OnTheSnow Ski & Snow Report vs Slopes
Pick Slopes for better tracking features and user experience.
While both apps provide valuable information for skiers, Slopes stands out with its superior tracking capabilities and user-friendly interface. OnTheSnow, despite its loyal user base, struggles with accuracy and reliability issues.
Head to head
you want a free app focused on basic snow reporting without advanced tracking.
you seek a comprehensive tracking app with detailed statistics and a better user experience.
Evidence note: The evidence for Slopes is more robust, with many users praising its tracking features, while OnTheSnow's recent reviews highlight significant reliability issues.
Frequently asked
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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.
- [R1] OnTheSnow Ski & Snow Report Wildly innacurate: Will say 11+ inches when the resort itself is predicting 3 inches. ?? Unreliable, better off with other sources
- [R10] OnTheSnow Ski & Snow Report Inaccurate trail reports: Interface is easy to use which is great, but the reports of how many trials / lifts are open do not match the mountains websites. It should be updating in real-time in order to ensure correct info.
- [R62] Slopes 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
- [R68] Slopes 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
- [R2] OnTheSnow Ski & Snow Report Love the app!: Love the app use it religiously in the winter season! Easy to use. The only reason I’m giving 4/5 stars is because frequently I wake up at 4am to go ski and the report for the day is sometimes updated for the day and sometimes not. For example this morning 1/6/26 at 4:15am I checked to see if my favorite Colorado resorts got any snow. Nothing. Then rechecked the app after seeing a F
- [R4] OnTheSnow Ski & Snow Report Very unstable and buggy app.: Pages appear blank or freeze randomly.
- [R65] Slopes 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.
- [R72] Slopes UI could be better: I find the UI quite confusing! Why are stats played out so weirdly?
- [R7] OnTheSnow Ski & Snow Report What is going on with the accuracy: The info provided in the app is inaccurate. Doesn’t make it very useful if I have to double check everything using other weather tools and cross check on individual resort websites.
- [R30] OnTheSnow Ski & Snow Report Terrible and useless forecasts: The app is useless for weather forecasts at the resorts. Seems they only report snow after it happens. Better off using the resorts websites for accurate weather forecasting and reports. If you want to know what lifts and trails are open this app is for you. Anything else don’t waste your time.
- [R61] Slopes 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.
- [R88] Slopes Stop turns off: I have premium. I have location set on always and still this app auto turns off over half the days I’ve been out. At the end of the day when I turn it off, it says it has recorded nothing.
- [R14] OnTheSnow Ski & Snow Report Awesome app!: Awesome app. I don’t see what all the negative reviews are for,this app is free no mo/yr charges. I used to be a big skier back in the 70’s early 80’s ( New England)not any more. I still like to keep up with the resorts and weather. The snowfall, weather and cams makes this app. I would add three things to update this app. 1) add an iPad app 2) Have an app sign in to sync all yo
- [R69] Slopes 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.
- [R115] Slopes The free version has almost nothing on it: No map, no tracking, don't think I will bother using it again
- [R100] Slopes 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.
Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store