Comparison

ForeFlight Mobile EFB vs Turbulence Forecast

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

Head to head
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

About

Turbulence Forecast

Get real-time and automated forecasts for flight turbulence. Understand potential bumpy rides with an easy-to-read world map and expert-written reports. Stay informed about your flight's conditions.

Highlights
  • World turbulence map
  • Automated flight forecasts
  • Expert handcrafted forecasts
  • Email forecast delivery
  • Easy to understand data
Features
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How turbulent will your flight be? With the Turbulence Forecast app, quickly and easily find out with our new and easy to understand world turbulence map, automated turbulence forecasts tailored for your flight, and our original handcrafted forecasts by email - written by turbulence experts with over 20 years of experience. Please wear your seat belt at all times while aboard your flight. Apple Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.turbulenceforecast.com/privacy

Screenshots

ForeFlight Mobile EFB4 screens
Turbulence Forecast4 screens

Verdict

The call

ForeFlight Mobile EFB and Turbulence Forecast both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 86% of Turbulence Forecast's written reviews are positive against 68% of ForeFlight Mobile EFB's. Turbulence Forecast also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). ForeFlight Mobile EFB's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (3.2K vs 203). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. ForeFlight Mobile EFB sells 14 one-off in-app purchases and Turbulence Forecast sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Turbulence Forecast holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ForeFlight Mobile EFB has 3.2K ratings behind it against 203, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of ForeFlight Mobile EFB's written reviews are positive against 86% of Turbulence Forecast's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ForeFlight Mobile EFB ships an update every 2 weeks, Turbulence Forecast every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
ForeFlight Mobile EFB versus Turbulence Forecast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterForeFlight Mobile EFBTurbulence Forecast
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (3.2K ratings)4.6 (203 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.5% of reviews85.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.2K — better203
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#14 — better#38
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size587 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperForeFlightPJM Media, LLC

Customer experience

ForeFlight Mobile EFB

All ratings3,246 ratings
Positive83.7%
Neutral5.2%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews441 reviews
Positive68.5%
Neutral8.6%
Negative22.9%

Turbulence Forecast

All ratings203 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral3.0%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews97 reviews
Positive85.6%
Neutral2.1%
Negative12.4%

User reviews

ForeFlight Mobile EFB

From 3.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent flight planning and navigation tool
  • 🔒 Enhances safety and situational awareness
  • 👍 Comprehensive and user-friendly features
  • 👍 Seamless integration with avionics
  • 👍 Responsive and helpful customer support

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and stability issues
  • 🔋 High battery consumption on mobile devices
  • 🚫 Limited functionality for non-US/Canada users
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model for some users

Turbulence Forecast

From 203 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✈️ Highly accurate turbulence predictions
  • 😌 Reduces flight anxiety significantly
  • 🗺️ Detailed, easy-to-read maps
  • ⏰ Provides timing for turbulence occurrence
  • 🆓 Free app with optional paid forecasts

Room to improve

  • 🔄 Forecast grades change frequently and unpredictably
  • 📱 Portrait mode only limitation
  • 🔤 Confusing abbreviations and terminology
  • 📖 Lacks built-in guidance or help documentation
  • 🎨 Dated UI in some versions

Bugs and 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

Turbulence Forecast

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App stopped working/won't update
  • Forecast data inconsistencies (changing retroactively)
  • Compatibility issues with older devices
  • Portrait mode lock causing usability problems

Requested features

7 requests
  • Landscape/portrait mode toggle
  • In-app guide explaining terminology and abbreviations
  • Simplified destination search feature
  • Extended altitude selection options
  • Expanded coverage for mainland Asia
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  • Legend/reference guide for data interpretation
  • Dark mode option

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
11 purchases

Turbulence Forecast

Subscriptions3
  • Traveler$8.991 Month
  • Explorer$16.991 Month
  • Navigator$27.991 Month
One-time8
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Regional Tip$1.99
  • Remove Ads For 3 Months$2.99
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  • Narrowbody Tip$4.99
  • Widebody Tip$9.99
  • Remove Ads 12 Months Patronage$9.99
  • 4 Pack Automated Credits$19.99
  • 8 Pack Forecast Credits$34.99

Questions

Is ForeFlight Mobile EFB free?
ForeFlight Mobile EFB is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Turbulence Forecast free?
Turbulence Forecast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ForeFlight Mobile EFB or Turbulence Forecast?
Turbulence Forecast is rated higher. ForeFlight Mobile EFB averages 4.4 out of 5 from 3.2K ratings, while Turbulence Forecast averages 4.6 from 203 ratings.
Do ForeFlight Mobile EFB or Turbulence Forecast have ads?
Neither ForeFlight Mobile EFB nor Turbulence Forecast shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ForeFlight Mobile EFB or Turbulence Forecast?
ForeFlight Mobile EFB ships an update every 2 weeks, and Turbulence Forecast every 5 weeks. Most recently, ForeFlight Mobile EFB was updated on September 23, 2026 and Turbulence Forecast on September 21, 2026.
Which is more popular, ForeFlight Mobile EFB or Turbulence Forecast?
ForeFlight Mobile EFB currently peaks at #14 in the App Store charts, and Turbulence Forecast at #38. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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