AeroNavMap vs VatView
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AeroNavMap
This application provides a detailed aeronautical moving map for flight simulators, displaying live aircraft positions and various navigational data. It offers multiple map styles, chart types, and weather overlays for enhanced situational awareness. Users can also interact with simulator frequencies and live air traffic control audio.
- X-Plane live position tracking
- Detailed aeronautical maps
- Multiple map styles
- VFR and IFR charts
- Weather overlays
- Live PilotEdge traffic and ATC audio
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AeroNavMap is a moving map for X-Plane and PilotEdge. Features - X-Plane live position on the map - Display many data from X-Plane - Detailed aeronautical maps with updated nav cycles - Different map styles (dark, light, terrain, satellite, aeronautical) - FAA D-TTP Procedures - Sectional VFR charts - IFR high/low enroute charts - Weather overlays - Live PilotEdge traffic - Live PilotEdge ATC audio - Set the nav radio frequencies X-Plane by selecting them on the map - ATIS
VatView
Track air traffic controllers and flight information on the VATSIM network. View active ATC stations, frequencies, and ATIS messages. Explore an interactive map showing pilots and controllers, or search for airport-specific flight data.
- Interactive VATSIM map
- Live METAR weather data
- Filterable pilot and ATC lists
- Airport-specific flight information
- Enroute and FSS control areas
- ATC bookings
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VatView is a mobile app that allows flight simulation enthusiasts to track ATC presence and flight information on the VATSIM network. VatView aims to be your ultimate VATSIM companion! It provides easy access to active VATSIM terminal area ATC stations and frequencies and exposes the ATIS message easily. It also shows enroute ATC, including marking land, oceanic, UIR and FSS VATSIM controlled areas on the map. VatView features three main views: - a map displaying all pilots and air traffic controllers currently connected to the VATSIM network. - A filterable and searchable list page - displaying a detailed list of all connected pilots and ATC. - An airport search page - which concentrates all connected ATC, active flights and prefiled flight plans for a specific airport. VATSIM (short for the Virtual Air Traffic Simulation Network) is a completely free online platform that allows Flight simulator enthusiasts connect and fly virtually on one shared virtual aviation eco system. It simulates Air Traffic Control (ATC) with full voice and network connection between virtual pilots flight on flight simulator software and virtual air traffic controllers using software for providing ATC services. It is as real as it gets. It supports Microsoft's Flight simulator (MSFS, FSX and FS9), P3D and X-Plane. For more information visit https://www.vatsim.net. Features: - An Interactive map displaying VATSIM pilots and ATC - Detailed aircraft and terminal ATC station Icons - Enroute and FSS control areas - Live METAR (weather) data for any airport - ATC Bookings - Always up to date FIR boundaries synced with VATSpy's data project - Detailed flight information - Filterable and searchable list screen - An easy way to get all relevant terminal area stations with the relevant ATIS message * The app uses the storage permission to cache large airspace data it needs to display on the map. Disclaimer: The author is not affiliated with the VATSIM Organization in any way (other than being an enthusiastic user and member of the community)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AeroNavMap at 75% against VatView's 25%. AeroNavMap also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). VatView's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AeroNavMap ships an update every 6 weeks, VatView weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AeroNavMap | VatView |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (20 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jan Chaloupecky | Oren Geva |
Customer experience
AeroNavMap
VatView
In-app purchases
AeroNavMap
No in-app purchases
VatView
No in-app purchases







