Comparison

Air Manager vs AeroNavMap

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

Head to head
About

Air Manager

Design custom flight simulator instrument panels on your iPad. Connect to popular simulators like X-plane and FS2020 to use your iPad as a primary or secondary instrument display. Offers over 1000 free instruments and intuitive touch controls for a realistic simulation experience.

Highlights
  • Custom instrument panel design
  • iPad as primary/secondary display
  • Connects to X-plane, FS2020, P3D, FSX
  • Over 1000 free instruments
  • Intuitive drag-and-drop interface
  • Control simulator functions via touch
Features
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Air Manager lets you design custom flight simulator instrument panels on your iPad. Panels can connect to X-plane, FS2020, FS2024, Prepar3d and FSX. Use your iPad as a primary instrument panel and have your computer monitor for outside view only, or use your iPad as a secondary com stack to easily set frequencies through the iPad touch screen. Air Manager comes with more than 1000 free instruments. Add, drag, scale, build your instrument panel in only a matter of minutes. Save your created panels, and switch between them quickly. User friendly No difficult settings or downloading and configuring of third party applications. You can download the necessary plugins from our website for free. We offer a complete solution! Place instruments anywhere you like Tap an instrument to add it to the canvas, hold and drag to rearrange, and pinch to scale, it’s as easy as that. Loads of free instruments The application comes with more than 1000 free instruments, and this collection keeps growing. Buttons, Switches and Knobs Controls like Buttons, Switches, and Knobs let you control the simulator from your 2D panels, so your Flight Simulation is super realistic. Setting a radio frequency or the altimeter setting, moving electrical switches, and controlling the autopilot are just a few examples of what you can do without directly accessing the flight simulator. Multiplatform and multi simulator The Air Manager plugin runs on Microsoft Window, Mac OSX, and Linux, both 32 bits and 64 bits, and is compatible with Laminar Research X-Plane 9, 10 and 11, Microsoft FSX and Lockheed Martin Prepar3D.

About

AeroNavMap

This application provides a detailed aeronautical moving map for flight simulators, displaying live aircraft positions and various navigational data. It offers multiple map styles, chart types, and weather overlays for enhanced situational awareness. Users can also interact with simulator frequencies and live air traffic control audio.

Highlights
  • X-Plane live position tracking
  • Detailed aeronautical maps
  • Multiple map styles
  • VFR and IFR charts
  • Weather overlays
  • Live PilotEdge traffic and ATC audio
Features
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AeroNavMap is a moving map for X-Plane and PilotEdge. Features - X-Plane live position on the map - Display many data from X-Plane - Detailed aeronautical maps with updated nav cycles - Different map styles (dark, light, terrain, satellite, aeronautical) - FAA D-TTP Procedures - Sectional VFR charts - IFR high/low enroute charts - Weather overlays - Live PilotEdge traffic - Live PilotEdge ATC audio - Set the nav radio frequencies X-Plane by selecting them on the map - ATIS

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AeroNavMap at Free against Air Manager's $22.99. AeroNavMap also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 31%) and rating (4.5 vs 3.1). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

AeroNavMap is free to download; Air Manager costs $22.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AeroNavMap holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of Air Manager's written reviews are positive against 75% of AeroNavMap's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Air Manager ships an update every 10 months, AeroNavMap every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Air Manager versus AeroNavMap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAir ManagerAeroNavMap
Price$22.99Free — better
Rating3.1 (27 ratings)4.5 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.8% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27 — better20
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size897 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSim Innovations B.V.Jan Chaloupecky

Customer experience

Air Manager

All ratings27 ratings
Positive51.9%
Neutral3.7%
Negative44.4%
Written reviews107 reviews
Positive30.8%
Neutral15.0%
Negative54.2%

AeroNavMap

All ratings20 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Air Manager

No in-app purchases

None

AeroNavMap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Air Manager free?
Air Manager costs $22.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is AeroNavMap free?
AeroNavMap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Air Manager or AeroNavMap?
AeroNavMap is rated higher. Air Manager averages 3.1 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while AeroNavMap averages 4.5 from 20 ratings.
Do Air Manager or AeroNavMap have ads?
Neither Air Manager nor AeroNavMap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Air Manager or AeroNavMap?
Air Manager ships an update every 10 months, and AeroNavMap every 6 weeks. Most recently, Air Manager was updated on September 18, 2026 and AeroNavMap on September 17, 2026.

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