Have a destination? Start with Mountainmapper
Try Mountainmapper when you need a route to a piste, lift or another village. Choose start, finish and difficulty, review the connections, then try foreground visual guidance for free.
Prepare offline for free, then add voice when you need it. Supported map, search and routing-data downloads are included. For spoken, background and lock-screen guidance, the €2.99 seven-day pass lets you try Premium without starting an annual subscription.
If you also want a season-long record of your skiing, Slopes can add a recording workflow. First, compare the capabilities that help you reach a destination.
Feature comparison: Mountainmapper vs Slopes
Published by Otto Zhang, Mountainmapper’s developer. Slopes information comes from its official product, Premium, Apple Watch and release pages, checked on 30 October 2026. “Not documented” means those sources do not establish a capability; this is not an independent hands-on test.
✅ Available, free or paid · ❌ Not in the published offering · ❔ Not confirmed by official sources · — Product focus only.
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| Feature | Mountainmapper | Slopes |
|---|---|---|
| Start-to-destination routes | ✅ Piste/lift routing with step-by-step review. | ❔ Trail maps and GPS position; destination routing not documented. |
| Offline | ✅ Free map, search and route-data downloads for supported areas. | ✅ Paid offline maps; recording without reception. |
| Recalculate a route offline | ✅ Download required routing data to calculate routes in supported areas. | ❔ Offline destination routing is not documented in the cited pages. |
| Difficulty limits | ✅ Green/blue free; red limits and avoidances with Premium. | ❔ Routing difficulty limits not documented. |
| Spoken turns | ✅ Premium; background and lock-screen guidance included. | ❔ Turn-by-turn voice guidance not documented. |
| Terrain and analysis | ✅ Mapped difficulty, elevation and slope profiles. | ✅ Premium per-run statistics and speed heatmaps. |
| Devices | ✅ iPhone and Android. | ✅ iPhone, Android and Apple Watch recording app. |
| Main purpose | ✅ Plan and follow ski routes. | ✅ Record and review ski days. |
| Day and season history | — Focused on route planning and guidance. | ✅ Daily summaries, season/lifetime totals and paid deeper analysis. |
| 3D replay | ❌ Not in the published feature set. | ✅ Premium 3D mountains and replay. |
What Mountainmapper brings to your journey
A route to a destination. Choose start and finish, then review the sequence of pistes, lifts and supported transfers. At a large resort, this helps you understand the complete journey before setting off.
Difficulty as a planning constraint. Green and blue limits help narrow the calculation. The linked Val Thorens–Courchevel example shows why two places on one map can still have no green-only connection. Keep a limit you can ski rather than raising it just to obtain a route.
Guidance with your phone put away. Premium adds spoken instructions and background/lock-screen navigation. Download the required data and test your journey while connected. Starting guidance also requires restriction information no more than 24 hours old; that check is not a live resort closure feed.
Plan for free, then choose Premium for your trip
Try maps, basic routing and foreground visual guidance free first. For a short trip, the reference price is €2.99 for seven days, paid once without auto-renewal. For year-round use, the annual reference price is €9.99.
Published prices checked on 30 October 2026. Mountainmapper’s reference prices are EUR; Slopes’s website prices are USD. This is not a currency-converted comparison. Your local store and purchase screen determine the actual price, taxes, trial and renewal terms.
Slopes offline maps are not limited to annual subscriptions: its February 2026 iOS and Android release notes also describe day-pass support. Access depends on the pass, activation and app version. Mountainmapper includes its supported map, search and routing-data downloads free.
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| Plan | Mountainmapper | Slopes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | ✅ Maps, basic routes, green/blue limits and foreground visual guidance. | ✅ Recording and daily summaries. |
| Short trip | ✅ €2.99 for 7 days; one-time purchase, no auto-renewal. | ✅ Day and week passes in-app; check local prices. |
| Annual | ✅ €9.99/year, automatically renewing. | ✅ Premium $34.99/year on the official site. |
| Family | ❌ No separate family offer on our pricing page. | ✅ Family $59.99/year on the official site. |
| Paid features | ✅ Voice, background/lock-screen guidance and extra route preferences. | ✅ Run analysis, enhanced/offline maps and 3D replay. |
When would you also want Slopes?
For season history, per-run analysis, 3D replay or recording on Apple Watch, Slopes remains worth considering. It can handle recording and review while Mountainmapper handles destination planning and route guidance.
Start with your next route
Find your ski area in Mountainmapper, set your real start and destination, and review a route with a green or blue difficulty limit. Maps and basic planning are free, so you can try the workflow before choosing Premium voice guidance.
Review the full journey and official openings before setting off. The linked Les 3 Vallées calculation explains difficulty limits using a real example. If you run a recording app too, test battery use and permissions on your device.
FAQ
Is Mountainmapper better than Slopes?
For an unfamiliar resort, destination routing, difficulty limits and spoken guidance make Mountainmapper a useful first app to try. Maps and basic planning are free. Consider Slopes for season recording, 3D review or Apple Watch recording.
Does Slopes have turn-by-turn voice navigation?
The cited official Slopes pages describe maps and recording, without documenting a destination-routing and spoken-turn workflow. Check the current app before depending on it. Mountainmapper voice guidance requires Premium.
Can both apps work offline?
Mountainmapper supports downloaded maps, search and route calculation; starting guidance requires current restriction information. Slopes records without reception and offers paid offline trail maps. These are different offline capabilities.
Which app costs less?
Mountainmapper offers free basic planning, a €2.99 seven-day Premium pass and a €9.99 annual reference price. Slopes publishes USD prices; this page does not convert currencies or claim a percentage saving. Compare the required features and local-store prices.
Can I use both apps together?
You can choose Mountainmapper for guidance and Slopes for recording. Test both on your own device: concurrent GPS use affects battery life and permissions.
