SkiBuddy vs Doccy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SkiBuddy
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Love the mountain? Looking to join others for a few hours or longer to explore new runs or back-country? SkiBuddy is the perfect solution to connect you with others based on activity, level, location and time of your choice. Simply download, register and SkiBuddy will match you with others looking to connect for a better mountain experience in winter and summer whether you’re Piste Cruiser, X-country explorer, MTB downhill bomber or just looking for a day hike to a picnic spot at 2500m. Like you, we are passionate about the mountain and we like to keep SkiBuddy simple, we help everyone to connect and leave the rest entirely to our users' free choice. No groups, no tracking, no in-App payments. We also believe in the power of community and invite all to share recommendations, feedback and referrals are always appreciated.
Doccy
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Your passports and identity documents deserve better than a photo in your camera roll - a place which is encrypted, organized, and always with you. Doccy is a secure vault for your most important travel and identity documents. Add your passports, visas, travel authorizations, driving licenses, national IDs, insurance policies, and vaccination records - all protected by AES-256 encryption and Face ID. SECURE BY DESIGN - AES-256-GCM encryption - the same standard your bank uses - Face ID / Touch ID lock - the vault is protected every time you open the app - Zero knowledge - no accounts, no servers, no tracking. Your data stays on your device - Encryption key stored in the iOS Secure Enclave PASSPORT-CENTRIC ORGANIZATION - Point your camera at any passport and Doccy reads the MRZ automatically. Name, number, nationality, dates - all filled in instantly. No typing required. - Visas, travel authorizations (ESTA, ETA, ETIAS), and trusted traveller memberships (Global Entry, TSA PreCheck) are linked to the passport they belong to - Standalone documents for everything else - driving licences, national IDs, travel insurance, vaccination records - Tap any field to copy it to your clipboard - perfect for filling in booking forms and visa applications - Quickly share your passport details with your contacts, perfect when booking group trips SMART EXPIRY REMINDERS (Pro) - Get notified 90, 60, 30, 14, 7, or 1 day before any document expires and never miss a renewal deadline again - Cascade alerts - if your passport is expiring, Doccy warns you about all linked visas and travel authorisations too - When it's time for renewal, Doccy can guide you through the renewal process using your local government's official information MULTIPLE VAULTS (Pro) - Create multiple vaults, for example for your family's documents, or for keeping your friends' passports on a group trip - Offers the same protection and encryption as your main vault while keeping things separate - Supports the same features, such as notifications and iCloud sync iCLOUD SYNC (Pro) - Sync your encrypted vault across all your Apple devices - Data is encrypted before it leaves your device - iCloud stores only encrypted blobs - Your encryption key syncs separately via iCloud Keychain (end-to-end encrypted by Apple) Free plan comes with: - 1 passport with 2 linked documents - 2 standalone documents - Face ID / Touch ID lock - Tap-to-copy, search, share, offline access Doccy Pro - annual subscription or lifetime plan, comes with: - Unlimited passports and documents - Expiry reminders with cascade logic - Passport scanning - iCloud sync across devices Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SkiBuddy at none against Doccy's 2. SkiBuddy also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). Doccy's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Doccy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per year. SkiBuddy asks for nothing beyond the download.
SkiBuddy ships an update every 2 months, Doccy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SkiBuddy | Doccy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hayder Fekaiki | Piotr Rutkowski |
In-app purchases
SkiBuddy
No in-app purchases
Doccy
- Doccy Pro Annual$6.991 Year
- Doccy Pro Lifetime$19.99









