# FlightScore — Smart, Flight First Planning

> Pilot's flight safety score, risk assessment, and cockpit tools. (iPhone/iPad app by Ken Mills.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/flightscore/id6761183751 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Ken Mills](https://appshunter.io/developer/1888160038)
- Category: Travel, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.6 · 66 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-04-02
- Data updated: 2026-08-22
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/flightscore/id6761183751/reviews.md

## What is FlightScore?

FlightScore — Know Before You Go
Every preflight comes down to one question: what are the actual risks on this flight?
FlightScore builds a 0–100 Safety Score from live weather, your personal minimums, and the FAA’s PAVE framework — giving you a clear, data-backed risk picture before you leave the ground. Low risk, elevated risk, or high risk: you’ll see exactly what’s driving the result, so you can make a confident, informed call.
THE SAFETY SCORE & ADAPTIVE RISK
An intelligent blend of live weather data and your personal Flight Risk Assessment Tool (FRAT). The engine dynamically calibrates its risk weights based on your flight context, with distinct profiles for night and IFR operations. Low risk means the assessed factors look favorable. High risk surfaces the specific concerns — crosswind limits, density altitude, a deteriorating TAF, or a SIGMET across your route. You always know exactly what the app is thinking, and why.
SENTINEL: PROACTIVE FLIGHT SAFETY
Sentinel works in the background to surface the threats standard decoders miss:
Dynamic Personal Minimums: Automatically tightens your ceiling and visibility limits based on recent currency (30/60/90-day tiers), relaxing as you log regular hours.
Sentinel Alerts & TAF Remarks: An AI-powered NOTAM scanner that flags operational show-stoppers — closures, ILS outages, PAPI down on a night flight — instantly. Deep-decodes the TAF RMK section for hidden threats like LLWS, PK WND, and frontal passages that standard decoders ignore entirely.
Trip Watch & Divergence Detection: Monitors your route every 15 minutes before departure and sends push alerts if conditions deteriorate. In-flight, watches for live forecast divergence every 60 seconds so you’re never caught by a TAF that aged poorly.
ADVANCED COCKPIT CHECKLISTS
A completely reimagined checklist engine built for ground prep and high-stress in-flight workflows:
Fly Mode: One tap switches to a simplified, large-text, high-contrast interface built for single-handed use in the cockpit.
Emergency Phase Mapping: Tag phases as Normal or Emergency Procedures to give critical steps distinct, high-visibility visual treatment when it matters most.
Smart Import: Drag-and-drop ordering, or import standard and ForeFlight-compatible CSV checklists that auto-match to the N-numbers in your hangar. Full offline caching ensures they work anywhere.
AIPILOT — YOUR POH IN YOUR POCKET
On-device AI reads your specific POH and approach plates. Ask “What’s my short-field takeoff distance at 4,500 feet density altitude?” and get the answer — even at an FBO with zero Wi-Fi. Your aircraft documents stay private and on your device.
THE PILOT WORKSPACE
Comprehensive Logbook: ForeFlight CSV import, currency tracking, and PDF export.
Weight & Balance: Saved aircraft profiles with real-time CG envelope graphing.
Moving Map: Fuel range rings, preferred routes, flight recorder, and OWNSHIP tracking.
GLANCEABLE, EVERYWHERE
A Home Screen widget keeps your Safety Score one glance away. Apple Watch surfaces weather trends on the drive to the airport. iCloud syncs your profile, logbook, and risk assessments across iPhone, iPad, and Mac — start your preflight at the kitchen table, finish it on the ramp.
KNOW YOUR RISK. MAKE YOUR CALL.
FlightScore is a decision-support tool for the pilot in command. It evaluates weather, NOTAMs, performance, and pilot risk factors — but it does not make go/no-go decisions, and it does not replace an official FAA weather briefing or qualified flight instruction. Under FAR 91.3(a), the pilot in command has final authority and responsibility for every flight.
Privacy Policy: https://www.flightscore.ai/privacy.html
Terms of Use: https://www.flightscore.ai/terms-of-service.html
EULA: https://www.flightscore.ai/eula.html

## Key features

- Dynamic Safety Score (0-100)
- Live weather and personal minimums integration
- Proactive threat detection (Sentinel)
- AI-powered NOTAM scanner
- Advanced cockpit checklists
- On-device POH reader (AIPilot)
- Logbook and weight & balance tools

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FlightScore Pro Monthly | $7.99 | per month |
| FlightScore Pro Annual | $79.99 | per year |



## Frequently asked questions about FlightScore

### What is FlightScore?

FlightScore provides pilots with a data-backed risk picture for flights by generating a 0-100 Safety Score. It integrates live weather, personal minimums, and FAA frameworks to help pilots make informed decisions.

### Does FlightScore have ads?

Yes, FlightScore contains advertisements. As a free app with in-app purchases, advertisements are part of the user experience.

### What are the subscription options for FlightScore Pro?

FlightScore Pro offers monthly and annual subscription plans. The monthly plan is $7.99/month and the annual plan is $79.99/year, both including a 14-day free trial.

