ARVA vs Red
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ARVA
Access avalanche risk bulletins for various European and American regions. Configure your ARVA NEO BT PRO device, perform diagnostics, and engage in training modules for avalanche safety and search procedures. Includes a trip preparation checklist.
- Avalanche risk bulletins
- NEO BT PRO device configuration
- Transceiver diagnostics
- Snow Safety Program training
- Group Check procedure guide
- Search training simulations
- Trip preparation checklist
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**** Avalanche Risk Bulletins **** To help you plan your itinerary, you can find the Avalanche Bulletins for your favorite American, French, Swiss, Austrian and Italian regions. These are updated as soon as they are published. Find the widgets so the Avalanche Bulletins show up on the home page of your smartphone. **** NEO BT PRO **** The ARVA app has been designed as a support tool for our NEO BT PRO, as it allows users to configure their device. The tool has various options, such as fine search distance, Standby mode time or an alarm to tell you your device has been on for too long. You can also choose between digital or analog sound when in digital mode. **** Update and diagnostics**** Carry out maintenance of your transceiver directly in the app via Bluetooth. **** Training**** The ARVA app also has a training function, as it includes our Snow Safety Program. You can use the app to open or revise basic theory on avalanche safety. **** Group Check**** The “Group Check” section helps you understand and, more importantly, master the Group Check procedure. You will find a detailed users’ guide in the app. **** Search training**** Use our “SEARCH” section to practice searching for burials. You can do this while connected, thanks to the NEO BT PRO and fleet management, or more simply using any other device. You can perform search training with single burials or multiple burial situations. This program provides very realistic training. **** Preparing for a trip **** The app has a “Trip” tab which includes a checklist to make sure you don’t forget anything when preparing for your trip. The checklist is comprehensive, from a review of your itinerary to the food you will need. Find other features in our ARVA app.
Red
Discover and navigate rock climbing routes with detailed 3D guides. Access climbing data for over 1300 walls globally, with offline download capabilities for remote areas. Quickly find climbs using a flexible search function.
- High-definition 3D climbing guides
- Offline crag and wall downloads
- Global climbing data (1300+ walls)
- Fast and flexible search
- Supports multiple continents
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Red-Point is the ultimate rock climbing companion. Find climbs easily with our high-definition 3D climbing guides. Download crags and walls for offline use when you're out climbing. Climbing data for over 1300 walls in Europe, North America, South America and Australia. Lightning fast, highly flexible search to find climbs at the crag.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ARVA at 5.0 against Red's 3.4. ARVA also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Red's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, device support and iOS requirement 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. Red sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. ARVA asks for nothing beyond the download.
ARVA holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Red has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of ARVA's written reviews are positive against 55% of Red's.
ARVA ships an update every 2 months, Red every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ARVA | Red |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.4 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better | 54.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 405 MB | 492 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NIC IMPEX SA | Alpha Outdoors Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
ARVA
Red
In-app purchases
ARVA
No in-app purchases
Red
- Red-Point+ Monthly3 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Red-Point+ Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
