# WxPlan — Aviation planning, simplified

> Australian aviation weather and flight planning tool for pilots. (iPhone/iPad app by WXPLAN PTY LTD.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wxplan/id6743429151 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [WXPLAN PTY LTD](https://appshunter.io/developer/1802811576)
- Category: Weather, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 9 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2025-05-13
- Data updated: 2026-09-01
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wxplan/id6743429151/reviews.md

## What is WxPlan?

WxPlan - Smarter Weather & Flight Planning, tailored for Australian pilots.

Get unrestricted access to official NAIPS weather - completely free, with no ads and no sign-in required.

WxPlan gives all users free access to essential tools including Location Briefs, Area Briefs, First/Last Light, Wind & Temperature Profiles, Restricted Area Briefs, RAIM Prediction, and all Charts.

Smart ETA-based TAF analysis:
Simply enter your destination and ETA, or import your run sheet - WxPlan extracts the TAF lines relevant to your arrival, considers TAF3 requirements, buffers, Part 121 or 91 rules and utilises your alternate minima to determine any weather conditions that may trigger holding or an alternate. View detailed TAF and METAR wind components for each runway.

NOTAMs Simplified:
View active and inactive NOTAMs relevant to your ETA. The NOTAM Analyser delivers easy-to-read summaries, while smart filters let you focus on the categories that matter to you.

Holding fuel calculator:
Instantly calculate your maximum holding time and latest exit point, whether you're in the hold or planning ahead, based on forecast or real-time data.

Alternate minima made easy:
Use our built-in Category alternate minima for CAT A to D aircraft, or bulk-import your own. Switch between Category and individual Custom Destination/Alternate minima to suit your needs. Need to be more specific? Import and switch between individual runway minima with support for multiple variations to each runway minima.

Auto-updating METAR, SPECI and ATIS:
WxPlan refreshes airport weather with automatic METAR/SPECI updates and notifies you as soon as a new ATIS is issued.

Flexible storage and caching:
Going offline? Cache charts, Met Briefs, and your entire day’s flying straight from your run sheet. Store individual briefs or import full rosters, and update them all with a single tap.

First/Last light indicator and Multi-ATIS pages:
Instantly see if your arrival is going to be at night with our day/night indicator reflecting official first/last light data for your arrival. Use the Multi-ATIS page to display up to four ATIS entries simultaneously for a complete snapshot.

Store your preferred briefs:
Store up to 40 sets of Location Briefs, each with up to 11 international or domestic airports - all with TAF validity age display. Tap once to update all stored briefs.

Restricted Area brief integration:
View and store restricted area briefs with easy-to-read, colour-coded statuses and expandable NOTAM details for each area.

Chart and General Met Brief pinning:
Pin your preferred Charts and General Met Briefs to the top of your lists for fast access, and cache them all with a single tap.

Highly customisable settings:
Configure all your alternate minima, wind limits, aircraft category, automation and refresh preferences, display settings, and more.

Built for Australian Pilots:
WxPlan is built for Australian pilots, with official data sourced directly from Airservices Australia. Smart TAF analysis on all Australian airports and international airports in New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.

Designed for both iPad and iPhone, WxPlan offers a seamless experience across devices, with iPad providing flexible portrait and landscape layouts - fully supporting Split View for efficient planning.

Whether you're flying your first solo, a GA charter, or for an airline, WxPlan brings clarity to your brief, helping you fly smarter and make informed decisions fast.

WxPlan is free to download and use, with full access to core features. Get a 2-week free trial, then just AUD $2.99/month or AUD $29.99/year (save 2 months) to keep premium tools like the Planner, Holding Calculator, NOTAM filtering, General Met Briefs, and Multi-ATIS pages unlocked. 

One subscription works across all your devices with the same Apple ID.

Terms Of Use:
https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- NAIPS weather access
- Smart TAF analysis
- Simplified NOTAMs
- Holding fuel calculator
- Customizable alternate minima
- Auto-updating METAR/ATIS
- Offline chart caching

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly | $1.99 | per month |
| Annual | $19.99 | per year |


## Recent user reviews (6 of 6)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wxplan/id6743429151/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Awesome pilot app

*2026-05-14*

WxPlan is an excellent tool for pilots looking for a smarter, faster, and more user friendly way to handle weather briefings and operational planning.

Instead of manually digging through weather data and notams, WxPlan automatically highlights holding fuel or alternate requirements, this saves a huge amount of time and reduces the chance of missing critical details. The interface is far more intuitive than traditional briefing tools.

