GlideRatio vs Fly With Greg
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GlideRatio
This app helps paragliders and hang gliders calculate the minimum glide ratio needed for safe takeoffs and landings. It uses your phone's camera and motion sensors to provide immediate calculations with a simple, intuitive interface.
- Detects minimal glide ratio for safe flights
- Uses rear camera and motion sensors
- Two detection modes: landing zone and takeoff site
- Zoom feature for accurate aiming
- Minimalistic and intuitive UI
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First, many thanks to my Bulgarian friends: Andrey Manolov and Emil Gyorev. For the great idea to create this application. If it was not for your help and encouragement, this project would not have been successful. This application uses rear camera and motion sensors of your phone to detect minimal glide ratio required to safely run (fly) lines in your Hike&Fly missions. Two modes of detection: from landing zone and from takeoff site. Use zoom feature to point your camera to destination accurate. Minimalistic UI (no stupid buttons, controls, etc): Just point your camera to landing (or to takeoff) zone, boom - you can see calculated glide ratio immediately.
Fly With Greg
Learn paragliding from a seasoned instructor with over 150 hours of lessons, tutorials, and livestreams. This app offers a structured training system from beginner to advanced levels, complemented by a private community chatroom for support and advice.
- Structured paragliding lessons
- Beginner to advanced training
- Over 150 hours of content
- Private community chatroom
- On-demand video access
- Professional coaching
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Wing control, how to thermal, active flying. Launching, landing, ground handlilng. Mountain flying, weather, cross country, competitions. Learn about everything and build your skills! Greg is a qualified Chief Instructor with 30 years of experience. He developed this app to complement your flight school training and help you to level up with professional coaching. Access the structured training system that takes you from beginner level to cross-country pilot and beyond, with over 150 hours of paragliding lessons, livestreams, tutorials and flight debriefs. Ask questions in the private chatroom. Surround yourself with a friendly community of informed pilots, who can help you fly! It's easy to become a good pilot when you have the right examples to watch. I share all my best practices and explain why they work so you can develop safe habits. Access on-demand videos on your favorite device anytime, anywhere. Start watching free paragliding lessons, or sign up to access the full academy features. FLY WITH GREG https://flywithgreg.com/pages/terms-of-service https://flywithgreg.com/pages/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GlideRatio at none against Fly With Greg's 2. GlideRatio also leads on iOS requirement (13.2 vs 15.0). Fly With Greg's advantage is ratings volume (24 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Fly With Greg sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $34.99 per month. GlideRatio asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for GlideRatio against 5.0 for Fly With Greg. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fly With Greg has 24 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | GlideRatio | Fly With Greg |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sergey Muravev | Greg Hamerton |
Customer experience
GlideRatio
Fly With Greg
In-app purchases
GlideRatio
No in-app purchases
Fly With Greg
- Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$34.991 Month
- Annual Subscription3 Days trial$349.991 Year
