SITA eWAS vs ATISVIEW
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SITA eWAS
This app offers pilots a comprehensive 4D weather view for flight planning and in-flight updates. It presents observations and forecasts horizontally and vertically, including thunderstorms, turbulence, icing, and volcanic ash. Data can be received via satellite or ACARS, with optimized bandwidth for cost savings.
- 4D weather visualization
- Thunderstorm forecast & nowcast
- Clear air turbulence & icing
- Volcanic ash & lightning data
- SIGMET, Pireps, Wind, Tropopause
- METAR/TAF reports
- Satellite & ACARS data reception
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Weather Awareness Service for your Electronic Flight Bag eWAS provides airline pilots a complete weather situation for their flights. The application presents the last observations and forecasts in an innovative horizontal and vertical view providing a clear 4D view with the time. eWAS data can be used at ground for a better flight preparation and even onboard the aircraft to receive continuous updates during the flight. Thanks to specific integration onboard the aircraft, data can be received by satellite and even by ACARS communication. New data format and compression allow eWAS to uplink forecast with a very limited bandwidth to limit the communication costs. ATC flight plan can be directly requested to the eWAS ground servers or copy paste from the flight folder. eWAS offers the following weather data: · Thunderstorm forecast and nowcast · Clear air turbulence · Icing · Volcanic Ash · Lightning · SIGMET · Pireps · Wind · Tropopause · METAR / TAF · And more data on request. Highly customizable, the application allows to define an airline policy with various options including the selections of various weather providers. Specific connection to the Airline OCC can also be requested to get for example flight plans and airports.
ATISVIEW
Access real-time aviation weather and airport information. View live ATIS, METAR/TAF reports, airport cameras, and detailed weather overlays on a map. Designed for pilots and aviation enthusiasts.
- Live ATIS and airport weather
- METAR/TAF raw and decoded
- Airport cameras and history
- AD Forecast chart access
- Map view with weather overlays
- Home screen widgets
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ATISVIEW is an aviation weather and airport information companion for pilots, dispatchers, and aviation enthusiasts. Check live ATIS where available, METAR/TAF reports, airport cameras, AD Forecast charts, flight information, and map-based airport weather in a fast dark ops-console interface. Key Features: • Live ATIS and airport weather display • METAR / TAF raw and decoded views • Departure and arrival ATIS support where available • Airport cameras and camera history • AD Forecast chart access for supported airports • Runway list and reference runway diagram views • Map view with airports, weather, wind, radar, airspace, and runway overlays • Flight information search • Home screen widgets for favorite or selected airports • UTC display and automatic refresh for current weather Runway diagrams and overlays are provided for reference and situational awareness only. Always use official aeronautical sources for navigation and flight operations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ATISVIEW at 5.0 against SITA eWAS's 4.1. ATISVIEW also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (75% vs 49%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ATISVIEW holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of SITA eWAS's written reviews are positive against 75% of ATISVIEW's.
SITA eWAS ships an update every 2 months, ATISVIEW every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SITA eWAS | ATISVIEW |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.7% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.3 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 424 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SITA EWAS APPLICATION SERVICES S.L. | SOUNDBAY |
Customer experience
SITA eWAS
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In-app purchases
SITA eWAS
No in-app purchases
ATISVIEW
No in-app purchases









