Comparison

Vario One vs Xtrack

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

Head to head
About

Vario One

This app functions as a digital variometer for your iPhone and Apple Watch, utilizing built-in sensors to detect lift with audible beeps. It offers flight recording, route planning, airspace alerts, and real-time air traffic visualization. Connect external Bluetooth varios for enhanced functionality.

Highlights
  • Audible lift detection with sensors
  • Automatic GPS and IGC track recording
  • Digital logbook with map view
  • Airspace map with alerts
  • Real-time air traffic visualization
  • Buddy flying for group tracking
Features
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VARIO One – your variometer for iPhone and Apple Watch. As simple as an app, no extra device. VARIO One combines pressure sensor, accelerometer and GPS into a variometer – right on your iPhone and Apple Watch. Both apps work independently and signal lift with beeps. Optionally connect an external Bluetooth vario. Try all features free for 14 days. VARIOMETER • Lift is audible instantly thanks to combined pressure and acceleration sensors. • Internal barometer (baro + IMU fusion) for a calm signal. • Display of altitude, speed and glide ratio. • Barometric altitude with QNH – set directly on the flight screen. • Climb tone threshold freely adjustable (down to −0.5 m/s). • Rotating wind direction indicator. FLIGHT RECORDING • Automatic recording as GPS and IGC track. • Digital logbook with map view and statistics. • Automatic upload to DHV-XC and XContest. • Automatic take-off and landing detection. ROUTE PLANNING Plan your route with waypoints and comparison flights comfortably on your computer at vario-one.com. With your account it's on the map in the app. Download the map along the route before you fly, and it's there even without signal. DHV PROOF OF FLIGHT PRACTICE Your proof of flight practice is created automatically from your logbook. VARIO One counts your flights of the last 24 months and shows how many of the required ten you have. The app fills in missing mandatory details at the tap of a button – pilot, glider, launch type and take-off and landing site from the coordinates of your track. Export the finished proof as a PDF. MAP • Current wind from thousands of weather stations. • Take-off and landing sites – permanently free to view. AIRSPACE MAP & ALERTS Download airspace maps for any country right in the app from OpenAIP. Or import your own OpenAir files (classic as well as Naviter 1.0/2.0). All airspaces appear as a vector map; tap for details, altitude profile and legend. As you approach, VARIO One warns you with a voice announcement and an adjustable lead time – with snooze function and automatic escalation. OpenAIP airspace data is not official data; the official aeronautical charts are authoritative. REAL-TIME AIR TRAFFIC See air traffic near you – paragliders, hang gliders, sailplanes, helicopters – via SafeSky, including other SafeSky users on the map. ADS-B, FLARM, OGN, PilotAware and other sources in one real-time view. Coverage depends on compatible transmitters and network reception; not every aircraft is visible. BUDDY FLYING – FLY TOGETHER, EVERYONE IN VIEW With Buddy Flying you see your flying partners live on the map. One person creates a group and shares the code, the others join. As soon as "Sharing" is active, you all see each other in real time. For each buddy you see position, altitude, climb and speed. EXTERNAL BLUETOOTH VARIOS Connect your device wirelessly to use it as your vario signal source: BlueFly Vario (multiple protocols), XC TRACER Mini, XC TRACER MAXX, Mipfly MipBipX & MipTrack, Stodeus BlueBip & UltraBip. Connect any time from the settings. THERMAL ASSISTANT Your flight track is coloured live by climb and sink values – so you see where in the turn the best climb was. The app detects circling automatically and switches to the thermal view. APPLE WATCH • Standalone vario using the watch's pressure sensor. • Ideal for hike & fly, as a backup or when there's no room in the cockpit. • Flight recording in GPX and IGC format. New features are added regularly. Try everything free for 14 days. The subscription renews automatically and can be cancelled any time. VARIO One is an aid, not a certified flight instrument. It replaces neither your flight preparation nor keeping an eye on the airspace.

About

Xtrack

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Hello, we're Xtrack – a global and innovative Vehicle-tracking specialist. It's our mission to share and discover the over the speed of vehicles and vibration of vehicles from across the world, and all in a social and friendly online environment. The Vehicle Trackers use for shoppers to detect vehicle over speed and vibration of their customers. Using the latest in advanced GPS and GPRS technology, and engineered to be lighter, slicker and more sophisticated than anything else on the market, our Vehicle Trackers are non-obstructive, durable and manufactured from the highest of quality materials. Please turn off mobile phone GPS when you stop using Xtrack app ‘locate’ function; continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Our dedicated team of scientists and engineers are constantly striving to develop new and exciting products.

Screenshots

Vario One4 screens
Xtrack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Xtrack at none against Vario One's 3. Xtrack also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Vario One sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Xtrack asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vario One ships an update every 5 weeks, Xtrack every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Vario One versus Xtrack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVario OneXtrack
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB33 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLeobalo GmbHPettorway

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Vario One

Subscriptions3
  • 7 days for Apple iPhone/Watch14 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • 3 month Apple iPhone/Watch14 Days trial$11.993 Months
  • 1 year iPhone and Apple Watch14 Days trial$22.991 Year
None

Xtrack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vario One free?
Vario One is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Xtrack free?
Xtrack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Vario One or Xtrack have ads?
Neither Vario One nor Xtrack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vario One or Xtrack?
Vario One ships an update every 5 weeks, and Xtrack every 6 weeks. Most recently, Vario One was updated on November 7, 2026 and Xtrack on November 12, 2026.

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