### What devices does FlightScore support?

FlightScore is available on Apple Watch, iPhone, and iPad, offering a glanceable experience across multiple devices.

### How does FlightScore's Sentinel feature work?

Sentinel proactively surfaces threats missed by standard decoders. It includes dynamic personal minimums, AI-powered NOTAM scanning, and trip watch with divergence detection for real-time alerts.

### Can I use FlightScore offline?

Yes, FlightScore offers full offline caching for its advanced cockpit checklists, ensuring they are accessible anywhere, even without an internet connection.

### What kind of checklists does FlightScore offer?

FlightScore features a reimagined checklist engine with a simplified 'Fly Mode' for single-handed use, emergency phase mapping, and smart import for standard and ForeFlight-compatible CSV checklists.

### How often is FlightScore updated?

The latest version of FlightScore is 2.2.1, which was released on June 4, 2026. Updates are provided to enhance features and reliability.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.9.1 — 2026-08-15

FlightScore 2.9 — more honest landings, weather, and kneeboard

• Taxi is no longer logged as a landing — we wait until you’ve been airborne
• Scratchpad eraser bites a hole in a line instead of wiping the whole stroke
• Cached METAR is not labeled Live; missing visibility is not scored as VFR
• Logbook opens faster (first page, then the rest)
• FAR/AIM Ask stays on the device disk; your POH uploads still use on-device search
• Offline briefing restores NWKRAFT and runway performance with the last brief
• Searchable aircraft catalog; clearer NOTAMs; Cockpit is tools-first with ForeFlight

Assessed risk is for planning only. You are PIC—always verify weather, NOTAMs, and your POH.

Shorter fallback if you need it:

Taxi is no longer a landing, cached weather is labeled honestly, logbook opens faster, FAR/AIM Ask stays on disk, and scratchpad erase bites a hole instead of wiping the line. Planning only—you are PIC.

### 2.9 — 2026-08-08

FlightScore — clearer briefings, fresher charts, better NOTAMs

• Offline FAA chart tiles: see Expiring soon / Outdated after a chart cycle, with one-tap update prompts on Downloads, Flights, and the map—tiles are never deleted for you
• NOTAMs that read like ClearNOTAMs: plain English first, Show source for the coded text, category filters, sort, pin-to-top, and routine items collapsed when the list is long
• Clearer risk labels everywhere: Low / Moderate / High Risk only—no GO / CAUTION / NO-GO score labels
• When the full server score isn’t available, you’ll see an honest “On-device estimate (weather only)” instead of a silent partial path
• Offline AI brief uses the same 80 / 50 risk bands as the rest of the app
• Airport Weather: Conditions / Forecast / Ops with a shared time scrubber; Local Safety Score labeled weather-only
• Plan map: true full-screen Expand, better light-mode chrome, sunlight basemap toggle (iOS)
• Briefing schedule stays visible in sticky chrome and hero (same format as Flights)
• AiPilot document & FAR/AIM Ask aligned as Premium on web and iOS; free tier: 5 trips, unlimited logbook, 3 docs, daily AI allowance for core briefings

Assessed risk is for planning only. You are PIC—always verify weather, NOTAMs, and your POH.

### 2.8 — 2026-07-28

• Night-before risk alerts now use your real route and IFR setup, and skip when weather data is too thin for a fair comparison
• PDF export can wait while your briefing finishes loading—no more “try again” dead ends
• Glide ring: METAR wind when available, no bogus drift on variable winds, always-on advisory (not a terrain model)
• Catalog performance tables labeled clearly; fuel burn flags “Outside POH table” when needed
• Create flights offline with ICAO shorthand (e.g. KCLT to KATL tomorrow 9am)
• Safer offline downloads when device storage is almost full
• Clearer logbook import preview and on-device AI / offline Ask guidance

Assessed risk is for planning only. You are PIC—always verify weather, NOTAMs, and your POH.

### 2.7 — 2026-07-23

Hey everyone — we’ve shipped a lot recently. Here’s the pilot-facing rundown without the engineering jargon.

Cockpit is more useful in the air (iOS)
• Works offline when you open it — cached trips, frequencies, checklists, and map tiles instead of a dead “check your connection” screen.
• Score delta — under the risk ring, a short note on what got better or worse since the last score.
• Glide-range ring + nearest-field hint — still-air advisory from your hangar glide ratio (verify against your POH).
• Nav strip — next fix, bearing, distance, ETE, and cross-track above the map.
• Optional spoken callouts — risk band changes, TAF divergence, and a “close your VFR flight plan” nudge after landing (opt-in).
• Comm pad — active/standby flip-flop, ATIS letter chip, recent frequencies.
• Live Activity polish — risk-band color on Dynamic Island and a deep link straight into Cockpit.

Pick a better departure window
• Hourly risk timeline around ETD (−2 h to +10 h) so you can see when weather risk is Low / Moderate / High.
• Night-before score-drop alerts when assessed risk improves a band for an upcoming flight (quiet hours respected).

