Pilotfy vs Flight Plan Maker (FPL Maker)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pilotfy
This app helps pilots plan and execute flights safely and efficiently. It provides official flight information, planning tools, navigation, community interaction, and discovery of aviation events. Access METAR, TAF, NOTAM, and pilot reviews all in one place.
- Safe and efficient flight planning
- Official flight information (METAR, TAF, NOTAM)
- Pilot community interaction
- Aviation event discovery
- Aerodrome pilot reviews
- In-app navigation
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Pilotfy permite planificar y realizar vuelos de manera segura y eficiente mediante una app que otorga información obtenida de fuentes oficiales, la posibilidad de planificar vuelos, navegar, ver e interactuar con la comunidad y que te permite descubrir eventos y festivales aeronáuticos. Encontrá en un solo lugar, toda la información relevante para planificar tus travesías, desde METAR - TAF y NOTAM hasta comentarios de los pilotos que más que frecuentan los aeródromos del país. Condiciones de uso: 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 update cadence: Pilotfy at weekly against Flight Plan Maker (FPL Maker)'s every 6 weeks. Pilotfy also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Pilotfy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pilotfy against 5.0 for Flight Plan Maker (FPL Maker). Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 5 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of Pilotfy's written reviews are positive against 100% of Flight Plan Maker (FPL Maker)'s.
Pilotfy ships an update weekly, Flight Plan Maker (FPL Maker) every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 27, 2026 and September 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pilotfy | Flight Plan Maker (FPL Maker) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — 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, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 127 MB | 325 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nicolas Acosta | Luarnol LLC |
Customer experience
Pilotfy
Flight Plan Maker (FPL Maker)
In-app purchases
Pilotfy
- Pilotfy Pro Mensual$5.991 Month
- Pilotfy Pro Anual$71.991 Year
Flight Plan Maker (FPL Maker)
- Monthly subscription$0.991 Month
- Premium Monthly subscription$2.991 Month
- Annually subscription$9.991 Year
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