Monitor fuel status and flight times with SkyTimer’s new iPad app

SkyTimer is one of our favorite apps for managing one of the two of the most important aspects of any flight: monitoring flight time and tracking fuel. The app will track total time, time out, time off, and time on each fuel tank. Using the fuel burn you entered when creating an aircraft profile, SkyTimer offers updated endurance estimates, fuel load in each tank, and total fuel burn. It’s simple, but it’s well designed—easy to read in flight and visually clean.

The app has grown significantly over the years and continually adds new features to take advantage of the latest iOS capabilities. It includes support for the Dynamic Island at the top of the iPhone screen, allowing you to monitor fuel status while using an EFB app. It also includes a full-featured Apple Watch app, with support for live SmartStack widgets on a watch.

Now available for iPad

The most recent update adds a new iPad app, allowing you to take advantage of all the app’s features on a larger screen. The app syncs all of your data via iCloud, so you’ll automatically see your aircraft and flight history in the new iPad app. The standout feature is its full support for multitasking, including Slide Over, Split View, and the new windowed mode in iPadOS 26. This allows you to keep the app in view right alongside your favorite EFB app in flight.

SkyTimer is also a great way to keep accurate logs of all your flights. Its Smart Track uses GPS ground speed and your aircraft’s Vso stall speed to automatically detect takeoffs and landings. SkyTimer logs the times and airports for you. All flights are displayed in the History section, and can be exported via CSV to logbook apps like LogTen.

What else is new:

• Watch app update — Sync between phone and watch is more streamlined and battery-efficient, with the watch now tapping into the phone’s GPS (and its larger battery) when available
• Dynamic Island (iPhone) — Includes new improvements to a popular feature for pilots who use their iPhone as their primary flying device; provides a heads-up view while you’re in your EFB
• Built for iOS 26 — UI updated throughout to align with the latest platform conventions

Download the SkyTimer app here

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Bret Koebbe

Bret is a senior vice president at Sporty's and senior flight instructor for Sporty's Academy. In addition to Bret's teaching responsibilities, Bret leads Sporty's video production and app development team and serves as editor of iPad Pilot News. As an airline transport pilot, Bret is a senior captain in Sporty's corporate flight department.

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