PIEPS vs Smith Optics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PIEPS
Configure, check, and update your PIEPS or Black Diamond avalanche transceiver. Train your rescue skills with your phone as a remote control and register your device for additional services.
- Device configuration
- Functionality check
- Firmware updates
- Rescue skills training
- Remote control functionality
- Device registration
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- Configure your PIEPS or Black Diamond device according to your preferences. - Check the functionality of your PIEPS or Black Diamond device - Update your PIEPS or Black Diamond device to the latest firmware. - Train your emergency rescue skills. Use your phone as a remote control. - Register your PIEPS or Black Diamond device to get additional services
Smith Optics
Create custom-fit ski and snowboard goggles using 3D scanning technology. The app captures your facial data to design a personalized frame, ensuring a perfect fit with no light leaks or pressure points for maximum comfort and an expanded field of view.
- 3D face scanning for custom fit
- Personalized frame design
- Eliminates light leaks and pressure points
- Expands field of view
- 3D printed goggles
- Digital scan to design team submission
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See the mountain like you've never seen it before thanks to goggles custom made to match your unique face shape. The Smith Imprint 3D goggles use 3D printing technology to create a made-to-order fit based on digital scans of your face. Say goodbye to light leaks, air gaps and pressure points. Say hello to the widest field of view possible and true all-day comfort, no matter your face shape. The Smith custom scanning application creates a frame designed to match your face and your face only. Each frame is 3D printed and matched to the lenses and strap of your choice. The app lets you create a 3D face scan file with a few quick motions and sends it directly back to Smith's design team. Your Smith I/O MAG Imprint 3D goggles are 3D printed using HP Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) technology and assembled in the USA. REQUIREMENTS: 3D face scanning requires an iOS device with integrated FaceID & TrueDepth front-facing camera system, such as any iPhone XS or later (11, 12 and onward).
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Verdict
PIEPS and Smith Optics both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Smith Optics's written reviews are positive against 63% of PIEPS's. PIEPS's advantage is ratings volume (1K vs 9) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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 — 4.9 for PIEPS against 5.0 for Smith Optics. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PIEPS has 1K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of PIEPS's written reviews are positive against 100% of Smith Optics's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PIEPS | Smith Optics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1K ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 383 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pieps GmbH | SMITH SPORT OPTICS, INC. |
Customer experience
PIEPS
Smith Optics
Bugs and requests
PIEPS
Reported bugs
2 issues- App home screen going blank
- Incompatibility with certain beacon models
Requested features
2 requests- Support for more languages (e.g. Russian, Japanese)
- Improved security for app login/registration
Smith Optics
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PIEPS
No in-app purchases
Smith Optics
No in-app purchases
