ARINCDirect Mini vs iPreFlight Genesis Dispatch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ARINCDirect Mini
This app provides pilots with essential flight information on the go. Access flight plans, weather data like METARs and TAFs, and track aircraft status. It's a portable subset of desktop features for convenient mobile use.
- List company trips
- Access trips by city pair, tail number, date
- View and recompute flight plans
- View METARs, TAFs, NOTAMs, winds aloft
- Track aircraft
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For use by pilots who are customers of ARINCDirect Flight Services and have an ARINCDirect login, there is now a better way to check flight conditions and data while on the go: an app designed for your phone that we call ARINCDirect Mini (ADMini for short). ARINCDirect Mini provides a portable subset of the features offered by ARINCDirect that fits comfortably on a phone-sized screen: Text WX, NOTAMS, and Flight Plans you can look up via Leg. ARINCDirect Mini offers these capabilities: - List all of your company's trips - Access any trip by city pair, tail number, and departure date - View flight-plans - Recompute a flight plan with current or new departure date/time - View METARs, TAFs, NOTAMs, and winds aloft for departure, arrival, and alternate airports - Track aircraft
iPreFlight Genesis Dispatch
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Version 1.1.1 of APG iPreflight Genesis PRO iOS app. This is a free companion app to the Genesis Pro flight planning and performance calculation suite. The app is designed for flight crews to receive flight planning, runway analysis, and weight and balance information from their flight operations departments and dispatchers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: ARINCDirect Mini at 3 against iPreFlight Genesis Dispatch's 1. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ARINCDirect Mini ships an update every 7 months, iPreFlight Genesis Dispatch every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ARINCDirect Mini | iPreFlight Genesis Dispatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (20 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ARINCDirect | Aircraft Performance Group, LLC |
In-app purchases
ARINCDirect Mini
No in-app purchases
iPreFlight Genesis Dispatch
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ARINCDirect Mini free?
Is iPreFlight Genesis Dispatch free?
Do ARINCDirect Mini or iPreFlight Genesis Dispatch have ads?
Which is updated more often, ARINCDirect Mini or iPreFlight Genesis Dispatch?
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