Sky vs iSoar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sky
This app provides a moving map display for aviation charts, enabling flight planning, route management, and calculation of flight parameters. It includes features like airspace warnings, terrain overlay, and a logbook function for automatic flight recording. Additional charts and weather data may require separate purchases.
- Moving map display on aviation charts
- Flight planning and route management
- Distance, flight time, and fuel calculations
- Airspace and terrain warnings
- Automatic logbook and track recording
- Approach and airport chart display
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Sky-Map is a Moving Map navigation and flight planning system. Like the Sky-Map Versions for other platforms it contains the following functionality: - Moving Map: Displays the actual position on digital aviation charts, like ICAO chart from DFS (Maps not included) - Fast move and zoom of the map - Flightplanning: Flights can be planned direct on the map or using the waypoint database. - Routes can be saved, loaded or modified - Calculation of distances, flighttimes, wind influence, fuelconsumption - Automatic display of approach/airport charts (if AIP is installed) - Airspace warnings - Terrain overlay and altitude warning - "Direct to" function - "Nearest Airports" function - AIP Browser: displays of approach/airport charts as well as text information (if AIP is installed) - PCMet Browser: Quick access to weather information (additional costs for pc_met access apply) - Displays precipitation radar and GAFOR directly on the map (additional costs for pc_met access apply) - Logbook function: automatic logging of Starttime/Position, Landingtime/Position und Flighttime - Checklist function - Infopanels (configurable) for Speed, Altitude, Distance, Time aso.. - Logbook and track recording in Background when in motion Please note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life The software contains an worldwide basemap (not for navigation), additional charts from the Flight Planner/Sky-Map selection have to be installed.
iSoar
This navigation app assists glider pilots with route planning, real-time flight data, and landing calculations. It features moving maps of European airspace, an end-approach calculator, and an automatic flight logbook.
- Moving map with European airspace
- End-approach calculator
- Air-traffic monitor
- Automatic flight logbook
- IGC flight logger
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iSoar – Dein digitaler Copilot im Segelflug iSoar ist das komfortable Navigationssystem speziell für Segelflieger. Von der Routenplanung bis zur Landung hast du alles im Blick – präzise, übersichtlich und immer aktuell. Funktionen: • Moving Map mit aktuellen Luftraumkarten – zeige deine Position und den Luftraum in 18 europäischen Ländern. • Endanflugrechner – berechnet deine Ankunftshöhe basierend auf der Polare deines Segelflugzeugs (50 Modelle verfügbar). • Air-Traffic-Monitor – zeigt den Verkehr um dich herum oder nur deine Buddies. • Automatisches Flug-Logbuch – Start und Landung werden erkannt und direkt eingetragen. • IGC Logger – zeichnet deinen Flug im internationalen Standardformat auf, versand- oder upload-bereit. Unterstützte Karten: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland + Gelände-Karte. Abomodelle: • 6 Monate oder 12 Monate – beide mit 14 Tagen kostenloser Testphase. Links: Nutzungsbedingungen: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Datenschutz: https://www.isoar.de/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Sky at free with in-app purchases against iSoar's subscription. iSoar's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Sky sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and iSoar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $36.99 per 6 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 13, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sky | iSoar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 82.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rolf Schade | Denis Leupold |
Customer experience
Sky
iSoar
In-app purchases
Sky
- ICAO Chart Austria 2020$49.99
- ICAO Chart France 2020$79.99
- ICAO Chart Poland 2020$79.99
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- ICAO Chart Germany 2024$99.00
- ICAO Karte Deutschland 2025$99.00
- ICAO Chart Germany 2023$99.99
- ICAO Chart Germany 2020$119.99
- ICAO Chart Great Britain 2020$119.99
- ICAO Chart Norway 2020$119.99
- ICAO Chart Sweden 2020$119.99
- ICAO Chart Germany 2021$119.99
- ICAO Karte Deutschland 2022$119.99
iSoar
- 6 Month Subscription14 Days trial$36.996 Months
- 1 Year Subscription14 Days trial$46.991 Year









