Comparison

Cranmore vs Lynx

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

Head to head
About

Cranmore

Your official guide to Cranmore Mountain Resort, offering real-time trail status, location sharing with friends, and run tracking. Access snow conditions, weather, lift status, and resort amenities. Log your runs, compare with others, and replay your adventures.

Highlights
  • Real-time trail status (groomed/closed)
  • Interactive trail map with location
  • Share location with friends
  • Record runs, vertical feet, and distance
  • Log runs as Apple Watch workouts
  • Snow conditions, weather, and webcam access
  • Up-to-the-minute lift status
Features
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This is your official guide to Cranmore Mountain Resort, all at your fingertips. • See which runs are groomed and which closed. Locate yourself on the trail map — not a hard-to-read GPS map.† • Share your location on the mountain with friends, and see your friends' locations on the trail map.† • Record your runs and log vertical feet and distance. If you have an Apple Watch, record your runs as a workout and see your workout in the Health app. Display your tracks and replay your runs on the trail map. Email images to friends, post them to social media, or view them in Google Earth. Store your logs on iCloud and view them on all your devices. Send your logs to a leaderboard and compare vertical and distance with others at the resort.† • Find up-to-date information about the mountain, including snow conditions, weather, and webcam images. • Get up-to-the-minute lift status information. • Quickly find information about lessons and other programs and amenities. • Easily locate and contact key places at the resort with the built in directory. • Learn about events from the events calendar. • Get the latest news via social media posts. † Location and Logging services require a GPS-equipped device. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

Lynx

Track your skiing and snowboarding stats with this companion app. Upload your data to view it on your device and compete with friends on leaderboards. See who's on top at a glance.

Highlights
  • Upload skiing/snowboarding data
  • View stats on MountainUI display
  • Add friends
  • Compete on leaderboards
  • Real-time leaderboard view
Features
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Lynx is your companion app for MountainUI! You can upload your skiing/snowboarding data and have your stats displayed on your MountainUI display. Add friends and be able to compete on leaderboards and see who is on top all at a glance at your iPhone or your MounatinUI display.

Screenshots

Cranmore4 screens
Lynx4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cranmore at fortnightly against Lynx's every 4 months. Cranmore also leads on ratings volume (21 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). Lynx's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lynx holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cranmore has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cranmore ships an update fortnightly, Lynx every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cranmore versus Lynx: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCranmoreLynx
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (21 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB13 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperResorts Tapped LLCMatthew Ernst

Customer experience

Cranmore

All ratings21 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral4.8%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

Lynx

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cranmore

No in-app purchases

None

Lynx

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cranmore free?
Cranmore is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lynx free?
Lynx is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cranmore or Lynx?
Lynx is rated higher. Cranmore averages 4.7 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Lynx averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Cranmore or Lynx have ads?
Neither Cranmore nor Lynx shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cranmore or Lynx?
Cranmore ships an update fortnightly, and Lynx every 4 months. Most recently, Cranmore was updated on October 8, 2026 and Lynx on October 3, 2026.

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