Balloon Live vs SkySoar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Balloon Live
This official competition logger app is designed for hot air balloon pilots. It offers flight recording, electronic marker drops, and goal declarations. It synchronizes with online platforms for live tracking and competition data.
- Two app modes: training and competition
- Flight recording with start/stop
- Up to 18 electronic marker drops
- Up to 18 goal declaration slots
- IGC-file recording and export
- Automatic flight resume
- Connects to external Balloon Live Sensor box
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The application is the official FAI Balloon Live competition logger app. The app is used in hot air balloon competitions and has the following features: - 2 app modes: training and competition - Flight recording with Start/Stop functionality - Up to 18 different electronic marker drops - Up to 18 goal declaration slots - Recording in IGC-file format - Export as IGC-file - Automatic flight resume on app restart (after force close) - Connection to external Balloon Live Sensor box In competition mode: - List of watchmefly events with user login - Synchronization of competition settings and flight data with watchmefly.net - Live tracks to watchmefly.net In-app payments: - Payment of the pilot fee for using the Balloon live system in a competition
SkySoar
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SkySoar gives glider pilots a tool to easily keep track of their flights while getting detailed insights into their flight data, like an automatic calculation of the practice state. How many winch launches did I do this year? This question is hard to answer when looking at your conventional pilot log book, as it gives you very limited insight into your flying activities. SkySoar gives you a dashboard at hand that is customisable. With SkySoar you can get detailed, custom insights, into your flying activities, like the amount of winch launches in the current year or your practice state, calculated based on the flights you did within the last six months. Features - Flight Log Management: Allows pilots to add, edit and delete flights. - Practice State Visualisation: Displays the pilot's practice state using a color coded system. - Onboarding: The app comes with an onboarding sequence and the ability to add sample flight data for new users to explore the app. The following Terms of Use (EULA) apply to SkySoar: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SkySoar at Free against Balloon Live's $4.99. Balloon Live's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
SkySoar is free to download; Balloon Live costs $4.99 up front. Balloon Live sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SkySoar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and December 22, 2025 respectively.
| Parameter | Balloon Live | SkySoar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Fédération Aéronautique Internationale | Jonas Philipp Haru Andres Vetsch* |
In-app purchases
Balloon Live
- Balloon Live event credit$9.99
SkySoar
- Support SkySoar Monthly$4.991 Month
- Support SkySoar Yearly$49.991 Year









