All features

Task management

• Create tasks from scratch with interactive waypoint editing on the map Pro
• Import tasks from WeGlide (your tasks, starred tasks, and explore)
• Import tasks from CUP files via Files.app or Share sheet
• Add, insert, delete, reorder, and reverse waypoints Pro
• Configure observation zones per waypoint Pro
• Visualise and validate tasks on the map before flying
• Browse tasks as a list or as a gallery of cards, each with its legs on a map
• Scan a task from a QR code, as XCTrack and other gliding tools share them (iPhone and iPad) Pro
• Share a task through iCloud: others see it as you change it, and the filter shows the tasks shared by you and with you New
• Pick the task for your flights from cards, each with its shape on a map New Pro

Export & declarations

• Export tasks to CUP format
• Create FLARM declaration files (flarmcfg)
• Declare tasks to paired Bluetooth devices (FLARM, LXNAV, Xctracer)
• Multi-device task declaration support

Weather Pro

• SkySight weather overlay on the map with configurable opacity
• Thermal, wind, cloud, rain, storm, ridge lift, and wave forecasts
• Legend card showing the layer, the forecast hour, and its colour scale
• Layers that follow your sport: potential flight distance and XC speed scaled for paragliders and hang gliders
• A note on each layer explaining what it shows

Flight import

• Import IGC files from Files.app, Share sheet, or drag & drop
• Download flights from WeGlide (your flights, daily, latest, friends feed)
• Download flights from SkyLines (your flights, daily, latest)
• Download flights from Soaring Spot competitions
• Browse and download historical flights from Charron
• Automatic task application when downloading competition flights
• Flight deduplication to avoid duplicate imports
• Open flights straight from Files.app without adding them to your flight list
• Search the flights of WeGlide, SkyLines, Soaring Spot, and Charron
• Pilot list for Soaring Spot competitions that have no results yet
• Search your recent Soaring Spot competitions by name, place, or country New

Flight list

• Flights as a list or as a gallery of cards, each with its track on a map
• Distance, duration, and speed shown for every flight
• Sort by date, distance, duration, or speed
• Select several flights to open, share, or delete them together
• Filter by country, favourites, recorded flights, contest flights, or field landings
• Recents: the last 50 flights you opened, your own or from a service, on any of your devices New

Debrief

• A rating for every flight: a score out of 1000 from how you climbed, how straight you flew, how fast you were, and what you risked New
• The questions a pilot asks of a flight: best and weakest thermal, longest glide, where time was lost or you stayed too long, the lowest point and the save, the wind, and the task leg by leg New Pro
• A competition day's questions across several flights: who flew the task fastest, who climbed best, who followed whom, and the thermals the winner used and you passed New Pro
• Every answer shown on the map: the thermal, the glide, the moment, or the stretch of the flight New Pro
• Open the Debrief from its own button or with ⌥⌘D iPad Mac New

Flight replay

• Replay flights on the map with animated glider position
• Playback speed multipliers: 10x, 25x, 50x, 100x, and 200x
• Scrub through the flight using the graph handle
• Synchronised replay across multiple compared flights Pro
• Satellite imagery overlay: scrub the barograph to see satellite conditions at each moment (requires SkySight) Pro
• Share the flight map as an image, with the time, speed, climb, and altitude at the glider

Flight details

• Takeoff and landing location with ICAO code and GPS coordinates
• Glider type, registration, competition ID, and class
• Pilot and passenger names
• Equipment details: logger type, serial number, FLARM version, GPS manufacturer
• Edit flight info: pilot, glider, comments, contest flag, field landing flag, and favourites

Thermal analysis

• Total thermal count, duration, and percentage
• Average and best vario
• Distance between thermals
• Height gain and loss per thermal
• Thermal drift analysis
• Lowest entry altitude and thermal diameter
• Left, right, and mixed turning percentage
• Failed thermal attempts
• Average turn rate and airspeed in thermals
• Altitude and climb-rate graphs for every thermal Pro
• Centring view from above, with or without the wind taken out, to pinch, zoom, and drag, and a centring score New Pro
• 3D view of the climb as it was flown, leaning with the wind New Pro

Phase analysis

• Climb and cruise phase breakdown with duration and percentage
• Phase-by-phase performance review
• Event markers: release, PEV, furthest point, lowest point, and highest point

Performance & optimisations

• Optimisation analysis: 1-hour, 2-hour, free distance, triangle, and out-and-return
• Task performance: declared distance, cruise speed, average climb, and leg-by-leg breakdown
• Coloured optimisation badges on the graph

Graph

• Multiple data types selectable via submenus
• Zoom with trackpad or mouse scroll wheel (anchored at pointer location) iPad Mac
• Drag to pan through the flight
• Interactive legend
• Elevation layer with terrain profile
• Event marker pills on the barograph

Airspace infringements

• Detect infringements against imported airspace files Pro
• Detect infringements against live OpenAIP airspace data
• Visual markers showing where infringements occurred

Photo support

• View photos taken during the flight on the map
• Upload photos alongside flights to WeGlide Pro
• Toggle photo visibility in settings
• Open a photo full screen, with the time, altitude, speed, and climb when it was taken

Flight comparison Pro

• Compare multiple flights side by side
• Competition ranking with automatic sorting and medal display for top 3
• Align start times across flights for time-relative comparison
• Leader and leecher analysis: who found thermals first, wait time, leech time, and percentage flying alone
• Pilot role classification: Solo, Leader, Follower, and Racing
• Filter by category: Task, Thermal, Distance, Performance, Flight, and Leader
• Tap dotted-underlined labels to see what each metric means
• Detour distance in task legs and optimisation details
• Pin a flight and read every other flight against it, with the difference under each value New
• Rating section with every flight's Debrief score and its parts New

