iGlide Advanced vs Wasatch Backcountry Skiing Map
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.
Wasatch Backcountry Skiing Map
Navigate Utah's Central Wasatch mountains with this app. It displays over 1,000 backcountry locations on a high-resolution topo map, shows your GPS location, and features a destination arrow on an integrated compass. Access detailed information and photos for hundreds of locations.
- 1,000+ backcountry locations index
- High-resolution topo map
- GPS location display
- Integrated compass with destination arrow
- Detailed location information (difficulty, climb, parking)
- Send current location via email
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The Wasatch Backcountry Skiing Map is the iOS version of the popular paper map and website (visit WBSkiing.com). As with the other platforms, the iOS map includes an index to more than 1,000 backcountry locations in Utah's Central Wasatch mountains (i.e., the two Cottonwood Canyons and some surrounding areas). Visit https://wbskiing.com/coverage to see the terrain covered by this map. This is the must-have app for Utah hikers and backcountry travelers. You do not need cell service to use the map and its navigation features. Completely redesigned for modern iOS, the app now features a faster, cleaner interface that's easier to use on both iPhone and iPad. Using your device's GPS, the map displays your current location on a high-resolution topo map with contour lines and slope shading built from high-resolution LIDAR data, dramatically increasing the detail of the terrain and improving the accuracy of the 30-degree slope shading. With a single tap, you can access information on more than 200 of the backcountry locations on the Wasatch Backcountry Skiing Guide website including photographs, skiing difficulty, skinning distance, vertical climb, parking considerations, and more. (This information can be accessed without the app by visiting https://wbsguide.com. It's a free website I publish.) IMPORTANT: When navigating, the "destination arrow" points directly to the destination without regard to hazards such as avalanche paths, cliffs, and rock fall. It is your responsibility to travel in the backcountry safely.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Wasatch Backcountry Skiing Map at $12.99 against iGlide Advanced's $99.99. Wasatch Backcountry Skiing Map also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). iGlide Advanced's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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
iGlide Advanced costs $99.99 and Wasatch Backcountry Skiing Map $12.99 up front. iGlide Advanced sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Wasatch Backcountry Skiing Map asks for nothing beyond the download.
Wasatch Backcountry Skiing Map holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wasatch Backcountry Skiing Map has 510 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of iGlide Advanced's written reviews are positive against 63% of Wasatch Backcountry Skiing Map's.
iGlide Advanced ships an update every 5 months, Wasatch Backcountry Skiing Map every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | iGlide Advanced | Wasatch Backcountry Skiing Map |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $99.99 | $12.99 — better |
| Rating | 2.0 (2 ratings) | 4.7 (510 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.8% of reviews | 63.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 510 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #55 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Logic-Design | Iterum, LLC |
Customer experience
iGlide Advanced
Wasatch Backcountry Skiing Map
Bugs and requests
iGlide Advanced
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Wasatch Backcountry Skiing Map
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes when opening (requires restart)
- iPad version doesn't fill entire display properly
Requested features
11 requests- Expand coverage to northern Wasatch, Ogden area, and Utah County
- Higher resolution contour detail data
- Offline access to route guide and descriptions
- Clickable map labels linked to route information
- Visible skin track and descent line overlays
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- Route difficulty and exposure ratings
- Browsable route database instead of search-only
- Auto-orient map to direction of travel
- Full screen support for iPad and newer devices
- Terrain overlay layers
- Integration of route sketches and approach details
In-app purchases
iGlide Advanced
- iGlide Pro Features$99.99
Wasatch Backcountry Skiing Map
No in-app purchases
Questions
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