xcNav vs GoFlyn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
xcNav
This app provides essential navigation tools for paramotor pilots, including waypoints, ETAs, and live location sharing. It also offers group chat, airspace charts, weather information, and proximity warnings with external hardware.
- Navigation tools (waypoints, ETAs)
- Live location sharing
- Group chat
- Airspace sectional charts
- Weather tools
- ADSB-in proximity warnings
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- Navigation tools (waypoints, ETAs, etc) - Live location sharing - Live shared waypoints - Group chat - Airspace sectional charts - Weather tools - ADSB-in with proximity warnings (requires external hardware)
GoFlyn
This flight companion app records paramotor and paraglider flights with precise GPS tracking, even with a locked screen. It offers live wind and weather data, fuel tracking, and a detailed flight history stored privately on your device.
- Automatic flight detection
- Background GPS recording
- Live in-flight info
- Wind and weather data
- Fuel tracking
- Private flight history
- KML export
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GoFlyn is the flight companion built for paramotor and paraglider pilots. Record every flight with a precise GPS track that keeps logging even when your screen locks or you switch apps mid-air. Watch your route unfold on beautiful free maps — street, satellite, or topographic — with live wind and weather for your exact location. FLY • Automatic flight detection — GoFlyn notices when you launch and can start recording for you • Background GPS recording that survives a locked screen • Live in-flight info: heading, distance, and ground track • Wind and weather at your position, so you know what the air is doing PARAMOTOR • Fuel tracking — start your tank and GoFlyn counts down your remaining flight time • Engine-on timer that survives an app restart AFTER YOU LAND • Full flight history, stored privately on your phone • Shareable flight cards to post your best flights • Milestone celebrations as you rack up distance and hours • Export any flight as KML for Google Earth and other tools PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your flights live on your device, not our servers • No account, no sign-up, no ads, no tracking Free maps, free weather, no hidden accounts. Just you and the sky.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GoFlyn at 100% against xcNav's 20%. GoFlyn also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks). xcNav's advantage is price (Free vs $19.99) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases 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
xcNav is free to download; GoFlyn costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GoFlyn holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of xcNav's written reviews are positive against 100% of GoFlyn's.
xcNav ships an update every 6 weeks, GoFlyn every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | xcNav | GoFlyn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $19.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Caleb Johnson | Enrique Frias |
Customer experience
xcNav
GoFlyn
In-app purchases
xcNav
No in-app purchases
GoFlyn
No in-app purchases








