Flight Gauges vs Flight Navigation for Pilots
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flight Gauges
This app provides essential flight instruments including a barometric altimeter, vertical speed indicator, and GPS ground speed. It also features an attitude indicator and compass, with customizable units for pressure and altitude. Designed for pilots, it offers an alternative to physical instruments but should not be used as a primary source.
- Barometric Altimeter
- Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI)
- GPS Ground Speed Indicator
- Attitude Indicator
- Compass
- QNH Setting
- Alternate GPS Altimeter Mode
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Barometric Altimeter with Vertical Speed Indicator, and GPS ground speed indicator, in knots, mph and kph. Attitude Indicator and Compass. * Current pressure readings * QNH setting with mbar and inHg units * Alternate GPS altimeter mode * Altitude is displayed in feet and meters Warning: To use the Barometer, you need a device that supports it (iPhone 6 or later), otherwise the app will continue in GPS mode. DISCLAIMER: These instruments should never be used as primary source of orientation during flight. Drift and sensor error are expected. Speed is always GPS Ground Speed and depends on correct GPS signal. Altimeter can be GPS or Barometer based. If Barometer is selected, the source is cabin air, which usually resents a lower than outside pressure. Usage in pressurised cabins will present obvious errors.
Flight Navigation for Pilots
This app provides simple and efficient GPS air navigation tools for pilots. It offers essential features like airport data, compass, and navigation aids, with a focus on ease of use over complex programs. A full version with unlimited access is available via in-app purchase.
- World airports database
- Compass and map views
- Heading, track, and bearing navigation
- Distance, ETA, and speed calculations
- Unit selection for calculations
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A quick and simple app for the safe air navigation. This flight GPS offers simplicity and shortcut solutions instead of difficult, expensive and complicated programs. What we offer: - Airports of the world - Compass + nav pointer & Map views - Heading - track - bearing navigation aids - Distance (DME), time en route (ETA) and speed calculations with free selection of units Basic version: One airport can be selected from each counties. Full version is unlimited, it's available by in-app purchase.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Flight Gauges at 5.0 against Flight Navigation for Pilots's 4.8. Flight Gauges also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (9.1 vs 16.0). Flight Navigation for Pilots's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Flight Gauges sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Flight Navigation for Pilots sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Flight Gauges holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
Flight Gauges ships an update every 3 months, Flight Navigation for Pilots every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flight Gauges | Flight Navigation for Pilots |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emidio Cunha | Free-Flight-Aviation Ltd. |
Customer experience
Flight Gauges
Flight Navigation for Pilots
In-app purchases
Flight Gauges
- Unlock QNH$1.99
Flight Navigation for Pilots
- Flight Navigation for Pilots$9.99
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