NAIPS vs DPIRD Weather Stations
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.
DPIRD Weather Stations
Access essential weather information with this temporary application. While a more comprehensive version is under development, this app provides core weather services. For complete data, visit the mobile-friendly website.
- Essential weather services
- Temporary solution
- Access to core weather data
- Link to comprehensive website
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DPIRD Weather gives you fast, reliable, location-specific weather intelligence across Western Australia. Built on DPIRD’s trusted statewide network of weather stations, the app brings real-time observations, historical data and radar into a simple, mobile-first experience. Whether you're on the farm, in the field or planning ahead, you can quickly access rainfall, temperature, wind, humidity and radar all in one place, so you can respond as conditions change.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: DPIRD Weather Stations at Free against NAIPS's $7.99. DPIRD Weather Stations also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 45%). NAIPS's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
DPIRD Weather Stations is free to download; NAIPS costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NAIPS ships an update every 6 weeks, DPIRD Weather Stations monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NAIPS | DPIRD Weather Stations |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 154 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OzRunways Pty. Ltd. | Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development |
Customer experience
NAIPS
DPIRD Weather Stations
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
DPIRD Weather Stations
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NAIPS
No in-app purchases
DPIRD Weather Stations
No in-app purchases
