Ultramagic FlightPack vs NTA SkyNav
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
NTA SkyNav
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NTA SkyNav — The professional navigation app for hot air balloon pilots Built by balloon pilots for balloon pilots. NTA SkyNav combines everything you need for your flight in a single app: precise GPS navigation, weather models, wind profile management, landing prediction and live team tracking with push-to-talk. NAVIGATION • Real-time GPS with barometric altitude and QNH from the nearest METAR station • Multiple map layers with airspace overlays and elevation data • Airspaces worldwide with ICAO classification • Obstacles: power lines and wind turbines with live warnings • Offline maps for areas without coverage • Magnetic and true north reference • Frequency display of the nearest FIS station WEATHER AND WIND • Live wind profile with multiple altitude layers • Weather models: ICON-D2, ICON-EU and ECMWF IFS • Automatic weather briefing as PDF • QNH automatically from METAR or Open-Meteo • Live weather updates for your location FLIGHT RECORDING • Automatic track with precise GPS smoothing • Auto takeoff and landing detection • Cloud sync of all flights across devices • Export as Excel • Auto-save after recording ends ADS-B RADAR • Air traffic in real time on the map • Classification by aircraft type (jet, prop, helicopter, glider, balloon) • Proximity warning for nearby aircraft LIVE TEAM TRACKING • Pilot and retrieve crew see each other in real time • Push-to-talk voice communication • Multiple crew members at once • Works over mobile data or Wi-Fi • No SIM needed — runs over the internet GAS MANAGEMENT • Consumption tracking per cylinder • Automatic switching when empty • Remaining quantity display LOAD CALCULATOR • Calculation of gross lift and MTOW • Accounts for temperature and altitude • Unlimited balloon profiles • Passenger management with individual weights GOAL NAVIGATION • Set waypoints with live distance and bearing • Landing prediction calculates the expected landing point • Accounts for current sink rate and altitude DIGITAL LOGBOOK (PRO) • capzlog.aero integration: automatically transfer balloon flights to your digital logbook • Complete logbook data: takeoff/landing, pilot, passengers, distance • Background transfer after landing EXCLUSIVE FOR PROS • Outdoor mode with adjusted contrast for sunlight • Customizable navigation fields • Various map markers and heading lines PRO SUBSCRIPTION Experience NTA SkyNav free for 7 days in full. Then 9.99 € per month or 89.99 € per year. Cancel anytime. Crew add-on available for additional retrieve slots. IMPORTANT NOTE NTA SkyNav is a navigation aid and does not replace the pilot's responsibility to navigate. The pilot remains responsible at all times for the safe operation of the balloon. CONTACT Developer: Lukas Reinberger, Austria Support: info@ntaskynav.app Privacy: https://ntaskynav.app/datenschutz.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: NTA SkyNav at Free against Ultramagic FlightPack's $9.99. NTA SkyNav also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 weeks). Ultramagic FlightPack's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On ads, 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
NTA SkyNav is free to download; Ultramagic FlightPack costs $9.99 up front. NTA SkyNav sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Ultramagic FlightPack asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ultramagic FlightPack ships an update every 5 weeks, NTA SkyNav every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ultramagic FlightPack | NTA SkyNav |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ultramagic Balloons | LUKAS REINBERGER |
In-app purchases
Ultramagic FlightPack
No in-app purchases
NTA SkyNav
- Crew Add-on$2.991 Month
- NTA Pro Monthly7 Days trial$8.991 Month
- NTA Pro Jahresabo (Beta)7 Days trial$44.991 Year
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- NTA Pro Yearly7 Days trial$79.991 Year
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