NAIPS vs METAR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NAIPS
Access critical aviation weather and NOTAM information directly from Airservices Australia. Submit flight notifications, amend plans, and view charts. Save briefings for offline use and receive push notifications for new weather updates.
- Submit flight notifications
- Amend/cancel flight plans
- SARTIME notification
- Location briefing
- View weather charts
- Offline briefing access
- GPS location features
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NAIPS for iPhone & iPad. Download pilot weather and notam information direct from Airservices Australia. Features include: * Submit Flight Notification (up to 3 stages) * Amend/Cancel flight plans * SARTIME Notification * Location Briefing * Charts (eg. SigWX & Grid Pt Winds) * Wind/Temp profile * Area Briefing * First/Last Light * Dial AWIS phone numbers * Location Directory * GPS/RAIM * Custom divert briefing Why not use the airservicesaustralia.com website? With NAIPS for iPhone you can: * Save briefings for viewing offline/airborne. * Quickly update briefings * Submit or amend flight plans in the cockpit before takeoff. * Use your GPS Location to get the closest airfields & restricted areas. * Downloads text only for very fast speeds * Automatic login (you need your own login though) * Save Aircraft & Route details for flight notifications & SARTIMES. * Print or email your met/notams * Push notifications send you a message when there is new weather out for your destination Note: Requires a free login from www.airservicesaustralia.com/naips to work. Please direct all questions to support@ozrunways.com This application is not associated with Airservices so please don't ask them any questions about using this app. Once downloaded, there are no other charges to use NAIPS.
METAR
Access decoded aviation weather reports and forecasts for thousands of airports globally. View nearby weather, runway winds, and customize units. A Pro version offers expanded nearby airport views and home screen widgets.
- Decoded METARs & TAFs
- Nearby airport weather
- Runway wind components
- Search and favorite airports
- Customizable units
- Light/dark mode
- Widgets (Pro)
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- View decoded METARs & TAFs from thousands of airports worldwide - View up to 10 nearby airports and their current weather observations and forecasts - See observed runway wind components - Search and favourite airports that you visit frequently - Customise the units being displayed to suit you - Switch between light and dark mode METAR Pro - Subscription* The same great features we've always provided for free will always be available for free, but we've created a couple of extra premium features to add a little more to METAR for people who'd like to subscribe to METAR Pro. - View up to 50 nearby airports and their current weather observations and forecasts - Display raw METAR or TAF text on lock and home screen widgets - Display runway layout and wind indications on home screen widgets * Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your iTunes account will automatically be charged the renewal price within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period unless your change your subscription preferences in your App Store account settings. You can manage your subscription at any time through your App Store account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when making a purchase of an auto-renewing subscription. METAR makes it quick and easy to find and decode weather reports and forecasts for airports all over the world. Terms - https://metarapp.io/legals/terms Privacy - https://metarapp.io/legals/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: METAR at Free against NAIPS's $7.99. METAR also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (23 vs 1). NAIPS's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). 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
METAR is free to download; NAIPS costs $7.99 up front. METAR sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. NAIPS asks for nothing beyond the download.
NAIPS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: METAR has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 45% of NAIPS's written reviews are positive against 57% of METAR's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
NAIPS ships an update every 6 weeks, METAR every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NAIPS | METAR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.7 (23 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 23 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #69 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OzRunways Pty. Ltd. | Luke Cashion-Lozell |
Customer experience
NAIPS
METAR
Bugs and requests
NAIPS
Reported bugs
32 issues- Window closes when clicking outside border on iPad
- 0's removed from Northing/Eastings entries
- Cannot retrieve saved draft Flight Notification on App
- Nearest locations seem off
- Access Violation error
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- Users cannot update Saved document after password change
- Cannot view background picture
- Initial startup photo too brief
- Cannot Cancel/Amend Sartime (Error: Sartime must be forward of EOBT and current time. ETD is more than 5 days in the future.)
- iPhone X/XS/11 black bars
- %connection error
- Connection error 80% of the time
- App doesn't show GAF feature anymore
- Save all button needed for saved entries
- Ability to reorder saved entries
- Login bug
- NAIPS username and password problem
- Asks for login details on EVERY start up
- Cannot submit flight plans
- SPFIB update option not functioning
- Flt plan amendment non functional
- Airfields within xx miles of route partly non functional
- Won't recognise Naips username or pin number
- Won't recognize naips login
- Numerous non functional options
- Restricted airspace status was very handy
- No SPFIB facility
- Unable to get A-B weather and NOTAMS for a flight out of Brisbane due to NAIPS abbreviation conflict
- NAIPs (NIS) not working
- New update works great
- Password change problem
- Charts feature is slow
Requested features
7 requests- Dark mode option
- Pinch to zoom
- Add GAFs to area briefing
- AVFAX support
- Add ons such as daps, ersa, etc
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- RAIM predictions
- Restricted airspace status
METAR
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NAIPS
No in-app purchases
METAR
- Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
