ParaBuddy: Paragliding Log
Luca Tescari Navigation iPhoneiPadiPod touchApple Watch
ParaBuddy: Paragliding Log is a free Navigation app for iPhone and iPad by Luca Tescari. Requires iOS 17.0. Updated August 11, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 45 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Aug 11
- 2026 · v1.3.0
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About ParaBuddy: Paragliding Log
You just had a great flight. ParaBuddy helps you capture it, relive it, and keep it - beautifully. ParaBuddy is a paragliding flight recorder made for iPhone and Apple Watch. Take off and it records automatically. Land, and your flight comes back to life as a cinematic 3D replay over real terrain. RECORD EVERY FLIGHT, EFFORTLESSLY - Automatic takeoff and landing detection, no buttons to fumble with - GPS track, barometric altitude, climb and sink rate, and ground speed - Keeps recording in the background, screen off, wrist down RELIVE IT IN 3D - Your flight path floats at true altitude over real 3D terrain - Color-coded by climb, sink, or speed - Cinematic playback with a moving marker and chase camera - Altitude and vario charts across the whole flight FLY FROM YOUR WRIST (APPLE WATCH) - A true standalone recorder, leave your phone in your harness - Live altitude, vario, and speed at a glance - Haptic vario so you can feel lift without looking down - Flights sync to your iPhone automatically YOUR FLIGHTBOOK - Every flight saved with place, stats, and notes - A beautiful take-off map of everywhere you have flown - Export GPX and IGC anytime - Import your existing flights from Wingman ParaBuddy is made for the joy of flying, not the paperwork. Whether you fly every weekend or you are chasing your first hundred hours, it turns every flight into something you will want to look at again. Blue skies. See you up there.
What’s new
Version 1.3.0 · Updated August 11, 2026
Important fix: automatic takeoff detection could miss your launch, so the flight was never recorded. That is fixed - automatic start and automatic landing both work again. Your Apple Watch now records your heart rate while you fly. See average and peak heart rate for each flight, colour your track by heart rate or by roughness, and follow how your launch heart rate changes across the season. Finished flights are saved to Health as workouts, including the route. You can now watch a flight from the pilot's point of view: open a flight, tap the map for fullscreen, and set the camera to first person.
App privacy
The developer, Luca Tescari, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Location: Precise Location
- Contact Info: Email Address
Used for: App Functionality