Purgatory Resort vs Pingea
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Purgatory Resort
Plan your visit to a mountain resort with real-time updates on weather, trail conditions, and lift status. Access interactive trail maps, purchase lift tickets, and view live webcams for an optimized experience.
- Visual trail maps (offline available)
- Live weather and 5-day forecast
- Real-time lift and trail status
- Parking lot availability
- Lift ticket purchase and reload
- Live resort webcams
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The official Purgatory Resort app for your next ski, snowboard, tubing, snowcat or mountain biking experience. Stay on top of the most recent information from Purgatory Resort featuring a highly visual trail map. Check live weather conditions, parking lot availability, resort shuttle locations, webcams, and trail/lift reports. Purchase your lift tickets easily. Access to real-time information can keep your snow experience fun and exciting. **Purchase Lift Tickets** Select your date and purchase a lift ticket or reload your ticket and save! ** Trail map ** Detailed trail maps (available offline!) ** Webcams and Videos ** View live resort webcams Watch videos taken at the resort ** Live Weather ** Quickly get the current conditions View the 5-day forecast ** In-depth Snow Reports ** Check out the current mountain conditions ** Trail and Lift Reporting ** Get real-time trail, terrain park, and lift status and be the first to know when new terrain is opening ** Upcoming Events ** View upcoming events at the mountain
Pingea
Organize, discover, and share favorite locations with friends. Find recommendations from trusted sources instead of relying on text messages. Explore new places easily.
- Organize favorite places
- Discover new locations
- Share recommendations with friends
- Get trusted suggestions
- Explore local spots
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Pingea is a better way to organize, discover and share your favorite places. Instead of texting your friends for new brunch spot ideas, simply download Pingea and discover recommendations from people you trust.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pingea at 100% against Purgatory Resort's 14%. Pingea also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.9) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). Purgatory Resort's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Pingea holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Purgatory Resort's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pingea's.
Purgatory Resort ships an update every 4 months, Pingea every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Purgatory Resort | Pingea |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (16 ratings) | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Purgatory Resort Management | Pingea LLC |
Customer experience
Purgatory Resort
Pingea
In-app purchases
Purgatory Resort
No in-app purchases
Pingea
No in-app purchases
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