Comparison

Air Navigation Pro vs Navigraph Charts

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

Navigraph Charts

This app provides comprehensive aviation charts and navigation data for flight simulation. It offers worldwide IFR and VFR chart coverage, updated regularly, and integrates seamlessly with popular flight simulators. Features include moving maps, weather overlays, and annotation tools to enhance the simulated flight experience.

Highlights
  • Jeppesen charts and navigation data
  • Worldwide IFR and VFR chart coverage
  • Regular 28-day AIRAC updates
  • Moving Maps
  • Weather overlays (radar, winds)
  • 3D Globe Projection
  • Annotation tools
Features
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Looking for the most comprehensive software solution for flight simulation? Navigraph Charts is your co-pilot. Navigraph Charts 8 has been developed with emphasis on delivering a seamless and intuitive experience, reducing the pilot workload in all phases of the simulated flight. Why you'll always want Navigraph Charts with you in the cockpit: - Only provider of Jeppesen charts and navigation data for flight simulation. - Access to IFR chart coverage at over 7,000 airports worldwide. - Charts and data sourced from Jeppesen and updated every 28 days according to the AIRAC calendar. - Largest dataset of its kind in the world. - Most up-to-date and modern navigation software for flight simulation. - Simulator sceneries, flight plans, charts, navigation systems, and addon software are all in sync with data from the same source. - Great support. New features in Navigraph Charts 8: - Worldwide VFR Charts powered by Jeppesen VFR data - Seamless Zoom - 3D Globe Projection - Autopinning of Procedure Charts - Runway Crosswind and Airport Weather Information - Vector Charts - Weather overlays including radar and winds - ATIS - NOTAM - Annotate and draw on charts and SimBrief operational flight plan - VATSIM and IVAO traffic and ATC sector display Navigraph Unlimited features: - Moving Maps - Zoom all the way down to gate level. - 3D globe projection helps visualize Great Circle distances and polar routes. - Saves time and effort by automatically organizing relevant airport charts to pinboard. - Weather information including runway crosswinds updated in real-time. - No commitment - cancel any time you like. Moving Maps compatible with Microsoft Flight Simulator, X-Plane and Prepar3d.

Screenshots

Air Navigation Pro4 screens
Navigraph Charts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Navigraph Charts at none against Air Navigation Pro's 15. Navigraph Charts also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (68% vs 58%). Air Navigation Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Navigraph Charts asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Navigraph Charts holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 636 and 2.7K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Air Navigation Pro's written reviews are positive against 68% of Navigraph Charts's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Air Navigation Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, Navigraph Charts monthly. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Air Navigation Pro versus Navigraph Charts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAir Navigation ProNavigraph Charts
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (636 ratings)4.9 (2.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews68.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6362.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB78 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperXample SarlNavigraph

Customer experience

Air Navigation Pro

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

Navigraph Charts

All ratings2,725 ratings
Positive98.5%
Neutral0.4%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive68.2%
Neutral3.6%
Negative28.2%

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

Navigraph Charts

From 2.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent navigation and flight planning features
  • 🔒 Seamless integration with flight simulators
  • 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
  • 🚀 Comprehensive database of charts and airport information
  • 👍 Helpful for both VFR and IFR flying

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes after recent updates
  • 🔋 High battery consumption on mobile devices
  • 🔒 Requires a paid subscription to access full functionality
  • 🐛 Occasional issues with weather data and chart rendering
  • 🔒 Lack of offline mode for charts and data

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

Navigraph Charts

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Sim link not working consistently on some platforms
  • Waypoint recognition issues when entering SIDs/STARs
  • Occasional blank or missing chart displays
  • Login problems after recent iOS updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to draw and annotate on charts
  • Improve integration with other flight planning tools like PFPX
  • Implement live traffic overlay on charts
  • Introduce VFR chart options
  • Add more customization options for chart views

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

Navigraph Charts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Air Navigation Pro free?
Air Navigation Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Navigraph Charts free?
Navigraph Charts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Air Navigation Pro or Navigraph Charts?
Navigraph Charts is rated higher. Air Navigation Pro averages 4.6 out of 5 from 636 ratings, while Navigraph Charts averages 4.9 from 2.7K ratings.
Do Air Navigation Pro or Navigraph Charts have ads?
Neither Air Navigation Pro nor Navigraph Charts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Air Navigation Pro or Navigraph Charts?
Air Navigation Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, and Navigraph Charts monthly. Most recently, Air Navigation Pro was updated on September 24, 2026 and Navigraph Charts on September 24, 2026.

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