Hiking Project vs Snow Guru
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hiking Project
Discover and navigate over 74,000 miles of trails with detailed GPS route information, elevation profiles, and high-resolution maps. Find featured hikes near you or in a searched area, with insights from local experts. Download trails for offline use, ensuring you can explore even without cell reception.
- GPS route information
- Elevation profiles
- Interactive trail maps
- Offline trail downloads
- High-resolution photos
- Local expert insights
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Hiking Project is your comprehensive guide to the best hikes near you, wherever you are. With the thoroughness of a printed map, we offer full GPS route info, elevation profiles, interactive features, photos, and more. Like a guidebook, we suggest the best featured hikes to explore—either near your current location or in an area you search for. Local experts show you the highlights, challenging features, and insights you need to plan a great day on the trails. • Find over 74,000 miles of trail to hike with your crew. • New trails are constantly added to our incredibly detailed hiking database. • Your exact location is shown on the trail. • Downloaded trails work offline for when you’re off the grid. (No cell reception required!) • Enjoy high-resolution photos and detailed topographical trail maps. • We’ll sync with your to-do list and check ins on HikingProject.com. By using GPS, we can show your location on trails and vertical profiles. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Snow Guru
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Snow Guru is a backcountry avalanche-safety companion for ski touring and splitboarding. It helps you plan tours, run field checklists, and keep core safety tools on your phone. Everything you enter stays on this device. What you can do: • Tour planning, gear, drive, on-trail, and post-trip checklists • ALPTRUTh decision checks before you travel • Snow identification, snow tests, avalanche rescue, and CPR guides • A personal trip logbook and optional victory pics stored locally Snow Guru does not replace professional avalanche training, certified instruction, or official avalanche forecasts. You are responsible for your own decisions in avalanche terrain. Privacy: https://mysnowguru.com/privacy-policy Terms: https://mysnowguru.com/terms-and-conditions Support: support@mysnowguru.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Snow Guru at every 2 weeks against Hiking Project's every 5 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hiking Project ships an update every 5 weeks, Snow Guru every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hiking Project | Snow Guru |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (2K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 53.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Adventure Projects Inc. | Ryan McFadyen |
Bugs and requests
Hiking Project
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes when trying to record hikes
- Offline maps frequently fail to load
- Elevation data sometimes inaccurate
- Syncing issues between app and website
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to record and track hikes
- Improve search and filtering options
- Expand trail coverage to more regions
- Add weather forecasts and other useful info
- Improve offline map reliability and functionality
Snow Guru
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hiking Project
No in-app purchases
Snow Guru
No in-app purchases









