Flyskyhy vs Rogallo BlackBox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flyskyhy
This app transforms your device into a comprehensive flight instrument for airsports. It provides real-time data on altitude, speed, wind, and glide angle, alongside a moving map displaying your flight path and thermal indicators. It also logs flights, calculates scoring distances, and offers live tracking.
- Real-time flight data (altitude, speed, wind)
- Moving map with flight trail and thermal indicators
- Landing spot reachability calculation
- Bluetooth vario integration
- Full flight logging and analysis
- Live tracking and friend location sharing
- Configurable flight display screens
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Flyskyhy forms your flight instrument during flight and shows all information you need for that. You get the normal data like altitude, climb rate, ground speed, and glide angle. But it also calculates and shows the current wind direction and strength, very important for your safety. A moving and rotating map shows your current flying position and flight trail. It indicates where you have gone up (in a thermal), and where you have had faster than normal decline. With that, you can easily find back that thermal that you lost. The map also shows the nearest known landing spots, and whether they are reachable by normal glide, given your current altitude and wind direction. Integration with Bluetooth varios SensBox, FlyNet, GoFly iPico, XC-Tracer, BlueFlyVario, or SkyDrop gives accurate altitude and lift information. That turns your iPhone into an full-fletched GPS-vario, including vario tones. The app makes a full log of your flight, that can be analyzed afterwards. Besides normal data like start and landing positions, duration of flight, and an altitude graph of the flight, Flyskyhy also calculates the scoring distances for you. So you can immediately see whether you have broken that FAI triangle record. Your live location is reported on livetrack24.com or loctome.com if you desire, so anybody can follow your flight while it is happening. If you are flying together with friends, then their location is shown on your map during your flight. So you never have to wonder anymore whether they are in front of or behind you. The flight display has multiple screens which are all fully configurable. You can move all elements to other spots, delete and add elements, and resize them. Through in-app purchases, the app also supports airspaces and waypoints. The app is optimised for paragliding and hang gliders, but can be used with all kinds of airsports. Main features during the flight; • Altitude, climb rate, ground speed, air speed, direction, glide angle and many more • Wind strength and direction • Moving map of the flying area • Spots where you have had lift, great for thermal coring • Shows whether you can still reach a landing spot with the current altitude and wind • Live tracking of your flight on livetrack24.com or loctome.com • Shows live location of your friends during flight After the flight: • Full logbook of all your flights • Basic flight data like start/landing, duration, height difference, distance flown, and many more • Calculation of 5-points, open triangle, and FAI triangle distances • Graph of altitude and climb rate • Signed IGC and KML log files of flights • Transfer the log to iTunes or send by email • Upload the flight directly to XContest, ParaglidingForum, DHV-XC, and other Leonardo servers • Open flight in Google Earth on the iPhone • Replay the flight and relive it! By purchasing the Waypoints Extension you get access to: • A fully zoomable and scrollable map with the waypoints and optimised route. The map also shows start and landing spots, as well as restricted airspaces (with the Airspace Extension) • Enter new waypoints, either on the map or by specifying the parameters • Full route support with start time, goal, entry/exit points, etc. • Many instruments to guide you along the route • Visible and audible indication when a waypoint has been reached • Complete waypoints organiser • Import and export of various waypoint file formats By purchasing the Airspace Extension you get access to: • Airspaces of 30 countries • Display of airspaces on the map with configurable colors and formats • Display of your vertical position w.r.t. airspaces • Visible and audible warnings when approaching and entering an airspace • Shows local airspaces by touching a spot on the map Note: a live internet connection is required for live tracking of your and your friends locations Note: continuous GPS and screen usage makes the battery drain faster than normal
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Rogallo BlackBox at Free against Flyskyhy's $8.99. Rogallo BlackBox also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). Flyskyhy's advantage is review sentiment (76% vs 40%) and rating (4.5 vs 4.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Rogallo BlackBox is free to download; Flyskyhy costs $8.99 up front. Flyskyhy sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year 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.
Flyskyhy holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flyskyhy has 77 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Flyskyhy's written reviews are positive against 40% of Rogallo BlackBox's.
Flyskyhy ships an update monthly, Rogallo BlackBox fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flyskyhy | Rogallo BlackBox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $8.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (77 ratings) — better | 4.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.3% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #52 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Renevision | Bastian Roessler |
Customer experience
Flyskyhy
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In-app purchases
Flyskyhy
- Social$3.991 Year
- Thermal Maps$3.991 Year
- Map Download$6.491 Year
- Waypoints$7.99
- Airspaces$7.99
- XC-Package$7.99
Rogallo BlackBox
- Pro$1.491 Month
- Pro$9.491 Year
- Rogallo BlackBox Pro$17.99
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