WX View vs EzFlight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WX View
Access current weather conditions and forecasts for local areas, ideal for pilots. It provides color-coded weather categories, tracks flight compliance with regulations, and allows airport customization. Share weather information with friends and view it on Apple Watch.
- Current weather conditions (METAR)
- Forecasts (TAF)
- Color-coded weather categories
- Flight compliance tracking
- Customizable weather information
- Favorite airport marking
- Weather info sharing
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You are going for a local fight, or just to a neighboring airport, or a training flight -- do you really need to check the weather? FAR 91.103 says "Each pilot in command shall, before beginning a flight, become familiar with all available information concerning that flight." That is where WX View fits in. • Lets you quickly check the current weather conditions (METAR) and forecasts (TAF) for the local area based on your current location. • Gives you standard weather category (VFR, MVFR, IFR, LIFR) colors, that make the information easy to comprehend. • Tracks the weather info that you have received to show the you have complied with FAR 91.103. • Allows you to customize the weather information shown to your needs. • Mark your favorite airports so they show up at the top of the list for easy viewing. • And lastly, share current weather info to your pilot friends! WX View runs on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Includes complications to add to your Apple Watch face to check the weather at your nearest airport at a glance. Time to fly!
EzFlight
Access real-time D-ATIS, METAR, and TAF for any airport. Features include automatic data refresh, low RVR flagging with detailed runway information, and 60-minute RVR trends. Save favorite airports and discover nearby ones.
- Real-time D-ATIS, METAR, TAF
- Airport search by ICAO code
- Automatic data refresh
- Low RVR flagging
- 60-minute RVR trends
- Favorite and nearby airports
- Push notifications (Pro)
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EzFlight — D-ATIS & Weather for Pilots Get the weather data you need, fast. EzFlight delivers real-time D-ATIS, METAR, and TAF for any airport — all in one clean, pilot-focused app. Live Airport Weather Search any airport by ICAO code and instantly pull up its Digital ATIS, METAR, TAF and RVR Departure and arrival ATIS are displayed separately when both are available. Data auto-refreshes so you're always looking at current conditions. Always Know What Changed Low RVR? EzFlight flags it automatically. A color-coded banner highlights any runway reporting below 6,000 feet RVR, and a full RVR table shows touchdown, midpoint, and rollout values for every runway — with 60-minute trend charts so you can see where conditions are heading. Favorites, Nearby & Recents Save your frequently used airports to Favorites for one-tap access. Enable location and EzFlight shows every D-ATIS airport within your chosen radius — from 10 to 200 miles. Recent airports are just a tap away too. Push Notifications (EzFlight Pro) Subscribe to ATIS or METAR alerts for any airport and get notified the moment something changes. EzFlight uses AI to summarize what's different — runway changes, wind shifts, new hazards — so you know what matters at a glance. 60-Day Weather History (EzFlight Pro) Look back up to 60 days of ATIS and METAR data for any airport. Useful for research, recurrency, and incident review. Built for iPad & iPhone Full split-view layout on iPad. Compact stack navigation on iPhone. Runway highlighting, adjustable nearby radius, and a clean interface designed to stay out of your way. EzFlight Pro — One-Time Purchase Remove ads, unlock push notifications, and get full access to weather history. No subscription, ever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WX View at none against EzFlight's 1. WX View also leads on ads (none vs shown). EzFlight's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and device support 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. EzFlight sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WX View asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for WX View against 5.0 for EzFlight. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
WX View ships an update fortnightly, EzFlight every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WX View | EzFlight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SCK Designs, Inc. | Cameron Rogers |
Customer experience
WX View
EzFlight
In-app purchases
WX View
No in-app purchases
EzFlight
- EzATIS Pro$3.99









