Comparison

HutScanner vs Outpost

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

Head to head
About

HutScanner

Features
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HutScanner is the trip planner for multi-day hut-to-hut hiking in the Alps. Find mountain huts and refuges across the Alps on one map, see how each one can be booked, and link them into a route you can actually complete — then take it all offline into the mountains. PLAN A HUT-TO-HUT TRIP • Browse thousands of huts and refuges across the Alps on a single map • Build a route by hand, or let the route finder connect huts for you • See walking time and distance between huts, with terrain difficulty • Export your route waypoints and booking plan KNOW BEFORE YOU GO • Clear booking info for each hut: online booking, email enquiry, or phone • Filter to only huts you can actually book, so a chain reads as completable • Choose the terrain you're equipped for — standard trails, demanding paths, glacier/alpine, via ferrata WORKS OFFLINE • Region map data is built in — plan and navigate without signal • No account, no sign-up required HONEST ABOUT THE MOUNTAINS HutScanner shows information to help you plan — it does not assess whether a route is safe for you on the day. Glaciated, alpine and via-ferrata terrain requires the right skills, equipment and conditions. You are responsible for your own safety in the mountains. Availability is a best-effort guide gathered from hut and club websites — always confirm directly with the hut before you rely on it. HutScanner is free while in beta. Feedback is very welcome: hi@hutscanner.com

About

Outpost

Features
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Find a roof in the high country. Outpost Huts turns the Alpine hut network into a living field map. Browse refuges across the Alps, open a hut for the practical details, and keep the places you want to visit in a personal scrapbook. Use Outpost Huts to: - Explore huts on a hand drawn map - Search by hut name - Check altitude, season, approach time, beds, and available services - Filter by meals, water, winter room, country, and service - Open directions in Apple Maps - Save huts to your on device scrapbook - Review hut and photo sources where available No account. No ads. Your scrapbook stays on your device. Mountain information changes. Check opening dates, approach conditions, weather, and local safety advice with the hut operator or an official local source before setting out.

Screenshots

HutScanner4 screens
Outpost4 screens

Verdict

The call

HutScanner and Outpost 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
HutScanner versus Outpost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHutScannerOutpost
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size245 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobert McleodPedro Marques

In-app purchases

None

HutScanner

No in-app purchases

None

Outpost

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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