Convek vs SkySight
A clean comparison for pilots and developers evaluating soaring weather options.
SkySight is an excellent pilot-facing forecasting product, widely used by competition and cross-country pilots. Convek is a different thing: a developer-facing API serving the same class of data. This isn't a head-to-head - it's a straight comparison so you can pick the right tool.
What Convek is
Convek is an API. Developers, instrument makers, and gliding clubs query it to build their own interfaces, embed data in cockpit systems, or display it on club flight-planning dashboards. It is not a consumer product.
What SkySight is
SkySight is a consumer-grade soaring weather service with a polished web/app interface. Pilots log in, view forecast maps and soundings, plan flights. Subscription is per pilot.
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Which should you pick?
Pick Convek if
You're a developer, instrument maker, or club that needs soaring data as JSON to build something on top of.
Pick SkySight if
You're a pilot who wants a beautiful forecast UI without building anything.
In short
If you are a pilot who wants a ready-made forecast UI, SkySight is the better tool. If you are building something - an app, an instrument, a club display, a personal script - Convek gives you structured data you can use.