Comparison

Air Navigation Pro vs Notam Helper

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Air Navigation Pro

Plan and navigate flights globally with an interactive moving map featuring aeronautical charts, real-time weather, and traffic awareness. Get visual and audio alerts for nearby aircraft and access detailed weather layers for enhanced flight planning and safety.

Highlights
  • Interactive moving map with aeronautical charts
  • Real-time traffic awareness with alerts
  • Advanced weather layers (radar, wind, clouds)
  • NOTAM display on map
  • SmartChart for detailed terrain and airport info
  • Elevation profile and synthetic view
Features
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Discover our flight planning & real-time navigation app for free for 28 days! - Everything you need to fly around the world - Plan your flight in a few minutes - Fly relaxed with up-to-date information Air Navigation Pro is a high-quality flight assistant app for pilots worldwide. Benefit from the following main features: MOVING MAP Plan and navigate using our interactive moving map. Choose between aeronautical charts, satellite or our vector map as a background. On top of that, the moving map displays waypoints, NOTAM, obstacles and airspaces from our comprehensive, always up-to-date worldwide aeronautical database. Tap on any waypoint directly on the map to easily create a route. Personalize the values shown on the navbar to have exactly the information you need: altitude, vertical speed, bearing, distance to the next waypoint, ETA calculations, etc. Choose the airport departure and arrival procedures for your route to have them also displayed on top of the moving map. ENHANCED TRAFFIC AWARENESS Get visual and audio alerts in all languages for nearby conflicting traffic. Choose your preferred traffic icon between generic, aircraft or TCAS symbols. Your safety is important to us, which is why we partnered with SafeSky to ensure our users have live traffic data during their flight. Benefit from the native integration with SafeSky included in our new Smart Lite, Smart Classic and Smart Advanced subscriptions—a two-in-one package! ADVANCED WEATHER LAYERS In addition to the basic weather reports & forecast of winds, TAF and METAR for your flight, subscribers of the Smart Advanced plan can activate see-through weather layers on top of the moving map. Available layers include rain radar, wind, pressure, clouds and rain, visibility, gust and for Germany, Switzerland, Austria and the Balkans, we also have GAFOR. Tap on any point on the map to see the weather information for that area. Review the weather forecast for up to three days ahead. NOTAM After creating your route, set the departure time in the future to have the moving map display the NOTAM active for that specific time. NOTAM on the map change color dynamically based on their status. SMARTCHART Our cutting-edge SmartChart is a highly detailed and intelligent vector-based map that adapts to your needs, providing you with adequate information at any zoom level. The SmartChart optimizes the display of shadows to easily distinguish between valleys and mountains, and the text remains perfectly aligned, guaranteeing optimal readability. Including the latest significant improvements with forests and detailed airport information. ELEVATION PROFILE & SYNTHETIC VIEW Enable the profile view below the navbar for enhanced situational awareness of the elevation ahead of you or along your route. Choose the corridor width between 0 to 5 NM and overlay options: airspaces, NOTAM, obstacles, wind components, populated places, etc. Switch to the synthetic view for additional terrain information, plus an artificial horizon with altitude and vertical speed indicators. This function can also be used to pan around while preparing for your flight. Activate TAWS on the moving map as well as on the synthetic view. AERONAUTICAL CHARTS & APPROACH CHARTS We offer the most extensive worldwide catalog of aeronautical charts, including the ICAO charts. Have the georeferenced approach charts displayed on top of the moving map or the 3D view. BRIEFING Prepare your flight with our briefing section by creating documents with NOTAM and weather charts & stations relevant to your planned route. Optimize time by creating an aircraft profile which will be used in the Briefing section to pre-fill for you the ATC Flight Plan and calculate the W&B. AND SO MUCH MORE! Please note that WiFi-only devices do not include an internal GPS receptor, an external sensor is required. Refer to our user manual on our website: www.airnavigation.aero Terms of use: https://www.airnavigation.aero/en/terms-of-use.html

About

Notam Helper

This compact search tool assists pilots by quickly deciphering aviation acronyms and contractions found in NOTAMs, METARs, TAFs, and Area Forecasts. It simplifies understanding complex aviation weather and operational information, whether in the air or on the ground.

