Mountaineer vs RG Shuttle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mountaineer
Request free, on-demand rides within Olympic Valley and Alpine Meadows. See estimated wait times, track your driver's progress, and monitor specific express routes.
- On-demand ride requests
- Estimated wait times
- Real-time driver tracking
- Route tracking
- Complimentary service
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Mountaineer provides complimentary, on-demand rides within Olympic Valley & Alpine Meadows. It's easy to use! - Input your ride info to view the estimated wait time. Then, just tap to confirm your request. - Track your driver’s progress. We’ll let you know when we’re getting close! - Track the Olympic Valley Express and OVI Express routes in the app.
RG Shuttle
This complimentary on-demand ride service is available to Resort Group guests for travel within the resort area and downtown Steamboat Springs. During winter, guests can also track complimentary skier shuttles in real time. The service is exclusively for Resort Group guests.
- On-demand ride requests
- Real-time skier shuttle tracking
- Service for Resort Group guests
- Resort area and downtown travel
- Complimentary service
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RG Shuttle, a complimentary on-demand ride service, is available to Resort Group guests to and from destinations within the resort area and downtown Steamboat Springs. Download the app and request a ride today! Resort Group guests are also provided with our complimentary skier shuttles services during the winter season. Download the app and track the skier shuttles in real time! PLEASE NOTE: The on-demand ride service is for Resort Group guests only. All others will be considered trespassing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Mountaineer at 123 against RG Shuttle's 22. On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 — 4.6 for Mountaineer against 4.5 for RG Shuttle. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mountaineer has 123 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 67% and 67% positive.
Mountaineer ships an update every 13 months, RG Shuttle every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mountaineer | RG Shuttle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (123 ratings) — better | 4.5 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 123 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months — better | Every 25 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Downtowner App, Inc. | Downtowner App, Inc. |
Customer experience
Mountaineer
RG Shuttle
In-app purchases
Mountaineer
No in-app purchases
RG Shuttle
No in-app purchases
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