iGlide Advanced vs AngelNav
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iGlide Advanced
This advanced navigation application assists glider pilots with competition, cross-country, and recreational flights. It offers detailed terrain maps, airspace warnings, and flight logging. Route planning and wind calculation are enhanced for more precise navigation.
- Route planning over multiple waypoints
- High-resolution terrain map
- Airspace warnings
- Flight logging (IGC and KML)
- Live METAR weather data
- Accurate wind calculation
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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.
AngelNav
This app allows sailors to perform traditional navigation directly on their device, offering a digital alternative to paper charts and instruments. It supports various chart types and integrates with GNSS data for real-time navigation, with options for advanced features and chart subscriptions.
- Traditional navigation techniques on screen
- Full chart plotter with raster chart support
- GNSS data integration (GPS, NMEA, SignalK)
- AIS target display
- Waypoint and route management
- Track recording and display
- Simulation mode
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AngelNav is a new app for iOS developed in collaboration with Tom Cunliffe. Primarily it is a full chart plotter currently favouring raster charts, but it has many additional features including the ability to carry out traditional navigation directly on the screen. The capacity to generate classical chart work is vitally important in the event of a GPS failure, but hitherto has required pencil, plotters, and paper charts. AngelNav allows traditional techniques to be carried out using an iPad or iPhone screen instead of a paper chart. An estimated position can be plotted, position lines drawn from sighted bearings and fixes recorded. Course-to-steer diagrams are readily constructed. AngelNav can read most types of raster chart including the UKHO subscription charts, as well as KAP/BSB files and GeoTIFF files. It can easily create georeferenced satellite charts for offline use. AngelNav can take GNSS navigation data from a variety of sources, including the device's stand-alone GPS, the boat's NMEA over WiFi, and SignalK. It will also display AIS information if available. Annual subscriptions are available as in-app purchases for UKHO, SHOM, and Imray charts covering the whole of the UK, France, Spain, the Mediterranean and the Caribbean. These are divided into folios so that you can subscribe only to the charts that you need. The app is free to use in its basic form, with additional functions and charts available as in-app purchases. This allows a user to fully evaluate the app without charge, and then to purchase the features and charts required. Free features: Chart plotter (Demo chart included) Traditional navigation techniques Waypoints and Routes Track recording and display Reads navigational data Simulation mode Paid for features (in-app purchases): Open KAP/BSB files Open GeoTIFF files Open Satellite charts Display AIS targets (if AIS information is available) Tidal information for the British Isles Subscription Charts: Charts derived from UKHO data covering the coastal waters of the British isles, the Atlantic coast of Spain and Portugal including the Atlantic islands. SHOM charts of the coasts of France Imray charts of of the Mediterranean, Caribbean, and others Key features: Brand new app written from the ground up Carry out traditional navigation techniques on screen Free to download to for evaluation, with in-app purchases to add only the features required Frequent updates of subscription charts including handling of notice to mariners Custom keyboard for entry of waypoint latitude and longitude Open KPA/BSB and GeoTIFF files (in-app purchase required) Create Satellite charts for off line use (in-app purchase required) Display AIS targets on the chart (in-app purchase required) NOTE: The continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: AngelNav at Free against iGlide Advanced's $99.99. AngelNav also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). On ratings volume, 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
AngelNav is free to download; iGlide Advanced costs $99.99 up front. iGlide Advanced sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and AngelNav sells 22 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
AngelNav holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of iGlide Advanced's written reviews are positive against 75% of AngelNav's.
iGlide Advanced ships an update every 5 months, AngelNav every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iGlide Advanced | AngelNav |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $99.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.8% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Logic-Design | SailTrack Limited |
Customer experience
iGlide Advanced
AngelNav
In-app purchases
iGlide Advanced
- iGlide Pro Features$99.99
AngelNav
- UKHO BF1$24.991 Year
- UKHO BF3$24.991 Year
- UKHO BF8$24.991 Year
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- UKHO AO2$24.991 Year
- UKHO MS2$24.991 Year
- UKHO MS1$24.991 Year
- UKHO MS3$24.991 Year
- UKHO BF7$24.991 Year
- UKHO.BN1$24.991 Year
- SHOM FF4$24.991 Year
- Imray ID100$69.991 Year
- Imray ID40$69.991 Year
- Imray ID70$69.991 Year
- Imray ID60$69.991 Year
- UKTides 24$1.99
- KAP files$4.99
- Satellite charts$4.99
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- AIS$4.99
- Instruments$4.99
- GeoPDF files$4.99
- GeoTIFF files$4.99
- BITides 25$6.99
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