Comparison

Safe2Fly vs NOTAMs App

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

Head to head
About

Safe2Fly

This app provides real-time information on restricted airspace, local rules, and weather conditions for drone pilots. Users can contribute by adding and editing data, fostering a community-driven knowledge base for safe and informed flights.

Highlights
  • Community-sourced restricted area data
  • Local rules and regulations information
  • Real-time weather and wind forecasts
  • Add, edit, and report map spots
  • Flight planning with Quick Check
  • Check-in/check-out from community spots
Features
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Safe2Fly has decided to fly further and become global! Would you join us in this trip? Restricted areas, and local rules information is provided and maintained by the community that uses the app. What does this mean? From now on, Safe2Fly will provide information with regards to aerodrome, weather conditions, KP index, wind, wind gusts and forecast, and it is the community who adds Local Restrictions and Spots. We think you are the ones who know your area the best, so now you have the coolest tool ever to share your knowledge with other members of the community. How does it work? With Safe2Fly you are able to easily add Restricted Areas and Local Restrictions, with a name, description, a link (for users to find more information online), and if the restriction is applicable to a specific area, you can draw it on the map. How cool! You can also edit Restricted Areas and report wrong or outdated areas. How does ‘Report an area’ work? When you report an area, the area gets a bad score, and after several bad reports by different users, that area will be automatically disabled, you can also report a restriction to be improved. Community Spots: Because we listen to your feedback, from this version you have the ability to check-in and check-out from Spots added by you or by someone else within the community. You can also edit your own Spots or delete them, as well as add comments, like, and share Spots via email or social networks. As you may know, creating and maintaining a useful App such as Safe2Fly is time-consuming and generates some basic costs. Help us to continue improving Safe2Fly with a contribution: options are from one dollar a month. Visit www.patreon.com/safe2fly to become a patron of Safe2Fly! Keep sending us feedback! We love hearing from you and work on stuff that you would like to have. We hope you enjoy this new version of the app, your app! Main Features are: Map: Community Spots: view, add, and edit good or bad spots; add a link in the spot to your photos or videos; publish anonymously; check in, check out, share, comment, and like spots. Restricted areas: add, view, edit, and report restricted areas. Plan a flight: long press to access to Quick Check functionality anywhere on the map. Quick Check: Weather: check the weather at your current position, wind speed, day and week forecast. Local restrictions: check local restrictions based on information provided by the community. Check local rules. Rules: keep the rules in your pocket. One of the goals of Safe2Fly is to help combat the "drone-phobia", help us knowing your rights and obligations as a pilot.

About

NOTAMs App

Features
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NOTAM App delivers real-time Notice to Air Missions directly to your device, keeping you informed of airspace changes that matter to your flight operations. CRITICAL ALERT SYSTEM • Instant push notifications for airspace closures and critical restrictions • Smart severity classification: Critical (red), Warning (orange), Caution (yellow), Info (green) • Never miss a flight-critical notice with time-sensitive alerts MULTI-FIR MONITORING • Track multiple Flight Information Regions simultaneously • Searchable database of 100+ official ICAO FIR codes • Add custom FIR codes for complete coverage • Enable or disable individual regions as needed SMART NOTAM TRANSLATION • Automatic translation of aviation abbreviations to plain English • Side-by-side Original and Translated views • 100+ aviation terms decoded instantly • Understand complex NOTAMs at a glance CHANGE TRACKING • Automatic detection of new, modified, and cancelled NOTAMs • Change history with before/after comparisons • Stay current with evolving airspace situations DESIGNED FOR PILOTS • Clean, professional interface optimized for quick scanning • Filter active vs. expired NOTAMs • Search across all NOTAMs by ID, location, or content • Background refresh keeps data current • Works offline with cached data • Dark mode for cockpit use CONFIGURABLE REFRESH • Automatic background updates (1h, 3h, 6h, 12h intervals) • Manual pull-to-refresh anytime • Last update timestamp always visible The data source for teh NOTAMs is https://notams.aim.faa.gov/notamSearch/nsapp.html. The application is informational in nature and is designed to non-professionals and is not to be considered as a sole source of information to meet all pre-flight action.

Screenshots

Safe2Fly4 screens
NOTAMs App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Safe2Fly at 3 against NOTAMs App's 1. Safe2Fly also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Safe2Fly versus NOTAMs App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSafe2FlyNOTAMs App
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerpablo rendonOVIDIU EFTIMIE

In-app purchases

None

Safe2Fly

No in-app purchases

None

NOTAMs App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Safe2Fly free?
Safe2Fly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NOTAMs App free?
NOTAMs App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Safe2Fly or NOTAMs App have ads?
Neither Safe2Fly nor NOTAMs App shows ads.

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