Slopes
Slopes is a highly-rated ski and snowboard tracking app that offers extensive features for recording runs, speed, and vertical, but recent reviews highlight significant issues with data accuracy, app stability, and a restrictive free tier.
Slopes is a popular app for tracking winter sports, praised for its detailed statistics, social features, and ease of use. However, recent user feedback indicates a decline in reliability, with frequent reports of missed recordings, inaccurate data, and app crashes. Many users also express frustration with the aggressive paywall that limits essential features in the free version.
What users like
- Effectively tracks speed, vertical, and other skiing/snowboarding statsR2R6R13R23
- Enhances the skiing experience with gamification and a sense of purposeR1R27R35R46
- Allows users to see friends' locations on the mountain and compare statsR3R5R14R27
- Offers good customer support, with quick response timesR2R16
- Provides detailed resort maps and archives of past tripsR7R11R12R18
- Integrates with Ikon Pass, allowing data transfer between appsR34R104
What users complain about
- Frequent issues with data recording, including missed runs, incomplete sessions, and lost dataR10R37R75R89
- Inaccurate speed, calorie, and run count calculationsR48R128R131R215
- Significant battery drain, especially with premium features or live activitiesR32R101R837R889
- Many core features are locked behind a paywall, making the free version very limitedR118R167R176R198
- App crashes, freezes, or gets stuck during loading or migrationR58R140R174R183
- User interface is confusing, cluttered, or difficult to navigateR160R274R276R391
- Problems with friend tracking accuracy, showing incorrect locationsR14R399R289
- Issues with account login, forced logouts, and inability to access purchased premium featuresR134R168R299R318
Latest update · v2026.13
What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):
- Lots of UX improvements for the timeline editor: - Added a movement heat-bar to help you set the start/end of lifts/runs and avoid including time in lift lines. - Added labels ("Run #1") and duration to the lift/run blocks. - Live-updating of the lift/run's GPS path on the map while you drag the start or end to a new time. - Higher contrast for the full day's GPS path and the action you're editing. - Switched to Slopes's custom resort maps so it is easier to snap to lifts. - UI tweaks to modernize the screen and bring it more inline with iOS 26. - Slopes will no longer re-open to a recording or resort you looked at days ago. Instead we now only restore the last thing you were doing if it was within the past 10 hours or so. - Improved GPS recovery logic for rescuing briefly-lost location points. - Fixed multiple crashes on launch, including one that was sending s
Recurring themes
Who it's for
Slopes is for winter sports enthusiasts, particularly skiers and snowboarders, who want to track their performance, speeds, and vertical, and enjoy a social aspect of comparing stats with friends R1R3R5R23. It's also suitable for those who appreciate detailed resort maps and historical data R7R11R12R18.
Evidence note: The recent reviews skew negative, which contrasts with the high lifetime rating. While many positive aspects are mentioned, the volume and consistency of negative reports regarding data accuracy, app stability, and the paywall suggest a recent decline in user experience. The developer's notes mention UX improvements for the timeline editor, but recent reviews still highlight general UI confusion and tracking issues that are not directly addressed by the notes.
Frequently asked
Does Slopes accurately track runs and speed?
Is Slopes free to use, or does it require a subscription?
Does Slopes drain phone or watch battery quickly?
What reviewers actually said
Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.
- [R2] Very good, easy to use: Slopes is very good at doing what it’s made to do which is tracking runs speed and vertical. Its support is very good and responded to my email in 15 minutes.
- [R6] A great app it tracks your speed: I use this to track my speed going down the mountain to see how much I improve my ski skills
- [R13] Love it: Tracks all my boarding data
- [R23] Cool dude: It's really cool dude, and you can see your top speed and stuff and for how long you skied or snowboarded for and like a LOT more dude. And you can put your profile picture as a cat with sunglasses too so yeah
- [R1] Good app: For anyone who lives for the winter, the Slopes app isn’t just a piece of tech on your phone; it is the ultimate catalyst that completely alters how you experience the mountains. Before downloading it, a day of riding was just a blur of cold air and adrenaline, but the moment you start tracking, your entire relationship with the sport undergoes a massive shift. It injects a sense of purp
- [R27] Obsessed!: I love seeing my stats and reliving the day with this app! The social aspect is fun too!
