Comparison

XCMania vs Aufwind Glider Tracker

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

Head to head
About

XCMania

This app transforms your mobile device into a sophisticated flight computer, offering advanced features like real-time weather radar, 3D thermal visualization, and automated SOS alerts. It provides certified flight records and integrates with online contests, aiming to enhance pilot decision-making and safety.

Highlights
  • Real-time Doppler weather radar
  • 3D thermal visualization
  • Live Tracking with automatic SOS
  • Certified flight record for online contests
  • Flight Planner
  • Global elevation and airspace maps
  • Support for external varios and FLARM devices
Features
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Turn the world’s most powerful mobile phone into a flight computer with FAI Triangle assistant and real time rain cloud radar. Certified flight record for most online contest and FAI system. The definition of computer here is to utilize massive computing power but not limit it to show a few nav-boxes. If you look deep inside today’s flight instruments, too often you will find a single core CPU with tiny memory, even slower than a 2005 Nokia phone. Here is XCMania: - Certified flight record for most online contest web site - Realtime doppler weather radar with global coverage. A must have for long distance XC. - True Wind, it does not require two perfect circles, in fact with complicated wind algorithm in XCMania even a simple turn is enough to calculate wind. Yes, this can be done with a phone thanks to multi core CPU power. - Live Tracking with automatic SOS, shall an impact landing be detected and the pilot is not responsive or moving, an emergency SOS message will be sent. - The first flight computer shows real time 3D thermal shape. Yes, you do have a powerful GPU in hand. - Mania Circle helps you to visualize thermal hunting range. - Thermal meter helps you lock down the core, is this circle better than the last one or is it faded out. - Intuitive design, this is 2020, try not to be an old kinky black box with 196 pages of manual. - Flight Planner create flight plans - Global 30 meter high resolution elevation map And many more. What XCMania does here is make as much computing and visualization as possible to save your brain power for important flight decisions. - FAI Triangle assistant - Worldwide map, elevation and airspace automatic match and download. - Global airspace and obstacles in the Alps area, and scheduled hot update. - Support Airdrop/download WPT, CUP to import waypoints. - Support Airdrop/download any IGC to replay. - Support external Bluetooth 4 (BLE) varios for top class accuracy - Support Bluetooth FLARM devices - OLED screen protection technology - What you see is what you get, by just browsing the map, everything relevant would be automatically downloaded. - OLC 3 turn point / Free triangle / FAI triangle - Thermal efficiency - XContest.org integration, one button submit. - CloudLink makes backup automatically, restore settings, waypoints, plans to a new phone couldn't be easier. - Export plans to .WPT - Thermal hotspots - Support Airdrop IGC files for 3D track review and flight analysis. - Speedbar indicator, show you when and how much bar you should push for best glide angle. - Custom HUD. - Ground proximity warning system - throw reserve alert - With full HUD customization support, you could add, remove, resize on-screen items. - Quadrant thermal core guide - Livetrack24 support - Wind Layers by altitude

About

Aufwind Glider Tracker

Visualize gliders and aircraft with Flarm devices in your vicinity. Access live data from the OGN tracking system to stay informed about air traffic.

Highlights
  • Live OGN tracking data
  • See nearby gliders
  • View aircraft with Flarm
  • Real-time flight information
Features
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See gliders and other aircraft equipped with Flarm around you with live information from OGN tracking system.

Screenshots

XCMania4 screens
Aufwind Glider Tracker2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Aufwind Glider Tracker at 75% against XCMania's 33%. Aufwind Glider Tracker also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). XCMania's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. XCMania sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Aufwind Glider Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

XCMania holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aufwind Glider Tracker has 100 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of XCMania's written reviews are positive against 75% of Aufwind Glider Tracker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

XCMania ships an update every 3 weeks, Aufwind Glider Tracker weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
XCMania versus Aufwind Glider Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXCManiaAufwind Glider Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (7 ratings) — better4.6 (100 ratings)
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7100 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer刚 刘Fifteen Jugglers Software UG

Customer experience

XCMania

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%

Aufwind Glider Tracker

All ratings100 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

XCMania

Subscriptions2
  • Competition - Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Competition - Annual$29.991 Year
None

Aufwind Glider Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is XCMania free?
XCMania is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aufwind Glider Tracker free?
Aufwind Glider Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, XCMania or Aufwind Glider Tracker?
XCMania is rated higher. XCMania averages 4.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Aufwind Glider Tracker averages 4.6 from 100 ratings.
Do XCMania or Aufwind Glider Tracker have ads?
Neither XCMania nor Aufwind Glider Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, XCMania or Aufwind Glider Tracker?
XCMania ships an update every 3 weeks, and Aufwind Glider Tracker weekly. Most recently, XCMania was updated on October 13, 2026 and Aufwind Glider Tracker on October 9, 2026.

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