2.5.12
2026-09-18
- Updated airport database: moved, renamed, or re-identified airports corrected.
- Fixed takeoff and landing detection occasionally staying off until the app was restarted. The GPS Status screen now shows whether detection is running.
- Fixed a bug where the first trip after switching aircraft sometimes saved under the previous aircraft.
2.5.11
2026-09-04
- You can now correct an aircraft's Hobbs or tach reading, or record a replaced meter, right in the aircraft editor. Future trips count up from the new reading; past trips keep theirs.
- SkyTimer now warns before a trip edit or deletion changes an aircraft's current hours, and when a preflight reading looks far off from the aircraft's tracked value.
- Fixed the aircraft setup screens on older iOS/iPadOS versions.
2.5.10
2026-08-25
- Fixed an issue where an aircraft could appear twice with flights split between the copies. Duplicates now merge automatically, restoring your full flight history and hours.
- Fixed the flight timer occasionally staying on the lock screen after a trip ended.
2.5.8
2026-06-19
- You can now rename fuel tanks with your own custom labels.
- Tweaks to the aircraft builder with clearer step-by-step progress and a guided Save button.
- Fixed fuel management profiles and Smart Balance reminders that couldn't be saved/edited on some aircraft configurations.
- Improved Preflight and aircraft editing layouts on iPad.
2.5.6
2026-06-04
- Every numeric field — fuel quantities, tank capacities, fuel flows, speeds, and meter readings — now lets you type a value directly, alongside the familiar +/− steppers.
- Set fuel/refuel faster — tap a tank and type the exact fuel amount, with the selected tank highlighted more clearly.
- Improved reliability when saving trips and syncing between iPhone and Apple Watch.
- Smarter meter (Hobbs/Tach) entry with a confirmation prompt if a reading looks unusually large.
- Various stability fixes and refinements.
2.5.5
2026-05-26
Bug Fixes & Polish
- Fixed race condition that could block 3 or 4 tank fuel selectors
- Fixed potential hang on save trip
- Small UI improvements
2.5.4
2026-04-02
Some helpful new updates to make SkyTimer even better.
- Block Time — Choose whether aircraft block time is engine on to engine off, movement based or manual
- User Timer — A new count-up/countdown timer for IFR procedures, holds, and approaches.
- Custom Fuel Flow Presets — Save and quickly apply fuel flow rates for your engines.
- Engine Cooldown Alert — Set an after-landing cooldown timer in your fuel management profile to get reminded before shutdown.
- GPS Improvements — In-flight GPS status indicator, relaxed detection mode for pressurized cockpits for better takeoff/landing accuracy, and a new GPS diagnostics view.
- Large Tank Support — +100/−100 buttons for faster fuel entry on high-capacity tanks.
- Bug Fixes & Polish
- Fixed fuel unit display on aircraft list
- Improved reminder popup behavior
- Various iPad and Watch layout refinements
2.5.3
2026-03-26
Some helpful new updates to make SkyTimer even better.
- User Timer — A new countup/countdown timer for IFR procedures, holds, and approaches.
- Custom Fuel Flow Presets — Save and quickly apply fuel flow rates for your engines.
- Engine Cooldown Alert — Set an after-landing cooldown timer in your fuel management profile to get reminded before shutdown.
- GPS Improvements — In-flight GPS status indicator, relaxed detection mode for pressurized cockpits for better takeoff/landing accuracy, and a new GPS diagnostics view.
- Large Tank Support — +100/−100 buttons for faster fuel entry on high-capacity tanks.
- Bug Fixes & Polish
- Fixed fuel unit display on aircraft list
- Improved reminder popup behavior
- Various iPad and Watch layout refinements
2.5.2
2026-03-16
SkyTimer now runs natively on iPad.
- Full iPad support with optimized views for every screen size
- Slide Over, Windowed and Split View — run SkyTimer alongside ForeFlight, Garmin Pilot, or your favorite EFB
- Improved watch and phone sync for more reliable in-flight communication
- Optimized battery usage during long flights
- Bug fixes and performance improvements
- Contact form for easier support
- Improved functionality for crossover tank selector
- New fuel reminder detecting tank imbalance for twin engine aircraft
- Add custom cruise fuel flows (e.g. lean of peak, rich of peak) for easy selection
2.5.1
2026-02-26
SkyTimer now runs natively on iPad.
