Comparison

Skydive Winds vs Parachute Log

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

Head to head
About

Skydive Winds

Features
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Skydive Winds brings together the wind aloft and weather information skydivers check before a jump. Explore the vertical wind profile from the surface up to exit altitude, review the hour-by-hour forecast, and compare conditions against the limits you configure yourself. WINDS • Full vertical wind profile from the surface up to exit altitude. • Speed, direction and wind shear by altitude. • Weather model, model run and data freshness always visible. • Drift estimates for freefall and canopy flight. FORECAST • Hour-by-hour forecast matrix for the coming days. • Surface wind, gusts, cloud cover, visibility, precipitation and convective risk. • Each hour is shown relative to your configured limits. • Missing or uncertain data is clearly indicated. DROPZONES • Search dropzones, save favourites and view nearby DZs. • Compare conditions across multiple dropzones. LOGBOOK • Log your jumps with gear, altitudes and notes. • Keep a saved weather snapshot for each jump. YOUR SETUP • Define your own ground wind and canopy wind limits. • Adjust your usual exit and opening altitudes. • Sync your preferences and data with your account. Skydive Winds is an informational tool. It does not decide whether you should jump. The final decision always belongs to the skydiver and the dropzone operation. Always verify real conditions and follow your dropzone rules, your licence limits and your equipment requirements. Weather data: numerical weather models available through Open-Meteo.

About

Parachute Log

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Parachute Log is the iOS app for tracking parachute operations — built for military paratroopers, sport skydivers, and jumpmasters who need fast, detailed, reliable records of every jump. QUICK JUMP LOGGING Log a jump in seconds with a streamlined form that captures everything that matters: • Date and location — manual or auto-detected via GPS with reverse geocoding • Jump type — Static Line, Freefall, Mass Tactical, or Tandem • Aircraft, exit altitude, and MSL — in feet or meters • Duty position — Student, Parachutist, or Jumpmaster • Canopy type and sortie count • Conditions — Day/Night, Equipment/Hollywood, Water, and Oxygen Save your most-used values as defaults so repeat jumps take just a few taps. Swipe to duplicate a previous jump and pre-fill the form for similar operations. LIVE WEATHER Real-time weather from the Open-Meteo API records temperature, wind speed, wind direction, and conditions alongside every jump. Units respect your preferences — Fahrenheit/Celsius, mph/km/h. JUMP HISTORY Browse your complete log in a searchable, chronological list. Each entry shows jump number, type, date, location, altitude, aircraft, duty position, and condition badges at a glance. Search across any field. Swipe to duplicate or delete. VISUAL STATISTICS Analytics dashboard with four time-range filters (30 days, 90 days, 1 year, all time): • Summary card — total jumps, total sorties, last jump date • Jump type breakdown — horizontal bar chart • Duty position distribution — color-coded donut chart • Conditions frequency — bar chart per condition HOME SCREEN WIDGET Keep your jump status visible without opening the app: • Total jump count • Days since last jump • Color-coded currency status indicator — green / orange / red based on 30/90-day thresholds • Tap to open the Log Jump screen DATA EXPORT AND IMPORT Your data is yours. Export in three formats: • CSV — open in any spreadsheet • JSON — structured backup or transfer • PDF — print-ready, formatted document Import previously exported JSON to restore or migrate. FLEXIBLE SETTINGS • Appearance — System, Light, Dark • Imperial / metric units for altitude, temperature, wind • Default aircraft, canopy, duty position, jump type • Independent toggles for auto-location and auto-weather WHO IT'S FOR Military paratroopers maintaining accurate logs for promotion boards, unit records, and currency tracking. The Equipment/Hollywood toggle, Mass Tactical type, oxygen indicator, and Jumpmaster duty position are built for airborne operations. Sport skydivers building a personal logbook with freefall and tandem jump types. Jumpmasters and instructors logging multiple jumps per session using duplicate and defaults. PRIVACY No accounts. No cloud. No tracking. Everything stays local. Export what you want, when you want. Requires iOS 17 or later.

Screenshots

Skydive Winds4 screens
Parachute Log3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Skydive Winds at 15.1 against Parachute Log's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Skydive Winds versus Parachute Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkydive WindsParachute Log
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBernat MarimonJahvorn White

In-app purchases

None

Skydive Winds

No in-app purchases

None

Parachute Log

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Skydive Winds free?
Skydive Winds is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Parachute Log free?
Parachute Log is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Skydive Winds or Parachute Log have ads?
Neither Skydive Winds nor Parachute Log shows ads.

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