XC VARIO

xc vario with waypoints and terrain view

An instant paragliding variometer for your smartphone with xc design and visualization that can run with screen turned off in the background to save battery. Big sized and easily readable information including:

  • instant vario beep, sound and visualization

  • realtime distance calculation

  • geolocation information

  • support, warning and visualization of airspaces

  • support for worldwide terrain/elevation information (AGL)

  • integrated vertical terrain view including airspaces

  • waypoints (beta) with integrated route planning

  • magnetic compass including worldwide geomagnetic field correction

  • thermal assistant coloring the intensity of the barometric climb rate

  • thermal heatmaps


Calibration algorithms included to get the most of your smartphones IMU and barometer and tested against across Google, Nokia, Samsung, LG and Xiaomi devices with BMP280, BMP285, BMP380, LPS22H and ICP10101 sensors and IMUs.


Perfect choice for anyone whether you soar around, cruise along, focus on thermal flying

or try your first xc flights. Suitable as:

  • intermediate vario

  • everyday vario

  • backup vario


The XC Vario comes with an easy to use flightbook to keep an overview of all your flights with you, always. It logs the coordinates of your paragliding flights and provides features like flight duration, take off time maximum height, start height, maximum speed over ground together with an easy to use design.

All flights can be easily shared as .kml file and picture via messenger, Gmail, GoogleDrive and more.


As this is an early access beta version feedback is highly appreciated, so get in touch :-)!


Team theFlightVario