Search “ski tracker” and every top result is free to download. The real question is what’s free to use. The pattern across the category in 2026: basic recording is free; the analysis layer is subscription. Per-run performance stats, interactive resort maps, 3D replays, fitness insights — in the market leaders, those live behind “Premium” at roughly the price of a day-ticket per year.
That model is legitimate (servers and licensed maps cost money), but it means the free tier is mostly a diary, with the interesting numbers held back.
Alpy’s bet is different: no premium tier exists, because the app has no servers to fund — maps come from OpenStreetMap, weather from Open-Meteo, AI runs on the device, and your data stays on the phone. So the whole instrument panel is free:
The things we don’t have are the things servers buy: friend tracking across a mountain, cloud sync, social feeds, licensed resort artwork. If those matter to you, a subscription app is honestly the right tool — our comparison with Slopes says so in a table.
“Free” in app stores usually means “free sample.” Occasionally it can just mean free — when the architecture makes the costs disappear rather than the business model hiding them.
Alpy is free on iPhone — every feature, no account, no ads. What it does.