Comparison

AnnieMap vs XC Fly

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

Head to head
About

AnnieMap

This app transforms your GPS tracks into animated visual stories of your explorations. Customize your route with colors, markers, and camera angles, then export it as a video. It's designed for anyone who wants to creatively document their adventures.

Highlights
  • Dynamic waypoint animation
  • Customizable route visuals
  • Advanced camera control
  • 3D map integration
  • Video customization
  • Comprehensive charting
  • Save and share GPX files
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AnnieMap: Animate Your Adventure Discover the art of story through your footsteps with AnnieMap, an app that turns your wilderness treks and urban explorations into dynamic visual tales. Whether you're navigating through forest trails or city streets, AnnieMap brings your GPS tracks to life with vibrant animations and a suite of creative tools. Key Features: * Dynamic Waypoint Animation: Seamlessly animate your route with customizable waypoints. AnnieMap crafts a fluid cinematic journey, allowing you to relive each step with enchanting precision. * Custom Visuals: Dress up your expedition with an array of route colors, line thicknesses, and expressive marker symbols to convey the unique spirit of your adventure. * Advanced Camera Control: Command the perspective with adjustable camera elevation, pitch, and heading, capturing the diverse angles of your escapades from the heights of peaks to the intricate veins of urban districts. * Interpolation Perfection: Ensure a smooth narrative with sophisticated interpolation, providing a stable and flowing depiction even through the most rugged or sparsely mapped terrains. * 3D Map Integration: Experience your path in three dimensions with Apple Maps' MapKit API, offering a detailed and immersive view akin to a virtual flyover. * Video Customization: Influence the final cut by setting your preferred video duration and frame rate, tailoring the output to your personal storytelling rhythm. * Comprehensive Charting: Visualize your journey's data with detailed charts that cover elevation profiles, speed, and heart rate metrics, enriching the story of your journey. * User-Friendly Interface: Effortlessly place waypoints with a tap, fine-tune their settings in a live table view, and enjoy a user interface that makes route animation accessible to all. * Complete Customization: Harmonize the app's look with your style through an array of color choices for buttons and interface backgrounds. * Save and Share: Load your .gpx files to start the adventure, and save your animation parameters and app state in .json format for easy archiving and sharing. AnnieMap is crafted for the narrative-weaver in every explorer, whether you're scaling mountains, cruising coastlines, or scouting city landmarks. Our platform, powered by the intuitive SwiftUI framework, is as versatile as the explorers it serves, bridging the gap between the wilds and the metropolis. Get started with our free version to sample the magic of AnnieMap, or embrace the full array of features for the ultimate adventure animation. Download AnnieMap and animate your adventure—where every journey is a story waiting to unfold.

About

XC Fly

This app provides a comprehensive flight tracking and logging experience for pilots. It offers a full cockpit with essential instruments, automatic flight recording, and detailed maps with offline navigation. Connect with a flying community and receive real-time tracking and alerts.

Highlights
  • Audio variometer, altimeter, GPS, and compass
  • Automatic IGC recording with takeoff/landing detection
  • Offline maps with airspace and navigation
  • Real-time multi-pilot live tracking
  • Flight history with 3D replay
  • Flying community features
Features
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Your cockpit, logbook, and flying community — in one app. Precision vario, GPS, airspace, and live tracking for every launch. FULL COCKPIT • Audio variometer, altimeter, GPS, speed, and compass • Fuel and engine data for paramotor • Thermal assistant and wind estimator RECORDING & LOGBOOK • Automatic IGC recording (FAI standard) with takeoff & landing detection • Flight history with map, charts, and stats • 3D replay of your track MAPS & NAVIGATION • Airspace, obstacles, airports, and flying sites — works offline • Waypoint navigation and XC route planning LIVE & COMMUNITY • Real-time multi-pilot live tracking • Feed, profiles, achievements, and groups — "Strava for free flight" • Good-weather-to-fly alerts near you FOR EVERY PILOT Paragliding, paramotor, hang gliding, and ultralight. Connect instruments via Bluetooth, get voice alerts, and fly with everything in your pocket. XCFLY built by the community. Fly safe! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

AnnieMap4 screens
XC Fly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: XC Fly at 86% against AnnieMap's 0%. XC Fly also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). AnnieMap's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. AnnieMap sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and XC Fly sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

XC Fly holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AnnieMap has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of AnnieMap's written reviews are positive against 86% of XC Fly's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AnnieMap ships an update fortnightly, XC Fly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
AnnieMap versus XC Fly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnnieMapXC Fly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB115 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKevin GrossDAC RIO CLARO DESENVOLVIMENTO COMERCIO E LICENCIAMENTO DE SOFTWARES LTDA

Customer experience

AnnieMap

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

XC Fly

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

AnnieMap

One-time1
  • AnnieMap5 variants$9.99
4 purchases

XC Fly

Subscriptions4
  • XCFLY Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • XC FLY Schools$22.991 Month
  • XCFLY Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
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  • XC FLY Schools Yearly$229.991 Year

Questions

Is AnnieMap free?
AnnieMap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is XC Fly free?
XC Fly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AnnieMap or XC Fly?
XC Fly is rated higher. AnnieMap averages 4.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while XC Fly averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do AnnieMap or XC Fly have ads?
Neither AnnieMap nor XC Fly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AnnieMap or XC Fly?
AnnieMap ships an update fortnightly, and XC Fly every 3 days. Most recently, AnnieMap was updated on November 3, 2026 and XC Fly on November 10, 2026.

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