- Full iPad support with optimized views for every screen size
- Slide Over, Windowed and Split View — run SkyTimer alongside ForeFlight, Garmin Pilot, or your favorite EFB
- Improved watch and phone sync for more reliable in-flight communication
- Optimized battery usage during long flights
- Bug fixes and performance improvements
- Contact form for easier support
2.5.0
2026-02-18
SkyTimer now runs natively on iPad.
- Full iPad support with optimized views for every screen size
- Slide Over, Windowed and Split View — run SkyTimer alongside ForeFlight, Garmin Pilot, or your favorite EFB
- Improved watch and phone sync for more reliable in-flight communication
- Optimized battery usage during long flights
- Bug fixes and performance improvements
2.1.0
2025-09-24
What's New:
- Option to disable live sync with Apple Watch during flight so the phone and watch apps work independently. (Recorded flights will still sync.)
- Design tweaks to latest watchOS.
Other recent updates:
- SkyTimer has a new design for the latest iOS with a cleaner look and refined controls.
- Improved Flight History screen making it easier to review information on past trips
- New Start Trip view with a map display showing your selected airport
- Improvements to notifications and alerts in flight
- Various bug fixes and tweaks
2.0.9
2025-09-17
What's New:
- SkyTimer has a new design for the latest iOS with a cleaner look and refined controls.
- Improved Flight History screen making it easier to review information on past trips
- New Start Trip view with a map display showing your selected airport
- Improvements to notifications and alerts in flight
- Various bug fixes and tweaks
2.0.8
2025-02-18
- Per-tank fuel endurance displayed under fuel details
- Bug fixes and improvements to in-flight alerts
2.0.6
2024-10-21
New Features:
- Cruise detection to remind you to set cruise fuel flow
- Music/Audio controls on Apple Watch app (turn on in watch app settings)
- Select multiple trips at once to export or delete
Other Changes:
- Improvements to Live Activities/Dynamic Island display
- Minor UI changes
2.0.4
2024-08-22
- Export trips to LogTen or CSV
- Optimizations to SmartTrack landing detection
- Reminder to end trip after landing
- Various bug fixes and improvements
1.9.5
2023-11-12
• Streamlined Apple Watch interface
• Improvements to iPhone widget syncing when using both iPhone and Apple Watch.
• Increase of maximum fuel per tank
• Trip sort order/filter improvements
• Code optimizations to make things run more smoothly
1.9.4
2023-11-07
• Widget on iPhone now available to view most recent trip and current active flight.
• Improvements to Dynamic Fuel Flow
• Code optimizations to make things run more smoothly
1.8
2023-09-19
Minor updates and improvements to better support iOS 17 and watchOS 10.
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View your flight details in-flight on the Dynamic Island on iPhone 15 and iPhone 14 Pro. It's like heads-up display of your fuel and flight time when using your EFB.
1.7.1
2023-02-19
Improved Smart Balance calculations at takeoff.
SkyTimer 1.7
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You can now view your flight details in-flight on your Lock Screen. And with iPhone 14 Pro models, the Dynamic Island provides a heads-up display of your fuel and flight info--great when using an EFB app in-flight.
* Improved: Smart Track algorithm to make takeoff and landing tracking even more accurate.
* Updated: Latest airport database.
* Tweaks and polish to the user interface to support the latest devices.
1.6.5
2022-04-28
New - Dynamic Fuel Flow
- SkyTimer Plus users can now activate Dynamic Fuel Flow within settings.
- Update fuel flow in-flight for even more accurate estimates of fuel burn. endurance, and remaining fuel.
Improved
- Optimizations of Smart Balance calculate optimal time-on-tank to keep fuel tanks balanced
- Other small improvements and bug fixes
1.5.3
2021-06-12
- New option in Settings to rollover estimated fuel when starting new trip from last saved trip
- Calculated number of landings for trips now shown in Flight History
- Minor tweaks and bug fixes
1.5
2020-12-08
- We've added the ability for SkyTimer to automatically detect takeoffs and landings. SkyTimer Plus users can enable "Smart Track" and GPS speed and provided aircraft Vso stall speed will be used to auto-track takeoffs and landings. Approach Mode can also be enabled to save battery life when using Smart Track. GPS tracking will remain off until you activate Approach Mode near your arrival airport.
- Now when you tap on headers above any takeoff/landing time list, you can toggle display between UTC and your local device timezone.
- Bug fixes and little enhancements so things run even smoother.
1.0.3
2020-09-19
Performance enhancements and some design tweaks for iOS 14 and WatchOS 7.
1.0.2
2020-08-25
A few more enhancements to polish things up.
1.0.1
2020-08-22
Minor under-the-cowling enhancements.