Comparison

ForeFlight Mobile EFB vs TideAtlas

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 global hazard awareness tools for enhanced safety and situational awareness during flights. Logbook features help track flight hours and certifications.

Highlights
  • Interactive weather layers
  • VFR/IFR charts and maps
  • Geo-referenced approaches
  • Global hazard awareness
  • Digital logbook
  • Flight planning and filing
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

TideAtlas

Features
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TideAtlas calculates astronomical tides for freely selected coastal points worldwide. Tap the map or search for a port, island, or coastal location. Get a clear curve plus high and low tides for up to 31 days. • Worldwide FES2022b model predictions • Local time or UTC • Favorites and the latest loaded prediction available offline • Map-first design for iPhone and iPad Important: TideAtlas provides mathematical, non-official model predictions. Wind, air pressure, waves, and river discharge are not included. Heights refer to the model level and not automatically to LAT, SKN, NAP, or an official chart datum. Not for navigation; use official nautical publications and current observations for safety-critical decisions.

Screenshots

ForeFlight Mobile EFB4 screens
TideAtlas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TideAtlas at none against ForeFlight Mobile EFB's 10. ForeFlight Mobile EFB's advantage is chart position (#10 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. ForeFlight Mobile EFB sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. TideAtlas asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
ForeFlight Mobile EFB versus TideAtlas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterForeFlight Mobile EFBTideAtlas
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (3.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews67.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#10 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size576 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperForeFlightHans-Jurgen Beckmerhagen

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

TideAtlas

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

ForeFlight Mobile EFB

One-time9
  • Basic Plus US - 3 months$70.00
  • Starter US - 1 Year$129.99
  • Starter CA - 1 Year$129.99
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  • Starter EUR - 1 Year$129.99
  • Starter APAC - 1 Year$129.99
  • Starter ME & SA - 1 Year$129.99
  • Essential US - 1 Year$259.99
  • Essential CA - 1 Year$259.99
  • Premium US - 1 Year2 variants$390.00
None

TideAtlas

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ForeFlight Mobile EFB free?
ForeFlight Mobile EFB is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TideAtlas free?
TideAtlas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ForeFlight Mobile EFB or TideAtlas have ads?
Neither ForeFlight Mobile EFB nor TideAtlas shows ads.

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