Features

Everything AltosUI can do for your rocket flights — from live tracking to post-flight analysis.

Complete feature reference with hardware compatibility ↓

Current Features

Flight Replay

Shipped

Play back recorded .telem files through the full telemetry pipeline as if the rocket were flying live.

Launch Site Overlay

Shipped

Hundreds of rocketry club launch sites displayed as tappable circle overlays on the flight map.

Telemetry File Previews

Shipped

Browse .telem files in the Files app with custom thumbnails and Quick Look previews showing flight metadata.

Experimental Features

Available now, being actively refined based on field testing.

AR Recovery HUD

Experimental

Augmented reality heads-up display overlaying bearing, distance, and a targeting reticle on your camera view.

Recovery Map

Experimental

Dedicated walking map with live tracking — your position, the rocket, a route line, and distance badge.

Flight Report

Experimental

On-device post-flight summary with performance, phase timeline, motor, aero, apogee, stability, recovery, advisories, and an altitude chart — exportable as PDF.

Coming Soon

We're looking for what's next. Have any ideas? Let us know.

Complete Feature Reference

Full details on everything AltosUI supports, including hardware compatibility.

Compatibility

  • • At telemetry parity with the latest AltosDroid (currently in beta on Google Play) — the same flight data, the same math, the same display values
  • • Supports the latest AltOS firmware and hardware, including TeleMega v7 with 30V voltage dividers
  • • Supported flight computers: TeleMega (v1–v7), TeleMetrum (v1–v4), TeleMini (v2–v3), TeleGPS (v1–v4)
  • • Supported companion hardware: EasyMega (v1–v2), EasyTimer (v1–v2), EasyMotor v1
  • • Ground station: TeleBT v4.0 via Bluetooth LE

Core Telemetry

  • • Wireless connection to TeleBT v4 ground station hardware via Bluetooth LE
  • • Full received telemetry logged to files on the device
  • • Select the ground station frequency matching your airframe
  • • Bearing, elevation, and distance given relative to your position, not the launch pad

Flight Analysis

  • • Flight Report — on-device post-flight summary with performance, phase timeline, motor, aero, apogee, stability, recovery, GPS drift, signal quality, advisories, and altitude chart. Long-press a tracker or open any .telem from the Files app. Export as paginated PDF. Experimental

Recovery Tools

  • • AR Recovery HUD — augmented reality camera overlay with compass ribbon, direction arrow, and targeting reticle Experimental
  • • Recovery Map — walking map with route line, heading tracking, and relative-direction badge Experimental
  • • GPS Uncertainty Circle — shows the actual GPS accuracy area around your rocket's position, sized by satellite geometry Technical Reference
  • • Text-to-speech guidance to the rocket during recovery and flight state during ascent

Maps

  • • Maps view of airframe location using online or offline maps
  • • Offline map downloads with configurable radius, zoom levels, and map types — download before you head to the field
  • • Walking-recovery tiles for foot-navigation detail
  • • Launch site overlays for hundreds of rocketry clubs worldwide

Flight Files

  • • Telemetry files exposed to the Files app and iTunes Document Sharing
  • • Custom thumbnails and Quick Look previews for .telem files — browse your flight library without opening the app
  • • Open any .telem from iCloud Drive or AirDrop directly into a Flight Report — no import needed
  • • Flight replay player for recorded .telem files

Multi-Tracker

  • • Track multiple rockets simultaneously from a single ground station
  • • Sort trackers by age, callsign, frequency, or serial number
  • • Tracker data persists across app restarts