# MagentaLine

> MagentaLine (iPhone/iPad app by HiveByte AI, LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/magentaline/id6759945864 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [HiveByte AI, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1881837711)
- Category: Navigation, Weather
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 53 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-07-20
- Data updated: 2026-08-19
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/magentaline/id6759945864/reviews.md

## What is MagentaLine?

MagentaLine is a modern Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) for general aviation pilots. Plan flights, check weather, and track your flying — all from your phone or tablet.

Key Features:
• Interactive aviation sectional map with real-time GPS position
• Live METAR and TAF weather data with flight category overlays
• Animated winds aloft, cloud base, and visibility overlays
• Weather radar, satellite, echo tops, and forecast radar
• PIREPs (Pilot Reports) displayed on the map
• TFR and NOTAM alerts with route briefing and NOTAM search
• Automatic flight detection and digital logbook
• Weight & Balance calculations for your aircraft
• Flight plan creation and management with winds-aloft planning
• Approach plates and airport diagrams with georeferenced overlays
• ADS-B traffic from GDL 90-compatible receivers — plus internet-based traffic
• Fuel prices (100LL and Jet-A) on the map
• Offline support — download aviation data for use without connectivity
• Cloud sync for routes and preferences across devices
• Custom checklists for your aircraft

Built by pilots, for pilots. MagentaLine gives you the tools you need for safe, informed flying. MagentaLine requires an account with an active subscription.

MagentaLine is a supplemental situational-awareness tool (Type B EFB). Always verify with official publications before flight.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.1.7 — 2026-08-18

• New: Obstacles map layer — tower icons colored by your altitude (red within 100 ft, yellow within 1,000 ft below), with a GPS-accuracy safeguard. Tap any tower for its height and lighting, or hide obstacles you've cleared by 2,000+ ft
• Fixed a crash when closing the scratchpad
• Stability and reliability improvements

### 1.1.6 — 2026-08-16

• New: Manual flight recording — switch off automatic detection in Settings → Flight Logbook and start/end flights yourself from the route panel
• Aircraft profiles now load without an internet connection
• Removed the red off-course warning display
• Faster, more reliable aviation data downloads
• Restored special-use airspace overlays (MOA, Restricted, Prohibited)

### 1.1.5 — 2026-08-08

• Procedure previews now draw on a real chart — see SIDs, STARs, and approaches in context before adding them to your route
• Route panel action buttons now fit on narrow phone screens
• Fixed top-of-screen panels and buttons sitting under the status bar on iPhone and iPad
• Reliability improvements

### 1.1.4 — 2026-08-03

• New: breadcrumb trail and a 2/5/10-minute track vector on the moving map.

• New: report fuel price corrections from any FBO card — updates reach other pilots within minutes.

• ADS-B receivers now connect automatically and work alongside internet weather and traffic; receiver data takes over whenever it's streaming.

• Smoother map with the airspace overlay enabled, more reliable charts on aircraft WiFi, and stability improvements.

• Route: tap the Route tab again to close it; long-press a route airport for Airport Info.

### 1.1.3 — 2026-07-30

• Fixed an issue where the app could fail to open when started without an internet connection. It now opens directly from your saved session.

• Improved ADS-B receiver connections: receivers are recognized more reliably, an additional connection port is supported, and connection messages now explain what to check when a receiver isn't found.

• Stability and reliability improvements.

## Related topics

[eab navigate](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/eab-navigate)

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-19.*