iGlide Lite vs Fly Local
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Direct-To function
- High-resolution terrain map
- Final glide calculator
- Vertical airspace overview
- Flight statistics with logbook
- Live tracking
- Flight-logging (IGC and KML)
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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.
Fly Local
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Compute a safe altitude for your glider plane on a local flight. The app uses the GPS to display your relative position to an airfield and compute a safe glide altitude according to the selected L/D ratio. Database includes airfields of 34 European countries. You may add your own waypoints and fields. Require iPhone or iPad with GPS. Include Apple Watch app (models with GPS). CAUTION : The app does not monitor the terrain clearance, but only glide angle.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Fly Local at Free against iGlide Lite's $17.99. Fly Local also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). On ads 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
Fly Local is free to download; iGlide Lite costs $17.99 up front. iGlide Lite sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Fly Local asks for nothing beyond the download.
iGlide Lite ships an update every 5 months, Fly Local every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iGlide Lite | Fly Local |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $17.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.5 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Logic-Design | Studio BabDreams |
In-app purchases
iGlide Lite
- iGlide Advanced Features$69.99
- iGlide Pro Features$119.99
Fly Local
No in-app purchases







