Comparison

Adventure Motorcycle vs Piste

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

Head to head
About

Adventure Motorcycle

Access North America's oldest adventure and dual-sport motorcycle magazine. Read ride reports, product reviews, and the latest news. Purchase individual issues or subscribe for ongoing content.

Highlights
  • Ride reports
  • Product reviews
  • Motorcycle news
  • Digital magazine issues
  • In-app subscriptions
  • Cross-platform purchases
Features
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The original and oldest Adventure and Dual Sport Motorcycle Magazine in North America. Ride Reports, Product Reviews, News and more! ---------------------------------------------- This is a free app download. Within the app users can purchase the current issue and back issues. Subscriptions are also available within the application. A subscription will start from the latest regular issue at the time of purchase. -The subscription will renew automatically unless cancelled more than 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription rate for the product. -You may turn off the auto-renewal of subscriptions through your Account Settings, however you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period. -Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription to that publication is purchased. -If a subscription offers a free trial, at the end of the trial period, you will be charged the full price of the subscription. You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription settings on your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Users can register for/ login to a pocketmags account in-app. This will protect their issues in the case of a lost device and allow browsing of purchases on multiple platforms. Existing pocketmags users can retrieve their purchases by logging into their account. We recommend loading the app for the first time in a wi-fi area so that all issue data is retrieved. If your app will not load past the splash page after a first install or an update, please delete and reinstall the app from the App Store Help and frequently asked questions can be accessed in-app and on pocketmags. If you have any problems at all please do not hesitate to contact us: help@pocketmags.com -------------------- You can find our privacy policy here: http://www.pocketmags.com/privacy.aspx You can find our terms and conditions here: http://www.pocketmags.com/terms.aspx

About

Piste

Features
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3 Ski apps in one. 1. Digital resort map for all 160+ resorts as standard 2. Ski fitness tracker with all day tracking as standard. 3. Friend Locator - see friends and family on the map as standard. The maps We try and find a half way point between paper maps and digital maps, our vector based maps give the familiar look of a paper piste map but won't get soggy! Where we differ from paper maps, is that ours are 'to scale' enabling you to plan your Off-Piste cut throughs and detours, or simply work out if you an reach a lift. But nearly everything you find on the resort map will be on our map. The ski tracker We’ve optimised our tracker to offer an excellent balance between stats collection and battery life, after all there's no point logging half your day! Piste knows the run you're on, the lift you're waiting at and the record time you’ve just achieved. Daily summaries are then available with a timeline and map of your adventure. Private groups Create and customise your very own ski group and invite friends or join others. Everyone in the group can see each other on the map, so you no longer need to worry if you take a wrong turn! Various tools like rendezvous points and push notifications can be used to meet back up throughout the day. Location sharing The location sharer not only shares your location, it shares what you are doing, queuing for a lift or stopped half way down a piste? No worries, your whole group can see - along with the name of the run/lift you are near. It is completely private and only visible to your group. Premium Features We are proud to offer the best of Piste for free with no annoying pop ups or dark patterns. For those with larger groups we also offer extended service, with affordably priced weekly or yearly subscription options. This unlocks the creation of large groups of up to 20 members, the joining of multiple ski groups and 3D Piste maps and exporting of data. Whether you're an experienced skier or just starting out, Piste is the perfect app for anyone who loves the thrill of skiing and snowboarding. Join our community of enthusiasts and start tracking your adventures on the mountain today! * An active Premium subscription may be required for some features in this description ** Trails and automated tracking supported at resorts in Europe only, other continents are not yet supported. Terms of service https://pisteapp.com/legal/tos

Screenshots

Adventure Motorcycle1 screens
Piste4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Piste at weekly against Adventure Motorcycle's every 7 months. Adventure Motorcycle's advantage is iOS requirement (11.2 vs 14.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Adventure Motorcycle sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 6 months and Piste sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Adventure Motorcycle ships an update every 7 months, Piste weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Adventure Motorcycle versus Piste: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdventure MotorcyclePiste
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (35 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews52.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings35 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS11.2 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMagazinecloner.com US LLCJohn Dye

Bugs and requests

Adventure Motorcycle

Reported bugs

25 issues
  • App crashes often
  • Slow to get new issues
  • App does not open past splash screen
  • Contrast issues with images
  • App severely lacks
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  • When zooming into a picture the color shifts darker
  • App on certain issues often crashes
  • Latest (December) issue has some quirks, missing pages
  • Photos are worse than usual, very blurry and pixelated
  • Ads are not interactive
  • When you swipe, the following or previous page is always blurry
  • Latest edition downloads 100% then never loads or crashes when selecting download
  • App bites the wood
  • App is very unstable and shuts down all the time
  • App actually work
  • Application crashes _wasted my money
  • Can't read
  • App keeps crashing
  • Bought and paid for backlog mags and it doesn't download them
  • Crashes every single time
  • Can't get it to open, repeatedly chokes
  • App has never run
  • Update killed it
  • Application crashes often
  • Fails to connect to Internet even though I am connected, so I cannot register

Requested features

8 requests
  • Link out to advertiser pages
  • More issues published
  • More local content (US and Canada)
  • Publish bi-monthly editions at the first of the period
  • More reviews of gear like panniers and farkels
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  • Monthly series instead of bi-monthly
  • Link detailed Google Maps into riding articles
  • More on specific bikes like BMW R1200GS

Piste

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Adventure Motorcycle

Subscriptions2
  • Adventure Motorcycle$7.996 Months
  • Adventure Motorcycle1 Month trial$12.991 Year
One-time8
  • July-August 2012$3.99
  • January-February 2014$3.99
  • November-December 2013$3.99
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  • September - October 2013$3.99
  • July-August 2013$3.99
  • May-June 2013$3.99
  • March-April 2013$3.99
  • November-December 2014$3.99
3 purchases

Piste

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium$3.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription$5.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Adventure Motorcycle free?
Adventure Motorcycle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Piste free?
Piste is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Adventure Motorcycle or Piste have ads?
Neither Adventure Motorcycle nor Piste shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Adventure Motorcycle or Piste?
Adventure Motorcycle ships an update every 7 months, and Piste weekly. Most recently, Adventure Motorcycle was updated on October 26, 2026 and Piste on October 24, 2026.

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