rakkup vs Skybase

rakkup allows you to access an entire bookshelf of climbing and backcountry skiing guidebooks on your iPhone, even beyond the reach of cell phone coverage. Once downloaded, guidebooks work offline with no Internet connection! It is also the first and only mobile climbing app that navigates you through the trail system to your climb, turn by turn. Produced in partnership with Outdoor Research, rakkup reinvents the guidebook for the smartphone era. We've partnered with Beacon Guidebooks, Wolverine Publishing ,and other publishers to bring you rich guidebooks complete with color photos and topo drawings. Free sample climbs and ski descents are included. Browse climbs and descents on a map or in the list format of your choice, filter and search in seconds, then navigate using your phone's GPS with a single tap. In climbing guidebooks, the app continuously calculates the easiest route through the trail system from your current location. Simply follow the arrow and moving map. Note: When actively navigating to a climb, rakkup uses GPS in background. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

Skybase is a paragliding companion that helps you decide if, when, and where to fly — then flies with you. PRE-FLIGHT • Per-site go/no-go score tuned to your skill level • Wind report + 18-hour trend and nearby live wind stations • Thermal forecast: when lift switches on, peaks, and off • Wind-aloft sounding + thermal-trigger hints from terrain & sun IN THE AIR • GPS + barometer vario with audio, sun-readable display • Background IGC recording, in-flight topo map, airspace warnings • Final-glide reach cone, live wind from your turns, XC scoring AFTER • Logbook with track playback, 3D terrain replay, stats & achievements • Per-wing gear tracking — flights, airtime and distance on each wing • One-tap upload to your XC league, IGC sharing, per-wing glide polar SAFETY — always free • In-flight SOS and an overdue-landing alert that can text or call your emergency contact with your last position COMING SOON — SKYBASE PRO • "Watch me fly" live tracking for family, seeing pilots nearby, and the automatic no-check-in alert Offline-first and private — your data stays on your device; your position is shared only when you turn it on. Decision support only, never a clearance — always make your own go/no-go call and carry current charts.