Lightspeed App vs SortieTrack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lightspeed App
Enhance your flight experience with real-time CO sensor monitoring and personalized audio. Record and archive radio conversations for review and training.
- Real-time CO sensor tracking
- Smart CO alerts
- Personalized audio equalization (HearingEQity™)
- Record radio conversations
- Archive flight recordings
- Draw flight diagrams
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A companion app to the Lightspeed Delta Zulu ANR headset, the Lightspeed app for iOS features an array of integrated features to keep pilots and passengers safer during flight. Track CO Sensors for Safer Flying The Lightspeed app allows pilots to check the CO levels in the aircraft during flight, using a CO sensor built right into the Lightspeed Delta Zulu headset. The sensor provides real-time smart alerts via the proprietary Kanari™ smart alert technology. Historical data can be stored, reviewed, and analyzed after use and during the flight(s). Personalize Audio with HearingEQity™ The Lightspeed app introduces a built-in audio equalization system called HearingEQity™ designed to compensate for individual hearing loss. Through an automated 12-frequency hearing test taken through the app, HearingEQity sets the hearing level in each ear in a variety of frequency bands of the Lightspeed Delta Zulu headset to create an individual hearing profile and compensate for any hearing variations between ears. Record Conversations, Archive Flight Recordings, and More... The Lightspeed App allows pilots to record radio conversations, playback transmissions, draw diagrams, and archive flight recordings for post-flight briefings and training.
SortieTrack
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SortieTrack helps mission aircrews spend less time on paperwork and more time on the mission. Built by aircrew members, it organizes the sortie lifecycle into one guided workflow from Brief and ORM through Mission Flight Plan, Preflight, Flight Log, Postflight, Fuel Receipt, and Debrief. If you’ve ever re-entered the same sortie details, wrestled with mission narratives, sorted out fuel receipts after a long day, or tried to reconstruct a flight from scattered notes, SortieTrack was built for you. One Workflow, Less Manual Work SortieTrack keeps sortie tasks available in one sequential workflow, with clear completion indicators and visual distinction between WMIRS-related steps and app-only tools. Mission data, crew roles, aircraft assignments, planning notes, weather details, and mission context stay together in one place. Real-Time Flight Operations • Briefing dashboard with live METAR and TAF updates • One-touch logging for engine start/stop, takeoff/landing, and key mission events • Continuous GPS track recording with time, position, and altitude • Custom notes for mission-specific situations • Optional notifications to designated contacts • KML export with event placemarks and a continuous flight path Track Recording and KML Integration SortieTrack records a persistent in-flight track between engine start and engine stop, separate from the mission event log. You can also import KML files, including ForeFlight “Send KML to...” share flows, and attach them to an existing sortie. Crew Sharing After a flight, crews can share sortie data with other SortieTrack users. Shared sortie packages can be imported as a new sortie or used to update an existing one, helping the whole crew stay in sync. AI-Assisted Mission Results Using on-device Apple Intelligence when available, SortieTrack can help generate clearer post-flight text for Summary, Results/Deliverables, and Remarks using sortie details, crew notes, flight log entries, and track data. Post-Flight Reporting • Sortie Report PDF with flight details, logs, postflight data, and attached fuel receipt • AIF Log PDF generation for quick aircraft time reporting • Quick weather entry • Mission results assistance • Debrief notes and WMIRS-ready data organization Fuel Receipt Tools Capture, import, replace, preview, and manage fuel receipts directly in SortieTrack. Receipts are stored with the sortie, annotated with pilot info, aircraft tail number, mission context, Hobbs, and Tach details, and can be included in the Sortie Report PDF. WMIRS-Friendly Workflow SortieTrack helps aircrews prepare structured sortie information including timing, fuel, weather, crew details, mission results, and debrief data for use when completing official mission reports in WMIRS. It also separates WMIRS-connected steps from app-only flight management tasks. Available at No Charge All SortieTrack features are currently available at no charge. No subscription or in-app purchase is required. Built by mission aircrews, for mission aircrews, SortieTrack was created to reduce workload, improve accuracy, and help you focus on what matters most: flying the mission. WMIRS is a proprietary system of Civil Air Patrol. SortieTrack is an independent third-party product and is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with Civil Air Patrol. References to WMIRS are for descriptive purposes only to indicate workflow compatibility. SortieTrack is distributed under Apple’s standard EULA.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SortieTrack at fortnightly against Lightspeed App's every 6 months. Lightspeed App's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lightspeed App ships an update every 6 months, SortieTrack fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lightspeed App | SortieTrack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (49 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 11.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lightspeed Aviation | ezaero, Ltd. |
In-app purchases
Lightspeed App
No in-app purchases
SortieTrack
No in-app purchases
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