Ski Canada vs Ski School
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ski Canada
Canada's favorite alpine ski magazine offers insights into the latest gear, resort features, and technique tips. Stay updated on skiing news, competition, and safety with spectacular photography.
- Annual gear guide
- Ski resort features
- Technique improvement tips
- Alpine photography
- News and commentary on skiing issues
- Competition and rescue insights
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Ski Canada is Canada's favourite alpine ski magazine. Here's what Ski Canada can do for you: • Learn more on the newest equipment in our annual gear guide • Read Ski Canada Test results before you buy • Plan your next holiday from ski resort features: Canada, the U.S. , the Alps & around the world • Improve your skiing with our helpful tips on technique... • Get stoked for your next ski trip with spectacular alpine photography From news and gossip to provocative comment on key issues such as resort development & skiing safety, insights into competition and backcountry rescues and unique profiles on leaders in skiing, Ski Canada has you covered. ---------------------------------------------- This is a free app download. Within the app users can purchase the current issue and back issues. Subscriptions are also available within the application. A subscription will start from the latest regular issue at the time of purchase. -The subscription will renew automatically unless cancelled more than 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription rate for the product. -You may turn off the auto-renewal of subscriptions through your Account Settings, however you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period. -Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription to that publication is purchased. -If a subscription offers a free trial, at the end of the trial period, you will be charged the full price of the subscription. You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription settings on your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Users can register for/ login to a pocketmags account in-app. This will protect their issues in the case of a lost device and allow browsing of purchases on multiple platforms. Existing pocketmags users can retrieve their purchases by logging into their account. We recommend loading the app for the first time in a wi-fi area so that all issue data is retrieved. If your app will not load past the splash page after a first install or an update, please delete and reinstall the app from the App Store Help and frequently asked questions can be accessed in-app and on pocketmags. If you have any problems at all please do not hesitate to contact us: help@pocketmags.com -------------------- You can find our privacy policy here: http://www.pocketmags.com/privacy.aspx You can find our terms and conditions here: http://www.pocketmags.com/terms.aspx
Ski School
Enhance your skiing abilities with professionally produced video lessons and advanced analysis tools. Compare your technique with instructors using split-screen video, draw on footage, and track your progress through a personal ski diary. Use it anywhere to prepare for the slopes.
- Professionally produced how-to ski video lessons
- Split-screen video comparison with instructor demos
- On-screen drawing for technique highlights
- Personal ski diary and progress tracking
- Offline content access
- Social media sharing of analysis
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Our Ski School app combines inspirational, professionally produced how to ski video lessons with comparison and analysis technology to take your skiing to the next level. These carefully designed lessons will: • Complement on-slope tuition with a qualified ski instructor • Clarify the basic skiing techniques • Give you the skills and techniques to tackle different snow conditions • Help you explore the entire mountain Video recording capabilities allow you to compare your skiing with instructor demos using split screen video analysis. Draw on the screen to highlight points then share on social media. Keep a diary with the notes facility and then track your progress though your ski history. Best of all it’s portable and can be used anywhere: • In the chalet before a day out • As a handy reminder on the ski lift between runs • On the bus, train or plane before heading out to the mountains Once purchased, the content goes onto your device with everything included, no connection issues in the mountains or costly data charges while you’re away. Just grab your phone and hit the slopes. Give your skiing the boost it deserves with the Ski School app - your portable ski instructor.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ski Canada at 50% against Ski School's 0%. Ski Canada also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). Ski School's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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. Ski Canada sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and Ski School sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ski Canada holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Ski Canada's written reviews are positive against 0% of Ski School's.
| Parameter | Ski Canada | Ski School |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.2 — better | 12.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Magazinecloner.com US LLC | ElateMedia.com |
Customer experience
Ski Canada
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In-app purchases
Ski Canada
- Ski Canada Auto Renwwable Subscription1 Month trial$9.991 Year
- Buyer's Guide 2016$3.99
- Ski Canada Volume 43 Issue 2$3.99
- Ski Canada Volume 43 Issue 1$3.99
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- Buyer's Guide 2017$3.99
- 2016 Issue 3$3.99
- Buyer's Guide 2019$3.99
- Fall 2022 (id:688758)$3.99
- Dec/Jan 2023 (id:688757)$3.99
- Ski Canada 2 Back Issue Bundle$4.99
Ski School
- Beginners Skiing Lessons$4.99
- Expert Skiing Lessons$4.99
- Advanced Skiing Lessons$4.99
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- Intermediate Skiing Lessons$4.99









