SUPER73 vs Updraft
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SUPER73
Enhance your electric bike experience with navigation, ride tracking, and customizable controls for lights and pedal assist. Access customer support directly through the app.
- Navigation
- Ride tracking
- Dashboard customization
- Lights control
- Pedal Assist Level (PAS) control
- Customer Service Support portal
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The Super73 App will give you access to features such as Navigation, Tracking your rides, customizing your Dashboard, control of Lights & Pedal Assist Levels (PAS) and it provides a portal to Customer Service Support. *Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease your phone’s battery life.
Updraft
This app automatically records glider flights, providing detailed post-flight analysis of altitude, speed, and flight paths. It offers coaching features for thermalling and instructor debriefs, with optional upgrades for advanced instruments and forecasts.
- Automatic flight recording
- Post-flight analysis
- Thermal coaching
- Instructor debrief transcription
- Flight path replay
- Soaring forecasts
- Home screen widgets
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You can fly a glider solo at 14 — years before you can drive. Updraft is the logbook and coach for everyone learning to. Put your phone on the coaming and press Record. Updraft finds your launch and your landing by itself, so there is nothing to remember while you fly. When you land, you get the whole flight back: how high you got, what every climb was worth, how your circuit compared to the last one you flew. No vario to buy. No wiring. No signal needed — every airfield is already on your phone. FREE, AND STAYS FREE • Unlimited recording. Never capped, never blocked, never on a trial timer • Height, ground speed and climb rate while you fly • Your flight path, and a summary the moment you land • The IGC flight file for anything you fly — yours to keep and to share • Your three most recent flights in the logbook • Today's soaring conditions at your home field, on a Home Screen widget UPDRAFT PRO • The full instrument panel — turn coordinator, thermal assistant, glide ratio, G meter and more • Your whole logbook, with totals and currency, plus IGC import and manual entries • Replay your track over real terrain at 1×, 8× or 60× • Instructor debrief: record what your instructor says and get it back as a went-well / work-on list. It is transcribed on your phone and never uploaded • Thermalling coach: the bank you held and what centring was worth in each climb • The three-day soaring forecast, and outlook and logbook widgets UPDRAFT MAX • Everything in Pro, plus the advisory live in-flight layer and an airspace check after you land — a review of what happened, never a clearance Subscriptions are optional. They renew automatically unless cancelled in your Apple Account subscription settings. You can change plans or cancel in Updraft under Customize > Account and plan. WHAT IT WILL NOT DO Updraft uses the sensors in your phone. It shows ground speed, not airspeed. It is not a certified instrument and must never be used to fly the aircraft. Look outside and follow your instructor. Built for club juniors, cadets, university gliding clubs and anyone learning to fly. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ethanpaschkes.github.io/updraft-app/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Updraft at 5.0 against SUPER73's 2.9. Updraft also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). SUPER73's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (244 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Updraft sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. SUPER73 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Updraft holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SUPER73 has 244 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SUPER73 ships an update every 5 weeks, Updraft weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SUPER73 | Updraft |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (244 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 244 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Super73, Inc | DAVID,HOWARD PASCHKES |
Customer experience
SUPER73
Updraft
Bugs and requests
SUPER73
Reported bugs
3 issues- App registration and pairing issues
- Inconsistent firmware updates
- Ride data not saving properly
Requested features
4 requests- Landscape mode support
- Apple Watch app integration
- Anti-theft and GPS tracking features
- Improved navigation and trip recording
Updraft
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SUPER73
No in-app purchases
Updraft
- Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Max Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Updraft Pro$29.991 Year
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- Max Yearly$69.991 Year









