Comparison

ActiveNav vs Flight Statistics Flightblog

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ActiveNav

Navigate famous European walking and cycling routes with offline GPS tracking. Discover points of interest, record georeferenced photos, and receive alerts if you go off track. Access additional travel details if booked through a partner agent.

Highlights
  • Offline navigation
  • Accurate GPS tracks
  • Daily route summary and elevation chart
  • Off-track alerts
  • Emergency SMS button
  • Georeferenced photo recording
Features
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The ActiveNav app includes the most famous long-distance walking & cycling routes in Europe. This app allows easy navigation on self-guided holidays, walking and cycling thousands of kilometers on the Via Francigena, the Camino from the Great St. Bernard Pass to Rome, the complete St. Francis route from Chiusi della Verna to Rome, and the Path of Gods from Bologna to Florence. The new navigation features include - Offline navigation. Mobile data not required after initial download - accurate GPS tracks - autorotation of the maps - aily route summary and elevation chart - panorama of the track and at street level - alarm and vibration that alerts you in case you go off track. - emergency SMS button with position coordinates - possibility to record and take georeferenced photos of problems on route alerting fellow travelers If you book your trip with a partner agent after login you access additional information such as: turn by turn directions, - hotel information - points of interest along the way - historical background. ATTENTION: Continued use of GPS running in the background can drastically decrease battery life, an extra power pack is recommended when on route Have a great adventure!

About

Flight Statistics Flightblog

Features
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Your personal flight stats – for you and the whole family. Scan a boarding pass and Flightblog shows all your flights on a world map and a 3D globe: kilometers, countries, airports and airlines. Perfect for frequent flyers, travelers and families. LOG FLIGHTS IN SECONDS • Scan a boarding pass with the camera or pick a photo of it • Share boarding passes straight from Apple Wallet • Add flights manually – with airport search by city or IATA code • Import existing flights from CSV, for example from OpenFlights FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY • Up to 5 people: you and up to four family members • One flight for all travel companions – scan once, tap everyone • Flightblog recognizes the person by the name on the boarding pass • Personal stats, map and timeline for each person – or everything together as a family • Family comparison: Who has the most countries and kilometers? • Export per person: when the kids get their own iPhone, they take their flights with them MAP AND 3D GLOBE • All routes on a world map and a rotating 3D globe • Play back your flights as an animation • Visited countries at a glance FLIGHT STATS • Flights, kilometers, countries, airports, airlines and aircraft types • Top lists with country flags • Milestones – from your first flight to "once around the Earth" • Year in review for every flight year PRIVATE AND SUBSCRIPTION-FREE • Your data stays on your devices and in your private iCloud • No account, no tracking, no ads • Automatic sync between iPhone, iPad and Mac • Try it free – no time limit. Then buy once, use forever Available in German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Japanese and Korean.

Screenshots

ActiveNav4 screens
Flight Statistics Flightblog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ActiveNav at none against Flight Statistics Flightblog's 2. ActiveNav also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). Flight Statistics Flightblog's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Flight Statistics Flightblog sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. ActiveNav asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ActiveNav against 5.0 for Flight Statistics Flightblog. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ActiveNav ships an update every 3 months, Flight Statistics Flightblog every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ActiveNav versus Flight Statistics Flightblog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActiveNavFlight Statistics Flightblog
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperItineraria S.r.l.Ardan Fuessmann

In-app purchases

None

ActiveNav

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Flight Statistics Flightblog

One-time2
  • Family Flight Stats$3.99
  • Unlock Flightblog$3.99

Questions

Is ActiveNav free?
ActiveNav is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flight Statistics Flightblog free?
Flight Statistics Flightblog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ActiveNav or Flight Statistics Flightblog?
ActiveNav and Flight Statistics Flightblog are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do ActiveNav or Flight Statistics Flightblog have ads?
Neither ActiveNav nor Flight Statistics Flightblog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ActiveNav or Flight Statistics Flightblog?
ActiveNav ships an update every 3 months, and Flight Statistics Flightblog every 3 weeks. Most recently, ActiveNav was updated on November 2, 2026 and Flight Statistics Flightblog on November 5, 2026.

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