Empire Express vs Ski YC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Empire Express
This app provides on-demand rides for authorized users and their guests. It is exclusively for Empire Pass owners, ensuring a secure and convenient transportation service. Request a ride easily through the application.
- On-demand ride requests
- Guest ride access
- Exclusive service for Empire Pass owners
- Secure transportation
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Empire Express is an on-demand ride service for Empire Pass owners and their guests. Download the app and request a ride today! PLEASE NOTE: This ride service is for Empire Pass owners and their guests only. All others will be considered to be trespassing.
Ski YC
Navigate Yellowstone Club with an official guide. View trail status, share your location with friends, and record your runs with detailed stats. Access real-time mountain information, lift status, and a directory of club amenities.
- Interactive trail map with run status
- Friend location sharing
- Run recording and logging (vertical, distance)
- Real-time snow conditions and weather
- Lift status updates
- Club directory and event calendar
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Ski YC is your official guide to Yellowstone Club, all at your fingertips. • See which runs are groomed and which closed. Locate yourself on the Yellowstone Club 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 club and in the village with the built in directory. • Learn about events from the events calendar. • Get the latest news from Yellowstone Club via the club's Twitter feed and social media posts. † Location and Logging services require a GPS-equipped device. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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Verdict
Empire Express and Ski YC both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 82% of Ski YC's written reviews are positive against 33% of Empire Express's. Ski YC also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 22 months) and ratings volume (276 vs 41). Empire Express's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Empire Express against 4.7 for Ski YC. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ski YC has 276 ratings behind it against 41, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of Empire Express's written reviews are positive against 82% of Ski YC's.
Empire Express ships an update every 22 months, Ski YC every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Empire Express | Ski YC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (41 ratings) | 4.7 (276 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 41 | 276 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 149 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Downtowner App, Inc. | Resorts Tapped LLC |
Customer experience
Empire Express
Ski YC
In-app purchases
Empire Express
No in-app purchases
Ski YC
No in-app purchases
