Comparison

iGlide Lite vs igc Viewer

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

Head to head
About

iGlide Lite

This app provides advanced navigation features for glider pilots during competitions, cross-country flights, or recreational flying. It offers a terrain map, final glide calculator, airspace warnings, and flight statistics. Users can upgrade to advanced or pro versions for more complex route planning and optimization tools.

Highlights
  • Direct-To function
  • High-resolution terrain map
  • Final glide calculator
  • Vertical airspace overview
  • Flight statistics with logbook
  • Live tracking
  • Flight-logging (IGC and KML)
Features
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NaviLogic iGlide - the Soaring Navigation app for iOS iGlide is a soaring navigation App with advanced functionality that is amazingly easy to use. iGlide supports glider pilots during a competition, a cross-country flight, or just during short recreational flights. iGlide comes in three editions at three price-points. Starting with "iGlide lite" and "iGlide advanced" up to "iGlide pro". All apps can be upgraded later-on by paying the price difference in an in-app-purchase. Features of iGlide lite: - Simple and easy to use Direct-To function to a single waypoint. - Easy to read, high-resolution terrain map with detailed topographical features. - Free daily updates for aviation data such as airspaces, airfields, and navaids. - Final glide calculator with Ballast, Bugs, MacCready, and aircraft polar data. - Profile view showing terrain and airspace en route. - Vertical airspace overview and airspace warnings - Free airport and airspace-database with free updates - Flight-statistics with logbook - Traffic is displayed on the map if an appropriate data source is connected (FLARM, AIR TRAFFIC or similar). - Visual and voice traffic warnings, if an appropriate data source is connected. - Many display options individually configurable. - Flight-logging (IGC and KML format). - Live tracking on different servers (livetrack24, skylines, sky-mobile). - Track-Line showing the preceding flightpath on the map. - Data import for all common data formats (CUP/DAT/OpenAir/PLR etc.) - Live METAR weather data for selected airports. Additional features in iGlide advanced: - Route planning over any number of waypoints. - Directly upload flight logs to OLC (www.onlinecontest.org) or send via eMail. - Rubberband function for quick and easy route manipulation. - Accurate wind calculation. Additional features in iGlide pro: - Calculation and optimization of the current OLC scoring distance. - Extensive route planning with turn areas, assigned areas and implementation of FAI Rules (e.g. finish circle). - FAI triangle optimization. - Comprehensive in-flight statistics functions. - Final glide calculation over terrain. - Live and super-easy AAT optimization. - Thermal Climb Optimizer. 
IMPORTANT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: iOS 13 or newer. Devices running older versions are not supported.

About

igc Viewer

Easily view flight data from .igc files. Simply open the file through your device's File App or share it directly to the application. It handles various file sizes, displaying your flight information efficiently.

Highlights
  • Open .igc files
  • File App integration
  • Share to app functionality
  • Handles various file sizes
  • Displays flight information
Features
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How to use. - Open File App. (Alternatively, click the share button and open with 'copy to igc viewer') - Select [.igc] file. - The app will open igc file (it might take a few seconds depending on the file size).

Screenshots

iGlide Lite4 screens
igc Viewer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: igc Viewer at Free against iGlide Lite's $17.99. igc Viewer also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.5) and iOS requirement (13.1 vs 15.6). iGlide Lite's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 2). On review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

igc Viewer is free to download; iGlide Lite costs $17.99 up front. iGlide Lite sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and igc Viewer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

igc Viewer holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iGlide Lite has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 51% and 50% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iGlide Lite ships an update every 5 months, igc Viewer every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iGlide Lite versus igc Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriGlide Liteigc Viewer
Price$17.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (12 ratings)4.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.9% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB97 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLogic-DesignHiroki Kijima

Customer experience

iGlide Lite

All ratings12 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive50.9%
Neutral12.3%
Negative36.8%

igc Viewer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

iGlide Lite

One-time2
  • iGlide Advanced Features$69.99
  • iGlide Pro Features$119.99
1 purchases

igc Viewer

One-time1
  • Flight Computer Mode$4.99

Questions

Is iGlide Lite free?
iGlide Lite costs $17.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is igc Viewer free?
igc Viewer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iGlide Lite or igc Viewer?
igc Viewer is rated higher. iGlide Lite averages 3.5 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while igc Viewer averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do iGlide Lite or igc Viewer have ads?
Neither iGlide Lite nor igc Viewer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iGlide Lite or igc Viewer?
iGlide Lite ships an update every 5 months, and igc Viewer every 4 months. Most recently, iGlide Lite was updated on September 21, 2026 and igc Viewer on September 24, 2026.

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