Comparison

BurbleMe vs Lightspeed App

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

Head to head
About

BurbleMe

This app allows sport skydivers to self-manifest for jumps, manage load organizing, and track their jump history electronically. It also facilitates payments and provides a location notifier for landed skydivers.

Highlights
  • Self-manifesting for jumps
  • Load organizing tools
  • Electronic logbook
  • Transaction history
  • Location notifier
  • Ratings integration
Features
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BurbleMe is the Sport Skydivers tool for self manifesting at your local Burble dropzone. With it you are able to check in, self manifest, load organize, send your Burble enabled dropzone your location when you land out, view your transaction history and maintain a full electronic logbook . Check with your local dropzone to see if they are using Burble. Payments. Add money to your account directly from your phone at enabled Dropzones. Ratings card: Ditch it. Connect Burble directly to your Merit account and the dropzone will be able to see your USPA and UPT licences and ratings immediately. Self Manifesting: No more lining up to manifest. Now you can put yourself and your friends on a load with a couple of click. Great for fun jumpers, load organizers and teams alike. Load Organizing: Just scan your jumpers QR codes to add them to your list. Send jumpers on a load a message. Reuse a previous load. It's designed to help you keep a boogie rocking! Transaction History: Complete history of every transaction you have made at your dropzone. No more bothering manifest at the end of the day. Be their best friend and check you jumps on your phone. Log Book: A full electronic log book automatically keeps track of your jumps at any Burble enabled dropzone (you can add jumps made at other dropzones manually). You can save signatures and pictures of the people you jump with making it a full electronic logbook. Location Notifier: Landed out? Let the dropzone know where you are. You can now send the DZ a message from the app that will send your GPS co-ordinates and display your location in a map back at the dropzone. Your status - "Injured", "ok, need a ride" or "ok, walking back" is also sent at the same time.

About

Lightspeed App

Enhance your flight experience with real-time CO sensor monitoring and personalized audio. Record and archive radio conversations for review and training.

Highlights
  • Real-time CO sensor tracking
  • Smart CO alerts
  • Personalized audio equalization (HearingEQity™)
  • Record radio conversations
  • Archive flight recordings
  • Draw flight diagrams
Features
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A companion app to the Lightspeed Delta Zulu ANR headset, the Lightspeed app for iOS features an array of integrated features to keep pilots and passengers safer during flight. Track CO Sensors for Safer Flying The Lightspeed app allows pilots to check the CO levels in the aircraft during flight, using a CO sensor built right into the Lightspeed Delta Zulu headset. The sensor provides real-time smart alerts via the proprietary Kanari™ smart alert technology. Historical data can be stored, reviewed, and analyzed after use and during the flight(s). Personalize Audio with HearingEQity™ The Lightspeed app introduces a built-in audio equalization system called HearingEQity™ designed to compensate for individual hearing loss. Through an automated 12-frequency hearing test taken through the app, HearingEQity sets the hearing level in each ear in a variety of frequency bands of the Lightspeed Delta Zulu headset to create an individual hearing profile and compensate for any hearing variations between ears. Record Conversations, Archive Flight Recordings, and More... The Lightspeed App allows pilots to record radio conversations, playback transmissions, draw diagrams, and archive flight recordings for post-flight briefings and training.

Screenshots

BurbleMe4 screens
Lightspeed App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BurbleMe at every 3 weeks against Lightspeed App's every 6 months. BurbleMe also leads on review sentiment (25% vs 11%). Lightspeed App's advantage is rating (3.3 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (54 vs 17). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lightspeed App holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 54 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of BurbleMe's written reviews are positive against 11% of Lightspeed App's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BurbleMe ships an update every 3 weeks, Lightspeed App every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
BurbleMe versus Lightspeed App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBurbleMeLightspeed App
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (17 ratings)3.3 (54 ratings) — better
Positive reviews24.6% of reviews — better11.4% of reviews
Number of ratings1754 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBurble Software Company, LLCLightspeed Aviation

Customer experience

BurbleMe

All ratings16 ratings
Positive37.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive24.6%
Neutral15.9%
Negative59.4%

Lightspeed App

All ratings54 ratings
Positive51.9%
Neutral9.3%
Negative38.9%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive11.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative85.7%

Bugs and requests

BurbleMe

Reported bugs

21 issues
  • App crashes immediately on launch
  • App crashes when trying to add a group
  • Cannot open 'join the load' screen
  • Account resets
  • Merit connection doesn't add licenses
Show 16 more
  • Watch app crashes on login
  • My Loads > Sport Loads page shows repeated loads
  • Blank screen when backing out to My Loads page
  • 5-minute alert sent too late
  • Password reset emails delayed
  • Cannot remove a DZ
  • Login issues with new phone
  • Jumper doesn't exist after reinstallation
  • Log book showing more jumps than logged
  • Log book doesn't save altitude
  • Log book entry deletion error
  • Cannot change DZ after initial selection
  • Keyboard issues on iPad
  • "Remember me" checkbox not working
  • Location services draining battery
  • Nag screen about GPS location

Requested features

13 requests
  • Add logbook function
  • Wing load calculator
  • Reserve service date reminder
  • Connect to PayPal for account top-ups
  • Download jump data in .xlsx format
Show 8 more
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard
  • Ability to see who is on loads
  • Preference for jump type
  • Remember login credentials
  • Ability to delete a DZ
  • Block ticket purchase via app
  • Pay bills via the app

Lightspeed App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BurbleMe

No in-app purchases

None

Lightspeed App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BurbleMe free?
BurbleMe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lightspeed App free?
Lightspeed App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BurbleMe or Lightspeed App?
Lightspeed App is rated higher. BurbleMe averages 3.0 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Lightspeed App averages 3.3 from 54 ratings.
Do BurbleMe or Lightspeed App have ads?
Neither BurbleMe nor Lightspeed App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BurbleMe or Lightspeed App?
BurbleMe ships an update every 3 weeks, and Lightspeed App every 6 months. Most recently, BurbleMe was updated on November 1, 2026 and Lightspeed App on November 3, 2026.

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