Comparison

Grand Raid BCVS vs Alps Summits

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

Head to head
About

Grand Raid BCVS

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Le Grand Raid BCVS, Swiss Moutain Bike Race Marathon fait vibrer les bikers depuis 1990. Il est reconnu pour être une des courses VTT les plus difficiles en haute montagne. Situé au cœur des alpes valaisannes, dans un terrain de jeu alpin, le parcours traverses différentes vallées avec un point culminant Le Pas de Lona, à plus de 2’700m d’altitude.

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Alps Summits

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Collect the great peaks of the Alps. Alps Summits turns the mountains into a collection. Browse 178 hand-curated summits — all 82 official UIAA 4000-metre peaks plus the classics that define the range — mark the ones you've climbed, and watch your progress grow across six countries. Whether you're a weekend hiker who's stood on the Zugspitze or an alpinist working through the 4000ers, this is the simplest way to keep your mountain logbook and show it off. COLLECT & TRACK • 178 summits — including all 82 official UIAA 4000ers — across France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Germany and Slovenia • Mark peaks as climbed and log the date, a rating and your own notes • A completion ring, vertical metres collected, countries visited and your highest summit at a glance EXPLORE • Search and filter by name, massif or category • See every summit on a map of the whole Alpine arc, coloured by what you've bagged • Tap any peak for its elevation, massif, country, alpine grade and first-ascent year EARN & SHARE • Unlock achievement badges — your first 4000er, completing a massif, summiting in all six countries and more • Share your climbs on beautiful boards — an all-time progress card, a "My Alpine Season" recap with a map, and a per-summit card with your rating, notes and linked activity. Post and Story formats. • Save any board to Photos, or post it straight to your Instagram Story — Feed, Messages and anywhere else too • Explore ambassador picks — Julia's Favorites, the complete list of all 82 official UIAA 4000ers from alpinist @juliainthealps, and Monika Sattler's "30 Summits in 30 Days" Swiss challenge from @rad_monika • Have a code? Redeem it to unlock Pro or a collectible ambassador badge ALPS SUMMITS PRO A one-time purchase unlocks: • Activity — link a hiking workout from Apple Health to any ascent and see its distance, elevation gain, moving time and calories. Works with Apple Watch, and with Garmin and other devices that sync to Apple Health. Read-only and entirely on your device. • Summits in view — see which other 4000ers are within line of sight of any peak, with distance and direction • Routes by difficulty — filter the Swiss 4000ers by how hard the standard route is, from easy glacier walks to serious climbs • Extra share-card themes • Advanced statistics — per-country and per-massif breakdowns • Personal bests — your best season, most vertical in a month, biggest day and longest climbing streak • The full set of advanced achievements PRIVACY FIRST Your logbook lives on your device. Alps Summits collects no personal data, has no ads and no tracking. Lace up, and start collecting the Alps.

Screenshots

Grand Raid BCVS4 screens
Alps Summits4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grand Raid BCVS at none against Alps Summits's 1. Alps Summits's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks). 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. Alps Summits sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Grand Raid BCVS asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grand Raid BCVS ships an update every 6 weeks, Alps Summits every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Grand Raid BCVS versus Alps Summits: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrand Raid BCVSAlps Summits
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGrand Raid BCVSMichal Demczyszak

In-app purchases

None

Grand Raid BCVS

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Alps Summits

One-time1
  • Alps Summits Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Grand Raid BCVS free?
Grand Raid BCVS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Alps Summits free?
Alps Summits is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Grand Raid BCVS or Alps Summits have ads?
Neither Grand Raid BCVS nor Alps Summits shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grand Raid BCVS or Alps Summits?
Grand Raid BCVS ships an update every 6 weeks, and Alps Summits every 3 days. Most recently, Grand Raid BCVS was updated on October 24, 2026 and Alps Summits on October 19, 2026.

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