AviationABB vs ATISVIEW
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AviationABB
Quickly search through over 14,000 aviation abbreviations, airport codes, and IFR lists. Ideal for pilots and aviation professionals needing fast access to terms found in charts, NOTAMs, and weather reports.
- Over 8000 aviation abbreviations
- Over 6000 airport and IFR codes
- Total 14000+ abbreviations and codes
- Quick search functionality
- Detailed view for long terms
- Free updates with more terms
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Very easy and quick aviation abbreviation search: The Aviation Abbreviation is a very simple and quick aviation abbreviations search application. It will save you a lot of time . Good for aviation industry: If you are a pilot or working in airlines and aviation industry, you may found yourself facing loads of abbreviations everyday in Charts, NOTAM, NOTOC, TELEX, Weather report. It is hard to remember all of those. Looking for terms that abbreviations stand for from various references take you too much time. The Aviation Abbreviation is definitely suitable for you to safe your time and enhance your work. Nearly complete aviation abbreviations you may look for: Aviation Abbreviation contains over 8000 terms for very quick reference. More terms will come in the upcoming free update. Most terms can be completely displayed within main screen. For some terms that are too long to display in main screen, you can simply touch at the term to see it in the detail screen. It also provides additional airport and IFR list containing over 6000 codes. Total 14000+ abbreviations and codes.
ATISVIEW
Access real-time aviation weather and airport information. View live ATIS, METAR/TAF reports, airport cameras, and detailed weather overlays on a map. Designed for pilots and aviation enthusiasts.
- Live ATIS and airport weather
- METAR/TAF raw and decoded
- Airport cameras and history
- AD Forecast chart access
- Map view with weather overlays
- Home screen widgets
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ATISVIEW is an aviation weather and airport information companion for pilots, dispatchers, and aviation enthusiasts. Check live ATIS where available, METAR/TAF reports, airport cameras, AD Forecast charts, flight information, and map-based airport weather in a fast dark ops-console interface. Key Features: • Live ATIS and airport weather display • METAR / TAF raw and decoded views • Departure and arrival ATIS support where available • Airport cameras and camera history • AD Forecast chart access for supported airports • Runway list and reference runway diagram views • Map view with airports, weather, wind, radar, airspace, and runway overlays • Flight information search • Home screen widgets for favorite or selected airports • UTC display and automatic refresh for current weather Runway diagrams and overlays are provided for reference and situational awareness only. Always use official aeronautical sources for navigation and flight operations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ATISVIEW at Free against AviationABB's $1.99. ATISVIEW also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 16 months). AviationABB's advantage is chart position (#96 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On 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
ATISVIEW is free to download; AviationABB costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ATISVIEW holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ATISVIEW has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of AviationABB's written reviews are positive against 75% of ATISVIEW's.
AviationABB ships an update every 16 months, ATISVIEW every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AviationABB | ATISVIEW |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #96 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Palawin Yosintra | SOUNDBAY |
Customer experience
AviationABB
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In-app purchases
AviationABB
No in-app purchases
ATISVIEW
No in-app purchases