The roster import feature is a major advantage for managing multiple sectors a huge time saver.

### 4/5 — Awesome app!

*2025-09-13*

Best Australian aviation app to date. It has everything I need for free, but the extras are awesome. Super quick to just import my flying for the day and then update it throughout the day. With long TAFs, theres no more misinterpreting times and dates on INTER/TEMPOs etc.

### 5/5 — One stop shop WX app for ALL professional pilots

*2025-09-08*

WxPlan is hands down the best weather app I have used to date. Being an airline pilot, this app has helped me identify fuelling requirements that would have been otherwise buried in the details that many would miss. It

is extremely intuitive and well put making it very easy to use on the ground and inflight. This app is definitely going to be a staple of MUST have apps and I would highly recommend any pilot of all levels to give it a go.
Thank you WxPlan for having an all-in-one weather suite I can rely on

### 5/5 — Best pilot app yet

*2025-05-24*

Importing your days run sheet is such a time saver. Just plug it in and it runs analysis on all your arrivals for the day, storing it for you to look at offline. Colour coded briefs show you at a glance too if you need holding or an alternate. The NOTAM filtering feature is super handy too, you can just choose the categories you want to see and it tells you if it is active on your arrival.

### 5/5 — Essential for Aussie Pilots

*2025-05-14*

I happened to stumble across this app and so glad I did - honestly a game changer for Aussie pilots. You can review the weather and see the alternate minima all in one place and can even filter out NOTAMs. It has saved me so much time flight planning and the layout makes everything incredibly easy and fast to find. Like Naips but more user friendly with extra features. Highly recommend.

### 5/5 — Brilliant app

*2025-05-14*

This app is the best for weather related flight planning that I have used in 35 years of professional and private flying. Very easy to use, makes planning a complex weather day easy. If you find using NAIPS difficult or have difficulty in interpreting TAF’s look no further than this app.

## Frequently asked questions about WxPlan

### Does WxPlan have ads?

No, WxPlan is completely ad-free, allowing for an uninterrupted planning experience.

### What subscription plans are available for WxPlan?

WxPlan offers a monthly subscription for $1.99 and an annual subscription for $19.99. Both plans include a 14-day free trial.

### How often is WxPlan updated?

The app was last updated on February 14, 2026, indicating regular maintenance and updates. The latest version is 3.0.2.

### What devices support WxPlan?

WxPlan is available for both iPhone and iPad, offering a consistent experience across Apple mobile devices.

### Is WxPlan suitable for younger users?

With an age rating of 4+, WxPlan is suitable for a wide range of users, though its primary audience is adult pilots.

### Can I use WxPlan offline?

Yes, WxPlan allows you to cache charts, Met Briefs, and your entire day's flying for offline access, ensuring you have critical data even without an internet connection.

### What makes WxPlan's TAF analysis smart?

WxPlan analyzes TAF lines relevant to your arrival, considering TAF3 requirements, buffers, and specific aviation rules to determine potential holding or alternate conditions.

### How does WxPlan simplify NOTAMs?

The NOTAM Analyser provides easy-to-read summaries of active and inactive NOTAMs relevant to your ETA, with smart filters to focus on important categories.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.2.3 — 2026-08-19

PREFERRED ALTERNATES:
Add your regular alternates in Settings and a new button appears on the roster import screen. Tap it to include your alternates with your nominated flight time added to the destination's ETA.

Deselect any airport to leave its alternate out when Add Alternates is pressed
Switch the A beside an alternate to a D to use destination minima instead
Alternate assessments by default run against Alternate Minima and are saved with a * in the title

On any saved brief that has a preferred alternate saved, an "Add Alternate" button now appears on the results screen whenever holding or an alternate is suggested. Simply pick your alternates, run, and they save alongside the destination using alternate minima.

FASTER NOTAM ANALYSIS:
For iOS 27 or later, long press NOTAM Analysis for OVERALL Analysis. This gives a fast and general overview of all active NOTAMs on arrival and will flag any that it deems extra important. Easily switch back to individual NOTAM Analysis at any time.

NOTAM AWARENESS AT A GLANCE:
Mark All and Unmark All on the NOTAM page
A green glow around the NOTAM button once every NOTAM has been marked as read.
Red exclamation marks either side of the button when a NOTAM is flagged, handled independently.
Coming back to a saved brief, if the glow has vanished after an update, a new NOTAM has been added.

