Open Ski Map vs Ski Resort 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Open Ski Map
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Ski Map brings the world's most complete ski resort database to your pocket. Powered by OpenSkiMap — built on OpenStreetMap — explore thousands of ski areas worldwide with detailed run and lift maps. EXPLORE THE MOUNTAIN • Interactive map of ski resorts across the globe • Every run color-coded by difficulty: Green · Easy & Novice Blue · Intermediate Black · Advanced Black striped · Expert (double black diamond) Orange · Freeride terrain Red · Lifts & aerial tramways • Tap any run or lift to see its name, difficulty rating, and details • Runs and lifts highlight when selected so you always know what you're looking at SEARCH EVERYTHING • Search ski areas by name — results appear instantly from a worldwide index • Search by individual run or lift name — jump directly to "Eagle Express" or "Corbet's Couloir" without knowing which resort they belong to • Tapping a search result flies the map to the exact feature, zooms in, and opens its info card — the same experience as tapping it on the map PLAN AHEAD, SKI OFFLINE • Download complete run and lift data for any resort before you head to the mountain • All downloaded data works without an internet connection • Manage downloads by country, region, or individual resort • See the exact on-piste distance for each difficulty level YOUR POSITION • One tap to locate yourself on the map • See your GPS accuracy radius in real time OPEN DATA Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence. Elevation and terrain from JAXA AW3D30.
Ski Resort 3D
Explore over 470 ski resorts worldwide with interactive 3D fly-overs and detailed trail information. Track your skiing day with speed, distance, and vertical descent stats. Relive your runs with detailed session replays and personal bests.
- Interactive 3D resort maps
- Detailed trail and lift information
- Real-time ski tracking (speed, distance, vertical)
- Automatic run detection
- Session replay and logbook
- Personal best tracking
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See the mountain before you ride it. SkiResort3D turns 470+ ski resorts worldwide into interactive 3D fly-overs. Tilt and orbit real satellite terrain, tap any run to see its true shape, steepness, and vertical drop — then head out and track your day. EXPLORE IN 3D • 470+ resorts across North America, the Alps, Japan and beyond • Cinematic 3D fly-over of real terrain, powered by Apple Maps • Tap a run to frame it in 3D with start and finish flags • Lifts get the same treatment, so you can plan your route up and down • North-up compass to orient yourself instantly KNOW EVERY RUN • Elevation and slope profile for each trail • Drag along the chart to read steepness at any point • Color-coded difficulty: green, blue, black and double-black • Search and sort runs and lifts by name, difficulty, vertical or length TRACK YOUR DAY • One-tap recording of speed, distance, vertical descent and run count • Live map of your line down the mountain • Keeps tracking with the screen locked • Automatic run detection YOUR LOGBOOK • Every session saved with full stats and your track replayed on the map • Track colored from slow (blue) to fast (red) so you can relive each run • Elevation and speed graphs for the whole session • Personal bests: biggest vertical day and top speed • Sort your history by date, vertical, distance, speed or runs No account required. No ads. Just you and the mountain. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Location is used only while you are recording a session.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Ski Resort 3D at every 4 days against Open Ski Map's every 4 months. Open Ski Map's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Open Ski Map ships an update every 4 months, Ski Resort 3D every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Open Ski Map | Ski Resort 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jin Shen | lang li |
In-app purchases
Open Ski Map
No in-app purchases
Ski Resort 3D
No in-app purchases
Questions
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