- [R35] So many benefits to make worth having for any level snowsporter: Highly recommend Slopes to all who Alpine Snowsport regardless of level. From stats to planning your next run and adding a bit of extra fun AND safety for individuals to families an even groups of friends.
- [R46] Fun App: Slopes has been a great way for my friends and I to keep track of our runs and the days we have skied this season! Our goal this year was to ski as many days as our age - which was a challenge given the conditions this year… Looks like some of us still may make it!
- [R3] Such a good app with so much potential: So I’m a ski racer, and I have used this app this year after some recommendations from friends, and wow! It has everything I need, like speed, and I can see where my friends are on the hill. Some things that could be added to help make it a better experience, would be to add photos for when your on a trip, so that everybody can share photos, make it so there
- [R5] Thank you Slopes: Shapes is so awesome I used it in Park City,UT and it helped he find were everyone is because it is such a big mountain it is really amazing to have slopes ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- [R14] Pretty good: The only problem is that it doesn’t update enough so the locations of friends aren’t super accurate. But other than that it’s good
- [R16] Great app and amazing customer service: I have used this app for almost year and a half, and it has been great, and have been able to record some awesome trips and events, but recently, I switched to anew phone, and it couldn’t get in, but the customer support helped me all along the way and helped me get in.
- [R7] This app is so tuff: I love how it keeps track of everything. It leaves an archive on where you have been. At the end of the season you get a custom slideshow of your achievements. Very tuff.
- [R11] Great app: Amazing app, great tracking and has tons of good stats and info. Supports so many places and has weather and friend support.
- [R12] Great app: worth subscribing! The resort maps are comprehensive, and you can transfer data to the IKON PASS App. · translated
- [R18] History: Can you please update the app to show what trails and lifts are closing not just opening in history? While opening is great, closing is even more important, because it shows us what it’s about to happen to those resorts.
- [R34] Worth it: Slopes has been my go-to for many years now, since the mid 2015s or so when got tired of Strava thinking me on the lift was me skiing uphill. Every year it’s better. Solid integration w IKON pass this year saves me running two apps. Love being able to retrace my day.
- [R104] Overall: The app is very solid I've used it 12 times this year. The UI is much better than ski tracks which was sold & now not worth the new subscription. The app just rolled out a new feature with Ikon where you can opt in to just use slopes tracking instead of both apps. They claim it will transfer all the data once you closed out the day on slopes. I've found this not to be the case however
- [R10] You lose your data is your watch dies: It’s so dumb. I’ve had many issues where Slopes stops recording or if the watch dies, you lose your whole day of stats. Done paying for it. It used to work, and no longer does.
- [R37] Interesting: I love the app and what it does but 50% of the time i click record and find that it stopped after a little bit.
- [R75] Worst: This app is not worth it. It hasn’t recorded 2 of my added trips, it’s not user friendly.
- [R89] GPS??: Don’t get it!! What happened to the GPS tracking recently??? Nothing like skiing all morning just to have nothing recorded. Could zero stars apply?
- [R48] Flawed calorie counting: I found the calorie calculations to be too low by an order of magnitude. A whole day of skiing was giving me a calorie count of 15 calories. Ridiculous!
- [R128] Speeds wrong: Speed aint right
- [R131] My review: The info is not exact. I enjoy knowing my time and how many runs I did, but the app does not state how many runs i did CORRECTLY. I think you should add more precision to the app. The primary part that I think should be improved is the trail tracker.
- [R215] Accuracy?: Sun peaks I did more runs than you show…how accurate are you?
- [R32] Amazing but…: This app is everything I could ask but it drains your battery so much if you have the live actives on your Home Screen other than that it’s really a great app.
- [R101] Battery drain AFTER premium: The app is nice in FREE mode, you can ride the whole day easily and have 50% battery left. Yet after upgrading, the phone immediately got warm and battery was empty mid-day.