Highlights
  • Deciphers NOTAM, METAR, TAF, and Area Forecast contractions
  • Quick search by typing partial acronyms
  • Useful for pilots in-flight and on the ground
  • Compact and easy-to-use interface
  • Helps understand complex aviation information
Features
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This app the second in the "pilot helper" series is aimed at helping you out with all those pesky acronyms and contractions. This application is for professional and private Pilots. It is a compact search tool used to help with NOTAM / Weather Contractions (Acronyms) either inflight or on the ground. On the Ground this app helps you interpret complex NOTAMs and un-decoded METARs/ TAF’s / Area Forecasts, etc.. As a pilot you often review your NOTAMS again in the air when close to your destination as a reminder, it is impractical to go looking up contracts at this stage of the flight but this app makes that simple. Simply type in the first few characters of the contraction and the list will narrow down showing you the definition you need to understand the information you have. E.G. if looking for the meaning of "PAEW" you just type in part of the contraction "pa" and you will see the list narrow down to similar contractions with the definition adjacent to it in this case “Personnel and Equipment Working”.

Screenshots

Air Navigation Pro4 screens
Notam Helper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Air Navigation Pro at Free against Notam Helper's $0.99. Air Navigation Pro also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 14 months). Notam Helper's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 15) and chart position (#109 vs unranked). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Air Navigation Pro is free to download; Notam Helper costs $0.99 up front. Air Navigation Pro sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $69.99 per year. Notam Helper asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Air Navigation Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Air Navigation Pro has 642 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Air Navigation Pro's written reviews are positive against 36% of Notam Helper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Air Navigation Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, Notam Helper every 14 months. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Air Navigation Pro versus Notam Helper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAir Navigation ProNotam Helper
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.6 (642 ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews — better36.4% of reviews
Number of ratings642 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 14 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#109 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.06.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size221 MB1 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperXample SarlMark Bateman

Customer experience

Air Navigation Pro

All ratings641 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral3.0%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews895 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral9.4%
Negative32.3%

Notam Helper

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive36.4%
Neutral36.4%
Negative27.3%

Bugs and requests

Air Navigation Pro

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Maps fail to download or display properly
  • Incorrect or outdated airspace and airport data
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Frequent crashes and freezes

Requested features

6 requests
  • Improved flight planning tools
  • Integration with external devices (AHRS, ADS-B)
  • Synthetic vision and terrain awareness
  • Automatic NOTAM and weather updates
  • Geo-referenced approach plates and airport diagrams
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  • Customizable instrument layouts

Notam Helper

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Air Navigation Pro

Subscriptions8
  • Aeronautical database$69.991 Year
  • Essential worldwide14 Days trial$71.991 Year
  • SMART14 Days trial$79.991 Year
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  • Smart Plus - Middle East14 Days trial$86.991 Year
  • Smart Lite14 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • Smart Advanced14 Days trial$134.991 Year
  • Premium - United States14 Days trial$139.991 Year
  • Premium - Argentina14 Days trial$144.991 Year
One-time7
  • US Sectional to 02.2011 Los Angeles$0.99
  • US Sectional to 02.2011 Miami$0.99
  • US Sectional to 02.2011 New York$0.99
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  • USA VFR Terminal Area Raster Charts 2012$3.99
  • USA Sectional charts 2011-2012$9.99
  • Brazil WAC 2011$9.99
  • Venezuela 3D data$19.99
None

Notam Helper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Air Navigation Pro free?
Air Navigation Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Notam Helper free?
Notam Helper costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Air Navigation Pro or Notam Helper?
Air Navigation Pro is rated higher. Air Navigation Pro averages 4.6 out of 5 from 642 ratings, while Notam Helper averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Air Navigation Pro or Notam Helper have ads?
Neither Air Navigation Pro nor Notam Helper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Air Navigation Pro or Notam Helper?
Air Navigation Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, and Notam Helper every 14 months. Most recently, Air Navigation Pro was updated on October 27, 2026 and Notam Helper on October 27, 2026.

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