Comparison

PowDay vs Powder Pro

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

Head to head
About

PowDay

This app acts as your personal ski companion for Whistler Blackcomb. It alerts you to optimal snow conditions for early chair access and notifies you when lifts open to minimize wait times. It also provides real-time temperature, webcam views, and information on local Après Ski events.

Highlights
  • Snowfall alerts with customizable thresholds
  • Real-time lift opening notifications
  • Chair opening alerts to skip lines
  • Temperature information
  • Live webcam images
  • Après Ski event updates
Features
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PowDay is your ski-day companion for Whistler Blackcomb. Like a good ski buddy, PowDay wakes you at 6:30am when it has snowed enough to make it worthwhile to be on the first chair in the morning. You can select the amount of snow required to make it worth your time to wake at this most uncivil hour: 10 cm--its going to be great 20 cm--its going to be great 30 cm--do you have a pulse? 40 cm--dude if you don't move you are obviously not a skier. PowDay also notifies you of chair openings so you don't have to wait in lift lines. Set the app to notify you to send you a notice as each chair opens, like a best friend standing in line who calls you when loading begins. In addition to the up-to-the-minute lift status, PowDay also provides temperature information, and even live WebCam images so you'll be able to check the visibility from the top of the Peak chair on those cloudy days. If you have a Hairfarmers addiction, PowDay keeps you updated on where they are playing for Après Ski.

About

Powder Pro

This app uses GPS to track your ski runs, providing detailed insights into speed, elevation, and performance. Relive your day with animated route replays and receive intelligent feedback to improve your skiing.

Highlights
  • Precise GPS tracking
  • Live speed and elevation insights
  • Terrain-aware performance stats
  • Animated route replay
  • Intelligent tracking modes
  • Automatic performance feedback
Features
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Powder is a subscription-based ski tracking app. All features require an active Powder Pro subscription. Track your ski days with precise GPS (Subscription Required), live speed (Subscription Required), elevation insights (Subscription Required), and terrain-aware stats (Subscription Required). Relive your day with Route Replay (Subscription Required), an animated map of every run. Intelligent tracking modes (Subscription Required) and automatic feedback (Subscription Required) help skiers of any level understand their performance. All features require a Powder Pro subscription. See Terms of Use for details. Terms of Use: https://powder-website-4622a.web.app/tos.html

Screenshots

PowDay4 screens
Powder Pro3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Powder Pro at Free against PowDay's $0.99. Powder Pro also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 78%). PowDay's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.6 vs 17.6). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Powder Pro is free to download; PowDay costs $0.99 up front. Powder Pro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year. PowDay asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PowDay against 5.0 for Powder Pro. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of PowDay's written reviews are positive against 100% of Powder Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PowDay ships an update every 3 weeks, Powder Pro every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PowDay versus Powder Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPowDayPowder Pro
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings45 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperToddLaTomas Plata

Customer experience

PowDay

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral5.6%
Negative16.7%

Powder Pro

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PowDay

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Powder Pro

Subscriptions1
  • Powder Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Powder Pro Weekly$5.99

Questions

Is PowDay free?
PowDay costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Powder Pro free?
Powder Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PowDay or Powder Pro?
PowDay and Powder Pro are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do PowDay or Powder Pro have ads?
Neither PowDay nor Powder Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PowDay or Powder Pro?
PowDay ships an update every 3 weeks, and Powder Pro every 11 days. Most recently, PowDay was updated on November 1, 2026 and Powder Pro on October 30, 2026.

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