Comparison

AirMaps vs NightPilot

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

NightPilot

Features
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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/

Screenshots

AirMaps1 screens
NightPilot1 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. NightPilot sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. AirMaps asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
AirMaps versus NightPilot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAirMapsNightPilot
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
Devices—iPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAleksei KarpovichNavtech Software

In-app purchases

None

AirMaps

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

NightPilot

One-time2
  • Solent 1 Month$2.99
  • Solent 1 Year$6.99

Questions

Is AirMaps free?
AirMaps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NightPilot free?
NightPilot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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