Comparison

Ultramagic FlightPack vs Virtual Compass º

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Ultramagic FlightPack

This navigation app provides hot air balloon pilots with real-time flight tracking, offline maps, and essential tools like a load calculator and weather forecasts. It helps pilots monitor wind layers, share their progress, and log flights efficiently.

Highlights
  • GPS track with altitude-based color coding
  • Real-time pilot and crew tracking
  • Offline worldwide maps (OSM & Google)
  • Auto landing detection
  • KML overlay support
  • Integrated flight logbook
  • Load calculator
Features
Currently charting
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FlightPack is a complete easy-to-use solution designed for hot air balloon pilots. FlightPack is a flight tracking app with offline maps, overlays, load calculator, weather forecast, logbook and other unique features. The track color changes at different altitudes showing the winds layers and your crew will see your track in real-time in a webpage! Main Features: • GPS track with different colors depending on the altitude. This helps identify the winds layers. • Your crew will see your track in real-time in the webpage www.flightpacktracker.com • See other pilots tracks in real-time while you fly. Their tracks colors will indicate their winds. • Free maps worldwide (OSM) for offline use during flight. Google Maps is also available. • Optimized for low power. You can turn off your screen while your flight is being recorded (the last screen shown needs to be the app). • Auto landing detection if you forget to stop the track. • Start recording before you start flying. Track can be automatically trimmed to obtain reliable flight duration data. • KML overlays can be used to map out electric lines, Prohibited Zones (PZs), targets... You can create them with Google Earth. • Vertical velocity and precise altitude for devices with barometer. • Weather map with forecast and wind status at different altitudes. • Share your track easily in Facebook, Twitter... • Load calculator with user defined balloons. • All integrated in a flight logbook with search capabilities. Database can be exported in Excel compatible format. All your data can be transferred and backed up. *Requires iOS 14 or higher and GPS capable devices. *Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Please report any issues and suggestions to flightpack@ultramagic.com. Have a good flight!

About

Virtual Compass º

This app overlays a precise compass and GPS coordinates onto your camera's view, offering real-time direction and location tracking. Navigate easily by seeing your heading and position directly on your surroundings.

Highlights
  • Real-time compass direction
  • Real-time compass heading
  • GPS coordinates display
  • Camera viewfinder integration
  • Instant GPS readings
Features
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Virtual Compass is a camera compass that accurately navigates users through virtual navigation and compass direction. Just open the app and see an accurate compass heading and compass direction displayed over what is in front of you. Your GPS coordinates are always displayed as well, so you can always identify where you are, making it easier to navigate using the virtual compass. Virtual Compass includes: -accurate realtime compass direction in big bold font -accurate realtime compass heading -your real time GPS coordinates -easy-to-use view finder (via your phone's camera) to accurately identify compass direction and compass heading. -instant gps readings -camera compass Get an accurate virtual compass reading instantly!

Screenshots

Ultramagic FlightPack3 screens
Virtual Compass º3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Virtual Compass º at Free against Ultramagic FlightPack's $9.99. Virtual Compass º also leads on ratings volume (308 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Ultramagic FlightPack's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 56%) and ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Virtual Compass º is free to download; Ultramagic FlightPack costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ultramagic FlightPack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Virtual Compass º has 308 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Ultramagic FlightPack's written reviews are positive against 56% of Virtual Compass º's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ultramagic FlightPack ships an update every 5 weeks, Virtual Compass º every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Ultramagic FlightPack versus Virtual Compass º: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUltramagic FlightPackVirtual Compass º
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.6 (308 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better55.6% of reviews
Number of ratings2308 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#27 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUltramagic BalloonsVillegas Ventures LLC

Customer experience

Ultramagic FlightPack

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Virtual Compass º

All ratings308 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral2.9%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Ultramagic FlightPack

No in-app purchases

None

Virtual Compass º

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ultramagic FlightPack free?
Ultramagic FlightPack costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Virtual Compass º free?
Virtual Compass º is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ultramagic FlightPack or Virtual Compass º?
Ultramagic FlightPack is rated higher. Ultramagic FlightPack averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Virtual Compass º averages 4.6 from 308 ratings.
Do Ultramagic FlightPack or Virtual Compass º have ads?
Virtual Compass º shows ads; Ultramagic FlightPack does not.
Which is updated more often, Ultramagic FlightPack or Virtual Compass º?
Ultramagic FlightPack ships an update every 5 weeks, and Virtual Compass º every 6 months. Most recently, Ultramagic FlightPack was updated on September 16, 2026 and Virtual Compass º on September 9, 2026.

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