Comparison

ForeFlight Mobile EFB vs NoDak Pilot

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

NoDak Pilot

This app provides UND Aerospace pilots with essential airport and weather data. It offers real-time updates, notifications for flight restrictions, and access to practice area availability. Users can also view historical data and weather forecasts for the Grand Forks area.

Highlights
  • Flight restriction notifications
  • Practice area availability
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Historical flight restriction data
  • Real-time weather and forecasts
Features
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Your Essential Tool for UND Aerospace Pilots! Stay ahead of airport and weather delays with the NoDak Pilot app designed to assist UND Aerospace pilots monitor airport and weather data effortlessly. Features include: ▶ Notifications: Get instant alerts for flight restriction changes ▶ Practice Areas: Get live availability of UND practice areas ▶ Widgets: Access flight restrictions directly from your Home or Lock Screen ▶ Historical Data: Review past flight restriction records with ease ▶ Weather Insights: View real-time weather and forecasts for airports in the Grand Forks area

Screenshots

ForeFlight Mobile EFB4 screens
NoDak Pilot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: NoDak Pilot at 5.0 against ForeFlight Mobile EFB's 4.4. NoDak Pilot also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 18) and review sentiment (100% vs 68%). ForeFlight Mobile EFB's advantage is ratings volume (3.3K vs 11) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. NoDak Pilot asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NoDak Pilot holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ForeFlight Mobile EFB has 3.3K ratings behind it against 11, 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 100% of NoDak Pilot's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ForeFlight Mobile EFB ships an update every 2 weeks, NoDak Pilot every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
ForeFlight Mobile EFB versus NoDak Pilot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterForeFlight Mobile EFBNoDak Pilot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (3.3K ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.3K — better11
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#14 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size592 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperForeFlightNicolo Taylor

Customer experience

ForeFlight Mobile EFB

All ratings3,265 ratings
Positive83.6%
Neutral5.3%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews443 reviews
Positive68.2%
Neutral9.0%
Negative22.8%

NoDak Pilot

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

NoDak Pilot

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
None

NoDak Pilot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ForeFlight Mobile EFB free?
ForeFlight Mobile EFB is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NoDak Pilot free?
NoDak Pilot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ForeFlight Mobile EFB or NoDak Pilot?
NoDak Pilot is rated higher. ForeFlight Mobile EFB averages 4.4 out of 5 from 3.3K ratings, while NoDak Pilot averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do ForeFlight Mobile EFB or NoDak Pilot have ads?
Neither ForeFlight Mobile EFB nor NoDak Pilot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ForeFlight Mobile EFB or NoDak Pilot?
ForeFlight Mobile EFB ships an update every 2 weeks, and NoDak Pilot every 2 months. Most recently, ForeFlight Mobile EFB was updated on October 22, 2026 and NoDak Pilot on October 21, 2026.

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