Balloon Map Pilot vs Ultramagic FlightPack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Balloon Map Pilot
This application transmits a hot air balloon's current location to a central system, keeping chasers informed. It provides real-time tracking for balloon flights. Continued GPS use may impact battery life.
- Real-time balloon location transmission
- Chaser information updates
- Balloon Map system integration
- Pilot tracking functionality
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The pilots app. The App permanently sends the current balloon location to the Balloon Map system. Chasers are always informed about the balloon location. See http://www.balloonmap.com for more information. Notice: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Ultramagic FlightPack
This navigation app provides hot air balloon pilots with real-time flight tracking, offline maps, and essential tools like a load calculator and weather forecasts. It helps pilots monitor wind layers, share their progress, and log flights efficiently.
- GPS track with altitude-based color coding
- Real-time pilot and crew tracking
- Offline worldwide maps (OSM & Google)
- Auto landing detection
- KML overlay support
- Integrated flight logbook
- Load calculator
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FlightPack is a complete easy-to-use solution designed for hot air balloon pilots. FlightPack is a flight tracking app with offline maps, overlays, load calculator, weather forecast, logbook and other unique features. The track color changes at different altitudes showing the winds layers and your crew will see your track in real-time in a webpage! Main Features: • GPS track with different colors depending on the altitude. This helps identify the winds layers. • Your crew will see your track in real-time in the webpage www.flightpacktracker.com • See other pilots tracks in real-time while you fly. Their tracks colors will indicate their winds. • Free maps worldwide (OSM) for offline use during flight. Google Maps is also available. • Optimized for low power. You can turn off your screen while your flight is being recorded (the last screen shown needs to be the app). • Auto landing detection if you forget to stop the track. • Start recording before you start flying. Track can be automatically trimmed to obtain reliable flight duration data. • KML overlays can be used to map out electric lines, Prohibited Zones (PZs), targets... You can create them with Google Earth. • Vertical velocity and precise altitude for devices with barometer. • Weather map with forecast and wind status at different altitudes. • Share your track easily in Facebook, Twitter... • Load calculator with user defined balloons. • All integrated in a flight logbook with search capabilities. Database can be exported in Excel compatible format. All your data can be transferred and backed up. *Requires iOS 14 or higher and GPS capable devices. *Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Please report any issues and suggestions to flightpack@ultramagic.com. Have a good flight!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ultramagic FlightPack at 100% against Balloon Map Pilot's 14%. Ultramagic FlightPack also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). Balloon Map Pilot's advantage is price (Free vs $9.99) and iOS requirement (8.2 vs 15.6). On update cadence, 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
Balloon Map Pilot is free to download; Ultramagic FlightPack costs $9.99 up front. Balloon Map Pilot sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Ultramagic FlightPack asks for nothing beyond the download.
Balloon Map Pilot ships an update every 2 months, Ultramagic FlightPack every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Balloon Map Pilot | Ultramagic FlightPack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.2 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andreas Schneider | Ultramagic Balloons |
Customer experience
Balloon Map Pilot
Ultramagic FlightPack
In-app purchases
Balloon Map Pilot
- 7 days$4.99
- 1 month$16.99
- 1 year$99.99
Ultramagic FlightPack
No in-app purchases
Questions
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