PaddlingMaps vs SkiYYC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PaddlingMaps
Discover and navigate hundreds of community-managed paddling trips worldwide. Access offline maps, historical river levels, and detailed information for flat water, river, and whitewater adventures.
- Offline map access
- 5-day historic river levels
- Flat water trip details
- River trip details
- Whitewater trip details
- Community-managed trips
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PaddlingMaps is your digital guide to hundreds of community managed paddling trips around the world. Features: - offline access to map resources - five days of historic river levels - flat water, river and white water trips
SkiYYC
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SKiYYC provides skiers a simple map which displays updated ski trail condition information from the multitude of data sources on the internet. Click on a map pin for more detailed information on the ski conditions. Skiers can also submit trail reports, and that information is uploaded to the map for the rest of the ski community to enjoy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SkiYYC at every 2 months against PaddlingMaps's every 4 months. SkiYYC also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). 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.
PaddlingMaps ships an update every 4 months, SkiYYC every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PaddlingMaps | SkiYYC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel washbrook | Jeffrey Schlachter |
In-app purchases
PaddlingMaps
No in-app purchases
SkiYYC
No in-app purchases
