# White Risk vs Hiking Buddies

The clearest difference is review sentiment: White Risk at 71% against Hiking Buddies's 33%. Hiking Buddies's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. White Risk sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Hiking Buddies asks for nothing beyond the download.

White Risk ships an update fortnightly, Hiking Buddies every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | White Risk | Hiking Buddies |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | **[3.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hiking-buddies/id1559310375/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | — | **2** |
| Positive reviews | **70.8% of reviews** | 33.3% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | **Every 3 days** |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 174 MB | 30 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | **15.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [WSL-Institut für Schnee- und Lawinenforschung SLF](https://appshunter.io/developer/339374435) | [Amit Verma](https://appshunter.io/developer/1559310377) |

## What reviewers say

### White Risk

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/white-risk/id339374432)

This app provides avalanche bulletins, snow data, and a trip planning tool for winter mountain activities. It offers e-learning modules to build avalanche knowledge and analyze terrain for safer travel outside secured slopes.

**Highlights:** Avalanche bulletin and snow data, Trip planning tool for ski touring and freeride, Route drawing and terrain analysis, Offline map access, E-learning modules for avalanche knowledge, Synchronization across platforms

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Standard Plan | $34.99 | one-time |
| Pro Plan | $59.99 | one-time |


### Hiking Buddies

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hiking-buddies/id1559310375)

Organize and discover hiking activities with this app. Create routes with estimated difficulty levels and track your fitness progress. Anyone can join or create events, fostering a community for outdoor exploration.

**Highlights:** Organize hiking activities, Create and estimate route difficulties, Join or create events, Track fitness, Community for hikers

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is White Risk free?

White Risk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Hiking Buddies free?

Hiking Buddies is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Do White Risk or Hiking Buddies have ads?

Neither White Risk nor Hiking Buddies shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, White Risk or Hiking Buddies?

White Risk ships an update fortnightly, and Hiking Buddies every 3 days. Most recently, White Risk was updated on October 27, 2026 and Hiking Buddies on October 21, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*