WindXplorer
Hot Air Balloon Weather & Nav
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Flying a hot air balloon starts with a weather decision. WindXplorer brings together in a single app everything a pilot needs to make it — then to fly, and to keep a record of every flight.
BEFORE THE FLIGHT — DECIDE WITH CONFIDENCE
View and compare the best weather models (AROME, ICON-D2, UKMO, MET Nordic, GFS) for your launch site, hour by hour and altitude by altitude. The FlyScore distills wind, rain, CAPE, and cloud cover into a 0–100% score: your flying window at a glance, up to 14 days ahead.
UNDERSTAND THE AEROLOGY
The vertical sounding table and wind rose reveal speed, direction, temperature, and humidity at every altitude. Spot wind shear, pick your steering layers, anticipate your drift.
SIMULATE BEFORE YOU INFLATE
Plot your predicted trajectory based on your chosen altitude and duration, right on the aeronautical chart with CTR and TMA zones and restricted areas. You know where you're headed before you even lift off.
DURING THE FLIGHT — STAY IN CONTROL OF YOUR TRACK
Live position on an aeronautical chart, airspace you're crossing, heading, speed, variometer, distance to your planned point. Your chase crew follows you in real time.
AFTER THE FLIGHT — KEEP THE RECORD
The flight logbook records your flights, photos, and statistics (duration, distance, max altitude). Replay your trajectories, share your best flights, and browse the history of your club or your fleet of pilots.
FLY AS A TEAM
Save and share your launch sites and favorite places with your crew and your club.
Built by and for balloon pilots, WindXplorer is with you from the first weather briefing to the last line of the logbook.
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What's new:
• Notification center: messages, activity and announcements in one place from the top bar, with history
• Unified interface: consistent navigation bars across Logbook and Crew, dark/light mode applied everywhere
• 3D Replay: full terrain preloading before playback — smooth, stutter-free animation
• Redesigned weather timeline: clearer, more professional hourly rows
• Track: new VSR cell (required vertical speed), optimized mobile displays
• Improved launch screen and many fixes (iOS, theme, navigation)
The developer, Adrien de Sade, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Location
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Adrien de Sade
- Size
- 36 MB
- Category
- Weather
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Contains
Messaging and Chat
User-Generated Content
Social Media
- Copyright
- © 2026 Adrien de Sade