Weather that matches real planning
• Official weather charts gallery (AWC / WPC / NESDIS) on the briefing WX tab — surface prog, convective outlooks, icing, turbulence, G-AIRMETs, QPF, satellite, and more — timed to your ETD, route, and region (US / Canada / Mexico when available).
• Icing & turbulence at cruise level — CIP/FIP and GTG prefer HRRR tiles at 850 / 700 / 500 mb; falls back to national product imagery with a clear “approximate” label when needed.
• Class E surface areas on the map.
• NEXRAD play/pause on native maps (starts on the newest frame).
• AI route weather summary for a quick preflight weather picture where enabled.

Planning & safety helpers
• VFR flight-plan status — Not Filed → Filed → Active → Closed.
• IFR alternate fuel included in required fuel (FAR 91.167–aware).
• Equipment / PBN compatibility check on your route.
• Better POH fuel (altitude × temp interpolation), CG travel with envelope alerts, and unit prefs (lbs/kg, gal/L).
• Clearer links between personal minimums, FRAT, and What-if.
• 14-day full Premium trial for new signups.

Brand new: live ATC transcription (iOS native)
This just landed and is worth calling out:

• A new ATC panel in Cockpit listens on-device (no cloud) and shows a live, pause-segmented transcript.
• Your tail number is highlighted when you’re called.
• Pin clearances, parse CRAFT, send freqs to standby, review pins after the flight.
• Background listening — leave FlightScore running under ForeFlight (or another EFB). When ATC calls your tail, you get a notification with the instruction; coming back shows a “missed while away” catch-up marker.
• Designed to mix with, not duck, your EFB’s traffic/terrain callouts.

Heads-up: best results need radio audio into the phone (panel Bluetooth, patch cable, or cabin speaker). A boom mic alone hears you, not ATC.

Under the hood (but you’ll feel it)
• Hazards, NOTAMs, and PIREPs are filtered to a ±50 NM route corridor so the briefing focuses on what’s actually on your path.
• Cruise altitude planning can go up to service ceiling (no artificial low cap).
• Map layers, chart loading, and model weather reliability got a solid pass.
• Signup / login is smoother (no more painful email rate-limit walls for normal sign-up).

Quick recap of the recent foundation
• 2.5 — fully native iOS (faster, smoother, better offline, widgets/Watch).
• 2.5.1 — Plan with AI (describe the trip, get fuel stops, min checks, ranked options, approve before create).

### 2.6 — 2026-07-14

This update builds on the native iOS app with better preflight planning, cockpit decision support, and official weather products — plus a long list of reliability fixes for maps and offline use.

Plan with AI
Describe a trip in plain English (“KPAO to KTRK Saturday in my plane, stop every 2 hours, avoid mountains”). FlightScore proposes ranked routes with fuel stops, winds-based cruise altitudes, and personal-minimums checks at each stop. Optimize for fewest stops, fuel burn, or estimated fuel cost (AirNav prices when available). You approve before anything is saved.

Cockpit that works when it matters
• Cold-start offline: open Cockpit on airplane mode with cached trips, frequencies, checklists, and map tiles
• Score delta under the risk ring — see what improved or worsened since the last score
• Glide-range ring and best-field chip (from your aircraft glide ratio — verify against your POH; advisory only)
• Live nav strip: next fix, bearing, distance, ETE, and cross-track
• Optional spoken callouts for risk-band changes, TAF divergence, and “close your VFR flight plan” on landing
• Active/standby comm scratch pad with flip-flop
• Swipe-up glances and smoother Live Activity / Dynamic Island risk tint

Departure timing & overnight alerts
Hourly risk timeline around your ETD so you can pick a better launch window. Optional night-before notification when assessed risk drops a band for an upcoming flight.

Official weather charts & hazard layers
• NOAA/AWC product gallery on the briefing WX tab (surface prog, convective outlook, icing, turbulence, G-AIRMETs, QPF, satellite, and more), timed to your ETD and route
• Icing (CIP/FIP) and turbulence (GTG) map overlays at cruise pressure level when model tiles are available
• NEXRAD play/pause on the newest frame, Class E surface areas, clearer layer status chips
• More reliable METARs, TFRs, SIGMETs, wind barbs, offline airspace packs, and chart tiles as you pan and zoom

Planning accuracy & safety helpers
• VFR flight-plan lifecycle tracker (Not Filed → Filed → Active → Closed)
• IFR alternate-leg fuel in required fuel (FAR 91.167-aware)
• Equipment / PBN route compatibility check
• Smarter POH cruise fuel interpolation, CG travel along the route, and mass/volume unit preferences
• Personal minimums linked more clearly to FRAT and What-if

Also improved
• Waypoints manager (groups, map-first create, cleaner KML import)
• More reliable ForeFlight, Garmin .fpl, and GPX exports for custom pins
• AI route weather summary for quick preflight context
• Dark-theme widgets and Live Activity navy polish
• Launch reliability, deep links, paywall, and Watch fixes

New pilots: every new signup gets a 14-day full Premium trial (then free tier unless you subscribe). Existing Premium and all your trips, logbook, minimums, and hangar data stay as they are.

## More apps by Ken Mills

- [Layer Weather](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/layer-weather/id6773475647)

All apps by Ken Mills: https://appshunter.io/developer/1888160038

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