Comparison

Glide AI vs SortieTrack

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

Head to head
About

Glide AI

This app provides quick, plain-language answers to aviation-related questions using official documents and live data. It offers a free tier for basic queries and a Pro subscription for advanced features like custom document uploads and detailed weather reports.

Highlights
  • AI-powered aviation question answering
  • Access to aviation manuals and regulations
  • Live aviation weather reports (METARs, TAFs)
  • Aerodrome, airspace, and navaid data
  • Upload and query personal aviation documents
  • Vision AI for real-world analysis
Features
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Glide AI is your essential copilot to help you fly smart. Free to use, and easy to try, the Glide AI app can answer questions about aviation manuals, regulations, theory, live aviation weather, NOTAMs, aerodrome information, and much more. Glide AI is the indispensable app for knowledgeable, informed, and safe flying. Glide AI is the perfect companion for any fixed wing, rotary wing, and UAS pilot. It’s the app you wish you had on your checkride. Users can sign up for a Free Plan offering voice or text questions about U.S. and Canadian aviation documents, aerodrome, airspace, navaid, as well as METAR and TAF weather. Questions about other live aviation weather (PIREPs, SIGMETs, AIRMETs, Winds Aloft, Digital ATIS, Global Forecasts, etc.), NOTAMs, or uploading your own documents, vision AI, and human-like speech responses require a Glide AI Pro subscription. ASK AVIATION QUESTIONS, GET QUICK ANSWERS Ask aviation questions and get answers in plain language from hundreds of U.S. and Canadian official aviation documents. U.S. documents include the Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs), Advisory Circulars (ACs), FAA Handbooks, Chart Supplements, Guides, Glossaries, and many others. Similarly, ask about Canadian aviation documents such as the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs), AIM, Handbooks, and Weather Guides. Also ask questions about Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and U.A.E. regions. Switch effortlessly between regions if you fly in different areas. SOURCED ANSWERS YOU CAN TRUST Glide AI not only answers your question, but also takes you directly to the source of the answer in the documents. Read the exact page that contains the information you are looking for. UPLOAD YOUR OWN DOCUMENTS - UPGRADE TO GLIDE AI PRO Upload your aviation manuals, handbooks, guides, textbooks, limitations, and more to increase Glide AI's knowledge. Upload PDF files up to 200 MB each in size, and documents up to 5,000 pages maximum in size. Store up to a total of 10,000 pages of your own content. METARs + TAFs Read global METARs and TAFs in plain language, with local time automatically converted to UTC. Aviation weather has never been easier to read. ADVANCED LIVE AVIATION WEATHER - UPGRADE TO GLIDE AI PRO Ask questions about PIREPs, AIREPs, SIGMETs, AIRMETs, Winds Aloft, Digital ATIS, Live RVR, Global Forecasts, and more reports for any point in the world. Get straightforward plain language answers at lightning speed that tell you exactly what you need to know. AERODROME, AIRSPACE, NAVAID, PROCEDURAL DATA Ask detailed questions about airspace, navaid frequencies, and aerodrome data such as runway lengths, aerodrome coordinates, and more. NOTAMS - UPGRADE TO GLIDE AI PRO Effortlessly ask NOTAM questions pertinent to your flight like “What NOTAMs affect Runway 22R at Boston Logan?”, or “Which taxiways are closed today at DTW?”. VISION AI Powerful vision AI capabilities to analyze the world around you. Take a picture with your device's camera, or upload an image and let Glide AI use its knowledge, and information from your aviation documents to explain what you’re seeing. MAP MODE Ask questions about aerodrome, airspace, navaid, waypoint, and airway data with elegant 3D visual rendering to help you better understand your environment. Our OpenAIP-powered map brings the best aviation information to you in natural conversation. EULA: http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula

About

SortieTrack

Features
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SortieTrack helps mission aircrews spend less time on paperwork and more time on the mission. Built by aircrew members, it organizes the sortie lifecycle into one guided workflow from Brief and ORM through Mission Flight Plan, Preflight, Flight Log, Postflight, Fuel Receipt, and Debrief. If you’ve ever re-entered the same sortie details, wrestled with mission narratives, sorted out fuel receipts after a long day, or tried to reconstruct a flight from scattered notes, SortieTrack was built for you. One Workflow, Less Manual Work SortieTrack keeps sortie tasks available in one sequential workflow, with clear completion indicators and visual distinction between WMIRS-related steps and app-only tools. Mission data, crew roles, aircraft assignments, planning notes, weather details, and mission context stay together in one place. Real-Time Flight Operations • Briefing dashboard with live METAR and TAF updates • One-touch logging for engine start/stop, takeoff/landing, and key mission events • Continuous GPS track recording with time, position, and altitude • Custom notes for mission-specific situations • Optional notifications to designated contacts • KML export with event placemarks and a continuous flight path Track Recording and KML Integration SortieTrack records a persistent in-flight track between engine start and engine stop, separate from the mission event log. You can also import KML files, including ForeFlight “Send KML to...” share flows, and attach them to an existing sortie. Crew Sharing After a flight, crews can share sortie data with other SortieTrack users. Shared sortie packages can be imported as a new sortie or used to update an existing one, helping the whole crew stay in sync. AI-Assisted Mission Results Using on-device Apple Intelligence when available, SortieTrack can help generate clearer post-flight text for Summary, Results/Deliverables, and Remarks using sortie details, crew notes, flight log entries, and track data. Post-Flight Reporting • Sortie Report PDF with flight details, logs, postflight data, and attached fuel receipt • AIF Log PDF generation for quick aircraft time reporting • Quick weather entry • Mission results assistance • Debrief notes and WMIRS-ready data organization Fuel Receipt Tools Capture, import, replace, preview, and manage fuel receipts directly in SortieTrack. Receipts are stored with the sortie, annotated with pilot info, aircraft tail number, mission context, Hobbs, and Tach details, and can be included in the Sortie Report PDF. WMIRS-Friendly Workflow SortieTrack helps aircrews prepare structured sortie information including timing, fuel, weather, crew details, mission results, and debrief data for use when completing official mission reports in WMIRS. It also separates WMIRS-connected steps from app-only flight management tasks. Available at No Charge All SortieTrack features are currently available at no charge. No subscription or in-app purchase is required. Built by mission aircrews, for mission aircrews, SortieTrack was created to reduce workload, improve accuracy, and help you focus on what matters most: flying the mission. WMIRS is a proprietary system of Civil Air Patrol. SortieTrack is an independent third-party product and is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with Civil Air Patrol. References to WMIRS are for descriptive purposes only to indicate workflow compatibility. SortieTrack is distributed under Apple’s standard EULA.

Screenshots

Glide AI4 screens
SortieTrack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SortieTrack at none against Glide AI's 1. Glide AI's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Glide AI sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per month. SortieTrack asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Glide AI ships an update every 10 days, SortieTrack fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Glide AI versus SortieTrack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlide AISortieTrack
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBoldStratus Inc.ezaero, Ltd.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Glide AI

Subscriptions1
  • Glide AI Monthly Plan$29.991 Month
None

SortieTrack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Glide AI free?
Glide AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SortieTrack free?
SortieTrack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Glide AI or SortieTrack have ads?
Neither Glide AI nor SortieTrack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Glide AI or SortieTrack?
Glide AI ships an update every 10 days, and SortieTrack fortnightly. Most recently, Glide AI was updated on October 22, 2026 and SortieTrack on October 12, 2026.

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