VatScope vs Flight Plan Maker (FPL Maker)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VatScope
This application provides real-time information for the VATSIM network, allowing users to view pilot and controller data, track friends, and access airport weather. It also integrates flight plan routes and VATSIM events.
- Real-time pilot and controller information
- Friend tracking
- Airport weather and weather map
- Flight plan route display
- VATSIM events integration
- VATSIM member certificate details
- Dark mode support
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VatScope is a third-party app to view online information of VATSIM network. Features: - Provide the latest pilots, controllers and airports information on VATSIM - Track yourself and your friends - Airport weather and weather map - Flight plan route display - VATSIM events integration - Certificate details for VATSIM members - Dark mode support - Fully ad-free Privacy Policy: vatscope.com End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Flight Plan Maker (FPL Maker)
Easily create ICAO-formatted flight plans with this app. Store aircraft details and link them to multiple plans. Generate PDF versions for authorities and utilize a beta map function for route planning and airport searches.
- Create ICAO flight plans
- Store aircraft details
- Link aircraft to flight plans
- Generate PDF flight plans
- Beta map function for route planning
- Airport search
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This application will facilitate the creation of flight plans in ICAO format, quick and easy. You can store the number of aircraft you want and link them with the various flight plans that you store in the application. With just a couple of clicks, you will have your flight plan in PDF format ready to be presented to the local aeronautical authority. You can use the included beta map function to search for airport, route planification, check altitude, speed, heading, and more. You can try this app for 14 days or create up to 10 different flight plans, then you must purchase a subscription to continue using it. Terms of Service: https://www.luarnol.com/fplmaker/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.luarnol.com/fplmaker/privacy.html Note: Map function must not be used for real flying, it will need internet to show maps, shown information may be wrong. It can be removed at any time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: VatScope at 1.4K against Flight Plan Maker (FPL Maker)'s 5. Flight Plan Maker (FPL Maker)'s advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 85%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, update cadence, 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. VatScope sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year and Flight Plan Maker (FPL Maker) sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Flight Plan Maker (FPL Maker) holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VatScope has 1.4K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of VatScope's written reviews are positive against 100% of Flight Plan Maker (FPL Maker)'s.
VatScope ships an update every 5 weeks, Flight Plan Maker (FPL Maker) every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VatScope | Flight Plan Maker (FPL Maker) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.4K ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 325 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 文俊 周 | Luarnol LLC |
Customer experience
VatScope
Flight Plan Maker (FPL Maker)
Bugs and requests
VatScope
Reported bugs
5 issues- Aircraft labels and route lines disappearing on zoom
- Search functionality for airports and callsigns removed
- App not opening on iPad after recent update
- Frequent refresh errors and data not updating
- ATIS/controller info display issues with line breaks
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to filter by aircraft type
- Bring back busiest airports feature
- Option to set custom refresh rate
- Compatibility with new Mac devices
- Notifications for new ATC sectors coming online
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- Display ATC sector boundaries on the map
Flight Plan Maker (FPL Maker)
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
VatScope
- VatScope Extension - Yearly$3.991 Year
- Extension$4.99
- VatScope Extension - Lifetime$14.99
Flight Plan Maker (FPL Maker)
- Monthly subscription$0.991 Month
- Premium Monthly subscription$2.991 Month
- Annually subscription$9.991 Year
Questions
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