VOR vs Virtual VOR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VOR
This standalone Apple Watch app provides pilots with essential VOR navigational aid information. Search for VORs by identifier or partial match, and view their locations on a map. It includes all FAA-listed facilities and other published navigational aids.
- VOR navigational aid lookup
- Search by identifier or partial match
- Location shown on map
- Includes FAA listed facilities
- Offline operation
- Standalone Apple Watch app
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This standalone Apple Watch app allows GA pilots to lookup VOR (Very High Frequency (VHF) Omni-Directional Range) navigational aid information. Includes a lookup feature that allows searching for VORs by identifier, or partial match. Location of VOR can shown on a map. Includes all FAA listed VOR, VORTAC, VOR/DME, and VOT facilities plus all other published navigational aids (NavAids) as of the release date. No connection required to operate. Requires Watch OS version 10.0 or higher. From the same developer of "Nearest Airport" and "Nearest Weather Station", also for the watch.
Virtual VOR
This navigation app allows users to place a VOR (VHF Omnidirectional Range) beacon anywhere on a map. It provides VOR-DME and ADF gauges for flight simulation or training purposes.
- Place VOR beacons anywhere
- VOR-DME gauge display
- ADF gauge display
- Customizable VOR placement
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Virtual VOR-DME, cast your VOR wherever you want, and get a VOR-DME and ADF gauges.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: VOR at 5.0 against Virtual VOR's 4.0. VOR also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). Virtual VOR's advantage is ratings volume (46 vs 1). 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.
VOR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Virtual VOR has 46 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of VOR's written reviews are positive against 86% of Virtual VOR's.
VOR ships an update every 3 months, Virtual VOR every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | VOR | Virtual VOR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (46 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 85.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 46 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JONOTHON CONE | Gev Simon |
Customer experience
VOR
Virtual VOR
In-app purchases
VOR
No in-app purchases
Virtual VOR
No in-app purchases
