Mountain Map vs Snowy Roads
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mountain Map
This app offers an "on-mountain" gaming experience for outdoor enthusiasts. It's a digital mapping platform designed for active lifestyles and playing outside. Be aware that continuous GPS use can significantly drain battery life.
- Digital mapping platform
- On-mountain gaming experience
- Designed for outdoor enthusiasts
- Active lifestyle focus
- GPS functionality
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MountainMap™ is a digital mapping platform designed and developed for the outdoor enthusiast. We've created an "on-mountain" gaming experience for the person with an active lifestyle and loves to play outside. DISCLAIMER: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.mountainmap.com/privacy
Snowy Roads
Plan winter trips to ski resorts with real-time chain control updates, road closures, and personalized vehicle requirements. Get weather forecasts, webcams, and mountain conditions for popular destinations in one easy-to-use app.
- Real-time chain control updates
- Personalized vehicle requirements
- Home screen widgets
- Live traffic advisories and cams
- Ski resort weather and conditions
- Information for 21 ski resorts
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Planning a trip to your favorite ski resort in the Sierra Nevada just got a whole lot easier! Snowy Roads is designed to keep you safe, informed, and stress-free as you navigate the mountain roads. Say goodbye to multiple apps and trying to figure out if and where you’ll need chains — Snowy Roads compiles the most critical information into one easy-to-use app. REAL-TIME CHAIN CONTROL UPDATES Check the latest chain control requirements, road closures, and restrictions for routes leading to popular ski resorts. PERSONALIZED TO YOU Get tailored insights & requirements based on the vehicle you’re driving. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Keep an eye on your favorite routes without even opening the app. SEE THE TRAFFIC AHEAD OF YOU See all the traffic advisories, messages signs, and live traffic cams for your route in one place. GET AN OVERVIEW OF YOUR FAVORITE SKI RESORTS -Weather forecast -Resort webcams -Mountain conditions -Ski lift status 21 SKI RESORTS AROUND TAHOE AND CALIFORNIA –North Lake Tahoe– Palisades Tahoe Northstar Sugar Bowl Boreal / Woodward Diamond Peak Mt Rose Homewood Soda Springs Tahoe Donner –South Lake Tahoe– Kirkwood Heavenly Sierra-at-tahoe –Central Sierra Nevada– Bear Valley Dodge Ridge Badger Pass China Peak –Mammoth– Mammoth June Mountain -Southern California- Big Bear Mountain High –Shasta– Mt Shasta …and more to come! PRIVATE BY DESIGN -No personal data collected -No ads Privacy policy: https://snowyroads.app/privacy-policy Terms of use: https://snowyroads.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Snowy Roads at 4.8 against Mountain Map's 3.7. Snowy Roads also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Mountain Map's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Snowy Roads holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 13 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Mountain Map's written reviews are positive against 75% of Snowy Roads's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Mountain Map ships an update every 3 weeks, Snowy Roads weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mountain Map | Snowy Roads |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.8 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 463 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ECO Systems | Alex Stern |
Customer experience
Mountain Map
Snowy Roads
In-app purchases
Mountain Map
No in-app purchases
Snowy Roads
No in-app purchases
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