CAIC vs Utah Avalanche Center (UAC)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CAIC
Access up-to-date avalanche forecasts for Colorado's mountains. View summaries, discussions, current problems, and mountain weather. Submit observations directly to the center from your device.
- Up-to-date avalanche forecasts
- Forecast summary and discussion
- Current avalanche problems
- Mountain weather forecast
- Submit observations
- Colorado-specific forecasts
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The Colorado Avalanche Information Center avalanche forecast on the go! View up-to-date avalanche forecasts for the mountains across Colorado, including the forecast summary, forecast discussion, current avalanche problems, and the mountain weather forecast. You can also submit observations directly to the CAIC from your mobile device! For more information about CAIC: https://colorado.gov/avalanche To help support CAIC: https://friendsofcaic.org
Utah Avalanche Center (UAC)
This free app provides essential avalanche, weather, and road information for backcountry planning in Utah. It offers daily forecasts, field observations, road cameras, and critical mountain weather data to aid safe decision-making. Features include an inclinometer and the ability to share slope photos with embedded location data.
- Daily avalanche forecasts for 7 Utah regions
- Field observations and avalanche reports
- Road cameras and travel restriction updates
- Mountain weather forecasts and data
- Inclinometer with GPS and slope data
- Photo sharing with GPS watermarks
- Observation submission forms
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This free app from the Utah Avalanche Center provides access to all the information you need to plan your day in the backcountry. The app consolidates the avalanche, weather, road, and slope information you need for critical decision-making to help ensure you come home safely. App features include: - Daily avalanche forecasts for 7 regions across Utah plus access to information for 2 additional regions - Daily field observations and avalanches - Road cameras showing road conditions - Coming soon road closures and road travel restrictions - Critical mountain weather information, including current conditions, weather station links, weather forecasts, satellite loops, radar, and mountain weather cameras - Emergency contacts and your GPS location for a fast rescue response. - An inclinometer using your camera containing your GPS location, steepness, aspect, elevation, time, and date - Ability to photograph a slope watermarked with GPS location, steepness, aspect, elevation, time, and date and share that photo - Forms to quickly share observations and avalanches with the Utah Avalanche Center - A list of contacts for more information
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Verdict
CAIC and Utah Avalanche Center (UAC) both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Utah Avalanche Center (UAC)'s written reviews are positive against 70% of CAIC's. Utah Avalanche Center (UAC) also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months). CAIC's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.6). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for CAIC against 4.4 for Utah Avalanche Center (UAC). Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 7 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of CAIC's written reviews are positive against 100% of Utah Avalanche Center (UAC)'s.
CAIC ships an update every 6 months, Utah Avalanche Center (UAC) weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | CAIC | Utah Avalanche Center (UAC) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (16 ratings) | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FRIENDS OF COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER | Utah Avalanche Center |
Customer experience
CAIC
Utah Avalanche Center (UAC)
In-app purchases
CAIC
No in-app purchases
Utah Avalanche Center (UAC)
No in-app purchases
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