01Quiver Beacon
Best for riders who care about their gear
Yes, this one is ours — and it exists because nothing else on this list answers the question we kept asking: which board actually rides best? Quiver Beacon logs every run with conditions and the exact board, skis, boots, and bindings you rode, then turns a season of days into gear insights: what you actually ride, what sits in the garage, and what your next purchase should be. There's also a rider community, gear reviews, and resort discovery.
Free, optional premium analyticsiPhone & iPad · Android coming soon
Strong at
- The only app here that tracks performance per board or ski
- Data-driven recommendations for your next purchase
- Gear forum, reviews, and rider community built in
Weaker at
- No Android yet
- Newer app — smaller community than Slopes or Strava
- No automatic lift/run detection like Slopes
02Slopes
Best all-around resort day tracker
Slopes is the most polished pure ski-day tracker out there, and it's earned its spot at the top of most lists. Its smart recording automatically detects when you're on a lift versus riding a run, its interactive 3D resort maps are the best in the category, and the season recap features are genuinely fun. If all you want is beautiful, effortless day tracking, get Slopes. What it won't tell you is anything about your gear — every day is tracked as if you rode the same setup.
Free basics, premium subscriptioniOS & Android · Apple Watch
Strong at
- Automatic lift and run detection — genuinely effortless
- Interactive resort maps and huge resort database
- Polished stats, recaps, and Apple Watch support
Weaker at
- No gear or quiver tracking at all
- Best features need the subscription
- Resort-focused — thinner for backcountry days
03Ski Tracks
Best budget, no-subscription option
One of the most downloaded ski apps ever, and the reason is simple: one small one-time purchase, no subscription, and famously light on battery. It records runs, speed, distance, and vertical reliably and stays out of your way. It's also aged — the interface is dated, there's no real social layer, and like Slopes it has no idea what gear you were on.
One-time purchase, no subscriptioniOS & Android
Strong at
- No subscription — pay once
- Excellent battery life while recording
- Simple, reliable core stats
Weaker at
- Dated interface
- No gear tracking, minimal social features
- No resort maps or conditions
04Strava
Best if snow days are one sport among many
Strava added alpine skiing and snowboarding to its activity types, so if you already live on Strava for running or cycling, it will happily log your resort days alongside everything else — with the leaderboards and the biggest sports community on the planet. As a dedicated snow tracker it's the weakest here: no lift detection, no resort maps, and its gear features are built for bikes and shoes, not boards.
Free, subscription for advanced featuresiOS & Android
Strong at
- One app for every sport you do
- Unmatched community and leaderboards
- Free tier covers basic tracking
Weaker at
- Snow sports are clearly an afterthought
- No lift/run detection or resort data
- Gear tracking not designed for snow gear
Common questions
What is the best ski and snowboard tracking app?
It depends on what you want from it. For effortless resort-day stats with automatic lift detection, Slopes is the best pure tracker. For a cheap one-time purchase, Ski Tracks. If you want your tracking to include your gear — which board or skis you rode, and which ones actually perform — Quiver Beacon is the only app built around that.
Which app tracks which snowboard or skis I used?
Quiver Beacon. You log the exact board, skis, boots, and bindings on every ride, and the app builds per-gear stats and recommendations from your season. Slopes and Ski Tracks treat every day as the same setup, and Strava's gear features are designed for bikes and running shoes.
Is Quiver Beacon free?
Yes — the app is free to download and use, with optional in-app purchases for premium analytics and to support development. It's available for iPhone and iPad, with Android in the works.
Does Quiver Beacon work for skiing as well as snowboarding?
Yes. It tracks skiing and snowboarding equally, and the same quiver-first approach extends to surfing, mountain biking, and other action sports, so one app covers your whole year.