Comparison

iGlide Pro vs XCSoar

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

iGlide Pro

This advanced navigation app provides glider pilots with sophisticated tools for competition, cross-country, and recreational flights. It offers detailed maps, airspace warnings, final glide calculations, and live tracking, with features escalating through lite, advanced, and pro versions.

Highlights
  • Advanced soaring navigation
  • Competition and cross-country flight support
  • Detailed terrain maps
  • Final glide calculator
  • Live tracking and traffic warnings
  • Route planning with turn areas
  • FAI triangle optimization
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

XCSoar

An open-source flight navigation tool for gliders and sailplanes. It offers a moving map, task planning, airspace data, and thermal detection to aid pilots in route optimization and real-time flight information.

Highlights
  • Moving map display
  • Task planning
  • Airspace information
  • Thermal detection
  • Route optimization
  • Real-time flight data
Features
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Disclaimer: Do not rely on this app for navigation or flight-critical decisions. XCSoar is an open-source flight navigation software designed for gliders and other sailplanes. It provides features like a moving map, task planning, airspace information, and thermal detection. The software helps pilots with route optimization and offers real-time data on altitude, speed, and location. It can be used on various devices, including tablets and smartphones, making it versatile for both recreational and competitive flying.

Screenshots

iGlide Pro4 screens
XCSoar2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: XCSoar at Free against iGlide Pro's $189.99. XCSoar also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). iGlide Pro's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 50%). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

XCSoar is free to download; iGlide Pro costs $189.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

XCSoar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of iGlide Pro's written reviews are positive against 50% of XCSoar's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iGlide Pro ships an update every 4 months, XCSoar every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iGlide Pro versus XCSoar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriGlide ProXCSoar
Price$189.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB28 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperLogic-Designpraechtig gbr

Customer experience

iGlide Pro

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

XCSoar

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

iGlide Pro

No in-app purchases

None

XCSoar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iGlide Pro free?
iGlide Pro costs $189.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is XCSoar free?
XCSoar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iGlide Pro or XCSoar?
XCSoar is rated higher. iGlide Pro averages 3.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while XCSoar averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do iGlide Pro or XCSoar have ads?
Neither iGlide Pro nor XCSoar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iGlide Pro or XCSoar?
iGlide Pro ships an update every 4 months, and XCSoar every 2 months. Most recently, iGlide Pro was updated on September 22, 2026 and XCSoar on September 5, 2026.

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