Comparison

Brighton Resort vs Jay Peak

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Brighton Resort

Access real-time resort information, including lift and run status, weather, and snow conditions. Purchase lift tickets, browse services, and receive important push notifications for a seamless mountain experience.

Highlights
  • Lift and run status
  • Current weather and snow conditions
  • Interactive trail map
  • Lift ticket purchasing
  • Real-time push notifications
  • Run and elevation tracking
  • Emergency services contact
Features
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The Brighton Resort mobile app puts information and updates right at your fingertips. Within the app, you can check lift and run status, find current weather and snow conditions, and view a trail map to find where you are within the resort. You can also purchase lift tickets or browse resort services and restaurants. Push notifications, when enabled, provide real-time updates on parking, road conditions and closures, weather alerts, and other important resort information. You’ll also be able to track your runs and elevations and, if needed, contact emergency services straight through the app. The Brighton Resort app puts everything you want to know about Brighton right at the push of a button.

About

Jay Peak

Navigate a ski resort with this official guide. See trail status, share your location with friends, and track your runs with detailed stats. Access real-time snow conditions, weather, lift status, and resort amenities.

Highlights
  • Interactive trail maps with location tracking
  • Real-time snow conditions and weather updates
  • Lift status information
  • Friend location sharing
  • Run tracking with vertical feet and distance logging
  • Resort directory and event calendar
Features
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This is your official guide to Jay Peak Resort, all at your fingertips. • See which runs are groomed and which closed. Locate yourself on the 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 resort with the built in directory. • Learn about events from the events calendar. • Get the latest news via 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.

Screenshots

Brighton Resort4 screens
Jay Peak4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Jay Peak at every 3 weeks against Brighton Resort's every 4 months. Jay Peak also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (74% vs 61%). Brighton Resort's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 236). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Brighton Resort holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brighton Resort has 1.4K ratings behind it against 236, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of Brighton Resort's written reviews are positive against 74% of Jay Peak's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brighton Resort ships an update every 4 months, Jay Peak every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Brighton Resort versus Jay Peak: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrighton ResortJay Peak
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.4K ratings) — better4.7 (236 ratings)
Positive reviews61.3% of reviews74.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.4K — better236
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB92 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBoyne ResortsResorts Tapped LLC

Customer experience

Brighton Resort

All ratings1,399 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral1.9%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive61.3%
Neutral9.7%
Negative29.0%

Jay Peak

All ratings236 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral2.1%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive74.1%
Neutral1.9%
Negative24.1%

User reviews

Brighton Resort

From 1.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and straightforward
  • 👍 Useful for planning trips
  • 👍 Good for learning to ski
  • 👍 Handy app with latest updates

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inaccurate information
  • 🐛 Tracking issues and bugs
  • 🔗 Too many external links and logins
  • 🔍 Lack of important features like lift line wait times and trail status

Jay Peak

From 236 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great resort info
  • 👍 Tracks runs well
  • 👍 Awesome 3D view
  • 👍 Quick link to ski patrol
  • 👍 Weather report helpful

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Tracking unreliable
  • 🐛 Runs disappear
  • 🐛 Days disappear
  • 🐛 App loses data
  • 🐛 Map dots freeze

Bugs and requests

Brighton Resort

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Ski tracker not working properly
  • Resort tab showing blank screen
  • Emergency call function not working
  • Followers/Following buttons crashing

Requested features

4 requests
  • Live video of lift lines
  • Grooming status updates
  • Group tracking and sharing
  • Parking lot capacity indicators

Jay Peak

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App loses runs
  • App loses entire days
  • App erases and partially restores data
  • App shuts down and loses daily data
  • App misses tracking about 40% of runs
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  • Map dots freeze
  • Cannot navigate back out of selections
  • Exiting app loses tracking data
  • Tracking continues long after last run
  • Live group tracking is questionable
  • Cameras act funny sometimes

Requested features

6 requests
  • Manually add runs when tracking fails
  • Tracking beyond April 30
  • Show current and upcoming stays
  • Integrate vertical from RFID pass
  • See pictures posted in app
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  • Bring back speed tracking (average and top)

In-app purchases

None

Brighton Resort

No in-app purchases

None

Jay Peak

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brighton Resort free?
Brighton Resort is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Jay Peak free?
Jay Peak is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Brighton Resort or Jay Peak?
Brighton Resort is rated higher. Brighton Resort averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while Jay Peak averages 4.7 from 236 ratings.
Do Brighton Resort or Jay Peak have ads?
Neither Brighton Resort nor Jay Peak shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brighton Resort or Jay Peak?
Brighton Resort ships an update every 4 months, and Jay Peak every 3 weeks. Most recently, Brighton Resort was updated on November 7, 2026 and Jay Peak on November 3, 2026.

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