Paragliding Map vs OutDare
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
OutDare
This app provides real-time flyability forecasts for paragliding sites, personalized to your wind preferences. It also offers flight recording, social features to connect with other pilots, and safety tools like SOS alerts.
- Real-time flyability verdicts
- Smart weather alerts
- Flight recording with live vario
- 3D flight replays
- Live Gaggle tracking
- Automatic SOS alerts
- Offline site maps
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OutDare is the all-in-one paragliding app: know when and where to fly, record every flight, and share the sky with your friends, from your phone to your watch. Stop refreshing weather apps. OutDare reads the forecast for every flying site near you and tells you exactly when it's flyable, based on YOUR wind range, gust tolerance and minimum flying time. A WHOLE NEW LOOK Light, glassy and calm, across the app and on the web app on laptops. KNOW WHEN TO FLY • Flyability verdicts, green / yellow / red for today and the next 10 days, tuned to each site's wind directions and your personal limits. • It shows its work, every verdict names the one thing holding it back, and whose limit that is: yours or the site's. • Smart alerts, get pinged when a saved site turns flyable. Choose the days, the hour and how far ahead. • Where to fly today, on the Today screen: the best flyable spot near you. • Flyable Nearby: a map with numbered pins and a day strip. Search any town on Earth, or by drive time from 30 min to 3 h with real road times. • Share your Flyable list with your crew as a link anyone can open, even without the app. • Travel mode: pick where you sleep, see drive times to each site, set exact trip dates and get trip alerts. RECORD & RELIVE • Flight recorder with a live vario, route guidance and screen-free spoken callouts. • Never lose a flight: forget to press record and OutDare still quietly captures it. Rides up to launch are not logged as flights, and a real takeoff is never cancelled. • Signed IGC tracks with one-tap upload to WeGlide, DHV-XC and Leonardo, or send to XContest. • 3D replay, every flight filmed like a drone over the real terrain; share it as a film. • Your flying passport, countries, launches, records and your flight history on your profile. ON YOUR HOME SCREEN OutDare widgets, redesigned: your favourite site's verdict at a glance, plus a "Where to fly" widget with the best spot near you. ON YOUR WATCH Apple Watch and Wear OS: start and stop recording from your wrist, with a glanceable cockpit and a haptic vario you can feel. FLY TOGETHER • Live pilots worldwide, watch paragliders flying right now across the map (OutDare + the Open Glider Network), and share a live link anyone can open in a browser. • See who's at a launch and who's in the air, written in plain words on the map. • Groups, bring your club or school together with live chat, photos and pinned announcements. FLY SAFER • Automatic SOS, after a hard landing, OutDare can alert your emergency contacts and nearby pilots with your exact location, with a countdown to cancel false alarms. • Airspace and obstacle layers on your live and replay maps, with real height-above-ground. EVERY SITE, IN DEPTH • 14,000 community-curated sites across 135 countries and territories, bundled offline, so the map loads instantly. • Live wind stations near each site (OpenWindMap, METAR, MeteoSwiss, Holfuy and more). • Foldable sections, starred webcams per spot, pilot reports, community photos tagged takeoff, landing, access or caution, star reviews and landing zones. • Add missing sites and suggest corrections, confirmed by the community. YOUR AI WINGMAN • Ask OutDare, an assistant that knows your sites and pulls real forecasts. Ask "where can I fly this weekend?" MAKE IT YOURS Per-site and per-wing wind ranges, your units, your wing setup. 7 languages, favourites, logbook and settings backed up to your account. SUPPORT OUTDARE Optional: leave a tip or become a monthly supporter and get a heart badge. Nothing is locked, the app stays free. Built by pilots, for pilots. Note: OutDare provides forecast and informational guidance only. Always check live conditions on-site and use your own judgement before flying. The pilot is responsible for all flight decisions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OutDare at 5.0 against Paragliding Map's 4.1. OutDare also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Paragliding Map's advantage is ratings volume (50 vs 11). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Paragliding Map sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. OutDare asks for nothing beyond the download.
OutDare holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 50 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Paragliding Map's written reviews are positive against 100% of OutDare's.
Paragliding Map ships an update every 2 months, OutDare weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paragliding Map | OutDare |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (50 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Craig Payne | Out Dare |
Customer experience
Paragliding Map
OutDare
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
OutDare
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Paragliding Map
- PRO subscription1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- PRO subscription1 Month trial$95.991 Year
- 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
OutDare
No in-app purchases








