Comparison

Spot Assist Skydiving Tool vs Holfuy

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

Head to head
About

Spot Assist Skydiving Tool

This app provides skydivers with crucial weather information, including winds aloft and surface winds, along with a satellite map of dropzones. It helps determine the best exit area and recommended parachute patterns based on current wind conditions. Advanced features for canopy range, jump runs, and cutaway location tracking are available via in-app purchase.

Highlights
  • Satellite dropzone maps
  • Current wind data (surface & aloft)
  • Parachute range display
  • Recommended jump patterns
  • Cutaway canopy location tracking
Features
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Shows skydivers current weather, winds, the best exit area and pattern in current wind conditions. A tool for parachute pilots. Skydiving. Paragliding. As long as you depend on skydiving weather - you must have Spot Assist. Whats does it do: 1. Displays a satellite map of dropzones world wide. 2. Shows current windaloft and surface winds world wide. 3. Displays a range of your parachute and a safe jump run exit area. (In-App purchase required) 4. When zoomed in to the pattern - displays recommended pattern for your parachute. (In-App purchase required) 5. Helps to find your cutaway canopy: mark cutaway location and app will use windsaloft to calculate where it has landed.(In-App purchase required for past wind data) Cutaway Data Subscription length is 1(one month) and is auto-renewable, which means the following -Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase -Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period -Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period – Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase – Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable – Cost of the renewal is the same as original subscription. http://www.spotassist.com/spotassist-terms-of-use/

About

Holfuy

Access live weather data from Holfuy automatic stations, including wind speed, temperature, and humidity. View historical data, graphs, and customize units for a personalized experience. Optimized for minimal data usage.

Highlights
  • Live weather measurements
  • Historical data archives
  • Wind and temperature graphs
  • User-selectable units
  • Favorite stations list
  • Automatic data refresh
Features
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The official iOS mobile application for Holfuy automatic weather stations. With this application you can check the following live measurements form Holfuy weather stations: - Wind speed, gust - Wind direction - Air temperature - Wind chill - Humidity - Pressure - Daily rain amount Features: - Favourite stations list with Holfuy account handling - Wind speed, gust, direction and temperature graphs. - Averaged archive data tables - User selectable units (kph, mps, mph and knots, °C and °F for temperature) - Automatic data refresh - User friendly layouts - Minimal mobile data usage - Local time for every single station Learn more about Holfuy stations: https://holfuy.com

Screenshots

Spot Assist Skydiving Tool4 screens
Holfuy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Holfuy at none against Spot Assist Skydiving Tool's 10. Holfuy also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). Spot Assist Skydiving Tool's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (145 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Spot Assist Skydiving Tool sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Holfuy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Spot Assist Skydiving Tool against 4.5 for Holfuy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spot Assist Skydiving Tool has 145 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Spot Assist Skydiving Tool's written reviews are positive against 76% of Holfuy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spot Assist Skydiving Tool ships an update every 3 weeks, Holfuy every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Spot Assist Skydiving Tool versus Holfuy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpot Assist Skydiving ToolHolfuy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (145 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews78.0% of reviews — better76.2% of reviews
Number of ratings145 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.69.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrey KanGipfeliot Mrnki Fejleszt Korltolt Felelssg Trsasg

Customer experience

Spot Assist Skydiving Tool

All ratings145 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive78.0%
Neutral6.8%
Negative15.3%

Holfuy

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive76.2%
Neutral19.0%
Negative4.8%

Bugs and requests

Spot Assist Skydiving Tool

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • App repeatedly crashes on opening
  • App unusable after version 2.3.0
  • Wind direction inaccurate in real time
  • Background colors and lettering hard to read
  • Pattern direction stopped working
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  • App does not keep home DZ
  • App adds paid features to existing customers
  • App won't open after last update
  • App continues to crash after restoring purchases
  • App no longer turns on or works after recent update
  • App keeps shutting down
  • Error connecting to iTunes Store for purchases
  • Email us button opens wrong client
  • Features lost after getting a new phone
  • App crashes upon startup (iPhone 6)
  • App crashes when changing open by/canopy type

Requested features

7 requests
  • PC or Mac version
  • More canopy selection
  • Ability to edit/delete canopies
  • Set exit altitude
  • Set canopy deployment altitude
Show 2 more
  • Reset target pad to default
  • Calculate exit spot module

Holfuy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Spot Assist Skydiving Tool

Subscriptions5
  • Cutaway Data Subscription$0.991 Month
  • Ncep NAM Data Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Ncep GFS Data Subscription$2.991 Month
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  • Ncep All Models Data Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Ncep Two Models Data Subscription$3.991 Month
One-time5
  • Exit Area Feature for life$3.99
  • Pattern Feature for life$4.99
  • All Features for one month$4.99
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  • Forecast Feature for life$4.99
  • One Month Cutaway Data$5.99
None

Holfuy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spot Assist Skydiving Tool free?
Spot Assist Skydiving Tool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Holfuy free?
Holfuy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spot Assist Skydiving Tool or Holfuy?
Spot Assist Skydiving Tool is rated higher. Spot Assist Skydiving Tool averages 4.6 out of 5 from 145 ratings, while Holfuy averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Spot Assist Skydiving Tool or Holfuy have ads?
Neither Spot Assist Skydiving Tool nor Holfuy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spot Assist Skydiving Tool or Holfuy?
Spot Assist Skydiving Tool ships an update every 3 weeks, and Holfuy every 3 months. Most recently, Spot Assist Skydiving Tool was updated on November 1, 2026 and Holfuy on November 1, 2026.

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