Comparison

EXA Ski Tracker vs Ski Buddy

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

EXA Ski Tracker

Track your winter sports activity with detailed statistics. Measure speed, distance, and time, map your routes, and monitor altitude. Share your progress and compete with friends.

Highlights
  • Measure skiing speed, distance, and time
  • Mark ski tracks on map
  • Monitor altitude with min/max values
  • Special 'Fast Ride' feature for section analysis
  • Record and view daily history and statistics
  • Share photos with data
  • Compare results and compete with friends
Features
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Ski Tracker & Ski Tracks is an application for all who love snow and winter sports. Useful for skiers and snowboarders. Measure the maximum skiing speed, tracks, distance, mark the slopes on the map and provide full statistics of your winter sports activity. Inside the app you can activate premium app version, which is extended on many additional and useful functions. Ski Tracker includes the following features: - measure and recording the maximum skiing speed - measurment ski tracks distance, divided into downhill skiing and lifts - time measure, skiing, lifts and rest - marking your ski tracks on the map - monitoring the height above sea level, with recording min. and max. values - special feature "Fast Ride" to make a separate measurement of maximum speed, time and distance to any section and time - all data and statistics you can record all day and later view history - with this app you can take pictures with data on it and share them with friends, - our idea is - any ski statistics, maps, graph and others data in one app To use this app do not need a mobile roaming data, just GPS is enough. Remember that the GPS work poorly inside the buildings and can generate wrong data. Sometimes outdoors GPS may need more time to catch the good signal, especially in bad weather conditions. Snow tracker application can also be used to training cross-country skiing, skitouring, skating, snowboarding, alpine skiing or other sports practiced in the open. This app is useful for experienced professionals, but also novice skiers will have while using it a lot of fun. With Exa Ski Tracker, you can compare ski sports results with friends, organize sports competitions and other forms of competitive winter sports. Ski Tracker can also help you navigate on the ski slopes, in finding routes or touch with your friends. You're going skiing in Zermatt or Chamonix? Or maybe Aspen? Check the weather and instal Ski Tracker app. No matter where you'll be, this app certainly give you a lot of fun and impressions! Over 30 millions satisfied worldwide users have installed our apps - join them and have fun! Information This app is continuously developed and improving. We still have been working to develop and improve it. If you see something that can be improved, we will be grateful for e-mail help@examobile.pl. We want to make our apps the best in Apple Store - thanks you.

About

Ski Buddy

This app tracks your skiing performance, providing detailed metrics like speed, altitude, and distance. Organize your runs into trips for comprehensive statistics and view photos captured during your adventures. Customize your display to focus on the data most important to you.

Highlights
  • Track speed, altitude, slope, and distance
  • Create and organize ski trips
  • View trip statistics
  • Integrate photos with runs
  • Customizable data screens
  • Supports skis and snowboards
Features
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Track your skiing when you are out on the slopes. Get details on your performance with data such as your speed, altitude, slope and total distance. Create trips to store your runs and easily keep everything organised. Get statistics on your entire trip. See the photos you captured during the day or the entire trip. Focus on what matters to you and choose between beautiful screens that presents the data which is important to you. Ski Buddy will be your friend every time you visit the snow covered mountains - whether it's on the slopes or in the powder, on skis or snowboard. Ski Buddy is a ski tracker made with love for skiing, with feedback and feature requests from skiers and snowboarders. Do you have something you would like to see in the app? Let us know at hello@skibuddy.app!

Screenshots

EXA Ski Tracker4 screens
Ski Buddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ski Buddy at none against EXA Ski Tracker's 2. Ski Buddy also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). EXA Ski Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (672 vs 64) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. EXA Ski Tracker sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Ski Buddy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for EXA Ski Tracker against 4.6 for Ski Buddy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EXA Ski Tracker has 672 ratings behind it against 64, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of EXA Ski Tracker's written reviews are positive against 70% of Ski Buddy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EXA Ski Tracker ships an update every 2 months, Ski Buddy weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
EXA Ski Tracker versus Ski Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEXA Ski TrackerSki Buddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (672 ratings) — better4.6 (64 ratings)
Positive reviews68.7% of reviews70.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings672 — better64
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperExaMobile S.A.Casper Riboe

Customer experience

EXA Ski Tracker

All ratings672 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral3.4%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews83 reviews
Positive68.7%
Neutral7.2%
Negative24.1%

Ski Buddy

All ratings64 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral1.6%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%

Bugs and requests

EXA Ski Tracker

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Speed readings showing impossible values (405 km/h)
  • Missing run and lift data despite recorded distance
  • App crashes when accessing history tab
  • Timer starts but all metrics except altitude show zero
  • Incomplete mile tracking on cross-border skiing
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  • Premium version still displays advertisements
  • Data loss at end of day with partial information retained

Requested features

7 requests
  • Ability to edit or delete portions of recorded runs
  • Per-run statistics and detailed breakdown
  • List view of all runs completed in a day
  • Improved graph navigation, especially for speed data
  • Integration with third-party apps like Strava
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  • Per-run speed tracking instead of just max/average
  • Better data export and sharing capabilities

Ski Buddy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

EXA Ski Tracker

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Go Premium, get new features!$1.99
None

Ski Buddy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EXA Ski Tracker free?
EXA Ski Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ski Buddy free?
Ski Buddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EXA Ski Tracker or Ski Buddy?
EXA Ski Tracker is rated higher. EXA Ski Tracker averages 4.7 out of 5 from 672 ratings, while Ski Buddy averages 4.6 from 64 ratings.
Do EXA Ski Tracker or Ski Buddy have ads?
Neither EXA Ski Tracker nor Ski Buddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EXA Ski Tracker or Ski Buddy?
EXA Ski Tracker ships an update every 2 months, and Ski Buddy weekly. Most recently, EXA Ski Tracker was updated on September 21, 2026 and Ski Buddy on September 7, 2026.

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