Sun Valley Resort vs Backroads
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sun Valley Resort
Access real-time mountain information, including weather and trail reports. Find details on lift tickets, dining, lodging, and activities. View live webcams and essential health and safety updates for a complete resort experience.
- Real-time weather and trail reports
- Lift ticket and resort information
- Mountain webcams
- Health and safety updates
- Biking, dining, lodging, and golf details
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Stay in the loop with real-time mountain information with the NEW Sun Valley Resort app. This is your comprehensive guide to Sun Valley Resort, with features including: - Current weather & trail report - Resort information for lift tickets, biking, dining, lodging, and golf - Quick access to our mountain webcams - Health and safety information Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery level.
Backroads
This app provides detailed information and daily route options for active travel adventures like biking and hiking. It offers helpful tips and regional information to enhance your journey. Your trip leaders are also available through the app for guidance.
- Daily route options
- Trip schedules
- Helpful tips
- Regional information
- Trip leader access
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Backroads is the leader in active travel, offering Biking, Hiking and Multi-Adventure Trips in 55+ countries worldwide. This Trip Companion app, and a unique log-in code, will be available to you just before your trip starts. You’ll find daily route options, schedules, helpful tips and other regional information. Of course, your incredible Trip Leaders are available every day of your trip to guide you through some of the most beautiful places in the world. We look forward to seeing you out there!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sun Valley Resort at 4.7 against Backroads's 3.3. Sun Valley Resort also leads on ratings volume (3.5K vs 62). Backroads's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (52% vs 30%). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sun Valley Resort holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sun Valley Resort has 3.5K ratings behind it against 62, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 30% of Sun Valley Resort's written reviews are positive against 52% of Backroads's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Sun Valley Resort ships an update every 6 months, Backroads every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sun Valley Resort | Backroads |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.5K ratings) — better | 3.3 (62 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 29.6% of reviews | 52.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.5K — better | 62 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 173 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Grand America Hotels & Resorts, LLC | Backroads |
Customer experience
Sun Valley Resort
Backroads
Bugs and requests
Sun Valley Resort
Reported bugs
2 issues- Trail maps not loading properly
- Run tracking feature not working consistently
Requested features
3 requests- Vertical tracking and skier stats
- Real-time grooming reports and map
- Ability to log in and track personal ski days
Backroads
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sun Valley Resort
No in-app purchases
Backroads
No in-app purchases