• Upload flights to WeGlide (with optional photo upload)
• Upload flights to SkyLines
• Upload flights to Charron

Recording

• Automatic flight start detection upon acceleration
• Manual start and stop Apple Watch
• Background recording (continues when app is in the background)
• Generates a standard IGC file on landing
• Start recording from Control Center or the Action button

Live display

• Current altitude and AGL Apple Watch
• Flight duration, distance, and average speed Apple Watch
• Average vario Apple Watch
• Wind direction and speed Apple Watch
• Water ballast status
• Target distance, bearing, current L/D, and required L/D (when a task is declared) Apple Watch

Map & airspace

• Real-time glider position on the map
• Flight track coloured by vario or altitude
• Airspace visualisation (imported files and live OpenAIP data)
• Long-press the map to query airspace details at any location
• View airspace classification, altitude limits, frequencies, and transponder codes
• Hide an airspace for today (automatically reappears the next day)
• Airspace infringement alerts
• Vertical profile of the airspace above any point, with your altitude marked

Navigation

• Navigate to any loaded waypoint with distance and bearing
• Look up the nearest airfield with frequency and distance
• Task declaration and override during flight
• SkySight weather overlay during flight

Live Activity

• In-flight stats on the lock screen and in the Dynamic Island: duration, height above ground, distance, and average speed
• Mark an event or stop and save the flight from the Live Activity

• Start and stop flight recording from your wrist
• In-flight statistics: duration, distance, altitude, average vario, and wind
• Target information: distance, bearing, current L/D, and required L/D
• Heart rate and oxygen saturation display during flight
• Browse flights saved in iCloud
• View flight details
• Browse and view tasks
• Declare tasks from the watch
• METAR weather information for the closest airfield
• Share IGC flight files, task files, and airspace or waypoint files
• Turn through the in-flight pages with the Digital Crown
• Running flight in the Smart Stack
• Keeps recording in the background during a flight

Airspace

• Download from the XCSoar repository Pro
• Live OpenAIP airspace layer (vector tiles, requires internet)
• Toggle between imported files and OpenAIP cloud data Pro
• Colour-coded visualisation following ICAO VFR chart conventions
• Search and filter airspaces
• Detail view with class, altitude limits, frequency, and transponder code
• Automatic file updates when newer versions are available Pro
• Airspace files as a list or a gallery in the sidebar, each with its sectors on a map Pro
• Show or hide a file on the map with a tap Pro
• Hide a sector for good or for today, and list the hidden ones

Waypoints

• Download from the XCSoar repository
• Create and edit waypoints manually (name, coordinates, elevation)
• Set your homebase for default task start location
• Search and filter waypoints
• Automatic file updates when newer versions are available
• Waypoint files as a list or a gallery in the sidebar

Yearly statistics Pro

• Total flight count and duration
• Optimised distance: total, best, and average speed
• Task distance: completed count, total distance, best, average speed, and task vs free ratio
• Competition flights and field landing counts
• Average and best cruise speed
• Average water ballast usage
• Total altitude gained
• Thermal metrics: best vario, left and right thermal count

Widgets

• METAR widget for your location or home base (small, medium, and large sizes)
• Wind widget (circular and inline sizes)
• QNH widget (circular and inline sizes)
• Lock screen widget support
• Tomorrow widget with the forecast for the launch window
• Flight widget with a flight from your flight list
• StandBy support
• Widgets on the Mac desktop and in Notification Center

Weather

• SkySight — weather overlay for planning and in-flight Pro
• AVWX — METAR and TAF weather data for widgets

Flight services

• WeGlide — import and upload flights, import tasks, upload photos
• SkyLines — import and upload flights
• Soaring Spot — browse competitions, download flights and tasks
• Charron — browse and upload flights

Data & devices

• Naviter — CUB airspace file format (SeeYou)
• openAIP — live airspace layer
• XCSoar — waypoint and airspace repository downloads
• FLARM, LXNAV, Xctracer — Bluetooth task declarations

Sync & data

• iCloud sync for flights, tasks, waypoints, airspaces, and settings across all your devices
• Backup and export all data as a ZIP file
• Import files via Files.app, Share sheet, or drag & drop
• Quick Look preview for IGC files in Files.app
• Custom thumbnails for flight files in Files.app
• Spotlight search integration for flights and tasks
• Handoff: carry on with the same flights, task, or map on another device
• Drag flights and tasks into other apps as files
• Quick Look previews and thumbnails for CUB and openAIP airspace files, drawn as a map of their sectors

Customisation

• Configurable units: altitude, distance, vertical speed, speed, temperature, and pressure
• Glider performance profiles with polar curves
• Thermal detection threshold customisation
• Multiple map styles
• Track colouring options (vario or altitude)
• Toggle visibility for flight path, optimised path, wind overlay, photos, and compass
• Your sport: gliding, paragliding, or hanggliding, detected per flight or fixed to your own
• Standard map style that follows light and dark mode, and the earth as a globe when zoomed all the way out

Platform

• Dark mode support
• Hardware keyboard shortcuts on iPad and Mac
• Trackpad and pointer support on iPad and Mac
• iPad split view and sidebar
• Files.app integration with thumbnails and Quick Look
• Mac app with a menu bar, an inspector beside the map, and windows of their own for Compare, Statistics, and Settings
• iPhone Duo support: folded it lays out as a phone, unfolded as a tablet
• Landscape on iPhone
• Flights and tasks in windows of their own on iPad and Mac, to put two side by side
• App Clip: a shared Soaring Spot results link opens the day's scoreboard and flights on an iPhone or iPad without Vulture installed

Flights

Tasks & Waypoints

Airspace