Comparison

eVario vs PG Wings

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

Head to head
About

eVario

This flight navigation companion provides real-time flight data, acoustical and visual feedback for pilots. It features automatic track recording, wind estimation, and integration with health apps for post-flight analysis. Designed for paragliding and hang-gliding, it can also be used for various other outdoor activities.

Highlights
  • Real-time flight data dashboard
  • Automatic track recording
  • Acoustical and visual thermal feedback
  • Wind estimation and direction
  • Integration with Health app
  • GPX track record support
Features
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eVario is your connected flight navigation companion during and after your adventure trip, helping you to visualise relevant data, assist you while progressing in the air by returning visual and acoustical feedback. eVario is a 9-axis measurement (accelerometer, gyrometer, gps), barometer assisted, connected and intuitive instrument with a polychrom display, exploiting the embedded device’s hardware and accurate sensoric, without need to connect external devices. It typically provides real time information of a variometer like altimeter, speedometer, odometer, chronometer, gyrometer, anemometer for every (air)craft pilot. Its configurable cockpit allows you to keep track of the most relevant to you. The integrated data logger automatically records your 3D location and provides the recorded track file to e.g. your iCloud Drive for track visualisation or flight metrics. Turn on & Fly! No need for additional/external hardware. eVario is mainly designed for paragliding/hang-gliding, but may be used as well while biking, hiking, running, sailing, skiing, flying, … Optimised for low battery usage, the app lets you: ▶ TOUCH&GO: Turn on & Go fly! The cockpit shows real-time data after a short automatic instrument calibration. ▶ TAKE OFF: Automatic track recording is taking place in background and take-off altitude is referenced. ▶ STAY IN CONTROL: Control the behaviour, update rate, unit of the instruments, anytime and anywhere. ▶ THERMALLING: Get acoustical and visual feedback of the encountered thermals and easily locate them when returning back. ▶ BE EFFICIENT: Track wind estimation, direction and force, to soar or prepare your landing. ▶ DO MORE: Review your activity track and metrics in Health app or replay your 3D flight e.g. in GoogleEarth, Analyse flight metrics in BaseCamp. KEY FEATURES *Cockpit ▶ Clear dashboard of digital real time data ▶ Unlimited GPS tracks and waypoints saves ▶ Support of metric and imperial unit system ▶ Support of GPX record formats ▶ Automatic tracking start/stop upon movement detection ▶ Automatic GPS track recording ▶ Logbook with individual 3D GPS track records (timestamp, latitude, longitude, elevation) supporting derived data analysis *Map ▶ Visualise your position on map *Tracks ▶ eVario integrates with Health app to record your track data including eVario specific metric data. ▶ Visualise your flight record in Health app More on the developer's website.

About

PG Wings

Features
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Wing data is maintained in a cloud-based database, facilitating access from any location. You can download wing data to your device, an internet connection is not necessary after the initial download. New wings are consistently added by prominent content creators in the German-speaking paragliding market, including the creators of THERMIK magazine. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PG Wings4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PG Wings at Free against eVario's $6.99. PG Wings also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 10 months) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). eVario's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and chart position (#193 vs unranked). On 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

PG Wings is free to download; eVario costs $6.99 up front. PG Wings sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. eVario asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eVario ships an update every 10 months, PG Wings every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and August 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
eVario versus PG Wings: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereVarioPG Wings
Price$6.99Free — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#193 — better—
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJean-Marc MeyerN3xt GmbH

In-app purchases

None

eVario

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

PG Wings

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription$2.991 Month
  • Annual subscription$14.991 Year

Questions

Is eVario free?
eVario costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PG Wings free?
PG Wings is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do eVario or PG Wings have ads?
Neither eVario nor PG Wings shows ads.
Which is updated more often, eVario or PG Wings?
eVario ships an update every 10 months, and PG Wings every 3 months. Most recently, eVario was updated on September 7, 2026 and PG Wings on August 7, 2026.

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