AirMaps vs NightPilot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AirMaps
This application displays your current location on a map while you are in flight. It provides real-time altitude, speed, and direction information without needing an internet connection.
- In-flight location display
- Offline map functionality
- Altitude tracking
- Speed monitoring
- Direction indicator
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Application AirMaps shows your location on the map when you are on the plane. It does not require the Internet connection. It will also help you to know the altitude, the speed and the direction of the flight.
NightPilot
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A night pilotage training aid for sailors. 1 month or 1 year non-renewing subscriptions are available. A subscription will full access to a database of most lit buoys in the Solent and its main channels and ports. including:- Ashlett Creek, Beaulieu, Cowes, Fareham Lake, Fishbourne, Hamble, Itchen, Lymington, Port Solent, Portsmouth, Yarmouth Buoys or marks can be identified from their light phase and bearings can be taken. With this information, and by reference to the log and your pilotage chart, you are able to practise entries into unfamilier ports at night Directional lights (WRG), leading lights and lighthouses are included. Can also be used to practise finding an unlit mark at night. (a yachmaster exam favourite) Facility to specify a tidal stream (set and rate) to add the drift that would affect your course over the ground Track made good is recorded and shown on the chart Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AirMaps at none against NightPilot's 2. AirMaps also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.4). NightPilot's advantage is device support. On price 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. NightPilot sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. AirMaps asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | AirMaps | NightPilot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | — | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aleksei Karpovich | Navtech Software |
In-app purchases
AirMaps
No in-app purchases
NightPilot
- Solent 1 Month$2.99
- Solent 1 Year$6.99





