Free · Android & Wear OS · Built by a pilot

The cockpit
your balloon deserves.

Thirty years in the air went into designing this. Real-time GPS tracking, AI flight planning, wind profiles up to 3,000 m, push notifications for your crew — everything in one app, always free.

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Interactive Wind Profile Preview Open-Meteo Pressure Levels
➤215° SW 6 kt (11 km/h)
Telemetry● LIVE
ALT 1,420 m
VSI +1.8 m/s · 30m Pred
BalloonRadar 2.0 hot air balloon cockpit GPS map and prediction line
Winds Aloft8 LAYERS
215° · 6 kt
AI Trajectory Active

Three roles, one ecosystem.

Whether you're holding the burner, chasing in a van, or watching from the ground — BalloonRadar 2.0 keeps everyone connected and informed in real time.

Pilot

Your cockpit in the air. GPS tracking with wake-lock, a 30-minute prediction line, barometric VSI, wind profile by altitude, live traffic from other BalloonRadar pilots, and AI-assisted pre-flight planning — all on a single screen.

Driver

The chase crew app. Enter a 6-character code to join a flight instantly — no account needed. Get live navigation toward the predicted landing zone, updated continuously as the balloon moves.

Observer

For passengers, families, and anyone who wants to follow the flight. Opens in any browser — nothing to install. See the live map, flight trail, altitude, and get email notifications when the pilot takes off or lands.

REAL-WORLD COCKPIT · IN-FLIGHT POV

Designed in the basket, tested at altitude.

Mounted right on the basket upright, BalloonRadar 2.0 gives you instant, high-contrast situational awareness without taking your hands off the burner or valves.

Live GPS track, 30-minute prediction vector, barometric VSI, and multi-layer winds aloft — readable at a single glance even in bright morning sun.

BalloonRadar 2.0 mounted on a hot air balloon basket during flight over a city and lake
WEAR OS · PRECISION BAROMETRIC VSI

True barometric variometer — even if your phone lacks a sensor.

Most smartphones lack a built-in barometer, and GPS altitude is far too slow and noisy for a real variometer. BalloonRadar 2.0 refuses to show fake GPS-guessed climb rates.

Instead, pair your phone with the BalloonRadar Vario app on any Wear OS smartwatch. The watch's dedicated barometric sensor streams crisp, zero-lag vertical speed (VSI) straight to your cockpit screen in real time.

Wear OS smartwatch barometric variometer synced with BalloonRadar 2.0 smartphone app showing matching -0.7 m/s vertical speed
30
Years of ballooning behind every design decision
3
Roles — pilot, driver, observer — one shared view
Free
No subscription, no paywalled features, no ads
AI
Flight planning with real pressure-level wind data up to 3,000 m

Built for the flight, not the app store.

Every feature exists because a pilot needed it. Nothing is here to fill a marketing checkbox.

AI · PRE-FLIGHT

Know where you're going before you leave the ground.

The AI Flight Planner fetches real wind data across eight altitude layers from 10 m to 3,000 m and models two independent scenarios. Each trajectory is drawn on a satellite map with an altitude profile chart and plain-language risk assessment.

No guesswork. No generic forecast. The AI tells you exactly what the wind will do to your balloon — and where it will take you.

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AI Flight Planner satellite trajectory map
AI Flight Planner altitude wind scenarios
PILOT · IN-FLIGHT

Wind direction from the balloon itself.

Wind Check uses your GPS drift during controlled ascent to measure real wind direction at your current altitude. Not a forecast — what the air is actually doing, measured from the basket.

The result appears instantly on a satellite map with a bearing line and elapsed time. Essential before committing to an altitude layer.

In-flight GPS Wind Check bearing measurement

30-minute prediction line

Speed- and direction-responsive. Lengthens when you climb fast, contracts as you slow toward landing. Always showing where you'll be — not where you were.

Live traffic — other pilots

See every other BalloonRadar 2.0 pilot in the air around you — their position, speed, direction, and unique balloon icon — updated live.

Cloud backend — any device

Your profile, balloon settings, and flight history live in the cloud. Switch phones, lose your device, or upgrade — log back in and everything is exactly as you left it.

Push notifications for your crew

Subscribers get notified the moment a pilot takes off or lands — with a balloon photo and registration. No more waiting for a call to know if the balloon is up.

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OFFICIAL PARTNER

DigiTool DBI3 — the industry standard

DBI3 manufactures the most advanced balloon flight instruments in the world. BalloonRadar 2.0 is proud to be an official partner — and the exclusive distributor and service centre for DBI3 in Europe.

As a BalloonRadar 2.0 user, you get an exclusive discount when purchasing DBI3 instruments.

Coming soon: BalloonRadar 2.0 will be the first and only app with direct BLE connection to the DBI3U — reading all flight data live from the instrument into the app.
DigiTool DBI3 Hot Air Balloon Flight Instrument

See how it works.

Short tutorials covering each role — pilot setup, observer view, and driver navigation.

PILOT

New User Registration

OBSERVER

Wind Prediction

DRIVER

Wind Checker

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Frequently asked questions.

Everything pilots, chase drivers, and observers ask before their first flight with BalloonRadar 2.0.

Is BalloonRadar 2.0 really free for pilots, drivers, and observers?

Yes — 100% free. There are no subscriptions, no paywalled flight features, and no ads. Built by an active commercial balloon pilot with 30 years of experience for the entire ballooning community.

Do chase drivers or passengers need an account to follow a flight?

No. Chase drivers simply enter a 6-character flight code to unlock live turn-by-turn navigation toward your predicted landing zone. Passengers, families, and spectators can open the live map in any browser without installing anything.

How does the AI Flight Planner model wind layers?

Before takeoff, the AI Flight Planner pulls real pressure-level wind data across eight altitude layers from 10 m up to 3,000 m and simulates two independent flight scenarios on a satellite map with an altitude profile and plain-language risk assessment.

How do I claim the 5% BalloonRadar discount on DigiTool DBI3 instruments?

Install BalloonRadar 2.0 on Android and create your free pilot profile. Your personal 5% discount code is available inside the app under Settings → Account and can be used at dbi3.com or via direct order.

Ready to fly with better tools?

Download BalloonRadar 2.0 free on Android. No account needed for observers and drivers — just share a link or a 6-character code.

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