Comparison

Air Navigation Pro vs WingX®

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

WingX®

This aviation app provides a GPS-enabled moving map with VFR and IFR charts, weather overlays, and advanced navigation features. It offers subscription options for enhanced functionality, including instrument approach procedures and routing.

Highlights
  • GPS-enabled moving map
  • VFR and IFR charts
  • Animated weather overlays
  • Instrument approach procedure display
  • Minimum Vectoring Altitude overlays
  • Flight recording and playback
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WingX® Pro7's simple subscription model: ● VFR Free! and MilitaryFree! - only VFR flying or Active or Retired Military? Subscription is free. ● $74.95 annual subscription (or $199.95 for 3 years) ● $74.95 for Advanced IFR Subscription ● Free: 30-day Free Period ● Free: Synthetic Vision and Fuel Prices (with current subscription) Annual Subscription Includes VFR Sectionals, IFR Enroute Low and High, TACs, Flyway, Helicopter, Grand Canyon, and IFR Area charts plus APDs (geo-referenced), IAPs, etc Advanced IFR Subscription IAP geo-referencing, IAP Routing and ChartTouch New! Features: ● Display Instrument Approach Procedures on the Moving Map. ● Minimum Vectoring Altitude Overlays on the Moving Map. ● New Advanced Moving Map with significant performance and stability improvements ● Visual region-based moving map data download selection. Faster downloads by downloading only what you need. ● Improved weather display - better animation, faster downloading, and vastly less network bandwidth usage ● Reworked data dissemination process to enable earlier release of cycle data, improved dual-cycle data management, dynamic real-time system configuration. ● Winner of many awards including multiple Stevie Awards, Appy Awards, and Aviation Consumer. GPS-Enabled Moving Map ● VFR Sectionals, IFR Enroute Low and High, TACs, Flyways, Helicopter, Grand Canyon, and IFR Area charts ● Wx Overlays including NEXRAD composite and many other weather overlay types with animation, transparency, and low-bandwidth option (e.g. hotel rooms) ● DP, STAR, and IAP Routing (iPad only) ● North Up or Track Up ● Split Screen ● Business locations on Airport Diagrams ● ADS-B In-Flight Weather and Traffic ● X-Plane and MS Flight Sim compatible ● Ground Proximity Warning System (GPWS) - terrain and obstacles ● SmartTaxi™ - advanced taxi warning system ● FlightShare™ - share routes on the ground or in the air! ● traca™ Technology - simply draw the route ● WingX Rewind™ - record and playback flights including GPS, AHRS, and Pitot-Static. ● Auto switch to Airport Diagram ● Class B Transitions ● Search And Rescue Grids and Patterns (old/new) - Parallel, Square, Sector, and Auto Fill Grid - supports MGRS ● Overlay terrain and obstacles (terrain up to 60N) ● State Lines ● Airspace overlays ● Airspace Notifications ● Passive RADAR Altimeter - Terrain Elevation or AGL ● Terrain Profile View - with climb angle and 500fpm descent lines ● AHRS-driven Attitude Indicator ● Built-in Simulator ● Extra dimming for night operations ● Rubber-Banding ● User-Defined Waypoints ● Multi-Page Notepad with Undo ● Runway Extensions and Traffic Patterns ● Easy GPS Calibration - tap on moving map's altitude ● Count-Up/Down timers ● Numerous aircraft icons ● Stadium TFRs Approach Charts ● Print charts wirelessly ● Rotate DPs and STARs ● Draw on approach charts Wx Text ● Color-coded and decoded METARs, TAFs, winds/temps aloft ● METAR Density Altitude and Freezing Levels Route Planning ● Victor Airways, Jetways, DPs, STARs, and even IAPs! ● Total and Longer Than Direct distances ● Flight Log shows Headings, GS, ETE, Fuel Burn using winds aloft ● Optimize Altitude for winds aloft Flight Service ● Flight Plans and Weather Briefings with Leidos. Can be reused for fast filing ● File, Close, and Cancel flight plans ● Route and Area Weather Briefings ● Aircraft Manager for auto-fill E6B ● TAS ● Conversions ● Distance-Speed-Time ● Pressure/Density Altitude ● Winds Aloft ● Runway Winds ● IFR Climb ● Descent Rate Documents ● ACS and PTS ● Parts of the AIM ● AC61-65H - Including Endorsements ● AC61-67C - Stall and Spin Awarenes ● Pilot/Controller Glossary ● Aeronautical Contractions ● User-Documents Integrated Help System ● Built-in mini-manual Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Follow Us! Twitter: @hiltonsoftware Facebook: @hiltonsoftware Instagram: @hilton.software