- [R837] Integration and usability: Positives: 1 easy to set and use 😊 2 integration with Strava and MyfitnessPal👍 3 even on iPhone screen eligible to read 4 really gives metrics based on ski time, chair T bar time, idle time 5 in run details you customise map and details to be sent via your message App👍 6 like max speed but it can become a fools game as in trying to go faster ⛷ Negatives 1 only one but i
- [R889] Slopes: Good app chews battery though
- [R118] A little pay to use: A ton of the stuff is locked behind a paywall. It’s a great app if you’re willing to spend money. Otherwise, there’s only a few features; you can’t go back to view a replay or see your speed on different runs.
- [R167] Okay: Very good, but to many pay walls
- [R176] Ridiculous Paywall: If you want to put other people‘s data behind a paywall fine. But putting my data behind a paywall when I’m helping you build your community is plain stupid in my opinion. I thought about upgrading but not a chance at this point. I’ll encourage others to do the same and look for another app.
- [R198] Free version is meh: All the useful features are hidden behind a paywall, the version is ok at best, basically just highlights your runs and tells you what your phone/watch would also record, minus health/heart data
- [R58] Crashed!: It crashes so often while loading trail information
- [R140] Isn’t finishing migration: I am redownloading this app after several years, and it keeps stopping at “migration”. There’s nothing to migrate as I don’t currently have the Ikon pass.
- [R174] Long time user…recently went sour: I’ve had the slopes app for many snowboard seasons. Got at least 10 others to download the app to track themselves. Just a week ago I tried to get back into the app for the first time this year and it’s stuck on “running migrations” so I couldn’t record my first trip of the season. Thought it may be shoddy cell service at the mountain, understandable. Now I’m hom
- [R183] Badish: My phone keeps freezing and the app won’t track my runs and speed that’s it
- [R160] Long time user: This version is just terrible. The interface is terrible. The logbook is useless.
- [R274] UI could be better: I find the UI quite confusing! Why are stats played out so weirdly?
- [R276] The UI absolutely sucks: Want to click friends to view where your friend is on the map? Good luck finding how and where. Want to view your last run details specifically, you may eventually find it after clicking through various tabs and windows just to get to it. Abysmal UI/UX
- [R391] Too many features: The app has far too many features making hard to use when you just need the stats for the day and the week. A help splash screen would help. It takes a few hit and misses until we understand how to use the app.
- [R399] Inaccurate friends location: Personally I had issues finding my friends on the map then when they did pop up they were miles away even tho we were stood next to me. Locating friends was the main reason we both wanted the app but if this part is in accurate then it’s a no from us. Shame because it was looking good. Would love to know if they get this sorted.
- [R289] Barely works: Some days I could track my friends. Some days it wouldn’t track them. At one point it logged me out of the app and removed the trip I was in the middle of so I had try and rejoin it. Not easy to use.
- [R134] Good tracking, but the forced logouts are a dealbreaker.: I really enjoy the core features of this app, but I have mixed feelings about the value. The subscription is very expensive; it feels like the pricing takes advantage of the fact that skiing is already an expensive hobby. However, my biggest frustration, especially as a Premium user, is the login logic. I shouldn't be forced to sign in again
- [R168] Paid for 2 day passes, no data saved: Trying to get a refund. I absolutely started tracking on my phone, ended the session correctly, and nothing has been logged. Now when I launch the phone it tells me there is an unsaved session, no matter what, it does not save and continues giving me errors.
- [R299] Premium does not work: I purchased a 6 day bundle, activated it, but none of the premium features work. I’ll be requesting a refund
- [R318] Used to be good: Can no longer sign in to my account. Contacted customer services but haven’t received a reply
- [R24] Watch app always pops out: The watch app always pops out itself it is really annoying!
- [R248] Why does half the stuff require a subscription: I don’t get how this app has this high of a rating. Half the stuff requires an expensive subscription. I get some of it, but I shouldn’t have to pay for an interactive map or to be able to search up specific routes or lifts.
Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store