PIEPS vs SlabLab
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
SlabLab
Connect with fellow backcountry enthusiasts for safer adventures. Find compatible partners, enhance your skills with pro-led workshops, and join discussions to improve teamwork and decision-making in the snow.
- Find backcountry partners
- Pro-led skill-building workshops
- Teamwork and decision-making focus
- Q&A with experts and peers
- Discounts on gear and experiences
- Community discussions
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Join a community of backcountry skiers, splitboarders, and snowmobilers who care about both fun and safety. SlabLab helps members meet like-minded partners, offers pro-led virtual skill-building workshops, and creates an atmosphere for sharing that's conducive to discussion at any experience level. -- About SlabLab and our teamwork-focused approach -- SlabLab has conducted behavioral research on decision-making and teamwork with backcountry users for four seasons, and we bring that expertise to this community. It's very hard to meet compatible partners to take risks with, especially online. Whether what you prioritize in a partner is experience, communication style, gender, location, availability or other factors, we help you find the team that's right for you. Our workshops and content complement avalanche courses and help you develop the communication and teamwork skills that have the biggest impact on both fun and safety. Member Benefits • Pro-led workshops on teamwork and decision-making • Tools for meeting like-minded partners • Q&A with pros and peers • Discounts on courses, experiences, and gear
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Verdict
PIEPS and SlabLab both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of SlabLab's written reviews are positive against 63% of PIEPS's. PIEPS's advantage is ratings volume (1K vs 2). 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 SlabLab. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PIEPS has 1K ratings behind it against 2, 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 SlabLab's.
PIEPS ships an update monthly, SlabLab every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PIEPS | SlabLab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Pieps GmbH | SlabLab LLC |
Customer experience
PIEPS
SlabLab
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
SlabLab
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PIEPS
No in-app purchases
SlabLab
No in-app purchases
