Comparison

iGlide Lite vs Lufty

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

Lufty

This app provides offline in-flight navigation and planning tools for glider pilots. It offers task planning, numerous navigation instruments, and integration with logging devices and the gliding community. Enjoy a free trial before committing to a subscription.

Highlights
  • Offline maps and airspaces
  • Intuitive task planning
  • 29 navigation instruments
  • WeGlide integration
  • Bluetooth/Wi-Fi LXNAV integration
  • Free 60-day trial
Features
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Brand new in-flight navigation & planning app for glider pilots Lufty application was designed to help you chase your sporting goals as well as to keep you safe while flying. Lufty's main features: • Designed to work without any connection to the internet (airspaces, maps, terrain elevation model of 88 countries available for download) • Intuitive task planning • Ready for AAT, FAI, Racing tasks as well as just for flying for fun • 29 navigation instruments (everything you would expect from AAT's task Delta time to Final Glide instrument) • WeGlide integration for sharing your flights with the gliding community • Declaration to loggers ••• integrates via Bluetooth with LXNAV devices ••• integrates via Wi-Fi with LX navigation devices ••• more integrations coming very soon Terms of use: https://lufty.app/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://lufty.app/privacy-policy/ Lufty subscription: First 60 days are free of charge. In order to use Lufty you need to register in the app and select one of our subscription plans. First 60 days are free of charge. If you continue using the app after this period, you will be charged according to selected subscription plan. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase.  Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable.

Screenshots

iGlide Lite4 screens
Lufty4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Lufty at Free against iGlide Lite's $17.99. Lufty also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and rating (3.7 vs 3.5). iGlide Lite's advantage is review sentiment (51% vs 20%) and ratings volume (12 vs 3). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Lufty is free to download; iGlide Lite costs $17.99 up front. iGlide Lite sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Lufty sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $34.99 per 6 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lufty holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 51% of iGlide Lite's written reviews are positive against 20% of Lufty's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iGlide Lite ships an update every 5 months, Lufty every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
iGlide Lite versus Lufty: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriGlide LiteLufty
Price$17.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (12 ratings)3.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.9% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLogic-DesignLufty.app

Customer experience

iGlide Lite

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

Lufty

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral60.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

iGlide Lite

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

Lufty

Subscriptions2
  • 6-Month Subscription2 Months trial$34.996 Months
  • 12-Month Subscription2 Months trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is iGlide Lite free?
iGlide Lite costs $17.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Lufty free?
Lufty is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iGlide Lite or Lufty?
Lufty is rated higher. iGlide Lite averages 3.5 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Lufty averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do iGlide Lite or Lufty have ads?
Neither iGlide Lite nor Lufty shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iGlide Lite or Lufty?
iGlide Lite ships an update every 5 months, and Lufty every 3 weeks. Most recently, iGlide Lite was updated on September 26, 2026 and Lufty on September 23, 2026.

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