Comparison

Oak vs ASCNT

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

Head to head
About

Oak

Connect with fellow outdoor enthusiasts for activities like hiking, ski touring, and climbing. Plan and join adventures, discover local communities, and track your progress. Access guided trips and learning opportunities to enhance your mountain experiences.

Highlights
  • Find adventure partners
  • Plan and join trips
  • Book certified guides
  • Join local communities
  • Share conditions and beta
  • Track your journey
  • Progress your skills
Features
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Oak is where outdoor adventures begin. Whether you’re ski touring before sunrise or hiking on a Sunday afternoon - Oak helps you find partners, plan trips, and connect with your mountain community. Here’s what you can do with Oak: • See what your community is up to – Your home feed shows recent trips, conditions and upcoming plans from people you follow, your groups, and the mountains around you. Not a timeline of everything, just what matters to you. • Explore on the map – One map-first Explore page with activities, conditions and groups as pins. Filter by sport, date and level, search a place, switch to 3D or the winter map, and see guided trips with prices right on the map. • See where people really go – The conditions heatmap is built from the community’s own tracks. Zoom in to the lines people actually take, filter by sport, and tap a route to read the trip reports behind it. • Find your people – Connect with trusted partners for hiking, ski touring, climbing, trail running, and more. Whether you’re new or experienced, there’s a place for you. • Plan real adventures – Create and join trips based on location, skill level, or sport type. Add dates, GPX tracks, gear lists, and chat directly with your crew. • Book certified guides – Need expert support? Oak makes it easy to join or book guided trips led by professionals - solo or with friends. • Join local communities – From Chamonix to Colorado, find and join open groups around your favorite mountain sports and regions. • Track your journey – Your logbook fills itself from Garmin, Suunto and other connected devices. Add photos and a few lines, and every summit becomes a trip report your community can learn from. • Progress your skills – Level up with instructor-led courses, workshops, and curated learning opportunities inside the app. • Never miss an opportunity – Get notifications when someone nearby creates an activity you’d love - or when your friends post new plans. • Made for the mountains – Every feature is designed with mountain sports in mind. Whether you’re chasing summits or just looking for someone to hike with - Oak is built by the community, for the community. Free to download and use. Need help? hello@getoak.app Privacy Policy: getoak.app/privacy-policy Terms of Use: getoak.app/terms-of-use

About

ASCNT

Features
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Your next adventure starts with the right people. ASCNT is a community for hikers, backpackers, climbers, and mountaineers looking for compatible partners and shared objectives. Whether you’re planning a casual weekend hike, your first major summit, or an ambitious alpine objective, ASCNT helps you find people who want to take it on with you. DISCOVER WHAT’S NEXT Explore upcoming hikes, summits, and outdoor objectives posted by the ASCNT community. See where people are going, when they’re heading out, what experience level is expected, and how many spots are available. Find an objective that matches your goals, experience, location, and schedule—then view the details and request to join. FIND YOUR MOUNTAIN CREW Join the Crew Matching Pool to connect with hikers looking for similar adventures. ASCNT considers factors such as location, experience, age range, and hiking style to help form more compatible groups. Whether you prefer relaxed day hikes, sunrise starts, fast summit pushes, or challenging alpine days, ASCNT helps you meet people who approach the mountains like you do. PLAN AND HOST OBJECTIVES Already know where you want to go? Create your own objective and invite other hikers to join. Add the destination, date, difficulty, required experience, available spots, and important trip details. You decide whether you want a small hiking group, an experienced summit team, or a larger community adventure. Keep track of objectives you’ve joined, hosted, completed, or shown interest in—all from one place. COORDINATE IN GROUP CHAT Every crew and objective can have its own group conversation. Introduce yourself, discuss equipment, choose a meeting point, confirm start times, share weather updates, and make final plans before heading out. ASCNT keeps the people, objective details, and conversation together, so important information doesn’t get lost across different apps. BUILD YOUR OUTDOOR PROFILE Create a profile that shows other hikers who you are and what you’re prepared for. Share your experience, completed summits, goals, preferred hiking style, time in the mountains, and relevant gear. A useful profile makes it easier for potential partners to understand your background and determine whether an objective is a good fit. FOR EVERY KIND OF ADVENTURE ASCNT isn’t limited to one state, mountain range, or type of trail. Connect with people locally or plan objectives farther from home. Use ASCNT for: • Casual hikes and local trails • Sunrise and night hikes • Backpacking trips • Peak-bagging objectives • Colorado 14ers • Alpine and mountaineering goals • Community summit events • Future climbing and ski objectives THE MOUNTAINS ARE BETTER SHARED Finding the right hiking partner shouldn’t depend on luck, scattered social media posts, or convincing friends who aren’t interested. ASCNT brings outdoor people together around a specific place, date, and objective. Find your crew, make a plan, and turn the next summit into a shared experience. Download ASCNT and discover where your crew is heading next. Important: Outdoor activities involve inherent risks. ASCNT does not guarantee user qualifications, trail conditions, weather, equipment, or personal safety. Always research your route, check current conditions, carry appropriate equipment, communicate your plans, and make decisions within your abilities.

Screenshots

Oak4 screens
ASCNT4 screens

Verdict

The call

Oak and ASCNT are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Oak versus ASCNT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOakASCNT
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (21 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size196 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOutdoor Adventure Klub ApSGavin Richards

In-app purchases

None

Oak

No in-app purchases

None

ASCNT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Oak free?
Oak is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ASCNT free?
ASCNT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Oak or ASCNT have ads?
Neither Oak nor ASCNT shows ads.

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