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
ShippedPlay back recorded .telem files through the full telemetry pipeline as if the rocket were flying live.
Launch Site Overlay
ShippedHundreds of rocketry club launch sites displayed as tappable circle overlays on the flight map.
Telemetry File Previews
ShippedBrowse .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.
Coming Soon
Currently in development.
Complete Feature Reference
Full details on everything AltosUI supports, including hardware compatibility.
Compatibility
- • At telemetry parity with AltosDroid 1.9.22 — the same flight data, the same math, the same display values
- • Supports the latest AltOS 1.9.22 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
Recovery Tools
- • AR Recovery HUD — augmented reality camera overlay with compass ribbon, direction arrow, and targeting reticle Experimental
- • Recovery Map — dedicated walking map with route line, heading tracking, and live distance readout Experimental
- • GPS Uncertainty Circle — shows the actual GPS accuracy area around your rocket's position, sized by satellite geometry Technical Reference
- • Text-to-speech announcements guiding you to where your rocket landed
- • Text-to-speech announcements of rocket state during flight
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
- • Launch site circles displayed on the map for hundreds of rocketry clubs worldwide — tap to see site name and website
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
- • Flight replay player — play back recorded .telem files through all four tabs in real-time or fast mode
Flight Library
- • All received flights are recorded automatically — go back and review any flight at any time
- • Sort recorded flights by age, callsign, frequency, or serial number
- • Flight data persists across app restarts