Swiss Vario vs Speed Tracker. Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swiss Vario
This app allows users to share their real-time location for tracking purposes, primarily for free-flight pilots. View your live location on a website in near real-time. It is compatible with various iOS devices and requires iOS 6.1 or later.
- Real-time location sharing
- Live tracking viewable online
- Suitable for paragliding and hang gliding
- Compatible with iOS devices
- Background operation for continuous tracking
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Swiss Vario turns your iPhone into a real flight instrument for paraglider and hang glider pilots. A precise barometric variometer with configurable audio tones. Live GPS tracking to LiveTrack24, Skylines and Loctome. Real‑time OGN traffic. Airspace overlays for 40+ countries. Apple Watch companion. Even Realities G2 smart‑glasses HUD. Everything a free‑flight pilot needs, in one app that has been in pilots' pockets since 2009. VARIOMETER Built‑in audio‑tone variometer driven by the iPhone's barometric sensor, with configurable base and max climb frequency, sink alarm, and beep rate. Prefer an external unit? Swiss Vario connects to Naviter Oudie N / Omni, BlueFlyVario, XC Tracer, FlyBeeper mini BT and Stodeus BlueBip / UltraBip over Bluetooth for even higher‑precision altitude and climb data. LIVE TRACKING Broadcast your position in real time to LiveTrack24, Skylines or Loctome so friends and family can follow along. Configurable update interval; automatic post‑flight IGC upload to Leonardo (OLC), XContest or Highcloud after you land. TRAFFIC AWARENESS See other flying pilots on your map in real time via the Open Glider Network (OGN). FLARM‑equipped gliders, FANET beacons, and paragliders tracked through cellular apps — all displayed with per‑aircraft‑type silhouettes so you can tell a glider from a paraglider at a glance. AIRSPACE Free OpenAir airspace overlays for more than 40 countries, sourced from the SoaringWeb community. Color‑coded by class, with distance‑to‑airspace calculations and configurable filters so only the classes you care about clutter the screen. APPLE WATCH COMPANION Independent watchOS app with a full vario gauge that mirrors the iPhone display — altitude, vertical speed, ground speed and max climb. Toggle the tracker from your wrist without touching your phone; a HealthKit workout session keeps the app alive for the duration of your flight. EVEN REALITIES G2 SMART‑GLASSES HUD Native support for the Even Realities G2 heads‑up display. See altitude and vario directly in your field of view during the climb so your eyes never leave the sky. TASK IMPORT Point the camera at a QR code from SeeYou Navigator or XCTrack to import task turnpoints in a single scan. AGL HEIGHT Real‑time above‑ground‑level altitude computed on‑device from bundled SRTM elevation data. No network required — works in the middle of nowhere. PRIVACY Swiss Vario runs no servers of its own. No analytics, no advertising SDKs, no crash‑reporting SDKs. Data leaves your device only to the third‑party tracking services you explicitly configure. Full policy: github.com/petergreis/Privacy REQUIREMENTS • iOS 26 or later • Location Services (required) • A barometer‑equipped iPhone for the internal vario (or an external BLE vario) • Optional: Apple Watch, Even Realities G2 glasses Originally released in 2009 as LiveTrack24Lite, later renamed LiveTrack 24, and now — with a substantial rewrite for 2026 — Swiss Vario. This version marks the biggest release in the app's 17‑year history.
Speed Tracker. Pro
This app combines a GPS speedometer with a trip computer to track your speed, distance, and time. It offers a unique head-up display (HUD) for windshield viewing and detailed trip logging with export options. Track all your journeys and analyze your travel statistics with ease.
- GPS Speedometer
- Trip Computer
- Head-Up Display (HUD)
- Trip Logging & Saving
- Export Trip Data (CSV, KML, GPX)
- Dashboard Display Layout
- Apple Watch Support
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Speed Tracker is the most elegant and unique combination of GPS speedometer and Trip computer in just one application. Speed Tracker is YOUR answer to the eternal questions: What is my speed? What distance have I covered? How much time did I spend from work to home? How to share my trips with friends and relatives? With lot of features built-in, Speed Tracker will help you to gather all the necessary trip statistics. Just start the application and it will let you record your speed, time, distance, heading, elevation and many more. HUD Head-up display – outstanding feature available ONLY in Speed Tracker application. Just enable HUD and put your iPhone or iPad under the windshield. Specially designed HUD interface will display the most accurate speed right on the windshield. Map your trip. Built-in GPS tracker will help you not to get lost. You can always switch to navigation mode and check your current position on the map together with the track you’ve already traveled in Satellite or Hybrid view. Trip Log You don’t remember the trip or how much time does it take to visit your friends or the distance to your office? - Trip Log will help you! Trip Log records and saves the information within the application. You can easily have the access to ALL the trips with just one click. Inside the Trip Log you can check the trip on the map, see the speed, average speed, maximum speed, distance, total time and the detailed speed graph. Don't want to get lost in all the trips you have? Just name them the way you like. Want to share your driving experience or just compare your every day trips? With Trip Computer it’s easy as A, B, C. Export all the trips in available formats (CSV, KML, GPX) or even share with your friends on Facebook, Twitter or via email. Trip Computer Track important trip statistics in real time. Average and Maximum speed, distance covered, moving and stopped time. Dashboard Display Layout Designed exclusively for iPad big screen it shows all the important trip information at a glance on a single screen and supports both portrait and landscape orientation. Full screen GPS Navigator Map mode is also available. Landscape mode allows you to mount your device horizontally on your car dashboard. If you prefer seeing things at wider angle then you find new landscape mode especially useful and practical. Scalable Speedometer Dial Speed Tracker features unique scalable speedometer dial. Select the maximum possible speed for you vehicle and watch your speed with greater precision either your are on a plain, train, car, bike, boat or bicycle Statistics All the aggregated data from the very first trip will be saved in one single place. Automatic Stop Detection Automatically identify either you are moving or standing and calculate your average speed basing on that. Generate trip report showing travel and stoppage time separately. Support for Apple Watch. Start and stop tracking and see your trip data on your wrist. NOTE: Speed Tracker is not compatible with WiFi only iPad or iPod touch. Continued use of GPS running in the background can decrease battery life. Data connection is required to see map. Make sure that you have location services enabled for the application. To enable - Settings> General> Location Services Privacy Policy: http://appannex.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Swiss Vario at Free against Speed Tracker. Pro's $19.99. Swiss Vario also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 66%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Speed Tracker. Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (1.4K vs 1). On update cadence, ads, monetization model 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
Swiss Vario is free to download; Speed Tracker. Pro costs $19.99 up front. Swiss Vario sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Speed Tracker. Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
Swiss Vario holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speed Tracker. Pro has 1.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Swiss Vario's written reviews are positive against 66% of Speed Tracker. Pro's.
Swiss Vario ships an update every 6 weeks, Speed Tracker. Pro every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swiss Vario | Speed Tracker. Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $19.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (1.4K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 65.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #159 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | freethinker AG | Oxagile LLC |
Customer experience
Swiss Vario
Speed Tracker. Pro
Bugs and requests
Swiss Vario
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Speed Tracker. Pro
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes on startup or during use
- Syncing and data loss issues
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
- Inaccurate speed and distance tracking
Requested features
4 requests- Customizable speed alerts and warnings
- Ability to edit and annotate trip data
- Integration with other apps and services
- More detailed data reporting and export options
In-app purchases
Swiss Vario
- LiveTrack24Lite Airspace Unlock$9.99
Speed Tracker. Pro
No in-app purchases
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