ARVA vs Shred City
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.
Shred City
Experience the thrill of snowboarding down challenging slopes. Balance speed with executing impressive tricks while avoiding obstacles. A fun and engaging winter sports simulation.
- Snowboard down slopes
- Balance speed and tricks
- Avoid obstacles
- Winter sports simulation
- Engaging gameplay
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It's shredding in your pocket! Shred City is a heart-filled snowboarding RPG where you earn XP and level up your character. Unlock new levels and styles as you advance. Featuring hand-drawn sprites, animations, and an original soundtrack. No Ads, just fun!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ARVA at Free against Shred City's $0.99. ARVA also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Shred City's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 57%) and ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases, 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
ARVA is free to download; Shred City costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ARVA holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shred City has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of ARVA's written reviews are positive against 100% of Shred City's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ARVA ships an update every 2 months, Shred City every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ARVA | Shred City |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.6 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 405 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NIC IMPEX SA | Maxwell Soeffing |
Customer experience
ARVA
Shred City
In-app purchases
ARVA
No in-app purchases
Shred City
No in-app purchases









