SmartBriefing METAR,TAF,NOTAMS vs ATISVIEW
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartBriefing METAR,TAF,NOTAMS
This weather app simplifies pre-flight planning for pilots by consolidating essential weather data, including METAR, TAF, and NOTAMs, for all relevant airports. It offers visualized timelines for weather and winds, runway-specific wind components, and prioritized NOTAMs to ensure a faster and clearer briefing.
- Consolidated airport weather data
- Visualized weather and wind timelines
- Runway-specific wind components
- Prioritized NOTAM sorting
- Flight import from PDFs and other sources
- Customizable weather units and filters
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A weather and NOTAM briefing app for pilots, built by a pilot. SmartBriefing makes pre-flight faster, clearer, and easier than ever. Open all your flight’s airports in one step and focus only on what matters - relevant airports, time periods, TAF sections, runways in use, and NOTAMs. Weather and winds are visualized on a timeline for instant understanding. Get a faster briefing with better data - free 30-day trial included. Dive deeper into any airport: explore weather, wind, and daylight forecasts, assess runway winds at a glance, and read NOTAMs ranked by operational impact with the critical wording highlighted. Try it today and discover how effortless a pilot’s weather briefing can be. Main Features: * Manual flight creation with history (SmartBriefing remembers even takeoff and enroute alternates). * Flight imports from PDFs (including ForeFlight), clipboard, camera, or ATC data on the internet (via flight number or aircraft tail number). * Manual or automatic insertion of enroute alternates. A relevant time window for each enroute alternate is calculated based on the distance from the route and other enroute alternates. * Compact view showing only relevant time windows (a quick scroll provides instant understanding of the weather situation for the whole flight). * Airport search with filtering by country or runway length. * Groups of airports can be easily filled with airports from any selected country. They can also be imported from Aeroweather. * Quick airport search tab with search history. * Visual guides explaining how to use certain features. * In-app notifications. * Settings to customize the preferred weather color scheme, units, airport filters, app appearance, etc. Features for Every Airport: Weather * Timeline separately depicts permanent, TEMPO, or PROB phenomena, along with sunrise and sunset. * METAR and TAF are available in original format, colored format (original text colored according to weather minima), or decoded format (including decoded remarks or runway state messages). * D-ATIS for major U.S. airports and selected European airports, with a compact view showing the runways and approaches in use. Premium subscription is needed for features below after the first 30 days: METAR history * Previous observations expandable under the current METAR - the trend at a glance. Wind * Timeline displays wind forecasts from TAF. * Animated wind over airport layout provides quick awareness of the overall wind situation. * Each runway is depicted separately from a pilot’s perspective, including its dimensions and wind components. * Evaluation of (user-defined) wind limits for every runway with suggestions on usable/unusable runways. NOTAMs * Smart NOTAMs: every NOTAM is categorised by what it affects (runway, approach, taxiway, airspace, ...) and ranked by operational impact - the ones that matter most are always at the top. * The critical wording is highlighted in the NOTAM text, and activity schedules are extracted and shown first. * Overview list first; tap any NOTAM for the full text and swipe through the rest. * NOTAMs effective at your relevant time are automatically highlighted and separated. * Important NOTAMs can be bookmarked; new, unread NOTAMs are always first. * Any NOTAM can be displayed on the map with a single tap. * Built on our own worldwide NOTAM database. Details * Timeline shows local time along with night, dawn, day, and dusk periods. * Local time and UTC offset. * Precise sunrise and sunset times. * Airport layout and detailed runway information. * Option to add personal notes to airports. * Links to external apps such as maps or web sources with airport information. Try it out and discover the convenience of effective weather briefings! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
ATISVIEW
Access real-time aviation weather and airport information. View live ATIS, METAR/TAF reports, airport cameras, and detailed weather overlays on a map. Designed for pilots and aviation enthusiasts.
- Live ATIS and airport weather
- METAR/TAF raw and decoded
- Airport cameras and history
- AD Forecast chart access
- Map view with weather overlays
- Home screen widgets
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ATISVIEW is an aviation weather and airport information companion for pilots, dispatchers, and aviation enthusiasts. Check live ATIS where available, METAR/TAF reports, airport cameras, AD Forecast charts, flight information, and map-based airport weather in a fast dark ops-console interface. Key Features: • Live ATIS and airport weather display • METAR / TAF raw and decoded views • Departure and arrival ATIS support where available • Airport cameras and camera history • AD Forecast chart access for supported airports • Runway list and reference runway diagram views • Map view with airports, weather, wind, radar, airspace, and runway overlays • Flight information search • Home screen widgets for favorite or selected airports • UTC display and automatic refresh for current weather Runway diagrams and overlays are provided for reference and situational awareness only. Always use official aeronautical sources for navigation and flight operations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ATISVIEW at none against SmartBriefing METAR,TAF,NOTAMS's 1. ATISVIEW also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, ads 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
Both are free to download. SmartBriefing METAR,TAF,NOTAMS sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $11.99 per year. ATISVIEW asks for nothing beyond the download.
SmartBriefing METAR,TAF,NOTAMS ships an update every 2 months, ATISVIEW every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartBriefing METAR,TAF,NOTAMS | ATISVIEW |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 140 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ivan Lacko | SOUNDBAY |
Customer experience
SmartBriefing METAR,TAF,NOTAMS
ATISVIEW
In-app purchases
SmartBriefing METAR,TAF,NOTAMS
- Premium Subscription$11.991 Year
ATISVIEW
No in-app purchases
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