Comparison

Smugglers' Notch vs IndiePeaks

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

Head to head
About

Smugglers' Notch

Navigate a mountain resort with an all-season guide. Track your runs, share your location with friends, and access real-time mountain conditions, lift status, and resort information.

Highlights
  • Interactive trail maps with location tracking
  • Friend location sharing
  • Run recording and logging (vertical feet, distance)
  • Workout integration with Apple Watch
  • Real-time snow conditions and weather
  • Up-to-the-minute lift status
  • Resort directory and news feed
Features
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Smugglers' Notch is your unique and comprehensive all-season guide to Smugglers' Notch resort, all at your fingertips. • Locate yourself on the Smugglers' Notch 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. • Get the latest news from Smugglers' Notch via the resort's Twitter feed and Facebook posts. † Location and Logging services require a GPS-equipped device. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

IndiePeaks

This app provides skiers and snowboarders with essential information for resorts covered by the Indy Pass. Access offline trail maps, real-time weather and snow forecasts, lift status, and track your ski days. It helps you plan your trips and make the most of your pass.

Highlights
  • Offline trail maps
  • Weather and snow forecasts
  • Live lift status
  • Blackout date tracking
  • Ski day logging
  • Resort directory and comparison
Features
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IndiePeaks is an independent app. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by, endorsed by, or approved by Indy Pass. IndiePeaks is a companion app for skiers and snowboarders who use the Indy Pass. The app covers all 291 resorts on the pass across 16 countries, with offline trail maps, weather and snow forecasts, live lift status, blackout dates, and a log of the days you ski. RESORT DIRECTORY Browse every resort on the pass or search by name. Sort by name, region or distance from you. Filter by vertical drop, skiable acres, terrain type, or your favorites. Compare up to three resorts side by side. Enter the dates of a trip to see which resorts your pass is valid at on those days. TRAIL MAPS 262 resorts include a trail and lift map that is stored inside the app, so it loads on the chairlift with no cell signal. Trails are colored using the grading system of the country they are in: green, blue and black in North America, and blue, red and black in Europe and Japan. Tap a trail to see its difficulty, vertical drop, length and whether it is groomed. WEATHER AND SNOW Each resort page shows current conditions and a six-day forecast from Apple Weather, plus snowfall totals from Open-Meteo for the summit and the base of the mountain. A diagram shows the freezing level against the resort's elevation range, so you can tell when it is snowing at the top and raining at the bottom. LIVE LIFT AND TRAIL STATUS 174 resorts publish a public lift and trail report, which IndiePeaks collects every 15 minutes. The app lists which lifts and trails are open right now, grouped by difficulty, and shows closed trails in grey on the trail map. PASS TRACKING Choose your pass type (Indy Pass, Indy+, Learn to Turn or Indy XC) and the app shows only what that pass covers. Each resort page tells you whether you can ski there today, how many of your days at that resort you have used, and whether a reservation is required. Blackout dates appear on a month calendar. SEASON LOG Log a ski day from the resort page, from the calendar, or from a notification when you arrive at a resort. Season stats show the number of days you skied, the resorts you visited, and a chart of days per resort. Explorer badges track the states, provinces and regions you have skied in. Enter the price of your pass and the app shows the day it became cheaper than buying day tickets. NOTIFICATIONS All notifications are off until you turn them on in Settings. You can enable snow alerts when forecast snowfall exceeds a threshold you choose, reminders before a blackout date, and arrival reminders that offer to log the day when you reach a resort. SYNC AND SYSTEM FEATURES iCloud keeps your pass, visits and favorites in sync between iPhone and iPad. Siri and Shortcuts can answer snow questions and log ski days. The app supports iPad split view, Dynamic Type, VoiceOver and dark mode, and is available in eleven languages. Weather data provided by Apple Weather. Snow data from Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Trail and lift data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Screenshots

Smugglers' Notch4 screens
IndiePeaks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Smugglers' Notch at none against IndiePeaks's 4. Smugglers' Notch also leads on ratings volume (562 vs 2) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). IndiePeaks's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 69%). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. IndiePeaks sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Smugglers' Notch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

IndiePeaks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smugglers' Notch has 562 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Smugglers' Notch's written reviews are positive against 100% of IndiePeaks's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Smugglers' Notch versus IndiePeaks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmugglers' NotchIndiePeaks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (562 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings562 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB16 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperResorts Tapped LLCOrlando Cossia Castiglioni

Customer experience

Smugglers' Notch

All ratings561 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral3.9%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews85 reviews
Positive69.4%
Neutral9.4%
Negative21.2%

IndiePeaks

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Smugglers' Notch

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Snow report never updated
  • Tracking inconsistent
  • App crashes on launch
  • Incorrect trail difficulty ratings

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add option to mark completed trails
  • Improve snow and weather reporting
  • Integrate more Nordic and summer activity information
  • Streamline login and payment processes
  • Enhance navigation and trail map features

IndiePeaks

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Smugglers' Notch

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

IndiePeaks

One-time4
  • Dusting$0.99
  • Supporter$2.99
  • Storm Cycle$2.99
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  • Powder Day$4.99

Questions

Is Smugglers' Notch free?
Smugglers' Notch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IndiePeaks free?
IndiePeaks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Smugglers' Notch or IndiePeaks?
IndiePeaks is rated higher. Smugglers' Notch averages 4.6 out of 5 from 562 ratings, while IndiePeaks averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Smugglers' Notch or IndiePeaks have ads?
Neither Smugglers' Notch nor IndiePeaks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smugglers' Notch or IndiePeaks?
Smugglers' Notch ships an update monthly, and IndiePeaks monthly. Most recently, Smugglers' Notch was updated on November 1, 2026 and IndiePeaks on October 31, 2026.

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