Comparison

MountainTicket vs Japan Mountain Ticket

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

Head to head
About

MountainTicket

Features
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No more wasting time at the cash desk! Get your ticket on your phone. Now you can walk directly through the turnstile with your mobile phone ticket. Benefit for Bikers: Save money with our ONLINE BIKEBONUS and get your day or multi-day ticket early at a discount.

About

Japan Mountain Ticket

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Overview: Mountain Ticket is an app that allows you to charge tickets—exchangeable for a wide range of activities and services available in Hakuba Village, Nozawa Onsen Village, and Otari Village—directly onto your lift pass card. Your lift pass card continues to function as usual, while also serving as a convenient ticket holder. Since you always carry your lift pass card at ski resorts, there is no need to worry about smartphone battery life or to remove your goggles and gloves to unlock and show your phone screen. Available Tickets: When you open the app, a list of tickets available for purchase is displayed. These tickets can be exchanged for various services at ski resorts. By tapping on a ticket, you can view detailed information including, Services included, How to use the ticket,Important notes. How to Charge Tickets: 1. Launch the app and select a ticket and the intended date of use from the available ticket list. 2. Tap “Scan Lift Pass Card” and hold your lift pass card close to your device. 3. The card number (the 23-digit number printed on the front of the card) will appear on the screen, linking the ticket to your lift pass card. 4.Enter the required customer information and complete payment by credit card. 5. Once payment is completed, the ticket is successfully loaded onto your lift pass card. How to Check Charged Tickets: 1. Launch the app and select the “Check Charged Tickets” menu. 2. Tap “Scan Lift Pass Card” and hold the lift pass card you wish to check close to your device. 3. The tickets loaded onto that card will be displayed on the screen. How to Use Tickets: Present the lift pass card with loaded tickets to resort staff and have it scanned. If multiple tickets are available for use on the same day, please inform the staff which ticket you would like to use. Usage instructions vary by ticket, so be sure to follow the directions provided in the “How to Use” section for each ticket. Only the lift pass card is required at the time of use. The smartphone used for loading tickets is not needed. When Tickets Can Be Charged: Tickets can be loaded at any time during their sales period. Please note that the number of tickets available per date is limited, and tickets may sell out. Tickets can only be used on the specified date of use. Benefits of Chargeing Tickets onto a Lift Pass Card: Mountain Ticket is designed specifically for use at ski resorts. In these environments, unlocking a smartphone while wearing gloves and goggles can be inconvenient, battery consumption tends to be high, and network conditions are often unstable—making on-screen digital tickets difficult to use. By allowing tickets to be loaded onto lift pass cards that everyone already carries at ski resorts, Mountain Ticket enables seamless use of digital tickets without needing to carry or operate a smartphone on the slopes.

Screenshots

MountainTicket4 screens
Japan Mountain Ticket4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Japan Mountain Ticket at none against MountainTicket's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MountainTicket ships an update every 5 weeks, Japan Mountain Ticket every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
MountainTicket versus Japan Mountain Ticket: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMountainTicketJapan Mountain Ticket
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB26 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLeoganger Bergbahnen GmbHわさびや株式会社

In-app purchases

None

MountainTicket

No in-app purchases

None

Japan Mountain Ticket

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MountainTicket free?
MountainTicket is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Japan Mountain Ticket free?
Japan Mountain Ticket is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MountainTicket or Japan Mountain Ticket have ads?
MountainTicket shows ads; Japan Mountain Ticket does not.
Which is updated more often, MountainTicket or Japan Mountain Ticket?
MountainTicket ships an update every 5 weeks, and Japan Mountain Ticket every 2 months. Most recently, MountainTicket was updated on November 8, 2026 and Japan Mountain Ticket on October 30, 2026.

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