Comparison

Backcountry Magazine vs Avalanche Terrain Protocol

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Backcountry Magazine

Explore the world of backcountry skiing and snowboarding with in-depth articles, stunning photography, and expert gear reviews. Learn essential avalanche safety skills and discover new destinations. This app is your guide to the untracked experience.

Highlights
  • High-definition photography
  • In-depth stories
  • Avalanche safety skills
  • Unbiased gear reviews
  • Freeskiing and touring coverage
  • Destination exploration
Features
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Backcountry Magazine isn’t about defining boundaries, it’s about blowing them wide open. More people than ever are redefining their ideas of skiing and snowboarding, and Backcountry is their tool; a conduit and catalyst of the backcountry revolution. Each issue of Backcountry is packed with high-definition photography and stories, trusted avalanche safety skills and reliable, unbiased gear reviews. From freeskiing to touring, exotic destinations to backyard zones, the history of skiing to the cutting edge, we cover it all. In Backcountry, the possibilities are limited only by your imagination. Join us and imagine your Untracked Experience. ---------------------------------------------- This is a free app download. Within the app users can purchase the current issue and back issues. Subscriptions are also available within the application. A subscription will start from the latest regular issue at the time of purchase. -The subscription will renew automatically unless cancelled more than 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription rate for the product. -You may turn off the auto-renewal of subscriptions through your Account Settings, however you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period. -Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription to that publication is purchased. -If a subscription offers a free trial, at the end of the trial period, you will be charged the full price of the subscription. You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription settings on your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Users can register for/ login to a pocketmags account in-app. This will protect their issues in the case of a lost device and allow browsing of purchases on multiple platforms. Existing pocketmags users can retrieve their purchases by logging into their account. We recommend loading the app for the first time in a wi-fi area so that all issue data is retrieved. If your app will not load past the splash page after a first install or an update, please delete and reinstall the app from the App Store Help and frequently asked questions can be accessed in-app and on pocketmags. If you have any problems at all please do not hesitate to contact us: help@pocketmags.com -------------------- You can find our privacy policy here: http://www.pocketmags.com/privacy.aspx You can find our terms and conditions here: http://www.pocketmags.com/terms.aspx

About

Avalanche Terrain Protocol

Provides essential checklists, educational materials, and emergency resources for individuals venturing into avalanche terrain. Access offline content for tour planning, gear checks, and on-mountain safety. Includes videos, quizzes, and quick reference guides for snow tests and rescue.

Highlights
  • Best practice checklists
  • Educational resources
  • Emergency resources
  • Offline ready content
  • Snow test videos
  • CPR and rescue guides
Features
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Convenient access to best practice checklists, the best educational resources, and emergency resources for those who travel in avalanche terrain. Created using information from numerous sources including Utah Avalanche Center, Sierra Avalanche Center, AIARE, CPR Certified, “Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain” and many other sources. This app has checklists developed for the following aspects of a backcountry tour: - Tour planning - Gear - On the drive + at parking spot (offline ready) - On the way up the mountain + pre-drop (offline ready) - Post-trip discussion Quick access to the best educational resources including: - videos (including offline ready videos for how to do snow tests) - quizlets - articles - offline ready snow identification aids - offline ready quick reference info for emergency CPR and buried companion rescue

Screenshots

Backcountry Magazine4 screens
Avalanche Terrain Protocol4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Backcountry Magazine at 4.8 against Avalanche Terrain Protocol's 3.0. Backcountry Magazine also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (27% vs 0%). Avalanche Terrain Protocol's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On price and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Backcountry Magazine sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year. Avalanche Terrain Protocol asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Backcountry Magazine holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backcountry Magazine has 45 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Backcountry Magazine's written reviews are positive against 0% of Avalanche Terrain Protocol's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Backcountry Magazine versus Avalanche Terrain Protocol: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackcountry MagazineAvalanche Terrain Protocol
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (45 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews26.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings45 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 12 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.2 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB120 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperHeight of Land PublicationsRyan McFadyen

Customer experience

Backcountry Magazine

All ratings45 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive26.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative73.3%

Avalanche Terrain Protocol

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Backcountry Magazine

Subscriptions1
  • Backcountry Magazine1 Month trial$29.991 Year
One-time9
  • September 2013 - 2014 Gear Guide of Backcountry MagazineFree
  • September 2012 (id:344069)$4.99
  • October 2012 (id:344068)$4.99
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  • September 2014 ... (id:344057)$4.99
  • February/March ... (id:344064)$5.99
  • January 2013 (id:344065)$5.99
  • September 2015 ... (id:348793)$9.99
  • 2018 Gear Guide (id:344039)$9.99
  • September 2016 ... (id:349473)$9.99
None

Avalanche Terrain Protocol

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Backcountry Magazine free?
Backcountry Magazine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Avalanche Terrain Protocol free?
Avalanche Terrain Protocol is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Backcountry Magazine or Avalanche Terrain Protocol?
Backcountry Magazine is rated higher. Backcountry Magazine averages 4.8 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while Avalanche Terrain Protocol averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Backcountry Magazine or Avalanche Terrain Protocol have ads?
Avalanche Terrain Protocol shows ads; Backcountry Magazine does not.

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