Aircraft Horizon vs Nav Tools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aircraft Horizon
Experience a realistic flight simulation with a photo-realistic artificial horizon. This app offers smooth, accurate pitch and roll indication, mimicking instruments found in general aviation aircraft. It includes improved graphics, landscape mode, and native iPad support.
- Photo-realistic graphics
- Smooth and realistic movement
- Resettable zero
- Landscape mode
- Native iPad app
- Digital pitch and roll display
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This application is a photo-realistic aircraft Artificial Horizon indicator, also known as an Attitude Indicator, for your iPhone. Has a resettable zero and the movement is super smooth and realistic. NEW VERSION includes these new features: 1. improved Graphics 2. Landscape mode 3. Native iPad app 4. Bug Fixes 5. Supports Latest iOS version This application is modeled after the instrument found in many general aviation aircraft. It looks just like the real thing because photos of the real thing were used to create the graphics. Pitch and roll angles are represented both with the analog instrument as well a digital display. The instrument can be zeroed and the pitch reference "wings" can be adjusted, just like the real instrument. Of course, the iPhone doesn't have the same type of Gyro as an aircraft, so the instrument function is simulated using the iPhones built in accelerometer, This program has been tested on an iPhone 3g, 3Gs, 4 and iPod touch running firmware version 4.0 on up
Nav Tools
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A compass combining the accuracy of a numerical display with the easy to read ball. Works with any device orientation making it suitable in both calm and rough see. Point to a target and you get assisted steering. Both magnetic and true north are supported. A GPS-based speedometer with customizable range.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Aircraft Horizon at every 4 months against Nav Tools's every 32 months. Aircraft Horizon also leads on chart position (#179 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Aircraft Horizon costs $0.99 and Nav Tools $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Aircraft Horizon ships an update every 4 months, Nav Tools every 32 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aircraft Horizon | Nav Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 2.3 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 28.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 32 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #179 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iAware | Jean-Christoph KAISER |
In-app purchases
Aircraft Horizon
No in-app purchases
Nav Tools
No in-app purchases
