvyPal does not replace professional avalanche safety training, experience or good judgement. Get avalanche awareness and safety training before traveling in the backcountry. Have fun in the backcountry. And if you have a question about the safety of the snow slope ahead ... don't hesitate to ask your AvyPal for advice!

About

hang!

This app helps climbers train smarter with customizable hangboard timers. Organize workouts into folders, log sessions with notes and RPE, and sync with Apple Health for progress tracking. Designed for efficiency, it streamlines your training routine.

Highlights
  • Customizable hang and rest timers
  • Workout organization by focus
  • Session logging with notes and RPE
  • Apple Health synchronization
  • Climber-designed interface
Features
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Crush Your Training with hang! - The Hangboard App Built for Climbers Trying to level up your climbing? hang! helps you train smarter, not just harder. Whether you're gunning for your next redpoint, piecing together a project, or just keeping those fingers crimp-ready, hang! has you covered. Here's What Makes hang! a Go-To: - Custom Timers That Fit Your Style: Max hangs, repeaters, whatever your thing is - set your own hang time, rest, and reps. No more tweaking stopwatches. - Train From Your Wrist: Your timers sync straight to the Apple Watch app. Run the whole session from your wrist with haptics, live heart rate, and the workout saved to Apple Health. - Organize Like a Pro: Group your timers into folders by focus - power endurance, warm-ups, finger strength - so you're not digging through a mess every session. - Log It or Lose It: Keep track of every session. Add notes, log RPE, and see your progress stack up over time. - Apple Health Sync: Your workouts automatically show up in Apple Health - helpful for tracking overall load and recovery. - Simple, Fast, No B.S. Designed by climbers who'd rather be training than tapping through menus. Whether you're training for comps, chasing your first V5, or just trying to stay strong between weekend trips - hang! keeps you dialed in and ready to send. Download hang! and get after it.

Screenshots

AvyPal3 screens
hang!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: hang! at Free against AvyPal's $1.99. hang! also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 17 months) and ratings volume (30 vs 1). AvyPal's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

hang! is free to download; AvyPal costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for AvyPal against 5.0 for hang!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: hang! has 30 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AvyPal ships an update every 17 months, hang! every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
AvyPal versus hang!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAvyPalhang!
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (30 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings130 — better
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTimothy KelleyPawel Burda

Customer experience

AvyPal

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

hang!

All ratings30 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

AvyPal

No in-app purchases

None

hang!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AvyPal free?
AvyPal costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is hang! free?
hang! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AvyPal or hang!?
AvyPal and hang! are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 30 ratings respectively.
Do AvyPal or hang! have ads?
Neither AvyPal nor hang! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AvyPal or hang!?
AvyPal ships an update every 17 months, and hang! every 5 weeks. Most recently, AvyPal was updated on September 28, 2026 and hang! on September 26, 2026.

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