Comparison

NAIPS vs NAFI V2

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Submit flight notifications
  • Amend/cancel flight plans
  • SARTIME notification
  • Location briefing
  • View weather charts
  • Offline briefing access
  • GPS location features
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.

About

NAFI V2

Access real-time bushfire threat information for Australia. View maps of fire activity and burnt areas, crucial for land managers and the public. This beta release provides essential fire data on your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Real-time bushfire threat information
  • Maps of fire activity (hotspots)
  • Maps of burnt areas (fire scars)
  • Data for land managers
  • Public access to fire data
  • Beta release of new version
Features
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The NAFI app brings fire information resources for land managers in Australia to your phone, allowing you to keep a constant eye on bushfire threats. As a pastoralist, grazier, indigenous ranger, conservation scientist or member of the public, you can view maps of fire activity (hotspots) and burnt areas (fire scars) provided by the North Australia and Rangelands Fire Information (NAFI) service. This is beta release of new version of NAFI app.

Screenshots

NAIPS4 screens
NAFI V24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: NAIPS at 45% against NAFI V2's 0%. NAIPS also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). NAFI V2's advantage is price (Free vs $7.99). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

NAFI V2 is free to download; NAIPS costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NAIPS ships an update every 6 weeks, NAFI V2 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
NAIPS versus NAFI V2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNAIPSNAFI V2
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOzRunways Pty. Ltd.Charles Darwin University

Customer experience

NAIPS

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral14.5%
Negative40.0%

NAFI V2

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

NAFI V2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

NAIPS

No in-app purchases

None

NAFI V2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NAIPS free?
NAIPS costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is NAFI V2 free?
NAFI V2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NAIPS or NAFI V2 have ads?
Neither NAIPS nor NAFI V2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NAIPS or NAFI V2?
NAIPS ships an update every 6 weeks, and NAFI V2 every 2 months. Most recently, NAIPS was updated on October 17, 2026 and NAFI V2 on October 6, 2026.

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