MTB Project vs SlabLab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MTB Project
Discover and navigate mountain biking trails with offline maps and detailed GPS route information. Find featured rides, explore local expert insights, and track your location on high-resolution topographical maps. Perfect for planning your next adventure, even without cell service.
- Offline trail maps
- GPS route information
- Elevation profiles
- Featured ride suggestions
- High-resolution topographical maps
- Location tracking on trails
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MTB Project is your comprehensive mountain biking guide to the trails you want to ride - with offline maps, full GPS route info, elevation profiles, interactive features, photos, and more. Like a guidebook, we suggest the best featured rides to explore—either near your current location or in an area you search for. Local experts show you the highlights, challenging features, and insights you need to plan a great ride. • Find more than 77,000 miles of trail to shred with your crew. • New rides and trails are constantly added to our incredibly detailed mountain bike trail and ride database. • Your exact location is shown on the trail. • Downloaded trails work offline for when you’re off the grid. (No cell reception required!) • Enjoy high-resolution photos and detailed topographical trail maps. • We’ll sync with your to-do list and check ins on MTBProject.com. By using GPS, we can show your location on trails and vertical profiles. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
SlabLab
Connect with fellow backcountry enthusiasts for safer adventures. Find compatible partners, enhance your skills with pro-led workshops, and join discussions to improve teamwork and decision-making in the snow.
- Find backcountry partners
- Pro-led skill-building workshops
- Teamwork and decision-making focus
- Q&A with experts and peers
- Discounts on gear and experiences
- Community discussions
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Join a community of backcountry skiers, splitboarders, and snowmobilers who care about both fun and safety. SlabLab helps members meet like-minded partners, offers pro-led virtual skill-building workshops, and creates an atmosphere for sharing that's conducive to discussion at any experience level. -- About SlabLab and our teamwork-focused approach -- SlabLab has conducted behavioral research on decision-making and teamwork with backcountry users for four seasons, and we bring that expertise to this community. It's very hard to meet compatible partners to take risks with, especially online. Whether what you prioritize in a partner is experience, communication style, gender, location, availability or other factors, we help you find the team that's right for you. Our workshops and content complement avalanche courses and help you develop the communication and teamwork skills that have the biggest impact on both fun and safety. Member Benefits • Pro-led workshops on teamwork and decision-making • Tools for meeting like-minded partners • Q&A with pros and peers • Discounts on courses, experiences, and gear
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SlabLab at 100% against MTB Project's 33%. SlabLab also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). MTB Project's advantage is ratings volume (4.4K vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
SlabLab holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MTB Project has 4.4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of MTB Project's written reviews are positive against 100% of SlabLab's.
MTB Project ships an update every 5 weeks, SlabLab every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MTB Project | SlabLab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (4.4K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.4K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Adventure Projects Inc. | SlabLab LLC |
Customer experience
MTB Project
SlabLab
Bugs and requests
MTB Project
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when zooming or panning the map
- Elevation and distance data inaccuracies
- Inability to save or export recorded rides
- Inconsistent user interface and navigation
Requested features
5 requests- Add more trails, especially in non-US regions
- Improve app stability and performance
- Allow offline access to maps and trail data
- Add more customization and personalization options
- Integrate with other fitness/tracking apps
SlabLab
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MTB Project
No in-app purchases
SlabLab
No in-app purchases
