FlightSpan vs Astra UTM LAANC
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.
Astra UTM LAANC
This advanced system provides comprehensive tools for managing airspace and drone operations. It supports authorities, air traffic services, developers, and drone operators with a full-stack UTM solution.
- Full-stack UTM system
- Tools for authorities
- Solutions for ANSPs
- Applications for drone operators
- Comprehensive workflow support
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AstraUTM - Enabling the Future of Airspace AstraUTM is an advanced full-stack UTM system that caters to Authorities, ANSPs, Solution Developers, and Drone operators, with tools and applications encompassing all possible UTM workflows.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FlightSpan at 5.0 against Astra UTM LAANC's 1.0. FlightSpan also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
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 9 days, Astra UTM LAANC every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FlightSpan | Astra UTM LAANC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| 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 9 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 163 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JAARS, Inc. | AstraUTM |
Customer experience
FlightSpan
Astra UTM LAANC
In-app purchases
FlightSpan
No in-app purchases
Astra UTM LAANC
No in-app purchases
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