Comparison

Slopes vs CatWind

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, and replay your winter adventures. Offers interactive resort maps and trip planning features.

Highlights
  • Smart activity recording (ski, snowboard, etc.)
  • Automatic run and lift detection
  • Live friend location sharing
  • Interactive 2D/3D resort maps
  • Trip planning and conditions
  • Detailed performance statistics
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
Currently charting
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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

CatWind

Features
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CatWind turns your Apple Watch into a wind and speed instrument built for the water. Crafted by a novice catamaran sailor, made for those who just want the wind. Raise your wrist and see an orange arrow pointing downwind — updated live as you move, relative to the direction you're facing. No fumbling with your phone. No looking away from the sail. Just the wind, at a glance. ON THE WATER. Start a sailing session and CatWind tracks the essentials: wind direction and speed from Apple WeatherKit, your boat speed over ground from GPS, elapsed time, and distance covered. Swipe left to reach the compass view — a full wind arrow with a north bug and cardinal marks, designed to stay readable in direct sunlight. Swipe again for session controls. Tap the speed readout to toggle between wind speed and boat speed. Pause and resume from your wrist, or use the system workout controls. The app stays active for the whole sail using a HealthKit workout session, so nothing stops tracking when your wrist drops. AFTER THE SAIL. End the session and get a clean summary: top speed, distance, and time--all the data that tells you how much you had fun! Every session is saved on-device and browsable in History. Name your sessions, share a stat card via Messages, or swipe to delete. ON YOUR WATCH FACE. Add the CatWind complication to any watch face for a quick read of current wind speed and direction between sails. CLEAN AND FOCUSED. CatWind does one thing well. Full black screen, high-contrast orange arrow, no clutter.

Screenshots

Slopes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CatWind at none against Slopes's 6. Slopes's advantage is chart position (#193 vs unranked). On price, ads, 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 $9.99 per 7 days. CatWind asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Slopes versus CatWind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlopesCatWind
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (88K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings88K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
Best chart rank#193 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size174 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBreakpoint Studio LLCJose Angelo Sibayan

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

CatWind

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Slopes

Subscriptions3
  • Slopes Premium Week Plan$9.997 Days
  • Slopes Premium Unlimited7 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • Slopes Premium Family Plan$59.991 Year
One-time3
  • Slopes Single Pass$3.99
  • 7 Pass Bundle$11.99
  • Slopes Trip Pass$17.99
None

CatWind

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Slopes free?
Slopes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CatWind free?
CatWind is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Slopes or CatWind have ads?
Neither Slopes nor CatWind shows ads.

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