Comparison

Paragliding Map vs Rogallo BlackBox

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

Head to head
About

Paragliding Map

This app provides comprehensive flight site information, forecasts, and real-time weather data for paragliders and hang gliders worldwide. It features over 15,000 launch sites, 7,500 landings, and 30,000 weather stations, along with airspace and NOTAMs for safety.

Highlights
  • 15,000+ launch sites
  • 7,500+ landing sites
  • 30,000+ weather stations
  • Live webcams and photos
  • Airspace and NOTAMs
  • Valley wind and wind animation
  • SOS and ride requests
Features
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The world's most popular free-flight app! The most comprehensive source for site info, forecasts, webcams, photos & more! See where you can fly right now. Worldwide! ▪ Explore over 15,000 launch sites, 7,500 landings, 30,000 weather stations and 39,000 webcams. ▪ Official data from the DHV, Flyland, FFVL, Paragliding Earth and more. ▪ Forecasts from Meteoblue, Windy and WindFinder. ▪ Live webcams. ▪ Photos give you a great impression of each spot. ▪ Valley winds - Arrows show valley wind directions in the European Alps. ▪ Wind animation - View clouds, thunderstorms, rain and wind at different altitudes. ▪ Airspace - View airspace and NOTAMs (short notice, daily airspace restrictions) on the map. ▪ Official NOTAMs - View Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs) on the map from international aviation authorities. A vital safety feature for every flight! ▪ Automatic NOTAM warnings - A prominent warning is displayed when an active NOTAM impacts your launch or landing. ▪ Filter the map to show only launches for paragliding, hang gliding, speed flying, thermalling, soaring, hike & fly, public transport, wind speed and much more! ▪ See soaring index, cloud cover, weather warnings and much more! ▪ Many forecast providers: UK MetOffice, German Weather Service, Meteo France, meteoblue, ECMWF, NOAA and others! ▪ Real-time weather station data from Pioupiou, Holfuy, MADIS and FFVL show you actual weather conditions. ▪ 3D view. ▪ "Hike & fly" trails. ▪ Ski lifts, cable cars and gondolas. ▪ Automatic translation of site descriptions into English. ▪ See future flying conditions on the map by using the Time Travel Slider. ▪ Directions to each spot using navigation. ▪ Favourites can be saved for easy access later. ▪ Alerts - Receive push notifications the evening before selected launches are flyable. ▪ Advanced search. ▪ Send “SOS!” and “I need a ride” messages to friends, including your GPS coordinates. ▪ Links to original info from the DHV, Flyland, FFVL und Paragliding Earth. ▪ No advertising. ▪ Full support included.   Your feedback is always welcome. Help us to make the best paragliding app in the world! Many feature of Paragliding Map are free but supported by advertising. If you choose to make any in-app purchase, advertising will automatically turn off and your purchase will be enabled (webcams, forecasts, etc). Information about subscriptions: Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions will auto-renew unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and will renew for the same price as the original subscription. You can cancel your subscription after purchasing by clicking the "manage subscriptions" button within the app or by opening Account Settings on your device. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. Any unused portion of the free trial period will be forfeited when purchasing the subscription. Paragliding Map is a fully supported product. If you have any problems, please let me know and I will help you personally. Privacy policy and terms and conditions can be found at https://www.paraglidingmap.com/TermsAndConditions.aspx

About

Rogallo BlackBox

This app serves as a comprehensive flight logbook for paragliding pilots. It allows for recording, analyzing, and managing flights, eliminating the need for manual data transfer. Pilots can track their progress, equipment usage, and flight statistics.

