Ski YC vs ParkBZN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
ParkBZN
Easily pay for and manage your parking sessions in Bozeman directly from your smartphone. Avoid the hassle of meters and receive notifications before your session ends. Plan ahead with future rate information and extend your parking time remotely.
- Pay for parking on the go
- Extend parking sessions remotely
- Receive end-of-session alerts
- View future parking rate changes
- Manage parking history
- Receive email receipts
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No more digging for coins. This is how parking should be. Pay, extend, and manage your parking session with Bozeman's official parking app. It’s easy! PAY ON THE GO Pay quickly and securely with your smartphone. - Time's precious, stop wasting it feeding a meter. - Forget refilling the meter in the rain or braving the cold. NO PRICE SURPRISES See when parking rates will change in the future – even when there’s free parking! - Receive email receipts at the end of your parking session. - Expenses made easy, manage your parking history through the mobile app. STRESS-FREE PARKING Get alerts when your parking session is about to end. - Stop worrying about how much time is left on the meter, we have you covered. NO NEED TO RUSH Add time to your parking session directly from your phone.* - Your plans change, your parking spot shouldn't. Simply extend your parking session via our app. -------- GET STARTED TODAY 1. Download the ParkBZN app. 2. Park where you see ParkBZN app signs. 3. Pay for your parking session from your phone. 4. Relax, welcome to parking as it should be. -------- COMING SOON The ParkBZN app is not done yet! We're constantly updating the app based on your feedback. -------- APP PERMISSIONS - Location Services (optional): Used to quickly provide nearby parking zones. * where applicable
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ski YC at 82% against ParkBZN's 0%. Ski YC also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 33 months). ParkBZN's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Ski YC holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ski YC has 276 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Ski YC's written reviews are positive against 0% of ParkBZN's.
Ski YC ships an update every 3 weeks, ParkBZN every 33 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Ski YC | ParkBZN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (276 ratings) — better | 2.2 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 276 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 33 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 149 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Resorts Tapped LLC | City of Bozeman |
Customer experience
Ski YC
ParkBZN
In-app purchases
Ski YC
No in-app purchases
ParkBZN
No in-app purchases
