NewVision Flyover vs Heli Gauges
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NewVision Flyover
This utility app extends a suite of applications by enabling users to perform aerial views of specific points, areas, or routes using 3D mapping. It allows for the selection of various map layers and can be launched and returned from by other applications in the suite.
- Aerial views of points and areas
- Route visualization
- Apple 3D mapping projection
- Selectable Web Map Service layers
- Launched by other NewVision apps
- Returns to launching application
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NewVision Flyover is a utility application, to be used as an extension for the NewVision suite of applications. It will perform a FlyAround a given point or area, or a FlyOver a given route or path, using Apple's 3D mapping projection, where available. The user can select various layers from Web Map Service. NewVision Flyover can be launched by other NewVision applications, and can return to the application that launched it.
Heli Gauges
This app provides remote engine and weight data for helicopter external sling load operations. It displays critical information on compatible iPads and iPhones, enhancing pilot safety and reducing fatigue.
- Remote engine gauges for B407 and AS350B2
- FLI Repeater for AS350B3
- Slaved Indicator for load indicators
- Bluetooth data reception
- Weight data reception
- Mountable on external load windows
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The Heli Gauges App Patent No. US 10,780,995 B1 is for use in Helicopter External Sling Load Operations (HESLO). It is designed to be used with either the iPad Mini 5 or greater and iPhone 14 or greater. The App provides remote mounted engine gauges for the B407, AS350B2 (non-VEMD) as a "Remote Gauge" and for the AS350B3 (H125) as the "FLI Repeater". In addition, there is a Slaved Indicator which is used to replace the Onboard Systems Remote Analog Gauge which cannot be used with the new Onboard C-40 Load Indicator. For the Remote Gauge or FLI Repeater App, engine data is received via Bluetooth from either our ETM1000 or DCS1100 Data Acquisition Unit (DAU), respectively. For the Slaved Indicator, the App receives weight data from our SIB100 system via the Onboard C-39, C-40 or MSI load indicators. The iPad or iPhone is then mounted next to the external load window via approved mounts for the AS350 (Dart and MVPK windows) by locating the instruments in the same sight line as the external load. This helps to reduce pilot fatigue, exceedances, and improve overall safety.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: NewVision Flyover at daily against Heli Gauges's every 6 months. NewVision Flyover also leads on iOS requirement (9.1 vs 17.0). Heli Gauges's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for NewVision Flyover against 5.0 for Heli Gauges. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
NewVision Flyover ships an update daily, Heli Gauges every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NewVision Flyover | Heli Gauges |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Geographic Software Specialists, inc. | AKV Inc. |
Customer experience
NewVision Flyover
Heli Gauges
In-app purchases
NewVision Flyover
No in-app purchases
Heli Gauges
No in-app purchases
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