USPA SIM vs GCS Manifest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
USPA SIM
This manual outlines the United States Parachute Association's basic safety requirements and recommendations for safe skydiving. It details programs for recognizing individual expertise and proficiency in the sport. Users should consult additional resources for clarification.
- Basic Safety Requirements
- Skydiving recommendations
- Individual proficiency programs
- Information for skydivers
- USPA administered programs
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USPA Skydiver's Information Manual (SIM) The United States Parachute Association's Skydiver's Information Manual provides basic skydiving standards (the Basic Safety Requirements) and recommendations agreed upon by USPA members for the conduct of safe and enjoyable skydiving. It also describes the programs USPA administers to recognize individuals for their expertise, ability to train others, and proficiency or tenure in the sport. Although the SIM provides much basic information for skydivers, each jumper should research further and consult USPA and industry officials, documents, and other produced media, as well as other reliable individuals for clarification and additional information. USPA MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE INFORMATION SET FORTH IN THIS MANUAL. PEOPLE RELYING THEREON DO SO AT THEIR OWN RISK.
GCS Manifest
This application provides a mobile-friendly interface to the GCS (Ground Control Skydiving) manifest website. It serves as a wrapper for easy access to skydiving manifest information.
- Mobile-friendly interface
- Access to GCS manifest website
- Easy information retrieval
- Wrapper for website functionality
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This app is a simple mobile-friendly wrapper around the GCS (Ground Control Skydiving) manifest website. DISCLAIMER: This app is absolutely not an official GCS app and is provided on an "as is" basis with no guarantees of completeness, accuracy, or usefulness. The official GCS website will always be the source of truth!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GCS Manifest at 5.0 against USPA SIM's 3.6. GCS Manifest also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 33 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 77%). USPA SIM's advantage is ratings volume (28 vs 5) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GCS Manifest holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: USPA SIM has 28 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of USPA SIM's written reviews are positive against 100% of GCS Manifest's.
USPA SIM ships an update every 33 months, GCS Manifest fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | USPA SIM | GCS Manifest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (28 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 33 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | United States Parachute Association | Nicolas Faralli |
Customer experience
USPA SIM
GCS Manifest
In-app purchases
USPA SIM
No in-app purchases
GCS Manifest
No in-app purchases
