Comparison

Slopes vs Gausta

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

Head to head
About

Slopes

Track your skiing and snowboarding performance with detailed stats, find friends on the mountain with live location sharing, and replay your winter adventures. Offers interactive resort maps and trip planning features.

Highlights
  • Smart activity recording
  • Live friend location sharing
  • Interactive resort maps
  • Trip planning and conditions
  • Detailed performance statistics
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Privacy-focused design
Features
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Take your snow days to the next level! Uncover detailed stats (and bragging rights) about your days skiing and snowboarding, ride with friends, log your memories, and replay your winter adventures together. Get the best ski tracking experience on iPhone and Apple Watch! SMART RECORDING Select your activity, and Slopes will figure out everything in the background (even what resort you're at, assuming you have cell reception). You can choose from ski, snowboard, monoski, sitski, telemark, and more. Slopes will automatically detect uphill, lifts, and runs for you all day long. FIND YOUR FRIENDS ON THE MOUNTAIN With live location on the recording screen, you can easily find each other! Location sharing is privacy-focused; you can always turn it on and off. INTERACTIVE RESORT MAPS (Premium)—Available for 2000+ resorts in the US, Canada, the European Alps, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan.  Navigate resorts with ease in 2D or 3D. See which run you or your friends are on and where to go next. Find any trail, lift, the bathroom, and more. On many North American resorts, we now show on-mountain facilities such as bathrooms, food, and, most importantly, ski patrol locations, even in free mode. TRIP PLANNING & CONDITIONS Plan upcoming trips and invite your friends to them to share in the hype. Trips let you keep tabs on resort conditions, who's coming or not, and who else was invited, all in one central place. Before you head up the mountain, check what other riders say about a resort's snow quality. While on the mountain, location sharing will automatically work with everyone on the trip - even the participants not on your friend list in Slopes. DETAILED STATISTICS Uncover a wealth of information about your performance, speed, vertical, run times, and more. Find out how good you are and how you're getting even better, season-over-season. FITNESS + APPLE WATCH See how you're pushing yourself with live heart-rate data, close your activity rings in Apple Health, and with Slopes Premium, you can check vitals and fitness insights for every twist and turn. PRIVACY-FOCUSED Slopes never sells your data, and features are designed with privacy and safety in mind. Accounts are optional, and you can Sign-in with Apple. Questions? Feedback? Use the "Help & Support" section in-app or visit help.getslopes.com. ======================== Slopes free version is ad-free and truly free. You won't waste battery, data, or time on ads. And you get all the core features you expect & love: find your friends, unlimited tracking, key stats & summaries, snow conditions, season & lifetime overviews, and more. Slopes Premium unlocks powerful features and insights into your performance: • Interactive Resort Maps in 2D & 3D. • Live Lift & Trail Status for +50 resorts in North America. • Performance Analytics with real-time stats for every run. • Find out where you hit top speeds and which was your best run. • Fitness Analytics - get insights into your endurance. • Bring the mountains to life with interactive replays in 3D & AR. If you purchase an Annual or Family Pass, payment will be charged to your iTunes account. Your account will automatically be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period unless you turn off auto-renew. After purchase, you can turn off auto-renewal anytime by going to your Account Settings on the App Store. Privacy Policy: https://getslopes.com/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://getslopes.com/terms.html ======================== Note: GPS is required, so Slopes will not work indoors. iPads and iPods will not be able to record with Slopes. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Factors like temperature, battery health, and other apps running in the background will affect battery performance.

About

Gausta

Plan your winter or summer trip with real-time resort information, including slope conditions and lift status. Track your activities, participate in challenges for prizes, and book your ski pass and activities seamlessly.

Highlights
  • Real-time resort information
  • Interactive maps and snow reports
  • Lift status and webcams
  • Ski pass purchase and recharge
  • Activity tracking with GPS
  • Seasonal activity configuration
  • Challenges and prize opportunities
Features
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Are you looking for an unforgettable experience in Gausta? Use our official App to make the most of your trip in both winter and summer. The App offers a range of features designed to optimize your experience before, during and after your trip. It’s very simple, plan your getaway and get real time updates on slope conditions. Set up your Skitude profile and track your activities on the slopes to get detailed stats about all your activities. And that’s not all, take part in challenges to be in with a chance of winning incredible prizes. Practical, isn’t it? And you'll be pleased to hear that we offer all this and much more for free. - REAL-TIME RESORT INFORMATION Get all the resort information including: interactive maps, snow reports, slope conditions and lift status, as well as webcams, and much more! - BOOK YOUR TRIP Purchase and recharge your ski pass with no need to queue. What's more, book your trip and/or activities in just a few clicks. - TRACK YOUR RUNS Set up your Skitude profile to track your activities using the GPS tracker. Find out where you are in the season's rankings and try to complete the challenges to be in with a chance of winning great prizes. - YOUR PERFECT ALL-YEAR-ROUND COMPANION Configure the App according to the season, and get access to specific information about all our summer activities. Live an unforgettable experience with the official app of Gausta!

Screenshots

Slopes4 screens
Gausta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gausta at none against Slopes's 6. Gausta also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 84%). Slopes's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (88K vs 2). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. Slopes sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $34.99 per year. Gausta asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Slopes against 5.0 for Gausta. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Slopes has 88K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Slopes's written reviews are positive against 100% of Gausta's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Slopes ships an update every 9 days, Gausta every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Slopes versus Gausta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlopesGausta
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (88K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings88K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#35 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size185 MB147 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBreakpoint Studio LLCGausta Ski & Resort AS

Customer experience

Slopes

All ratings88,267 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews1,575 reviews
Positive84.3%
Neutral4.4%
Negative11.3%

Gausta

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Slopes

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes after iOS updates
  • Inconsistent GPS tracking
  • Issues syncing data between devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to manually edit runs and lifts
  • Trail difficulty/grade information
  • Automatic pause/resume based on location
  • Leaderboards and social features
  • Integration with other fitness apps

Gausta

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Slopes

Subscriptions4
  • Slopes Premium Unlimited7 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • Slopes Premium Family Plan$59.991 Year
  • Slopes Explore7 Days trial$79.991 Year
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  • Slopes Explore - Family$139.001 Year
One-time2
  • Slopes Single Pass$3.99
  • 7 Pass Bundle$11.99
None

Gausta

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Slopes free?
Slopes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gausta free?
Gausta is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Slopes or Gausta?
Gausta is rated higher. Slopes averages 4.9 out of 5 from 88K ratings, while Gausta averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Slopes or Gausta have ads?
Gausta shows ads; Slopes does not.
Which is updated more often, Slopes or Gausta?
Slopes ships an update every 9 days, and Gausta every 2 months. Most recently, Slopes was updated on November 13, 2026 and Gausta on November 2, 2026.

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