Comparison

Avy vs Cloudbase Project

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

Head to head
About

Avy

Access nationwide avalanche and weather forecasts, including station data and observations. Plan trips with streamlined information, utilize offline caching for remote areas, and easily submit community observations. Optimized for mountain conditions.

Highlights
  • Nationwide avalanche forecasts
  • Weather forecasts and station data
  • Streamlined trip planning
  • Offline caching for forecasts
  • Observation submission
  • Collapsible forecast components
Features
Currently charting
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Your local avalanche forecast, mountain weather, and field observations in one place, still on your phone even if you lose service. Avy displays all US avalanche forecast centers. Built by the Northwest Avalanche Center for anyone traveling in the mountains this winter. For backcountry skiing, ski touring, splitboarding, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, ice climbing, and anyone else heading into avalanche terrain. Offline access when the bars disappear Load the forecast at home. Access it when you lose service. Plan the day on one screen Danger by elevation band, the day's avalanche problems, mountain weather forecast, and recent observations from users in your zone all in one place. See what fell, and where the wind put it New snow totals, wind speed and direction, and temperature trends from the stations that matter for your zone. Report from the field, service or not Tomorrow's forecast is built from what people saw today. Add photos, write what you saw, send. With no signal it queues and uploads the moment you get service, so your report reaches the forecasters while it still counts. Avy is made by the Northwest Avalanche Center, a nonprofit forecast center, and supported by donations and members.

About

Cloudbase Project

Provides detailed weather forecasts, live readings, and tracking specifically for paragliding pilots. Offers insights into wind conditions, thermal strength, and flying potential, along with radar and satellite imagery.

Highlights
  • Current wind readings with favorites
  • Daily and hourly site forecasts
  • Flying Potential forecast summary
  • Big picture weather analysis
  • Weather station map with history
  • Live pilot tracking map
  • Live weather cameras
Features
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Weather forecast, readings, and live tracking for paragliding pilots. Features include: - Current wind readings (with "Favorites" for quick reference) - Site daily weather and hourly forecasts including winds aloft, thermal strength, and top of lift forecasts by hour - Site "Flying Potential" forecast summary and details - "Big picture" weather including TFRs, weather alerts, soaring forecast, weather forecast discussion, Skew-T, winds aloft forecast - Map of weather station readings (select for history and forecast) - Map layers for storms (radar) and clouds (satellite infrared) - Map of live pilot tracking (select track node to get additional flight track details) - Live weather cameras - Links to paragliding resources

Screenshots

Avy4 screens
Cloudbase Project4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cloudbase Project at every 3 days against Avy's monthly. Avy's advantage is ratings volume (44 vs 2) and chart position (#176 vs unranked). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Avy against 5.0 for Cloudbase Project. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Avy has 44 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Avy ships an update monthly, Cloudbase Project every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Avy versus Cloudbase Project: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAvyCloudbase Project
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (44 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings44 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#176 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFriends of the Northwest Weather and Avalanche CenterMichael Del , Brown

Customer experience

Avy

All ratings43 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cloudbase Project

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Avy

No in-app purchases

None

Cloudbase Project

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Avy free?
Avy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cloudbase Project free?
Cloudbase Project is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Avy or Cloudbase Project?
Avy and Cloudbase Project are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 44 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Avy or Cloudbase Project have ads?
Neither Avy nor Cloudbase Project shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Avy or Cloudbase Project?
Avy ships an update monthly, and Cloudbase Project every 3 days. Most recently, Avy was updated on October 27, 2026 and Cloudbase Project on October 14, 2026.

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