Alps Summits vs SummitList
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
SummitList
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SummitList is a peak-bagging tracker for hikers chasing lists. Build the challenges that matter to you, log every summit with the story of the day, and watch your elevation and progress add up. No account, no tracking. Everything lives on your device and in your private iCloud, and syncs across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. PEAK LISTS, YOURS TO BUILD Start with the Adirondack 46 High Peaks, ready to go, or build your own list from any peaks you want to chase. Every list shows a completion ring, peaks bagged, and how many you have left. LOG EVERY SUMMIT Record each climb with the date, route, conditions, elevation gained, distance, who came along, and a photo from the top. Your summit log becomes a trip journal you will actually reread. ELEVATION AND RECORDS See your total elevation gained, a month by month climb chart, your highest summit, biggest day, distance hiked, and your active month streak. Every number comes from your own logs. THE NEXT OBJECTIVE Mark the peak you want next as a planned objective, set a target date, and turn on a reminder the day before. Your next climb sits on the home screen with a countdown. LIST COMPLETION PROGRESS Rings and bars track how far you are through every challenge, from your first summit to a finished list. ON EVERY SCREEN YOU OWN SummitList syncs across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud. The iPad and Mac layouts put your lists beside the detail, a proper board for a peak-bagging season. YOUR UNITS Feet or meters, miles or kilometers. Pick once in Settings; everything follows. FREE VS PRO Free includes 1 list and 10 logged summits with the full stats dashboard, planner, and reminders. SummitList Pro unlocks unlimited lists, unlimited summit logs, and export: a printable PDF trip report and CSV files of your summits and peaks. SummitList Pro is $3.99 per month, $24.99 per year, or a $59.99 one time Lifetime unlock (USD). Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation and renews at the same price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions; cancellation takes effect at the end of the current period. Terms: Apple Standard EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Photos come from your library only. SummitList never reads your location; any coordinates you add to a peak are typed by you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Alps Summits at every 3 days against SummitList's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Alps Summits sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SummitList sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Alps Summits ships an update every 3 days, SummitList every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alps Summits | SummitList |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michal Demczyszak | InnovaLabWorks |
In-app purchases
Alps Summits
- Alps Summits Pro$4.99
SummitList
- SummitList Pro$3.991 Month
- SummitList Pro$24.991 Year
- SummitList Lifetime$19.99
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