Climbing Weather vs Powder Project
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Climbing Weather
Provides up-to-date weather forecasts for over 300 U.S. rock climbing locations. Helps climbers decide when to climb and when to avoid conditions. Available for iPhone and iPad.
- 300+ U.S. climbing area forecasts
- Up-to-date weather information
- Decision support for climbing
- Supports bouldering and big-walling
- Available on iPhone and iPad
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Up-to-date weather forecasts for over 300 rock climbing areas throughout the United States. Whether bouldering in Joshua Tree or big-walling in Zion, ClimbingWeather.com let's you know when to pull down and when to bail. Keeping you high and dry since 2005!
Powder Project
Discover and navigate the best ski lines with detailed GPS route information, elevation profiles, and interactive features. Explore over 800 miles of backcountry and sidecountry trails, with new lines constantly added. Download trails for offline use and get insights from local experts.
- GPS route information
- Elevation profiles
- Interactive features
- 800+ miles of ski lines
- Offline trail downloads
- High-resolution photos
- Topographical trail maps
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Powder Project is your comprehensive guide to the best ski lines, wherever you are. With the thoroughness of a printed map, we offer full GPS route info, elevation profiles, interactive features, photos, and more. Like a guidebook, we suggest the best featured ski lines to explore—either near your current location or in an area you search for. Local experts show you the highlights, challenging features, and insights you need to plan a great day in the snow. • Find over 800 miles of backcountry, sidecountry, and secret stashes. • New lines are constantly added to our incredibly detailed ski ascent and descent trail database. • Your exact location is shown on the trail. • Downloaded trails work offline for when you’re off the grid. (No cell reception required!) • Enjoy high-resolution photos and detailed topographical trail maps. • We’ll sync with your to-do list and check-ins on PowderProject.com. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Climbing Weather at 77% against Powder Project's 38%. Climbing Weather also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). Powder Project's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Powder Project holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 50 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 77% of Climbing Weather's written reviews are positive against 38% of Powder Project's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Climbing Weather ships an update every 7 months, Powder Project every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Climbing Weather | Powder Project |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (26 ratings) | 4.3 (50 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.3% of reviews — better | 37.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 50 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ClimbingWeather.com | Adventure Projects Inc. |
Customer experience
Climbing Weather
Powder Project
In-app purchases
Climbing Weather
No in-app purchases
Powder Project
No in-app purchases
