Powder Project vs SlabLab
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.
SlabLab
Connect with fellow backcountry enthusiasts for safer adventures. Find compatible partners, enhance your skills with pro-led workshops, and join discussions to improve teamwork and decision-making in the snow.
- Find backcountry partners
- Pro-led skill-building workshops
- Teamwork and decision-making focus
- Q&A with experts and peers
- Discounts on gear and experiences
- Community discussions
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Join a community of backcountry skiers, splitboarders, and snowmobilers who care about both fun and safety. SlabLab helps members meet like-minded partners, offers pro-led virtual skill-building workshops, and creates an atmosphere for sharing that's conducive to discussion at any experience level. -- About SlabLab and our teamwork-focused approach -- SlabLab has conducted behavioral research on decision-making and teamwork with backcountry users for four seasons, and we bring that expertise to this community. It's very hard to meet compatible partners to take risks with, especially online. Whether what you prioritize in a partner is experience, communication style, gender, location, availability or other factors, we help you find the team that's right for you. Our workshops and content complement avalanche courses and help you develop the communication and teamwork skills that have the biggest impact on both fun and safety. Member Benefits • Pro-led workshops on teamwork and decision-making • Tools for meeting like-minded partners • Q&A with pros and peers • Discounts on courses, experiences, and gear
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SlabLab at 100% against Powder Project's 38%. SlabLab also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3). Powder Project's advantage is ratings volume (50 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
SlabLab holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Powder Project has 50 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Powder Project's written reviews are positive against 100% of SlabLab's.
Powder Project ships an update every 5 weeks, SlabLab every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Powder Project | SlabLab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (50 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Adventure Projects Inc. | SlabLab LLC |
Customer experience
Powder Project
SlabLab
In-app purchases
Powder Project
No in-app purchases
SlabLab
No in-app purchases
