Chamonix vs Orcières
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chamonix
Your official guide to Chamonix and its ski resorts. Get real-time updates on piste and lift openings, weather, snow conditions, and access interactive town maps. Plan your activities with event listings and transport schedules.
- Real-time piste and ski-lift status
- Ski pass top-up
- Weather and snow forecasts
- Augmented reality mountain positioning
- Interactive town map with services
- Event and activity listings
- Transport timetables
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Chamonix Mont-Blanc: Chamonix Tourist Office and the Compagnie du Mont-Blanc ski-lift company offer you a full range of services with this official application for experiencing Chamonix and skiing to 200%! You will find: - Opening of pistes and ski-lifts in real time - Topping up ski passes - Weather forecasts, the level of snow cover, and on-site webcams - Positioning of the mountains by augmented reality - A map of the town with display of services and transport systems - Events, activities & entertainment - Bus and train timetables - Reports of road conditions and more... This information is provided for general guidance only, and the Compagnie du Mont-Blanc company, Chamonix Tourist Office and Skiplan Lumiplan Montagne may not be held responsible for any incorrect information. Continue use of GPS running in the background can decrease battery level.
Orcières
Stay informed about your ski resort with real-time updates on slopes, lifts, weather, and snow conditions. Access essential resort activities, services, and your holiday calendar for a comfortable and safe experience.
- Dynamic ski area map
- Real-time open slopes and lifts
- Detailed weather and snow forecast
- Resort activities and services
- Holiday calendar
- Emergency contact numbers
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The mobile app of Orcières Merlette 1850 is bringing you comfort and safety in the ski resort. Enjoy your best holiday and the latest information in real time : - a dynamic map of the ski area with open slopes and lifts, - a detailed weather and snow forecast of the ski area, - the resort’s essential activities and services, - your holiday calendar, - emergency phone numbers, - and many other modules and features... Weather information, avalanche risk, openings/closures are provided by the ski resort.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Orcières at none against Chamonix's shown. Orcières also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Chamonix's advantage is ratings volume (523 vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Orcières holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chamonix has 523 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of Chamonix's written reviews are positive against 60% of Orcières's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Chamonix ships an update every 5 weeks, Orcières every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chamonix | Orcières |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (523 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.7% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 523 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | COMPAGNIE DU MONT BLANC | SEMILOM RESORT |
Customer experience
Chamonix
Orcières
Bugs and requests
Chamonix
Reported bugs
11 issues- App crashes immediately upon opening after updates
- App crashes when loading main screen
- Weather menu not functioning or stuck on single location
- Lift status feature broken (particularly Les Grands Montets)
- Maps crash the app when accessed
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- Bus stop location and direction display issues
- App incompatible with certain iPhone models (e.g., iPhone 6)
- Conditions function not working
- Live camera feeds frequently offline
- Data loading timeouts and connection issues
- Freezing upon app launch or feature access
Requested features
9 requests- English language version or language switching option
- Bus route planner with live updates
- Piste listings organized by color coding instead of alphabetically
- Updated lift information (e.g., Tabe lift at Grand Montets)
- Improved weather forecast UI and accessibility
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- Better map functionality and user interface
- Rail timetable integration
- Daily skiing performance tracking enhancement
- Improved live camera monitoring and maintenance
Orcières
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Chamonix
No in-app purchases
Orcières
No in-app purchases
