Sports & Outdoors

XC Log

Paragliding Log

The flight logbook built for airtime, wings, and launch sites

XC Log is a free-flight logbook for paragliding, paramotor, hang gliding, sailplane, and speedriding pilots, built as an iPhone app by Develak.

Age
4+ years old
Category
Sports
Price
Free In-app purchases
Languages
44 EN · FR +42
Requires
iOS 17+ iPhone · iPad
Size
6.6 MB
Version
1.0.1

Overview

What is XC Log?

XC Log is a flight logbook for free-flight pilots, built around your hours, your sites, and your gear rather than another live vario. Paragliding, paramotor (PPG), hang gliding, sailplane, and speedriding flights all live in one logbook, so you log a site, a wing, airtime, conditions, and notes in seconds after you land.

The core logbook is free forever: your flights, notes, and data are never locked behind a paywall. XC Log Pro adds IGC import from your vario or XCTrack, stats and progression, reserve repack reminders, iCloud sync, and PDF and IGC export for pilots who want the full picture of every flight they have logged.

Read the full App Store description

XC Log is the flight logbook free-flight pilots have been missing — built around your hours, your sites and your gear, not another live vario.

Every flight you log stays yours, forever. Paragliding, paramotor (PPG), hang gliding, sailplane and speedriding all live in one logbook.

Your logbook — free forever

  • Log a flight in seconds: site, wing, airtime, conditions and notes
  • See your cumulative hours and flight count at a glance — the number a flight log should always show
  • Name your launch sites once and reuse them, with a map of everywhere you fly
  • Track a wing and a reserve, and export everything to CSV
  • Your flights, notes and data are never locked behind a paywall

XC Log Pro

  • IGC import: bring in tracks from your vario or XCTrack and replay them on the map — your whole archive since your very first flight
  • Hours per wing, plus reserve repack reminders so you always know when your reserve is due
  • Stats & progression: airtime by month, cumulative XC distance, personal bests and your progression curve
  • Unlimited wings, reserves and sites — every discipline
  • Site map with an altitude replay of every track
  • iCloud sync & backup across your devices
  • PDF & IGC export

Simple, honest pricing — no per-feature nickel-and-diming. Your logbook is free forever; one Pro plan unlocks the power tools. The annual plan comes with a 7-day free trial.

Fly. Log. Remember.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://develak.com/privacy-policy/

Highlights

What can you do with XC Log?

XC Log is a free flight logbook for paragliding, paramotor, hang gliding, sailplane, and speedriding pilots, with optional Pro tools for IGC import and stats.

Log a flight in seconds

Record the site, wing, airtime, conditions, and notes as soon as you land.

  • See your total hours at a glance

    The main screen always shows your cumulative airtime and flight count.

  • Reusable launch sites

    Name each launch site once, then find it again on a map of everywhere you fly.

  • Wing and reserve tracking

    Keep a record of the wing and reserve you flew on every flight.

  • IGC import and track replay

    Bring in tracks from your vario or XCTrack and replay your whole archive on the map.

  • Stats and progression

    Follow airtime by month, cumulative XC distance, personal bests, and your progression curve.

Who it’s for

Who is XC Log for?

  • Paragliding pilots

    Log every flight, site, and wing without juggling a spreadsheet.

  • Paramotor (PPG) pilots

    Track your airtime and gear alongside every other free-flight discipline you fly.

  • Hang gliding and sailplane pilots

    Keep hours, sites, and gear for every free-flight discipline in a single logbook.

  • Pilots switching from paper logs or spreadsheets

    Move your flying history into one logbook that keeps cumulative hours and site lists automatically.

  • Pilots flying with a vario or XCTrack

    Import your IGC tracks and replay your whole archive on the map with XC Log Pro.

How it works

How does XC Log work?

From “Log your flight” to “Review your stats”, in 5 steps.

  1. Log your flight

    Enter the site, wing, airtime, conditions, and notes right after you land.

  2. Build your site list

    Name each launch site once, then reuse it every time you fly there again.

  3. Track your gear

    Record the wing and reserve you flew, and let XC Log Pro remind you when your reserve repack is due.

  4. Import your archive

    With XC Log Pro, bring in IGC tracks from your vario or XCTrack and replay them on the map.

  5. Review your stats

    Check airtime by month, cumulative XC distance, personal bests, and your progression curve in XC Log Pro.

In depth

XC Log, in detail

How does XC Log track total airtime and flight count?

XC Log logs every flight discipline in one place: paragliding, paramotor (PPG), hang gliding, sailplane, and speedriding. Each entry captures the site, wing, airtime, conditions, and notes you enter right after you land.

The main screen always shows your cumulative airtime and flight count, the number a flight log should show first. XC Log Pro adds hours broken down per wing, plus reserve repack reminders based on that usage.

How do I import IGC tracks from a vario or XCTrack?

XC Log Pro reads IGC files from your vario or from XCTrack and replays them on the map, covering your whole archive since your first logged flight. Import works with files from XCTrack, Skytraxx, Flytec, Flymaster, and XContest downloads.

If a file cannot be imported, XC Log tells you which file failed and why, instead of a single generic error message.

What does XC Log Pro add to the free logbook?

The core logbook is free forever: logging flights, naming launch sites, tracking one wing and one reserve, and exporting to CSV are never locked behind a paywall.

XC Log Pro adds IGC import and track replay, hours per wing with reserve repack reminders, stats such as airtime by month and cumulative XC distance, unlimited wings, reserves, and sites across every discipline, a site map with altitude replay, iCloud sync and backup, and PDF and IGC export.

Release notes

What’s new in XC Log

Version

1.0.1

IGC import is fixed.

Track files from XCTrack, Skytraxx, Flytec, Flymaster and XContest downloads were being rejected with "no valid IGC tracks were found". They now import properly — full trace, airtime, altitude gain and distance.

Import also copes with more of the quirks different varios write, and if a file still won’t load, XC Log now tells you which file and why instead of one vague message.

Thank you to the pilots who took the time to report this.

Is XC Log free?

Yes. XC Log is free to download from the App Store. Optional in-app purchases unlock extra features; they are billed by Apple to your Apple Account, and you can manage them at any time in your account settings.

Which devices does XC Log work on?

XC Log works on iPhone and iPad with iOS 17.0 or later.

Is the XC Log logbook free to use?

Yes. Logging flights, naming sites, tracking one wing and reserve, and exporting to CSV are free forever, with no paywall on your data.

Which flying disciplines can I log in XC Log?

You can log paragliding, paramotor (PPG), hang gliding, sailplane, and speedriding flights all in one logbook.

Can I import tracks from my vario into XC Log?

With XC Log Pro, you can import IGC tracks from your vario or from XCTrack and replay them on the map.

Does XC Log remind me when my reserve is due for a repack?

XC Log Pro tracks hours per wing and sends reserve repack reminders so you always know when it is due.

Can I export my logbook from XC Log?

The free logbook exports to CSV, and XC Log Pro adds PDF and IGC export.

Does XC Log sync my logbook across my devices?

XC Log Pro includes iCloud sync and backup across your devices.

What languages is XC Log available in?

XC Log is available in 44 languages: Arabic, Bangla, Catalan, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Malay, Malayalam, Marathi, Norwegian Bokmål, Odia, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu and Vietnamese.

How do I get help with XC Log?

Visit the XC Log support page: it answers common questions about purchases, sync and settings, and has a contact form. You can also write to contact@develak.com. We read every message and reply personally.

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