LB Altimeters vs Swoop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LB Altimeters
This app serves as a digital logbook for skydiving, allowing users to track jumps, gear maintenance, and certifications. It can import jump data from compatible devices via Bluetooth and offers cloud backup for all logged information.
- USPA approved digital logbook
- Import jumps via Bluetooth
- Gear maintenance tracking
- Cloud-based backup
- Device control for altimeters
- Customizable logbook types
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JumpTrack includes a comprehensive, USPA approved digital logbook, allowing you to track your skydives and your gear maintenance needs. You can enter your jumps manually or download jumps from your OPTIMA3, QUATTRO3, or PROTRACK3 via Bluetooth. Export your jump data for a printout of your jumps, including a copy of the digital signature. Device Accessibility • Easily set your climb to altitude, high speed, and low speed warnings from your phone • Turn your OPTIMA3, QUATTRO3, or PROTRACK3 off from your phone • Set the time manually or sync the time from your phone • Select between and feet and meters from JumpTrack • Adjust the volume and pitch Logbook • USPA Approved Logbook • Import jumps from your OPTIMA3, QUATTRO3, or PROTRACK3 via Bluetooth • Export your logbook via email • Default settings to quickly enter jumps, including location, aircraft, gear, jump type, etc. • Includes cloud based backup of your logbook and jump information • Track jumps on your container, main, reserve, and AAD • Receive notifications when your gear is due for maintenance, from line set changes to AAD and reserve maintenance • Create multiple logbooks to track different types of jumps; AFF, Tandem, Coach, Organizing, Hop and Pop, Events, Dropzone etc. • Track your ratings and membership information • Signature and license number fields allow all your jumps to be verified for license and rating applications • JumpTrack includes cloud based backup of your logbook and jump information
Swoop
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Swoop is a logbook and analysis tool for canopy pilots who fly with a FlySight GPS. Upload your FlySight tracks and Swoop turns raw GPS data into a clear picture of your landing: every jump is split into flight phases, plotted on a satellite map, and charted over time so you can see exactly what happened from turn initiation to the end of your rollout. TRACK LIBRARY • All your jumps in one place, with thumbnails of the flight path • Nickname and number your jumps, and delete the ones you don't need PHASE-BY-PHASE ANALYSIS • Automatic detection of exit, opening, surge, turn and rollout • Key numbers for every swoop: entry gate speed, turn height, rotation, rollout altitude, swoop distance, max speed and max vertical speed • Total, horizontal and vertical speed charted against altitude (AGL) • Scrub through the flight and watch the telemetry update in real time • Sort your library by date, speed, swoop distance or rotation to see how you're progressing MAPS & PONDS • Flight paths drawn on satellite imagery • A shared database of swoop ponds and landing areas, so your track is shown relative to the gates UPLOAD FROM ANYWHERE • Upload FlySight CSV files directly from your phone or the web • Your tracks sync between the app and swoop.loggbok.net PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your tracks are visible only to you. No ads, no tracking. Swoop is a post-jump review and training tool. It is not a safety device and must not be used for in-flight decisions.
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Verdict
LB Altimeters and Swoop are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | LB Altimeters | Swoop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Larsen and Brusgaard | Jonathan Aanesen |
In-app purchases
LB Altimeters
No in-app purchases
Swoop
No in-app purchases









