Powder Project vs Snow King
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Powder Project
Discover and navigate the best ski lines with detailed GPS route information, elevation profiles, and interactive features. Explore over 800 miles of backcountry and sidecountry trails, with new lines constantly added. Download trails for offline use and get insights from local experts.
- GPS route information
- Elevation profiles
- Interactive features
- 800+ miles of ski lines
- Offline trail downloads
- High-resolution photos
- Topographical trail maps
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Powder Project is your comprehensive guide to the best ski lines, wherever you are. With the thoroughness of a printed map, we offer full GPS route info, elevation profiles, interactive features, photos, and more. Like a guidebook, we suggest the best featured ski lines to explore—either near your current location or in an area you search for. Local experts show you the highlights, challenging features, and insights you need to plan a great day in the snow. • Find over 800 miles of backcountry, sidecountry, and secret stashes. • New lines are constantly added to our incredibly detailed ski ascent and descent trail database. • Your exact location is shown on the trail. • Downloaded trails work offline for when you’re off the grid. (No cell reception required!) • Enjoy high-resolution photos and detailed topographical trail maps. • We’ll sync with your to-do list and check-ins on PowderProject.com. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Snow King
Navigate Snow King Mountain with real-time trail status, grooming reports, and a user-friendly trail map. Share your location with friends, track your runs, and access resort information like snow conditions, weather, and events.
- Interactive trail map with run status
- Real-time snow conditions and weather
- Location sharing with friends
- Run tracking with vertical and distance logging
- Workout logging for Apple Watch users
- Resort directory and event calendar
- Latest news from Twitter and Facebook
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Snow King is your official guide to Snow King Mountain, all at your fingertips. • See which runs are groomed and which closed. Locate yourself on the Snow King trail map — not a hard-to-read GPS map.† • Share your location on the mountain with friends, and see your friends' locations on the trail map.† • Record your runs and log vertical feet and distance. If you have an Apple Watch, record your runs as a workout and see your workout in the Health app. Display your tracks and replay your runs on the trail map. Email images to friends, post them to social media, or view them in Google Earth. Store your logs on iCloud and view them on all your devices. Send your logs to a leaderboard and compare vertical and distance with others at the resort.† • Find up-to-date information about the mountain, including snow conditions, weather, and webcam images. • Get up-to-the-minute lift status information. • Quickly find information about lessons and other programs and amenities. • Easily locate and contact key places at the resort and in the village with the built in directory. • Learn about events from the events calendar. • Get the latest news from Snow King via the resort's Twitter feed and Facebook posts. † Location and Logging services require a GPS-equipped device. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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Verdict
Powder Project and Snow King both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 63% of Snow King's written reviews are positive against 38% of Powder Project's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Powder Project against 4.2 for Snow King. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 50 and 61 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 38% of Powder Project's written reviews are positive against 63% of Snow King's.
Powder Project ships an update every 5 weeks, Snow King monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Powder Project | Snow King |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (50 ratings) — better | 4.2 (61 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 50 | 61 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Adventure Projects Inc. | Resorts Tapped LLC |
Customer experience
Powder Project
Snow King
In-app purchases
Powder Project
No in-app purchases
Snow King
No in-app purchases
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