# Wrist Cockpit — Vario & altimeter

> Vario & altimeter (iPhone/iPad app by Frank-Alexander Uhdris.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wrist-cockpit/id6822291239 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Frank-Alexander Uhdris](https://appshunter.io/developer/6810132285)
- Category: Sports, Navigation
- Price: $3.99
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 2 MB
- Languages: German (Germany), American English
- Released: 2026-10-28
- Data updated: 2026-11-08

## What is Wrist Cockpit?

Wrist Cockpit turns your Apple Watch into a variometer and altimeter – for paragliding, hang gliding, gliding and ballooning.

CLIMB AND SINK
• Big vertical speed at a glance: green climb, red sink
• Vario tape with integrator (10, 20 or 30 s)
• E-vario sound like in a glider: pitch glides smoothly, climb chopped, sink as a steady tone
• Sound on/off with one tap or double tap (Apple Watch Series 9, Ultra 2 and later)
• Adjustable thresholds and volume, vibration only if you like

ALTITUDE
• Altitude in m or ft, flight level at STD
• QNH (hPa) or ALT SET (inHg), set with the Digital Crown
• Auto-QNH from GPS or terrain elevation

FLIGHT
• Airtime with IGC recording (XContest, WeGlide, SeeYou)
• Share the IGC as a link via Messages or Mail – the recipient downloads the real .igc file
• Speed and track from GPS, time in UTC

BALLOON
• Envelope temperature from a Bluetooth envelope probe right on your watch
• Colour scale from blue (too cold – keep the balloon warm) to red (limit), selectable base warmth, vibration at the limits

MADE FOR FLYING
• Runs as a workout so the pressure sensor measures at full rate – even with your wrist down
• Complication for your watch face
• Standalone on the watch: no iPhone, no account, no ads, no tracking

Note: Wrist Cockpit provides flight information and does not replace certified instruments.

## Is Wrist Cockpit safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Wrist Cockpit.

## Is Wrist Cockpit legit?

Wrist Cockpit appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Wrist Cockpit is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.0.2 — 2026-11-03

More robust in flight: if the app crashes during a flight, the watch relaunches Wrist Cockpit on its own – measuring and vario keep running. A QNH you set is kept (6 hours, manual settings too).
Auto-off now only applies while the app is in the background.
IGC: GPS runs during Airtime, so the file now contains positions. The flight is uploaded only when you tap “Share IGC link”.
Terrain elevation for Auto-QNH from a new source – without your exact position and never in the air.
Airtime over one hour shown as 1h05, altitude in cyan.

### 1.0 — 2026-10-28

No release notes.

## More apps by Frank-Alexander Uhdris

- [RTW Finder](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rtw-finder/id6814959219)
- [Balloon Pilot Chaser](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/balloon-pilot-chaser/id6819992804)
- [What's Left – A330](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/whats-left-a330/id6821847132)

All apps by Frank-Alexander Uhdris: https://appshunter.io/developer/6810132285

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