Comparison

Ultramagic FlightPack vs Aviation Altimeter

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
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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

Aviation Altimeter

Features
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This application allows you to check altitude and vertical speed in real time with a beautiful design that looks like an airplane instrumentation. The altimeter and vertical speedometer can be grasped at a glance, making it useful for hiking, driving, light flying, and many other situations. Main Functions Altitude display (ALT): Accurately displays altitude in meters and feet Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI): Check ascent and descent speed in m/s or ft/min Simple, easy-to-read UI: Intuitive instrument design allows you to grasp altitude and speed at a glance This app works with iPhone 12 or later. 主な機能 高度表示(ALT):メートル、フィート単位で高度を正確に表示 垂直速度表示(VSI):上昇・下降速度をm/sまたはft/minで確認 シンプルで見やすいUI:直感的な計器デザインで、高度と速度をひと目で把握 このアプリはiPhone12以降で動作します。

Screenshots

Ultramagic FlightPack3 screens
Aviation Altimeter3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Aviation Altimeter at $0.99 against Ultramagic FlightPack's $9.99. Ultramagic FlightPack's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Ultramagic FlightPack costs $9.99 and Aviation Altimeter $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ultramagic FlightPack ships an update every 5 weeks, Aviation Altimeter every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Ultramagic FlightPack versus Aviation Altimeter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUltramagic FlightPackAviation Altimeter
Price$9.99$0.99 — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUltramagic BalloonsNorihide Oda

In-app purchases

None

Ultramagic FlightPack

No in-app purchases

None

Aviation Altimeter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ultramagic FlightPack free?
Ultramagic FlightPack costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aviation Altimeter free?
Aviation Altimeter costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ultramagic FlightPack or Aviation Altimeter have ads?
Neither Ultramagic FlightPack nor Aviation Altimeter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ultramagic FlightPack or Aviation Altimeter?
Ultramagic FlightPack ships an update every 5 weeks, and Aviation Altimeter every 4 months. Most recently, Ultramagic FlightPack was updated on November 11, 2026 and Aviation Altimeter on November 8, 2026.

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