Powder Project vs Avalanche Terrain Protocol
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Powder Project
Discover and navigate the best ski lines with detailed GPS route information, elevation profiles, and interactive features. Explore over 800 miles of backcountry and sidecountry trails, with new lines constantly added. Download trails for offline use and get insights from local experts.
- GPS route information
- Elevation profiles
- Interactive features
- 800+ miles of ski lines
- Offline trail downloads
- High-resolution photos
- Topographical trail maps
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Powder Project is your comprehensive guide to the best ski lines, 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 ski lines 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 in the snow. • Find over 800 miles of backcountry, sidecountry, and secret stashes. • New lines are constantly added to our incredibly detailed ski ascent and descent trail 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 PowderProject.com. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Avalanche Terrain Protocol
Provides essential checklists, educational materials, and emergency resources for individuals venturing into avalanche terrain. Access offline content for tour planning, gear checks, and on-mountain safety. Includes videos, quizzes, and quick reference guides for snow tests and rescue.
- Best practice checklists
- Educational resources
- Emergency resources
- Offline ready content
- Snow test videos
- CPR and rescue guides
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Convenient access to best practice checklists, the best educational resources, and emergency resources for those who travel in avalanche terrain. Created using information from numerous sources including Utah Avalanche Center, Sierra Avalanche Center, AIARE, CPR Certified, “Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain” and many other sources. This app has checklists developed for the following aspects of a backcountry tour: - Tour planning - Gear - On the drive + at parking spot (offline ready) - On the way up the mountain + pre-drop (offline ready) - Post-trip discussion Quick access to the best educational resources including: - videos (including offline ready videos for how to do snow tests) - quizlets - articles - offline ready snow identification aids - offline ready quick reference info for emergency CPR and buried companion rescue
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Powder Project at 4.3 against Avalanche Terrain Protocol's 3.0. Powder Project also leads on review sentiment (38% vs 0%) and ads (none vs shown). Avalanche Terrain Protocol's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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.
Powder Project holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Powder Project has 50 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Powder Project's written reviews are positive against 0% of Avalanche Terrain Protocol's.
| Parameter | Powder Project | Avalanche Terrain Protocol |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (50 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Adventure Projects Inc. | Ryan McFadyen |
Customer experience
Powder Project
Avalanche Terrain Protocol
In-app purchases
Powder Project
No in-app purchases
Avalanche Terrain Protocol
No in-app purchases
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