VatScope vs Aviaxio Flight Timer
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/
Aviaxio Flight Timer
This app helps pilots track in-flight timed operations, including fuel tank changes and approach legs. It offers a simple and easy-to-use interface for flight planning and monitoring.
- In-flight timed operations tracking
- Fuel tank timer
- Multiple approach leg monitoring
- Hold timing
- Flight planning tool
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Flight Timer is an app designed specifically to monitor and track any in-flight timed operations. Use it as a regular timer or to track when to switch from your left to your right fuel tank with the fuel tank timer feature, Setup and monitor multiple approach legs for your Departure or Arrival airport. Time your inbound and outbound legs on your next Hold. Flight Timer has been designed with simplicity and ease of use in mind. It is a great tool to help with your flight planning.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Aviaxio Flight Timer at none against VatScope's 3. Aviaxio Flight Timer also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). VatScope's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 4) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, ads 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. VatScope sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. Aviaxio Flight Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
VatScope holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VatScope has 1.4K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
VatScope ships an update every 5 weeks, Aviaxio Flight Timer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VatScope | Aviaxio Flight Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.4K ratings) — better | 4.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 文俊 周 | Adetti Communications Corporation |
Customer experience
VatScope
Aviaxio Flight Timer
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
Aviaxio Flight Timer
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
Aviaxio Flight Timer
No in-app purchases
