Comparison

Volandoo Tracker vs Canopy Flight

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

Head to head
About

Volandoo Tracker

This app provides live tracking and a flight logbook for hang gliding and paragliding pilots. It automatically detects launches and landings, stops GPS after flights, and can notify others of your flight status via messaging apps or SMS. All flights are saved and can be analyzed and shared.

Highlights
  • Live flight tracking
  • Automatic launch/landing detection
  • GPS auto-stop
  • Flight status notifications (Telegram, SMS)
  • Flight logbook with analysis
  • IGC file upload
Features
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Volandoo is a live tracking and logbook service for hang gliding and paragliding. The App has been built using native APIs for performance, bundle size, and stability reasons. It is designed to be a "set it and forget it" for the pilot. It detects your launch and landing and automatically stops after the flight ends. The app can also notify others about your flight via Telegram, or SMS. Volandoo also offers the Logbook for your flights. Every time use the Tracker the flight processed is saved. You can also upload IGCs and add them to your logbook. (in the webapp) What does Tracker offer that others don't? 1. Live tracking, anyone can watch you and others in realtime 2. Launching and landing detection and automatically stops GPS 3. Automatic notifications via Telegram and/or SMS to others about your status, as well as Facebook and/or Twitter posts 4. All flights are processed, analyzed, and saved in the Logbook for later viewing and sharing End User License Agreement (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Canopy Flight

Features
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Canopy is the paragliding logbook you open after you land. Log every flight — record it live with your iPhone's GPS and barometer, or import tracks from your flight computer (IGC, GPX, and TCX supported). Then relive it: Canopy replays your flight over a real 3D terrain map in Apple Maps, with your track color-coded by climb rate so you can see exactly where the lift was. FLIGHT RECORDING • Record flights live using GPS + barometer for accurate altitude, speed, and duration • Your track is preserved even if a recording is interrupted UNIVERSAL IMPORTS • Import IGC, GPX, and TCX files via AirDrop or the Files app • Works with XCTrack, FlySkyHy, Flymaster, Oudie, Garmin, and other flight computers 3D FLIGHT REPLAY • Review your track over real 3D terrain in Apple Maps • Color-coded by climb rate: strong lift, light lift, glide, and sink • Play, pause, and scrub with a live readout of speed, altitude, sink rate, and glide ratio STATISTICS & CHARTS • Distance, duration, max/avg altitude, climb/sink rates, glide ratio, ascent/descent • Interactive altitude, speed, and climb-rate charts YOUR LOGBOOK • Flights grouped by month, searchable, with favorites and tags • Manage your gliders, harnesses, and flying sites • Precision track trimming to clean up GPS noise at takeoff/landing • Export your full logbook as CSV, or share individual flights as TCX PRIVATE BY DESIGN Canopy is 100% offline-first. No accounts, no cloud sync, no trackers — your data stays on your iPhone unless you choose to export or share it. Canopy isn't a flight computer — it's built to complement one. Fly with the instrument you trust, then open Canopy on the ground to log, replay, and understand your flying.

Screenshots

Volandoo Tracker4 screens
Canopy Flight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Canopy Flight at none against Volandoo Tracker's 11. Canopy Flight also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). Volandoo Tracker's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Volandoo Tracker sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Canopy Flight asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Volandoo Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, Canopy Flight every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Volandoo Tracker versus Canopy Flight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVolandoo TrackerCanopy Flight
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPedro Enrique CifresApurva Mehta

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Volandoo Tracker

Subscriptions11
  • Private Tracking Monthly$2.991 Month
  • SMS Notifications Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Hike and Fly Monthly$2.991 Month
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  • Basic Monthly 2026$2.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly 2026$4.991 Month
  • Volandoo Premium$4.991 Month
  • SMS Notifications Yearly$29.991 Year
  • Private Tracking Yearly$29.991 Year
  • Hike and Fly Yearly$29.991 Year
  • Basic Yearly 2026$29.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly 2026$49.991 Year
None

Canopy Flight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Volandoo Tracker free?
Volandoo Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Canopy Flight free?
Canopy Flight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Volandoo Tracker or Canopy Flight have ads?
Neither Volandoo Tracker nor Canopy Flight shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Volandoo Tracker or Canopy Flight?
Volandoo Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, and Canopy Flight every 5 days. Most recently, Volandoo Tracker was updated on October 17, 2026 and Canopy Flight on October 11, 2026.

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