SkiBig3 vs Driving BC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SkiBig3
Your essential guide to three premier ski resorts in Banff National Park. Access real-time weather, snow reports, trail maps, and resort-specific information. Discover local insights, exclusive perks, and track your ski performance.
- Real-time weather and snow reports
- Trail maps and bus schedules
- Webcam access
- GPS ski day tracker
- Ski performance stats and leaderboards
- Resort and town activity information
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The SkiBig3 app is your guide to Banff National Park’s three world-class ski resorts – Banff Sunshine Village, Lake Louise Ski Resort and Mt. Norquay. Get the latest weather conditions, snow reports, and powder alerts from all three resorts, as well as trail maps, bus schedules, webcams, and pass perks. Be informed with local insights and gain access to SkiBig3 perks and promotions. Once you're on the slopes, log your ski days with the GPS tracker. And when you finish your ski day, check your stats and find yourself in the Leaders rankings. Learn more about dining and additional winter and summer activities available, both at the resorts and in the towns of Banff and Lake Louise.
Driving BC
Discover comprehensive driving routes, parks, trails, and attractions in Coastal British Columbia. Plan an unforgettable road trip with curated information on points of interest, restaurants, and hidden gems.
- Driving route planning
- Parks and trails discovery
- Points of interest identification
- Attractions and hidden gems
- Restaurant recommendations
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Welcome to Coastal British Columbia's most comprehensive driving route app, full of all the information you will need to make your road trip unforgettable and satisfying. Find driving routes, parks and trails, points of interest, things to do, restaurants, attractions and hidden gems.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SkiBig3 at 59% against Driving BC's 0%. SkiBig3 also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (443 vs 2). Driving BC's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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.
SkiBig3 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SkiBig3 has 443 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of SkiBig3's written reviews are positive against 0% of Driving BC's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SkiBig3 | Driving BC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (443 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 58.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 443 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 152 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | SkiBig3 | Canada's Best Apps |
Customer experience
SkiBig3
Driving BC
Bugs and requests
SkiBig3
Reported bugs
11 issues- Login fails
- Password reset email not sent
- App crashes on launch
- Speed tracking limited
- Map scrolling issue during recording
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- Data not syncing to iOS app
- Interactive map shows wrong location
- Conditions data fails to load
- Webcams are unclear
- App does not load anything
- Offline access for trail maps is missing
Requested features
9 requests- Longer term weather forecast needed
- Offline capability for trail maps
- More complete off-mountain coverage
- Improve webcam clarity
- Fix interactive map errors
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- Allow saving trail maps as pictures
- Support metric units
- Update base values
- Implement weather forecast
Driving BC
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SkiBig3
No in-app purchases
Driving BC
No in-app purchases