KEYWORD SEARCH:
Looking for a specific runway, taxiway or word? Type it into the NOTAM filters Keyword Search function and only the NOTAMs containing it are shown.

NEW ATIS PUSH NOTIFICATIONS:
WxPlan now checks for a new ATIS roughly every 10 minutes while backgrounded or with the device locked. A push notification will be sent when one is found and the app will show a badge, so no new ATIS is missed. In the foreground, set your own check interval to the minute and receive in-app alerting. 

FIRST AND LAST LIGHT:
Arrival Time on the results page is now tappable and shows official first and last light times.

PINNED CHART DOWNLOADS:
Select the pin and press Download All to grab your pinned charts only. Less waiting, quicker out the door.

### 3.2.1 — 2026-05-13

Performance improvements and bug fixes

Runway Minima:
Now accepts greater variation in runway identifiers, including formats like runway 14LRC or ALL.

Holding Calculator:
New "Hold For Weight" function displays the hold time required to reach a specified landing weight.

Runway Wind Components:
Runway wind components for each runway now includes wind from ATIS and also allows for manual wind entry. Head/tail and left/right crosswind components displayed instantly.

ALT MIN DATA:
The Results screen now indicates whether DESTINATION or ALTERNATE minima are shown when using custom minima. The button appears orange when your default minima is being used for an airport.

Worldwide TAF Analysis:
TAF analysis is now available for all ports covered by Airservices Australia.

NOTAM Button:
Button background turns green when all NOTAMs in a brief have been marked as 'read', and turns red when one or more NOTAMs in a brief are 'flagged'.

NOTAM Active/Inactive:
Calculation now uses more specific criteria around ETA and days of the week, including hours of day/night.

### 3.1.1 — 2026-04-26

Performance improvements and bug fixes

Runway Minima:
Now accepts greater variation in runway identifiers, including formats like runway 14LRC or ALL.

Holding Calculator:
New "Hold For Weight" function displays the hold time required to reach a specified landing weight.

ALT MIN DATA:
The Results screen now indicates whether DESTINATION or ALTERNATE minima are shown when using custom minima. The button appears orange when your default minima is being used for an airport.

Worldwide TAF Analysis:
TAF analysis is now available for all ports covered by Airservices Australia.

NOTAM Button:
Button background turns green when all NOTAMs in a brief have been marked as 'read', and turns red when one or more NOTAMs in a brief are 'flagged'.

NOTAM Active/Inactive:
Calculation now uses more specific criteria around ETA and days of the week, including hours of day/night.

### 3.0.2 — 2026-02-14

iOS 26 Compatibility & Performance
Compatibility updates for iOS 26 ensure a seamless UI experience, support for large system text sizes and performance improvements across the app.

NOTAM AI Analysis for iOS 26
The new NOTAM Analyser uses built-in AI to provide easy-to-read, simplified NOTAM summaries - available at the touch of a button, both online and offline.

NOTAM Marking
The new Read & Flag feature lets you mark NOTAMs to keep track of what’s been reviewed. Marking is persistent across all stored briefs for the same destination, so you don’t have to re-mark each brief.

Arrival Time Adjusting
You can now adjust your ETA directly on the Results screen, making it easier to update arrival times as your schedule changes throughout the day.

Improved Runway Minima Support
Now supports entries like 16L, 16LR, and 16LRC with added variations, allowing for more detailed and flexible minima options. Runway specific minima buttons listed on the Results Page now in ascending order - based on visibility. 

New button on the Planner and Holding Calculator Pages sets the Date/Time selector to the current time.

### 3.0.0 — 2026-01-28

iOS 26 Compatibility & Performance
Compatibility updates for iOS 26 ensure a seamless UI experience, along with performance improvements across the app.

NOTAM AI Analysis for iOS 26
The new NOTAM Analyser uses built-in AI to provide easy-to-read, simplified NOTAM summaries - available at the touch of a button, both online and offline.

NOTAM Marking
The new Read & Flag feature lets you mark NOTAMs to keep track of what’s been reviewed. Marking is persistent across all stored briefs for the same destination, so you don’t have to re-mark each brief.

Arrival Time Adjusting
You can now adjust your ETA directly on the Results screen, making it easier to update arrival times as your schedule changes throughout the day.

Improved Runway Minima Support
Now supports entries like 16L, 16LR, and 16LRC with added variations, allowing for more detailed and flexible minima options. Runway specific minima buttons listed on the Results Page now in ascending order - based on visibility. 

New button on the Planner and Holding Calculator Pages sets the Date/Time selector to the current time.

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