Comparison

flyNav Flight Navigation vs NDB Pro

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Moving map flight navigation
  • USA & Europe airspaces
  • 20,000+ airfields worldwide
  • On-route weather & NOTAMs
  • Offline map data
  • Flight logging
Features
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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

About

NDB Pro

This app provides pilots with a comprehensive global database of Non-Directional Beacons (NDBs). Access frequency, localization, and callsign information for navigation. A yearly subscription offers continuous updates to the NDB beacon database.

Highlights
  • Global NDB database
  • Frequency, localization, callsign data
  • Updated beacon information
  • Useful for pilots
  • Yearly subscription for updates
Features
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NDB Pro will assist any captain with a complete list of NDBs across the world including the frequency, localization and callsign. Useful for pilots. Disclaimer: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Subscriptions: - NDB Yearly Subscription: $8.99/year It will allow you to have access to an updated database of NDB beacons, including location, ID and frequency. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period - Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: aprspro/privacy.html - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that service. Terms of use: http://aprspro.com/toc.html

Screenshots

flyNav Flight Navigation3 screens
NDB Pro2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: flyNav Flight Navigation at 71% against NDB Pro's 0%. flyNav Flight Navigation also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). NDB Pro's advantage is price (Free vs $29.99) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). On ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

NDB Pro is free to download; flyNav Flight Navigation costs $29.99 up front. NDB Pro sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $8.99 per year. flyNav Flight Navigation asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

flyNav Flight Navigation ships an update every 4 months, NDB Pro every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
flyNav Flight Navigation versus NDB Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterflyNav Flight NavigationNDB Pro
Price$29.99Free — better
Rating1.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.6% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWalter GregerP8G Software

Customer experience

flyNav Flight Navigation

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive70.6%
Neutral11.8%
Negative17.6%

NDB Pro

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

flyNav Flight Navigation

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

NDB Pro

Subscriptions1
  • NDB Yearly Subscription$8.991 Year

Questions

Is flyNav Flight Navigation free?
flyNav Flight Navigation costs $29.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is NDB Pro free?
NDB Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do flyNav Flight Navigation or NDB Pro have ads?
Neither flyNav Flight Navigation nor NDB Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, flyNav Flight Navigation or NDB Pro?
flyNav Flight Navigation ships an update every 4 months, and NDB Pro every 6 weeks. Most recently, flyNav Flight Navigation was updated on October 15, 2026 and NDB Pro on October 8, 2026.

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