Snow King vs Crystal Ridge
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.
Crystal Ridge
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The official Crystal Ridge app puts everything you need to know about the mountain at your fingertips, including: Trail map (available offline!) Trail & lift status Snow conditions Weather conditions & forecast Upcoming events Mountain Cams Deals & offers Ski Patrol & Guest Services contact info
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Snow King at monthly against Crystal Ridge's every 4 months. Snow King also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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 ships an update monthly, Crystal Ridge every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Snow King | Crystal Ridge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (61 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 61 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Resorts Tapped LLC | Alpine Media Technology |
In-app purchases
Snow King
No in-app purchases
Crystal Ridge
No in-app purchases
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