Summerboard vs Cali Pass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Summerboard
Control your electric skateboard's performance settings, update its firmware, and pair your remote. Future updates will add ride tracking, calorie monitoring, and social features for riders.
- Adjust throttle and brake strength
- Motor optimization and direction settings
- Firmware updates and overwrites
- Remote pairing
- View board battery levels
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The Summerboard app is here - and going through some major updates soon. For now, you can change ride settings like throttle / brake strength, motor optimisation and motor direction. Also, Summerboard firmware update and overwrite is available. You may also pair the remote and read exact board battery levels. Features coming soon include Ride Tracking with map support, calorie burn tracking, firmware updates and chats with other riders.
Cali Pass
Your guide to winter adventures at California's premier ski resorts. Get real-time lift statuses, weather forecasts, and live mountain views to plan your perfect day on the slopes.
- Real-time lift statuses
- Weather updates
- Live mountain views
- Resort guide for multiple locations
- Winter adventure planning
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Embark on an extraordinary outdoor adventure with the Cali Pass App, your dedicated guide to Bear Valley, Dodge Ridge, China Peak, and Mountain High. Receive real-time lift statuses, weather updates, and live views of the mountains. The Cali Pass…It’s a better way to winter.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cali Pass at 4.8 against Summerboard's 3.4. Cali Pass also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 25%). Summerboard's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cali Pass holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 64 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Summerboard's written reviews are positive against 67% of Cali Pass's.
Summerboard ships an update every 3 weeks, Cali Pass every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Summerboard | Cali Pass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (22 ratings) | 4.8 (64 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22 | 64 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 209 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Summerboard Inc. | California Mountain Resort Co LLC |
Customer experience
Summerboard
Cali Pass
In-app purchases
Summerboard
No in-app purchases
Cali Pass
No in-app purchases
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