# Wrist Vario > Lightweight flight computer for the soaring - gliding, paragliding, balloon Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.touchingcloud.wristvario](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.touchingcloud.wristvario) ## Overview - **ID:** `com.touchingcloud.wristvario` - **Platform:** Android - **Type:** Android app - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** TouchingCloud - **Category:** SPORTS - **Downloads:** 2,190 - **Version:** 1.3 - **Last updated:** 2026-08-10 - **First published:** 2025-07-03 - **Publisher country:** KZ - **Size:** 4.49 MB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-13 - **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.touchingcloud.wristvario) - **Website:** [https://apps.touching.cloud](https://apps.touching.cloud/) - **Privacy policy:** [https://apps.touching.cloud/privacy-policy/](https://apps.touching.cloud/privacy-policy/) ## Description Wrist Vario is a fully on-watch variometer and altimeter for Wear OS, featuring:

- Real-time barometer- or GPS-based altitude & vertical-speed (“vario”) readings
- Configurable gauge in dark or light style with selectable scale & units
- Flexible audible tones and vibration feedback as vertical speed indication
- Automatic sea level pressure calculation before take off
- On-screen data (optional): time, battery, GPS accuracy, barometric sensor frequency, air pressure, averaged lift/sink for given period, ground speed or airspeed (respecting wind direction), wind speed
- Ground-speed, bearing compass and wind speed visual indication
- Bezel & gesture controls for in-flight adjustments

Customizable, glance-friendly instrumentation right on your wrist. Supports not only new devices with high accurate GPS and barometer, but also old watches without barometer or GPS - less accurate but still helpful.

Navigation:

Main screen:
HOME button - moves app in background
BACK button - exit dialogue (disappears after 5 sec, works only on some devices)
Up/down swipe - settings screen

Settings screen:
Disappears after 5 seconds of inactivity
HOME button - moves app in background
BACK button - close settings screen (works only on some devices)
Up/down swipe - next/previous parameter
Left/right swipe - value change proportionally to the swipe length (right swipe may close app on some devices)
+/- symbol tap - value change by single point
Bezel rotation - value change by single point

Detailed description of available parameters:

> Vario Mode

Choose how vertical speed (“vario”) is measured:

Barometer only – uses air pressure to detect climbs and descents.

Mixed – blends barometer and GPS when both are available.

GPS only – relies solely on your phone’s location signals.

> Speed Mode

Decide what speed to show and hear:

Off – no speed displayed.

Ground speed – shows how fast you’re moving over the ground.

True airspeed – adjusts ground speed by wind to estimate your actual airspeed.

> Wind Mode

Control how wind information appears:

Direction only – arrow shows wind direction.

Simple – arrow plus a basic wind indicator.

Detailed – arrow plus numeric wind speed.

> Sea-Level Pressure

Sets the barometer’s reference pressure so altitude readings stay accurate. If you fly in different weather, you can tweak this to calibrate.

> Vario Units

Pick your preferred units for vertical speed:

m/s (meters per second)

ft/min (feet per minute)

> Vario Scale

Choose the vario gauge’s range (the maximum climb/descent it shows):

±5 m/s, ±10 m/s, or ±20 m/s.

> Ground-Speed Units

Select how ground speed is shown:

km/h, mph, or knots.

> Needle Smoothing

Smooth out the gauge needle’s movement. A higher value makes the needle less jumpy but reacts more slowly.

> Digital Smoothing

Same as needle smoothing, but for the numerical vario readout.

> Tone Thresholds

Set the “sink tone” and “lift tone” cut-off points—when the audio alarms start as you sink or climb.

> Volume

Adjust the vario sound volume from silent to loud.

> Vibration

Turn on or off vibration feedback and choose its strength.

> Display Style

Toggle between a light or dark gauge background to suit your environment.

> Brightness

Control the overall screen brightness.

> Info Opacity

Adjust how transparent on-screen info (like altitude, accuracy, battery level) appears.

> Screen Rotation

Lock the app’s orientation or let it auto-rotate so it always faces you.

> Sensor Speed

Balance update speed versus battery life:

Battery-saver – slower, fewer updates.

High-performance – faster, smoother updates. ## Rankings - #925,760 — Overall ## Permissions and access ### Permissions - `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION` - `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK` - `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS` - `android.permission.VIBRATE` - `com.touchingcloud.wristvario.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION` ## Similar extensions and apps - [AIR³ Vario Watch](https://chrome-stats.com/d/air3.air3variowatch) — 35 users - [Riser : Freeflight Variometer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/co.halllabs.riser) — 4 users - [Altimeter Variometer (Wear OS)](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.sky.altimeter) — 71 users - [VarioWatch](https://chrome-stats.com/d/au.com.penattilabs.variowatch) — 4 users - [Variometer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.sky.vario) — 1 users - [Altimeter & vario for Wear OS](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.sky.altipro) — 83 users - [Variometer-Sky Land (Standard)](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.jonathanVARIOMETERoffStd) — 304 users - [Fly Vario: Paragliding Vario](https://chrome-stats.com/d/org.theflightvario.simplevario.classic) — 8,924 users - [Variometer-Sky Land Tracker](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.jonathanVARIOMETER) — 3,700 users, 4.40 / 5 - [XC Vario: Paragliding Vario](https://chrome-stats.com/d/org.theflightvario.simplevario.xc) — 25,993 users, 4.20 / 5 - [WristSense: Sensor Dashboard](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.quazmoz.wristsense) — 33 users - [CrownChronos](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.crown.chronos) — 9 users --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.touchingcloud.wristvario)