flyNav Flight Navigation vs AeroAltitude
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
flyNav Flight Navigation
This app provides VFR flight navigation with a moving map, detailed airspace information for multiple regions, and a database of thousands of airfields worldwide. It offers on-route weather, NOTAMs, and flight logging capabilities for pilots.
- Moving map flight navigation
- USA & Europe airspaces
- 20,000+ airfields worldwide
- On-route weather & NOTAMs
- Offline map data
- Flight logging
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flyNav is a flight navigation app for VFR. Overview Features: - Moving map flight navigation with vector based maps - Airspaces for USA & Europe included - About 20.000 airfields & airports worldwide - Navaids VOR, DME, NDB for Europe - Supported devices: Apple iPhone, Apple iPad and Apple Watch - Easy-to-read Navigation Display - On-route weather & NOTAM information Detailed Feature: - Waypoints database with about 20.000 airfields & airports worldwide - Airspaces for USA, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Swiss, Austria, Belgium, Hungary, Finnland,... - Moving map with vector based data (offline available!) - Navigation display with course and bearing indicator incl. waypoint distance and ETA - Altimeter with flight level support (using barometric sensor) - Plan a route directly in map via touch & drag - Automatic link of map orientation to airplane course - 5 minutes indicator - Manual route planner with ICAO & city search - Load & save routes - Automatic detection of take off time and touch down time - Track your flights via GPX - Emergency function: find nearest airfield and check if it's reachable - Import additional airspaces via openair format, e.g. traffic circuits - On-route NOTAM - On-route weather - Flight-log in PDF-format (printable & exportable) The handbook can be downloaded at http://www.flynav-app.com
AeroAltitude
This app calculates pressure and density altitudes using GPS, barometer, and airport METAR data. It offers manual input options and displays airport information, including charts on larger screens. A watch app and customizable units enhance its usability for pilots.
- Pressure and density altitude calculation
- GPS and barometer integration
- METAR data display
- Airport database search
- Watch app support
- Customizable units
- Data sharing
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AeroAltitude calculates pressure altitude (PA) and density altitude (DA) either from user data inputs or automatically by using built-in GPS, built-in barometer*, and METAR** of airports. Overview of features: - PA/DA/QNH calculation for current position using GPS and barometer (enter temperature manually) - PA/DA calculation based on user inputs for altitude, QNH, and temperature - PA/DA calculation of any airports from the built-in airport database. Including METAR display and chart of DA (on 4'' screens and higher) - List of user defined airports showing PA/DA calculation - List of nearby airports showing PA/DA calculation - Includes watch app to display DA at current position, user, and nearby airports - User definable warning threshold factor - Sharing data via mail, message, etc. - All units are customizable - Pre iOS 14 today widget with PA/DA for maximum five nearby airports (not available in iOS 18 or later) AeroAltitude uses the freely available Aviation Digital Data Service from US NOAA to get METAR data and can not be guaranteed. Internet connection required
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: AeroAltitude at $2.29 against flyNav Flight Navigation's $29.99. AeroAltitude also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.5). flyNav Flight Navigation's advantage is review sentiment (71% vs 60%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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
flyNav Flight Navigation costs $29.99 and AeroAltitude $2.29 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AeroAltitude holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of flyNav Flight Navigation's written reviews are positive against 60% of AeroAltitude's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
flyNav Flight Navigation ships an update every 4 months, AeroAltitude every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | flyNav Flight Navigation | AeroAltitude |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $29.99 | $2.29 — better |
| Rating | 1.5 (2 ratings) | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.6% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Walter Greger | Lakehorn AG |
Customer experience
flyNav Flight Navigation
AeroAltitude
In-app purchases
flyNav Flight Navigation
No in-app purchases
AeroAltitude
No in-app purchases
Questions
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