FlightSpan vs Chart Guide Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FlightSpan
This app offers comprehensive flight operations tools for remote aviation. It includes flight planning, logging, performance calculations, and real-time tracking with communication capabilities. Users can access company charts, weather information, and hazard tracking for enhanced safety and efficiency.
- Flight planning tools
- Daily flight logs
- Weight and balance calculations
- Takeoff and landing performance
- Flight tracking and communication
- Moving map with custom charts
- NOTAM and hazard tracking
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A complete flight operations software solution specifically designed for remote contexts. FlightSpan provides flight crews with tools for flight planning, daily flight logs/journey logs, weight and balance, takeoff and landing performance, departure and arrival briefings with company runway charts, flight tracking and two way communications (when paired with a v2 Tracker), moving map with capability to use custom/company navigation charts, Notam and hazard identification tracking and more.
Chart Guide Pro
Learn to interpret aeronautical charts with this intuitive guide. It simplifies complex aviation mapping information for pilots and enthusiasts.
- Understand aeronautical charts
- Simplify aviation mapping
- Pilot-friendly interface
- Learn chart interpretation
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Chart Guide Pro is an easy way to understand how to use aeronautical charts
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: FlightSpan at Free against Chart Guide Pro's $5.99. FlightSpan also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 21 months). On ads, 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
FlightSpan is free to download; Chart Guide Pro costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FlightSpan holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FlightSpan has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
FlightSpan ships an update every 2 weeks, Chart Guide Pro every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FlightSpan | Chart Guide Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 21 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | JAARS, Inc. | Gadir Mamedov |
Customer experience
FlightSpan
Chart Guide Pro
In-app purchases
FlightSpan
No in-app purchases
Chart Guide Pro
No in-app purchases
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