Highlights
  • Record signed IGC flight files
  • Upload flights to XC servers
  • In-flight visual and audio information
  • Search and filter flight logbook
  • Detailed flight analysis and comparison
  • Import flights from DHV-XC, IGC, GPX
  • Track flying equipment and maintenance
  • Sync flights with Mac via iCloud
Features
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Rogallo BlackBox is the all-in-one app for paragliding pilots. It can record, analyse, manage and upload your flights to XC servers. This means that with Rogallo BlackBox, the days when you had to grab your vario from the flying backpack, connect it to your computer via USB, download your flight with a special software just to get an IGC file that you had to upload to an XC server in order to analyse your flying, are finally over. Rogallo BlackBox replaces all these steps and you never have to worry about USB cables anymore. We promise! Here is what Rogallo BlackBox can do for you: Record flights: The app is designed to be the perfect flight documentation tool. It will record your flights as signed IGC files that can be uploaded to all major XC contest like DHV-XC and XContest from within the app. Also the app is capable of providing useful in-flight information either visually or via audio. Logbook: One of the main goals when developing Rogallo BlackBox was to create an easy to use flight logbook where all your flights are stored in one place. In the logbook section you can search for flights or filter your flight list. So, for example you can analyse how many flights you have done from a particular takeoff and how many XC points you have scored from there. Detailed flight analysis: It goes without saying that Rogallo BlackBox calculates XC score and many other values that will help you understand a particular flight. But on top of that, it is possible to compare multiple flights visually on a map. This will help you to find ways where you can improve your flying in the future. Import: Rogallo BlackBox is capable of automatically importing all your flights from DHV-XC. And of course it can also import IGC and GPX files. Statistics: Gaining information about how you have progressed during your flying career has never been so easy. Rogallo BlackBox will present you a variety of statistical information in a very compelling and intuitive way. That way you can understand your progression as a pilot. Manage your flying equipment: The app keeps track of the airtime that you have flown with every one of your gliders. Also it will let you filter the statistics per glider, so you can get a more detailed understanding of the performance differences of your wings. Finally Rogallo BlackBox will help you remember when the next check is due for every one of your gliders. Synchronisation: Rogallo BlackBox can sync all of your flights to Rogallo FlightLog on your Mac via iCloud. This means that when you open Rogallo FlightLog on your Mac, your latest flights are already there without you ever having to touch an USB cable anymore. For more information on Rogallo FlightLog for Mac please visit https://rogallo.app/RogalloFlightLog Terms of Use: https://rogallo.app/legal/terms Privacy Statement: https://rogallo.app/legal/privacy

Screenshots

Paragliding Map4 screens
Rogallo BlackBox4 screens

Verdict

The call

Paragliding Map and Rogallo BlackBox both sit at 4.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 77% of Paragliding Map's written reviews are positive against 40% of Rogallo BlackBox's. Paragliding Map also leads on ratings volume (50 vs 3). Rogallo BlackBox's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Paragliding Map sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Rogallo BlackBox sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Paragliding Map against 4.0 for Rogallo BlackBox. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paragliding Map has 50 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Paragliding Map's written reviews are positive against 40% of Rogallo BlackBox's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paragliding Map ships an update every 2 months, Rogallo BlackBox fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Paragliding Map versus Rogallo BlackBox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParagliding MapRogallo BlackBox
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (50 ratings) — better4.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews77.1% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings50 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCraig PayneBastian Roessler

Customer experience

Paragliding Map

All ratings50 ratings
Positive74.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative18.0%
Written reviews118 reviews
Positive77.1%
Neutral5.1%
Negative17.8%

Rogallo BlackBox

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

Bugs and requests

Paragliding Map

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • App crashes or freezes
  • Unsubscribe function not working
  • Unexpected charges after cancellation
  • Purchase bugs (pro features not enabled)
  • Inaccurate wind direction/speed reporting
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  • Sites marked as flyable but are not
  • App not loading or showing white screen
  • Favorites not saving after phone change
  • Error 404 with Windfinder integration
  • Icon flyable/non-flyable doesn't match text info
  • Map placement errors (e.g., Dunstable Downs)
  • Webcam price too high
  • App does not handle landscape orientation on website
  • Restoration of purchase not working

Requested features

11 requests
  • Add contact info for local instructors and clubs
  • Include locations for gear purchase
  • Filter search by altitude difference
  • Visualize nesting zones (ZSM)
  • Add date to future planning preview
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  • Improve recognition for user contributions (reviews, photos)
  • Add iPad version
  • Tailor for all powerless flight groups, not just paragliding
  • Show wind as arrows and option for mph
  • Integration with hill top weather stations
  • Option to buy for a lifetime payment

Rogallo BlackBox

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Paragliding Map

Subscriptions2
  • PRO subscription1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • PRO subscription1 Month trial$95.991 Year
One-time5
  • Remove Advertising Only$0.99
  • Small donation$0.99
  • Buy Craig a beer$4.99
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  • Webcams and Forecasts, Ad-free$9.99
  • Lifetime PRO Subscription$449.99
3 purchases

Rogallo BlackBox

Subscriptions2
  • Pro$1.491 Month
  • Pro$9.491 Year
One-time1
  • Rogallo BlackBox Pro$17.99

Questions

Is Paragliding Map free?
Paragliding Map is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rogallo BlackBox free?
Rogallo BlackBox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Paragliding Map or Rogallo BlackBox?
Paragliding Map is rated higher. Paragliding Map averages 4.1 out of 5 from 50 ratings, while Rogallo BlackBox averages 4.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Paragliding Map or Rogallo BlackBox have ads?
Neither Paragliding Map nor Rogallo BlackBox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paragliding Map or Rogallo BlackBox?
Paragliding Map ships an update every 2 months, and Rogallo BlackBox fortnightly. Most recently, Paragliding Map was updated on October 26, 2026 and Rogallo BlackBox on October 15, 2026.

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