Comparison

Snowtam vs ForeFlight Mobile EFB

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Snowtam

This app assists pilots in cold weather by decoding SNOWTAM and MOTNE reports. It also offers a tool to calculate cold temperature altitude adjustments based on Transport Canada's charts.

Highlights
  • SNOWTAM decoder
  • MOTNE decoder
  • Cold temperature correction tool
  • ICAO airport code database
  • Runway condition code decoding
  • Altitude adjustment calculations
Features
Currently charting
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Snowtam provides pilots with the following useful collection of tools for cold weather conditions: SNOWTAM decoder, MOTNE decoder and a cold temperature correction tool. * SNOWTAM decoder A quick and easy decoder for any of the 16 fields provided in a Snow Notification Report. * An in-built database with over 12,000 ICAO airport codes, together with elevation data (please consult application help page) * MOTNE decoder Runway condition MOTNE codes, which are provided with METARs, can quickly be decoded with an intuitive spin dial interface, ensuring that invalid codes cannot be entered. * Cold temperature corrections Based on Transport Canada's widely available Altitude Correction Chart, this utility uses a formula to quickly calculate cold temperature altitude adjustments. The application comes with detailed help information for each utility.

About

ForeFlight Mobile EFB

This app simplifies flight planning, briefing, and filing for pilots. It offers interactive weather layers, detailed charts, and hazard awareness tools for enhanced situational awareness. Logbook features track flight hours and currency.

Highlights
  • Touch Planning on Map
  • Interactive Weather Layers
  • Geo-referenced Plates & Charts
  • Global Hazard Awareness
  • Digital Logbook
  • Synthetic Vision
Features
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Download for a 30-day free trial of our top subscription plan! Visit our website for more information on available plans and add-ons. ForeFlight is the leading flight app for VFR and IFR pilots everywhere, making flight planning and flying easier, safer, and more enjoyable. FLIGHT PLANNING, BRIEFING, & FILING Plan flights with Touch Planning on the Map or full-featured form-based Flights view. Tap out a route in seconds and quickly see if flights will be affected by weather or TFRs. Helpful Route, Altitude, and Procedure Advisors make planning easy and accurate. Generate a graphical preflight briefing and file your flight plan directly from the app. Print a professional-grade Navlog for inflight reference. WEATHER Interactive weather layers include animated radar, global satellite and winds aloft, global icing, turbulence, and surface analysis, graphical AIR/SIGMETs, flight category, visibility, and more. View decoded METARs, TAFs, and MOS forecasts. Thoughtfully organized Imagery view puts a full range of forecast tools at your fingertips. PLATES, CHARTS, & MAPS Both VFR and IFR operations are covered with all of the essentials required for planning and navigation: data-driven Aeronautical Maps, VFR Sectionals, High/Low Enroute charts, SIDs, STARs, approach and taxi charts, and terrain, satellite, and street map views. GEO-REFERENCED APPROACHES & TAXI CHARTS Plates and taxi charts enable the real time display of your GPS location on the chart. They can also be overlaid on the Maps view along with weather and hazards for the ultimate situational awareness. GLOBAL HAZARD AWARENESS TECHNOLOGY Plan and fly with more confidence in all conditions and terrain. Top-down-view Hazard Advisor map layer, Terrain Profile View, and 3D Synthetic Vision seamlessly integrate into the map display to depict a clear picture of terrain and obstacle hazards anywhere in the world. When paired with an AHRS source, Synthetic Vision provides a backup attitude display. LOGBOOK Logbook makes it easy to log and share flights, track hours, review currency, record certificates and ratings, receive electronic instructor endorsements, and create experience reports. Your data is automatically synced across all your devices and protected in secure cloud storage. ADDITIONAL FEATURES INCLUDE: Built-in documents catalog with FAR/AIM, charts supplements, and more Airport, FBO, and fuel price information for thousands of locations Dynamic data-driven Aeronautical Maps Weight & Balance Glide Advisor Automatic chart and data data updates Chart color inversion for better night flying experience Access to web planner

Screenshots

Snowtam4 screens
ForeFlight Mobile EFB4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ForeFlight Mobile EFB at Free against Snowtam's $3.99. ForeFlight Mobile EFB also leads on rating (4.4 vs 1.8) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months). Snowtam's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 18) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 18.0). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

ForeFlight Mobile EFB is free to download; Snowtam costs $3.99 up front. ForeFlight Mobile EFB sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Snowtam asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ForeFlight Mobile EFB holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ForeFlight Mobile EFB has 3.3K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Snowtam's written reviews are positive against 68% of ForeFlight Mobile EFB's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Snowtam ships an update every 7 months, ForeFlight Mobile EFB every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Snowtam versus ForeFlight Mobile EFB: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnowtamForeFlight Mobile EFB
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating1.8 (5 ratings)4.4 (3.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.5% of reviews68.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings53.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#110#14 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS6.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB592 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrendan WholihanForeFlight

Customer experience

Snowtam

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive43.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative56.5%

ForeFlight Mobile EFB

All ratings3,265 ratings
Positive83.6%
Neutral5.3%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews443 reviews
Positive68.2%
Neutral9.0%
Negative22.8%

Bugs and requests

Snowtam

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

ForeFlight Mobile EFB

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Weather data not updating correctly
  • Issues with syncing user waypoints and annotations
  • Incompatibility with certain iOS versions and device models

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to add multiple landing legs in a single flight plan
  • Improved map annotations and drawing tools
  • Customizable logbook and flight data export options
  • Better support for Apple Watch and other wearables
  • More comprehensive coverage of international airports and charts

In-app purchases

None

Snowtam

No in-app purchases

14 purchases

ForeFlight Mobile EFB

One-time14
  • Basic Plus US - 3 months$70.00
  • Starter LATAM - 1 Year$129.99
  • Starter US - 1 Year$129.99
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  • Starter CA - 1 Year$129.99
  • Starter EUR - 1 Year$129.99
  • Starter APAC - 1 Year$129.99
  • Starter ME & SA - 1 Year$129.99
  • Essential APAC - 1 Year$259.99
  • Essential ME & SA - 1 Year$259.99
  • Essential US - 1 Year$259.99
  • Essential CA - 1 Year$259.99
  • Premium LATAM$390.00
  • Premium ME & SA$390.00
  • Premium US - 1 Year2 variants$390.00

Questions

Is Snowtam free?
Snowtam costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ForeFlight Mobile EFB free?
ForeFlight Mobile EFB is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Snowtam or ForeFlight Mobile EFB?
ForeFlight Mobile EFB is rated higher. Snowtam averages 1.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while ForeFlight Mobile EFB averages 4.4 from 3.3K ratings.
Do Snowtam or ForeFlight Mobile EFB have ads?
Neither Snowtam nor ForeFlight Mobile EFB shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Snowtam or ForeFlight Mobile EFB?
Snowtam ships an update every 7 months, and ForeFlight Mobile EFB every 2 weeks. Most recently, Snowtam was updated on October 8, 2026 and ForeFlight Mobile EFB on October 22, 2026.
Which is more popular, Snowtam or ForeFlight Mobile EFB?
Snowtam currently peaks at #110 in the App Store charts, and ForeFlight Mobile EFB at #14. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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