Screenshots

Air Navigation Pro4 screens
WingX®4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Air Navigation Pro at 4.6 against WingX®'s 3.6. Air Navigation Pro also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (58% vs 47%). WingX®'s advantage is chart position (#196 vs unranked). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Air Navigation Pro sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $69.99 per year and WingX® sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Air Navigation Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 636 and 181 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Air Navigation Pro's written reviews are positive against 47% of WingX®'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Air Navigation Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, WingX® every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Air Navigation Pro versus WingX®: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAir Navigation ProWingX®
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (636 ratings) — better3.6 (181 ratings)
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews — better47.4% of reviews
Number of ratings636 — better181
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank—#196 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB54 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperXample SarlHilton Software LLC

Customer experience

Air Navigation Pro

All ratings636 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral3.1%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews894 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral9.4%
Negative32.3%

WingX®

All ratings181 ratings
Positive61.3%
Neutral7.7%
Negative30.9%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive47.4%
Neutral10.3%
Negative42.3%

User reviews

Air Navigation Pro

From 636 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent navigation tool
  • 🚀 Accurate GPS tracking
  • 🚀 Comprehensive aviation data
  • 🚀 Useful for VFR and IFR flying
  • 🚀 Great value for money

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
  • 🐛 Outdated or missing maps/data
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 👎 Confusing user interface
  • 👎 Lack of instructions/documentation

WingX®

From 181 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💰 Affordable pricing
  • 🌟 Split screen feature
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • ✈️ Great for VFR pilots
  • 💡 Free CFI option (historically)

Room to improve

  • 😞 Lacking customer support
  • 💸 Expensive compared to some
  • 📉 Development has fallen behind
  • 🚫 No Canadian coverage
  • 🐛 Buggy interface

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

WingX®

Reported bugs

25 issues
  • Password reset nightmare
  • ADSB traffic shows up as double
  • Terrain profile button missing on iPhone
  • Fuel price option stopped working in free version
  • GEO referencing down
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  • Weather feed down (TAF/METAR not updating)
  • Map moves off screen with OS 16 update
  • Error message after purchase, no account creation
  • Confusing login screen, no login button
  • FAA weather info (lightning, icing, airmets) not shown
  • Map redraws constantly, makes app unusable
  • Weather doesn't download at all
  • Prog charts not working
  • Heading indicator off by 13 degrees
  • Consistent GPS off every 3 seconds
  • App constantly crashes during flight
  • Split screen not supported on older iPad
  • Airport map open in route causes system crash
  • High resolution map loading issue
  • Stratux AHRS synthetic vision not working
  • No traffic since update
  • Maps slow and sluggish
  • Non-functioning maps on older machines
  • Chart background not showing
  • ADS-B radar has zero transparency

Requested features

13 requests
  • Add terrain profile button to iPhone app
  • Add fuel prices to paid version
  • Add MOS (Model Output Statistics)
  • Add runway extension feature
  • Add 'direct to' feature
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  • Add TERPS alternate mins and takeoff mins to be scrollable documents
  • Add breadcrumb trails feature
  • Add W&B feature
  • Add DOD flip data for Korea
  • Add AHRS / HUD / synth vision for aero app
  • Add DOD setting / database for military users
  • Add traffic pattern altitude feature
  • Add weather radar transparency adjustment

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
5 purchases

WingX®

One-time5
  • Fuel Prices (One Year Subscription)$0.99
  • Synthetic Vision (One Year Subscription)$0.99
  • VFR Free!$0.99
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  • One Year Subscription$74.99
  • Advanced IFR (One Year Subscription)$74.99

Questions

Is Air Navigation Pro free?
Air Navigation Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WingX® free?
WingX® is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Air Navigation Pro or WingX®?
Air Navigation Pro is rated higher. Air Navigation Pro averages 4.6 out of 5 from 636 ratings, while WingX® averages 3.6 from 181 ratings.
Do Air Navigation Pro or WingX® have ads?
Neither Air Navigation Pro nor WingX® shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Air Navigation Pro or WingX®?
Air Navigation Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, and WingX® every 2 months. Most recently, Air Navigation Pro was updated on September 24, 2026 and WingX® on September 21, 2026.

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