FBOProps vs AirportNotes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FBOProps
This app serves as a comprehensive aviation guide, offering critical information about FBOs and airports. It features extensive reviews from pilots and non-pilots, capturing details on services, approaches, and ground operations to enhance general aviation experiences.
- Extensive FBO and airport reviews
- Pilot and non-pilot feedback
- Information on services and amenities
- Details on approaches and ground operations
- Crowdsourced aviation data
- Enhance general aviation journeys
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Our mission is to be a trustworthy aviation guide and provide critical information about FBOs and airports through extensive reviews by pilots and non-pilots alike. We want to capture nuances about these facilities - feedback on the approaches/departures, ground operations, line crews, and available services like food, crew cars, flight training and other unique attributes which help make general aviation more enjoyable for all. There are thousands of FBOs & airports that house amazing experiences. We want unlock these and do our part to crowdsource aviation so your journey is not just a point A to point B event. So let’s Share, Learn and Explore this wonderful country!
AirportNotes
This community-driven guide provides essential information for general aviation pilots, including official FAA data and pilot-submitted details on FBOs, fuel, food, and local attractions. Enhance your flight planning with real-time updates and manage your own airport listings.
- Official FAA airport data
- Pilot-submitted FBO details
- Fuel availability and location
- On-field dining and nearby restaurants
- Local attractions and lodging
- Community-driven updates
- Manage FBO listings
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Airport Notes is the community airport guide for general aviation pilots — built on official FAA data and enriched by the pilots who actually fly there. Start with the facts. Every public-use airport in the U.S., backed by official FAA data: identifiers, runways, frequencies, elevation, and airspace — plus VFR sectional charts right in the app. Then go beyond the A/FD. Airport Notes adds the things the FAA database doesn't tell you — the FBOs, Fuel, Food, and Fun: • FBOs — who's on the field, with amenities, hours, crew cars, and contacts • Fuel — what's available and where • Food — fly-in dining and restaurants on or near the field • Fun — things to do once you're on the ground • Lodging and services for longer stays • Field notes from the pilots who've been there Save your home airport and favorites for quick access, and get notified when your submissions are reviewed. Or even better, Host your home and favorite airports to submit and modify the entries submitted by others. Correct the times they are open. Add the address to the hotel. Modify the venue for the event. Sign in with Apple or Google. Airport Notes is community-built and growing every day. The more pilots who share what they know, the better it gets for everyone. Run an FBO? Manage your listing and keep your details current — free. Free to use. Built by pilots, for pilots.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: FBOProps at 6 against AirportNotes's 1. FBOProps also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for FBOProps against 5.0 for AirportNotes. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FBOProps has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FBOProps | AirportNotes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FBOProps, LLC | Michael Ladd |
Customer experience
FBOProps
AirportNotes
In-app purchases
FBOProps
No in-app purchases
AirportNotes
No in-app purchases
