Mt. Bachelor vs Terrain Scouts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mt. Bachelor
Enhance your mountain experience with real-time lift and trail status, weather data, and friend tracking. Compete with others on leaderboards and earn achievements by tracking your ski and ride activity. Syncs with Apple Health and Strava.
- Real-time lift and trail status
- Friend tracking and messaging
- Performance stats and leaderboards
- Strava and Apple Health sync
- Weather data
- Achievements and medals
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The official app of Mt. Bachelor. Make the most of your day on the mountain this summer. This app offers real-time lift and Bike Park trail status, current weather data, live webcams, Bike Park trail map, and the latest information on summer activities, dining, events and more. APP FEATURES: Real-Time Lift & Bike Trail Status • See the most current information on summer chairlift operations and bike trail openings Real-Time Weather Data • Check live weather at the mountain Summer Activities • Browse Mt. Bachelor’s summer activity offerings and find out how to book tickets & passes Events Calendar • Don’t miss out on some of the hottest events at the mountain this summer including the Gravity Bike Race Series, live music at Bachelor Beats, and the return of GraviCross. Created exclusively for Mt. Bachelor by the creators of SkiLynx
Terrain Scouts
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Terrain Scouts, the world’s leading trails challenge hosting platform, makes participating in challenges and recording your activities easy, all in one simple to use app. Here’s how: • Join Challenges – Find your challenge, register, participate, and record activities all in a single location. • Activity Recording – Whether out on foot, bike, on the water, or participating in winter sports, Terrain Scouts provides you with an easy way to record and categorize your activities. • Trail Selection – The Terrain Scouts app lets you choose how you would like to see the trails, which have been completed, and those that are still waiting for you. • Event Route Navigation – The Terrain Scouts app makes it easy to stay on course and complete your route properly. • Map View - Customize the look and function of your map to fit your needs. • Completed Activities - View previous activities at the touch of a button. • Rankings - Easy to view, real-time individual and team standings. • Whether you’re competitive or need a little extra motivation, these challenges were made for you! The Terrain Scouts app is free to download and use and makes participation in our trails challenges easy! Enjoy the trails!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Mt. Bachelor at 13.1 against Terrain Scouts's 15.6. On price, update cadence, 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.
Mt. Bachelor ships an update every 5 weeks, Terrain Scouts every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mt. Bachelor | Terrain Scouts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (151 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 54.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 151 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mt Bachelor, LLC | Cryptic Canyon LLC |
Bugs and requests
Mt. Bachelor
Reported bugs
11 issues- Web links to website don't work
- Achievements not registering
- Vertical tracking is inaccurate
- App gets deleted and stats disappear
- Weather not always 100% accurate
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- Lose reception on certain lifts, causing session to end
- App is unusable without cell service
- Pop-up for notifications every time app is opened
- Child accounts on iOS not tracked
- Weather consistently wrong
- Daily snow report needs improvement for overnight snowfall clarity
Requested features
8 requests- Add ability to show season pass via app
- Implement offline mode for map and tracking
- Add a pause feature to tracking
- Integrate with lift scan data for automatic run tracking
- Add dynamic type/text sizing for accessibility
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- Improve Nordic trail visibility and tracking on map
- Add larger font sizes for readability on slopes
- Allow nickname uniqueness across all users for reviews
Terrain Scouts
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mt. Bachelor
No in-app purchases
Terrain Scouts
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Mt. Bachelor free?
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