Air Navigation Pro vs iVAC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
iVAC
Access French and overseas VAC/IAC/DIRCAM charts and ULM airfield maps offline. The app automatically displays the latest downloaded chart version when internet access is unavailable, ensuring you always have a recent map for French airfields. Monthly updates are provided, with notifications for new downloads.
- Offline chart storage
- Search by name or ICAO code
- Favorites and recent charts
- Portrait and landscape view
- Full-screen map display
- Print and share maps
- Organize charts by folder (Premium)
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iVAC : une application de pilotes pour les pilotes. iVAC est une application qui vous propose un accès rapide à l'atlas VAC/IAC/DIRCAM FRANCE et Outre-Mer du SIA. L'application intègre également désormais l'atlas des terrains ULM du site BASULM. Si un accès à Internet est disponible, l’application télécharge automatiquement la dernière mise à jour d'une carte et l'affiche. Si l’accès à Internet n’est pas disponible (en altitude par exemple), l’application affiche automatiquement la dernière version téléchargée de la carte. Quelles que soient les conditions réseau, vous disposez toujours d’une carte plus ou moins récente pour tous les aérodromes français. Une mise à jour mensuelle est mise en ligne par le SIA et iVAC vous en informe pour vous en proposer le téléchargement complet. Les données téléchargées proviennent du site du SIA et de BASULM : https://www.sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr https://basulm.ffplum.fr Fonctionnalités : - Stockage des cartes sur votre appareil pour une consultation sans connexion à internet - Affichage des cartes des terrains VAC/IAC Métropole et Outre-Mer - Affichage des cartes des hélistations Métropole et Outre-Mer - Affichage des cartes des terrains ULM - Affichage des terrains par nom ou code OACI - Recherche de terrains par nom ou code OACI - Onglet favoris regroupant vos cartes préférées - Onglet récent regroupant les cartes consultées récemment - Affichage des cartes en portrait et paysage - Affichage des cartes en plein écran - Impression et partage des cartes Avec l'abonnement Premium d'iVAC, profitez également de la possibilité d'organiser vos cartes par dossiers, de la possibilité d'afficher les cartes en mode nuit (écriture blanche sur fond noir) et de trier les cartes par proximité. Conditions d'utilisation : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iVAC at 5.0 against Air Navigation Pro's 4.6. iVAC also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 58%). Air Navigation Pro's advantage is ratings volume (639 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Air Navigation Pro sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $69.99 per year and iVAC sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
iVAC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Air Navigation Pro has 639 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 79% of iVAC's.
Air Navigation Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, iVAC every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Air Navigation Pro | iVAC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (639 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | 78.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 639 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 217 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xample Sarl | Julien Rozé |
Customer experience
Air Navigation Pro
iVAC
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
iVAC
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Air Navigation Pro
- 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
- 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
iVAC
- Premium annuel$3.991 Year









