Snow King vs Jackson Hole
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Snow King
Navigate Snow King Mountain with real-time trail status, grooming reports, and a user-friendly trail map. Share your location with friends, track your runs, and access resort information like snow conditions, weather, and events.
- Interactive trail map with run status
- Real-time snow conditions and weather
- Location sharing with friends
- Run tracking with vertical and distance logging
- Workout logging for Apple Watch users
- Resort directory and event calendar
- Latest news from Twitter and Facebook
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Snow King is your official guide to Snow King Mountain, all at your fingertips. • See which runs are groomed and which closed. Locate yourself on the Snow King trail map — not a hard-to-read GPS map.† • Share your location on the mountain with friends, and see your friends' locations on the trail map.† • Record your runs and log vertical feet and distance. If you have an Apple Watch, record your runs as a workout and see your workout in the Health app. Display your tracks and replay your runs on the trail map. Email images to friends, post them to social media, or view them in Google Earth. Store your logs on iCloud and view them on all your devices. Send your logs to a leaderboard and compare vertical and distance with others at the resort.† • Find up-to-date information about the mountain, including snow conditions, weather, and webcam images. • Get up-to-the-minute lift status information. • Quickly find information about lessons and other programs and amenities. • Easily locate and contact key places at the resort and in the village with the built in directory. • Learn about events from the events calendar. • Get the latest news from Snow King via the resort's Twitter feed and Facebook posts. † Location and Logging services require a GPS-equipped device. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Jackson Hole
Get real-time resort information for an enhanced on-mountain experience. Access snow and weather reports, lift status, webcams, and parking updates. Features include GPS tracking, wait times, and exclusive deals.
- Real-time snow and weather reports
- Lift and mountain status updates
- Live webcam feeds
- Real-time parking capacity
- Crowd-sourced lift wait times
- GPS group tracking and messaging
- Exclusive app-only deals
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An essential tool for summer activities, information, and operations at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. Designed with unique features that enhance the mountain experience, including hike tracking with GPS, up-to-the-minute lift and hiking trail status, top-to-bottom webcams, special promotions, and more. Be in the know, be a JH Insider! WEATHER REPORTS: comprehensive current weather conditions and forecasts. LIFT & HIKING TRAIL STATUS: open/closure info and notifications updates in real time. WEBCAMS: live image webcam feed. GPS TRACKING: enhanced, real time group tracking and group messaging for sharing your exact location. LEADERBOARD: opt-in comparison capability for GPS tracked days / activities vs others. TRAIL STARTS HERE CHALLENGE: opt-in virtual hiking challenge for most hiked miles throughout the summer. STATS: enhanced personal hiking stats including total vertical feet, distance (miles), and days hiked. COMPATIBILITY: Apple Watch and Apple Health Kit compatible with seamless tracking integration. The app also syncs your workouts with Apple Health. Created exclusively for Jackson Hole Mountain Resort by the creators of SkiLynx. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Snow King at none against Jackson Hole's shown. Snow King also leads on review sentiment (63% vs 31%) and rating (4.2 vs 3.8). Jackson Hole's advantage is iOS requirement (13.6 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
Snow King holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 61 and 68 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Snow King's written reviews are positive against 31% of Jackson Hole's.
Snow King ships an update monthly, Jackson Hole every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Snow King | Jackson Hole |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (61 ratings) — better | 3.8 (68 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better | 31.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 61 | 68 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Resorts Tapped LLC | JACKSON HOLE MOUNTAIN RESORT CORPORATION |
Customer experience
Snow King
Jackson Hole
In-app purchases
Snow King
No in-app purchases
Jackson Hole
No in-app purchases
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