Comparison

Skydive Designer vs Canopy Progression

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

Head to head
About

Skydive Designer

Design and visualize complex skydiving formations with an intuitive drag-and-drop interface. This tool allows load organizers to build, edit, and share jump plans, offering animated transitions and powerful symmetry features for professional formations.

Highlights
  • Drag-and-drop interface for jumpers and blocks
  • Support for various jumper types (Belly, Sit, Wingsuiters, CRW)
  • Automatic symmetry tools
  • Animated transitions for visualization
  • Build and edit jumps from dive pools
  • Share plans via email, online portal, and PDF manuals
Features
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Powerful and Easy to Use - Skydive designer is the ultimate tool for load organisers. Easily drag jumpers or blocks onto your canvas. Belly, Sit, Stand, Wingsuiters and even CRW! Powerful symmetry tools can automatically manage reflected or rotated parts of your plan. Animated transitions between points help you visualise traffic. Slot Planes and People with an easy drag & drop interface. Builder - Build jumps from the dive pool, or add your own dive pools Puzzler - switch slots without editing the design to make your dive flow • Club Edition • The Club edition is sponsored by Sun Path It allows you to design and edit jumps for up to 14 jumpers, and to download and view jumps of any size • Pro Edition • The Pro Edition (requires subscription) allows you to create, slot and share jumps of any size. • Share Your Plan • - Email (or airdrop/whatsapp/etc) your slotting to manifest. - Share your dives online at http://SkydiveDesigner.app - The online portal allows anyone to see the jump, the points, and optionally the roster and the slots - Now with super-easy one-click publishing - Build and share a PDF dive manual for your group. • Testimonials • "Rob is a genius. This software is outstanding. I bought an iPad just to use Skydive Designer. It took me a very short time to design a 100-way Total Break 3-point sequential. All my next dive plans will be done with it." - Dieter Kirsch "Rob, you are a genius!!! I would have liked so much to have this App 30 years ago. I started to play with it and it seems nothing is missing. You thought about all!!!" - Patrick Passe "When I first started using Skydive Designer, I felt like a fairy godmother had waved her magic wand! At last my long-held wish was granted – an easy-to-use program to design professional formations." - Lesley Gale • Subscription Information • Skydive Designer is supported through an auto-renewing subscription which you can choose to purchase within the app. Your subscription will automatically apply for both MacOS and iOS (you only need to pay once) - The subscription is called 'Skydive Designer - Annual' - It is an annual subscription to unlock the app. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - Terms of use are available at https://SkydiveDesigner.app/i/terms - Privacy policy is available at https://SkydiveDesigner.app/i/privacy

About

Canopy Progression

This tool calculates your minimum canopy size for skydiving based on your license, jump count, exit weight, and CT level. It adheres to the new British Skydiving Canopy Training system guidelines.

Highlights
  • Calculates minimum canopy size
  • Considers license and jump count
  • Accounts for exit weight
  • Integrates CT2, CT3, CT4 levels
  • Follows British Skydiving system
Features
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Based on your licence, number of jumps, exit weight, and whether you have CT2, CT3 or CT4, this tool will calculate your minimum canopy size within the new British Skydiving Canopy Training system.

Screenshots

Skydive Designer4 screens
Canopy Progression2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Canopy Progression at none against Skydive Designer's 1. Canopy Progression also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Skydive Designer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $119.99 per year. Canopy Progression asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Skydive Designer ships an update every 5 weeks, Canopy Progression monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Skydive Designer versus Canopy Progression: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkydive DesignerCanopy Progression
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHobbyist Software LimitedCraig Poxon

Customer experience

Skydive Designer

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Canopy Progression

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Skydive Designer

Subscriptions1
  • Skydive Designer Annual1 Month trial$119.991 Year
None

Canopy Progression

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Skydive Designer free?
Skydive Designer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Canopy Progression free?
Canopy Progression is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Skydive Designer or Canopy Progression have ads?
Neither Skydive Designer nor Canopy Progression shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Skydive Designer or Canopy Progression?
Skydive Designer ships an update every 5 weeks, and Canopy Progression monthly. Most recently, Skydive Designer was updated on September 20, 2026 and Canopy Progression on September 9, 2026.

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