Comparison

iGlide Lite vs iSoar

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
Currently charting
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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

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.

Highlights
  • Moving map with European airspace
  • End-approach calculator
  • Air-traffic monitor
  • Automatic flight logbook
  • IGC flight logger
Features
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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/

Screenshots

iGlide Lite4 screens
iSoar3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: iSoar at 100% against iGlide Lite's 51%. iSoar also leads on price (Free vs $17.99) and update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). iGlide Lite's advantage is chart position (#103 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

iSoar is free to download; iGlide Lite costs $17.99 up front. iGlide Lite sells 2 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iGlide Lite ships an update every 5 months, iSoar monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
iGlide Lite versus iSoar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriGlide LiteiSoar
Price$17.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#103 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLogic-DesignDenis Leupold

Customer experience

iGlide Lite

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

iSoar

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

iGlide Lite

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

iSoar

Subscriptions2
  • 6 Month Subscription14 Days trial$36.996 Months
  • 1 Year Subscription14 Days trial$46.991 Year

Questions

Is iGlide Lite free?
iGlide Lite costs $17.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is iSoar free?
iSoar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do iGlide Lite or iSoar have ads?
Neither iGlide Lite nor iSoar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iGlide Lite or iSoar?
iGlide Lite ships an update every 5 months, and iSoar monthly. Most recently, iGlide Lite was updated on October 26, 2026 and iSoar on October 10, 2026.

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