Flight Plan Reader vs Flight Deck
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flight Plan Reader
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Flight Plan Reader is created entirely by an active airline pilot. Load your flight plan into the app and it will extract and display important information on Quick Reference Pages. Each page is designed to be easy to read for every phase of flight. Including: Pre-flight FMS programming, Pre-flight Briefings, Enroute, Alternates, Take-off/Landings, and NOTAM information. Simply use Apple share function to move a PDF copy of the flight plan into the Flight Plan Reader. It then automatically extracts the data for you. First month free trial included. No commitment required. Please note Subscription starts from date of purchase. Currently works with Jazz Airlines (Including some aircraft from SimBrief.com). Air Canada JetBlue (Beta) More coming soon. Other Airlines may work with varying success. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Flight Deck
Plan, edit, and monitor RPAS/UAS flight operations. This tool is designed for Flight Insight Clients and drone operators to enhance aviation safety.
- RPAS/UAS flight planning
- Flight operation editing
- Flight monitoring
- Aviation safety enhancement
- Client and operator tool
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Flight Insight Preflight allows Flight Insight Clients and RPAS/UAS operators to plan, edit, and monitor their RPAS/UAS flight operations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flight Deck at none against Flight Plan Reader's 2. Flight Plan Reader's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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. Flight Plan Reader sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Flight Deck asks for nothing beyond the download.
Flight Plan Reader ships an update fortnightly, Flight Deck every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flight Plan Reader | Flight Deck |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jenark Consultants Inc | Flight Insight Inc |
In-app purchases
Flight Plan Reader
- Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
- Annual$19.991 Year
Flight Deck
No in-app purchases
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