Comparison

WindsAloftPro vs PlanToSim

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

Head to head
About

WindsAloftPro

This app calculates winds aloft for U.S. locations, providing data from 5000 to 39000 feet. It can also display crosswinds along your route and allows manual adjustment of climb and descent biases for various aircraft.

Highlights
  • Winds aloft calculation
  • Crosswind display
  • Climb/descent bias modification
  • U.S. location support
  • Altitude range 5000-39000 ft
Features
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Calculates winds aloft for U.S. locations from 5000 feet to 39000 feet. Crosswinds can also be displayed for winds along your route of travel. Climb and descent biases can be manually modified for different aircraft performance numbers.

About

PlanToSim

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Share a flight plan from ForeFlight, Garmin Pilot, or FlyQ — and it lands in your simulator's GPS in seconds. PlanToSim sends your EFB flight plans straight to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and 2024, X-Plane 11 and 12, and the most popular add-on GPS navigators — complete with departures, arrivals, approaches, and airways. Plan on your iPad. Fly it on your PC. No file copying, no folder digging, no cables. WORKS WITH YOUR SIMULATOR • Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 & 2024 — native .pln flight plans, delivered by the free PlanToSim MSFS Bridge • X-Plane 11 & 12 — native FMS flight plans, delivered by the free PlanToSim X-Plane plugin • TDS GTN Xi — native procedures (.gfp) • Reality-XP GTN 750/650 (.gfp) • Reality-XP GNS 530/430 (Garmin .fpl) • SimAVIO / FlyThisSim TouchTrainer (beta) — plans land in a GNS 530/430 flight-plan slot REAL PROCEDURES, INTACT • Full SID, STAR, and approach support — procedures arrive as procedures, not flattened waypoint strings • Waypoint-only files from ForeFlight and Garmin Pilot are matched against the navigation database to restore named procedures and airways (Rebuild Procedures — on by default, one toggle to turn off) • Runway-aware departure and arrival matching • Airway expansion (Victor, Jet, T- and Q-routes) • Cruise and per-fix altitudes carried through FRESH NAVIGATION DATA • Built-in database: 47,000+ airports, 72,000+ fixes, 1,800+ procedures • Updated every AIRAC cycle — refresh in the app with one tap FAST, PRIVATE, LOCAL • Your simulator PC appears in the app automatically — no IP addresses to find or type • Transfers over your own Wi-Fi — plans go from your iPad to your PC and nowhere else • No account, no subscription, no tracking, no data collection • Clear delivery confirmation for every transfer — and if your PC can't be reached, the app tells you within seconds and offers one-tap retry HOW IT WORKS 1. Install the free receiver on your flight-sim PC: the PlanToSim X-Plane plugin or the PlanToSim MSFS Bridge (both linked from the app's Settings). 2. Open PlanToSim — your PC appears automatically. Then share a flight plan from ForeFlight (.fpl), Garmin Pilot, or FlyQ to PlanToSim. 3. Pick your destinations once in Settings — every send converts and delivers automatically. SIMAVIO NOTE (beta) SimAVIO loads its flight-plan store when it starts. Send your plan first, then start SimAVIO (or close and reopen its panel) — your plan is waiting when you sit down. One $4.99 purchase covers every simulator and every format — no add-ons, no subscriptions, no unlocks. REQUIREMENTS • iPhone or iPad with iOS 17.6 or later • A Windows flight-sim PC on the same local network • One free PlanToSim receiver on that PC: the X-Plane plugin or the MSFS Bridge (free downloads, linked in Settings)

Screenshots

WindsAloftPro2 screens
PlanToSim3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: WindsAloftPro at Free against PlanToSim's $4.99. WindsAloftPro also leads on iOS requirement (15.2 vs 17.6). PlanToSim's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

WindsAloftPro is free to download; PlanToSim costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WindsAloftPro ships an update every 6 months, PlanToSim monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
WindsAloftPro versus PlanToSim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWindsAloftProPlanToSim
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating3.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.2 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTremont Air, LLCRaul Heredia

In-app purchases

None

WindsAloftPro

No in-app purchases

None

PlanToSim

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WindsAloftPro free?
WindsAloftPro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PlanToSim free?
PlanToSim costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do WindsAloftPro or PlanToSim have ads?
Neither WindsAloftPro nor PlanToSim shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WindsAloftPro or PlanToSim?
WindsAloftPro ships an update every 6 months, and PlanToSim monthly. Most recently, WindsAloftPro was updated on October 21, 2026 and PlanToSim on October 3, 2026.

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