Comparison

NAIPS vs OzCopilot

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
Currently charting
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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

OzCopilot

Features
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Every question you'd ask your instructor — answered in seconds, with the source attached. OzCopilot is built for one kind of pilot: the one flying light aircraft in Australian skies. Student, RPL, PPL or instructor, it brings weather, airspace, briefings, performance and your logbook into one app — and gives you a copilot that helps you actually use them. ASK IT LIKE YOU'D ASK YOUR INSTRUCTOR "Am I legal to carry passengers at night?" "What fuel reserve do I need for a VFR day flight?" "Can I get in with this crosswind?" Ask in plain English and get a straight answer — with verbatim extracts and links to the AIP, CASRs, MOS and your aircraft's POH attached automatically. No more hunting through 300-page PDFs the night before. IT DOESN'T JUST ANSWER — IT ACTS Ask about weight and balance and it fills the calculator for you: aircraft, seats, baggage, fuel — then plots your CG and shows the margin. Ask about a trip and it checks weather, TAFs, NOTAMs and your own currency before it replies, then offers to load the route onto the planner. The copilot opens on every screen and already knows what you're looking at. THE THINGS YOU'D HAVE MISSED Plan a route and OzCopilot reviews it end to end — weather along the way, terrain, airspace, performance, human factors — and tells you what actually matters. Night passenger currency that has lapsed. A crosswind past your personal minimums. Aerodrome lighting you will need. Set your limits once and every briefing is checked against yours, not someone else's. WEATHER, DECODED Tap any Australian aerodrome for METAR and TAF in plain English: wind, visibility, cloud, QNH, density altitude, the best runway and the crosswind component already worked out — plus a forecast timeline for when you will actually be there. NUMBERS YOU CAN SHOW YOUR INSTRUCTOR Weight and balance and takeoff/landing performance run through one engine and a clear verdict — showing the margin, not just a green tick. Plus 50+ E6B calculators, and an E6B you can simply ask. CURRENCY THAT WATCHES ITSELF Log a flight in seconds, even offline. Day and night passenger currency, your flight review and your medical are counted straight from your logbook, so you know you are legal before you get to the aircraft. Statistics break your flying down by aircraft, airport, route and hour type. WORKS WHEN THE SIGNAL DOESN'T ERSA aerodrome pages, restricted and danger areas, AIP sections, the VFR Flight Guide and your POH checklists live on the device. Australian airspace is kept current — the 9 July 2026 cycle, including the Sydney basin redesign, Ballina's new controlled airspace and the national Defence area renumbering, is already on your map. BUILT HERE Designed, built and supported in Australia, by people who fly here. SUBSCRIPTION One subscription, everything included: A$9.99/month after a 7-day free trial for eligible accounts for new subscribers. iPhone, iPad and web. Cancel anytime. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Terms: https://copilot.ozcopilot.com/terms Privacy: https://copilot.ozcopilot.com/privacy Support: copilot@ozcopilot.com OzCopilot is a planning and reference aid, not a substitute for official information. Always obtain a NAIPS briefing and use current charts and publications for operational decisions. The pilot in command remains responsible for the safety of every flight.

Screenshots

NAIPS4 screens
OzCopilot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: OzCopilot at Free against NAIPS's $7.99. OzCopilot also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 6 weeks). NAIPS's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#197 vs unranked). 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

OzCopilot is free to download; NAIPS costs $7.99 up front. OzCopilot sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per month. NAIPS asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NAIPS ships an update every 6 weeks, OzCopilot every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
NAIPS versus OzCopilot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNAIPSOzCopilot
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#197 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB196 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOzRunways Pty. Ltd.Kernel Fusion

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

OzCopilot

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

NAIPS

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

OzCopilot

Subscriptions1
  • OzCopilot Monthly$6.991 Month

Questions

Is NAIPS free?
NAIPS costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is OzCopilot free?
OzCopilot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NAIPS or OzCopilot have ads?
Neither NAIPS nor OzCopilot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NAIPS or OzCopilot?
NAIPS ships an update every 6 weeks, and OzCopilot every 8 days. Most recently, NAIPS was updated on November 10, 2026 and OzCopilot on November 8, 2026.

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