Comparison

Speed Vario vs Banja

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

Head to head
About

Speed Vario

Features
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Speed, altitude, climb rate: the three numbers that matter when you are moving, live, on your wrist or in your pocket. Speed Vario is the instrument for cyclists, hikers, skiers, paragliders, sailors and pilots who want an accurate reading — no account, no subscription, no ads. SAY WHAT YOU ARE DOING, THE SCREEN FOLLOWS Walking, cycling, driving, skiing, paragliding, flying or on the water: every activity gets its own dashboard. On foot, pace and cadence. On skis, runs and lifts counted, with their names. In the air, QNH, flight level, airtime and the airfields you used. On the water, knots, heading, depth. Speed is measured, altitude fuses barometer and GPS, the variometer reads every climb and every sink. ON YOUR WRIST TOO On Apple Watch, everything live — and standalone recording when the iPhone stays home. Paragliding, the vario taps your wrist to the rhythm of the lift. And for heart rate, a Bluetooth strap is enough — Polar, Garmin, Wahoo and their equivalents — with or without a watch. FIND YOUR WAY Follow a route on the iPhone and the Apple Watch, with a voice when you stray: import a GPX, or draw your own on the map, snapped to the trails. Mark a point and aim at it - bearing, distance and, in flight, the glide ratio needed to reach it. In the air, your height above the ground below, and a recording that starts by itself at take-off. THEN, RELIVE THE OUTING A logbook per activity, with the totals. Your track laid over real 3D terrain, a chase camera that replays it second by second, a fly-through video to share. Compare two outings, recognise a route you have done before, export to GPX, FIT, IGC, KMZ or CSV. SHARE IT LIVE, PRIVATELY Send a link or a QR code and someone you choose follows your outing on a 3D map, in real time, from any browser - no app, no account for them. It is optional and off by default. Everything is encrypted on your device before it leaves, and only the link opens it: the developer cannot read your position or your heart rate. A red Stop button is always within reach, and the link ends with your outing. SAFE, AND YOURS An optional iCloud backup copies every outing to your own iCloud space and brings it back on a new iPhone - your heart rate is never stored in iCloud. Everything works offline, down to the map and its place names. No account, no ads, no trackers. Live sharing, if you turn it on, is end-to-end encrypted: your data stays yours.

About

Banja

This app simplifies the padel experience by allowing users to find and book courts, create or join matches, and track their performance. It connects players with opportunities to play and improve their game within a dedicated community.

Highlights
  • Court discovery and booking
  • Match creation and joining
  • ELO rating tracking
  • Player profiles
  • Match filtering
  • Reservation history
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Everything padel. One app. Find a court. Create a match. Join players. Track your ELO. Banja brings the entire padel experience together in one place — from finding available courts to creating matches and discovering games that fit the way you want to play. Whether you're booking with friends, looking for players or ready to meet your next opponent, Banja makes it easier to get on court. Play. Connect. Improve. FIND YOUR COURT Discover padel venues around you, check available times and book the court that works for you. CREATE YOUR OWN MATCH Your game. Your preferences. Create a match and define the available match criteria to build the kind of game you want to play. Open it to other players and turn an empty court into your next match. JOIN OPEN MATCHES Want to play but don't have a full group? Discover open matches and join games that fit you. Less organizing. More playing. FILTER FOR THE RIGHT GAME Not every match is your match. Use Banja's available filters to narrow down games based on level and match preferences, helping you discover more relevant opportunities to play. TRACK YOUR ELO Follow your ELO rating as you play. See your level, track changes in your performance and watch your competitive journey develop over time. FIND YOUR PADEL COMMUNITY Discover new players, join more matches and grow your padel network. Banja isn't only about booking courts. It's where courts, players, matches and progression come together. EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE * Court discovery and booking * Match creation * Open matches * Match filters * ELO tracking * Player profiles * Favourite venues * Reservations and match history * Promotions and offers * Padel community Plan less. Play more. Download Banja and make your next game happen. Play. Connect. Improve.

Screenshots

Speed Vario4 screens
Banja4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Speed Vario at 3 against Banja's 1. Banja's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speed Vario ships an update every 9 days, Banja every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Speed Vario versus Banja: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeed VarioBanja
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThierry MaederINSPARION TEKNOLOJI ANONIM SIRKETI

In-app purchases

None

Speed Vario

No in-app purchases

None

Banja

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Speed Vario free?
Speed Vario is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Banja free?
Banja is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Speed Vario or Banja have ads?
Neither Speed Vario nor Banja shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Speed Vario or Banja?
Speed Vario ships an update every 9 days, and Banja every 2 weeks. Most recently, Speed Vario was updated on November 9, 2026 and Banja on November 6, 2026.

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