Hotham vs Mountainwatch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hotham
Get real-time weather, snow reports, and live snow cams for the ski resort. Track friends, monitor your ski day and season stats, and compete on leaderboards. Purchase lift tickets, lessons, and rentals directly through the app.
- Real-time weather and snow reports
- Live snow camera feeds
- Friend tracking and group creation
- Ski day and season statistics
- Resort leaderboard
- Online ticket and rental purchases
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REAL-TIME WEATHER DATA No more guessing how many layers you’ll need with real-time weather including minimum temperature, wind speeds and how much snow has fallen in the last 24 hours. VIEW LIVE SNOW CAMS Keep an eye on snowfalls and see real time mountain views with live cams from various locations around the resort. FIND AND TRACK YOUR FRIENDS Stay connected with friends by creating your own private group. See their current location in real-time on the resort map, what run or lift each person in your group is riding and the difficulty rating. TRACK YOUR DAY AND SEASON Keep track of all the details about your ski day and season. How many days skied, runs completed and vertical kilometres logged are all at the touch of a button. If you have an Apple Watch, record your runs as a workout and see your workout in the Health app. LEADERBOARD Compete for the top spot on the Hotham Leader board through days skied, lifts ridden, and vertical metres logged. SHOP ONLINE Buy early and save on lift tickets, lessons, rentals and more. Created exclusively for Mount Hotham Alpine Resort by the Resorts Tapped LLC. Note: Location and Logging services require a GPS-equipped device. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Mountainwatch
Stay informed about snow conditions, forecasts, and news for Australian and New Zealand ski resorts. Get daily reports, live weather, and resort updates to plan your next snow adventure.
- 7-day snow & weather forecasts
- Live snow cams
- Daily snow reports
- Live on-mountain weather
- Resort conditions
- Snow alerts
- Snow news
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Australia and New Zealand’s number 1 Snow app It's time to freshen up your skis or boards, grab a mate and head to the snow. The Mountainwatch Snow Report & Forecast App is all you need to stay on point for all snow conditions, snow forecasts and snow news. The app features include: • 7-day snow & weather forecasts • Live Snow cams • Daily Snow Reports • Live on-mountain weather • Resort conditions including roads and lift status • Snow Alerts • Resort Information • Snow News Enjoy the season! www.mountainwatch.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Hotham at every 10 days against Mountainwatch's every 2 months. Mountainwatch's advantage is review sentiment (60% vs 41%) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Hotham ships an update every 10 days, Mountainwatch every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hotham | Mountainwatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.6% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mount Hotham Skiing Company PTY LTD | Liquid Snow Tours |
Customer experience
Hotham
Mountainwatch
Bugs and requests
Hotham
Reported bugs
16 issues- Trail status inaccurate
- Grooming status incorrect
- App often doesn't work early morning
- Snow report/weather conditions not dated
- Lift status shows 'unknown'
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- GPS tracking issues (stops working, deletes runs)
- App fails to load sometimes
- Slow to show trail and lift status
- Cameras mislabeled or not showing
- Tracking auto-disables after inactivity
- Stats failing to update
- Login issues
- App redirects to web browser for snow report
- Trail map out of date
- New app is not iPad friendly
- Cannot open properly on iPad
Requested features
19 requests- More specific weather information
- Ability to book ski school on the day
- More resort/personality skiing footage
- Link with Epic Passes
- See all resort trails under each lift (older version functionality)
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- App for Hotham, Falls, and Perisher
- Comment on terrain park status
- Add expected opening time for closed lifts
- Better webcams
- Include speed in stats
- Add road conditions alerts
- Add a 'help!' button for emergencies
- Leaderboard fairness
- iPad compatibility
- Phone list feature
- Night skiing tracking
- First Tracks availability
- Back country trail information
- Grooming information for cross-country trails
Mountainwatch
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hotham
No in-app purchases
Mountainwatch
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do Hotham or Mountainwatch have ads?
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