Comparison

Sky vs Jeppesen Aviator

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

Head to head
About

Sky

This app provides a moving map display for aviation charts, enabling flight planning, route management, and calculation of flight parameters. It includes features like airspace warnings, terrain overlay, and a logbook function for automatic flight recording. Additional charts and weather data may require separate purchases.

Highlights
  • Moving map display on aviation charts
  • Flight planning and route management
  • Distance, flight time, and fuel calculations
  • Airspace and terrain warnings
  • Automatic logbook and track recording
  • Approach and airport chart display
Features
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Sky-Map is a Moving Map navigation and flight planning system. Like the Sky-Map Versions for other platforms it contains the following functionality: - Moving Map: Displays the actual position on digital aviation charts, like ICAO chart from DFS (Maps not included) - Fast move and zoom of the map - Flightplanning: Flights can be planned direct on the map or using the waypoint database. - Routes can be saved, loaded or modified - Calculation of distances, flighttimes, wind influence, fuelconsumption - Automatic display of approach/airport charts (if AIP is installed) - Airspace warnings - Terrain overlay and altitude warning - "Direct to" function - "Nearest Airports" function - AIP Browser: displays of approach/airport charts as well as text information (if AIP is installed) - PCMet Browser: Quick access to weather information (additional costs for pc_met access apply) - Displays precipitation radar and GAFOR directly on the map (additional costs for pc_met access apply) - Logbook function: automatic logging of Starttime/Position, Landingtime/Position und Flighttime - Checklist function - Infopanels (configurable) for Speed, Altitude, Distance, Time aso.. - Logbook and track recording in Background when in motion Please note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life The software contains an worldwide basemap (not for navigation), additional charts from the Flight Planner/Sky-Map selection have to be installed.

About

Jeppesen Aviator

This comprehensive flight management tool offers pilots a centralized hub for essential Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) functions. It streamlines workflows with configurable modules for briefings, navigation logs, documents, and performance data, integrating seamlessly with other aviation applications.

Highlights
  • Centralized EFB tools
  • Configurable dashboard module
  • Electronic briefing and navlog
  • Digital document viewer
  • Flight optimization
  • Device-to-device data sharing
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Aviator is an all-in-one application that provides centralized access to a seamless, integrated suite of EFB tools, with an intuitive, simple interface, and streamlined workflow. Its configurable modules display critical information from various sources, can be monitored at a glance, and includes: • Dashboard module • Briefing module • NavLog module • Documents module • Tools module • Charts and Navigation integration with FliteDeck Pro (FD Pro) • Performance integration with Onboard Performance Tool (OPT) • Flight Optimization • Company own applications* *Integrates with any integrated EFB application, Ground Web Service (GWS), Dynamic Data Distribution (D3), or FliteBrief providing AIRINC 633-1 or 633-2 formatted flight folders. Do it right. Do it once. Aviator reduces the need for manual data re-entry by sharing and synchronizing data between integrated applications. This not only saves pilots time in the cockpit but also reduces the potential of human input error. Aviator helps keep your operational risks to a minimum by combining four-fold backup redundancies to keep your fleet moving. Cloud-based navigation data assures the industry’s highest data accessibility. The integration of Jeppesen’s “Trip Kit on Demand” gives operators a backup service which assures their pilots always have the charts needed to keep your fleet moving safely – even when other data providers fail. And if a pilot is unable to update their device, Aviator’s device-to-device sharing service allows other crew members to share their flight plans, flight information, navigation logging actuals, and even Trip Kits – right in the cockpit. Aviator customers naturally have access to Jeppesen’s 24/7/365 world-class support service. Aviator Features: •Dashboard Module o Flight Summary o Weather Summary and Raw/Decoded Detailed Weather o Airport NOTAMs and Airport Data o Links to FliteDeck Pro Charts and Navigation o Route Map with Weather Overlay o Links to commonly accessed features •Briefing Module o Transforms the pilot briefing and navigation logging process into a fully electronic format available anywhere there is connectivity. o Review and sign your flight plan, NOTOCs, Loadsheets, and Journey Logs. o Review planned and estimated values in your AIRINC 633 formatted flight folders. o Review dispatched weather, NOTAMs, and other airline documents submitted in the flight package. o Retrieve real-time textual weather (METARs, TAFs, SIGMETs, AIRMETs, and PIREPs) o Retrieve weather charts (prognostic, hazards, winds, radar/satellite) for up-to-date weather. o Create and submit a journey log for your trip. o Capture Performance data from 3rd party applications. •NavLog Module o Enter actual waypoint navigation metadata as you fly. o Route map with weather overlays •Documents Module o View traditional paper-based airplane and airline documents in a fully digital format with a powerful document viewer which allows for indexing, bookmarking, highlighting, annotating, printing, and displaying in night mode. o Reconcile your annotations to a newer version of your document. o Distribute electronic form templates that can be filled out and submitted with your closeout report for each flight to create your own customized, form-assisted, business processes. •Tools Module o Unit Conversion Tool o Calculator o Timer o Stopwatch o De-icing Hold-over Timer o Flight Computer

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sky at 83% against Jeppesen Aviator's 0%. Sky also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Jeppesen Aviator's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 12). On price, ads 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. Sky sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Jeppesen Aviator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Jeppesen Aviator holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jeppesen Aviator has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of Sky's written reviews are positive against 0% of Jeppesen Aviator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sky ships an update monthly, Jeppesen Aviator every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Sky versus Jeppesen Aviator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkyJeppesen Aviator
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)4.9 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings115 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB284 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRS-DatentechnikJeppesen

Customer experience

Sky

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive82.7%
Neutral5.8%
Negative11.5%

Jeppesen Aviator

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral28.6%
Negative71.4%

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Sky

One-time12
  • ICAO Chart Austria 2020$49.99
  • ICAO Chart France 2020$79.99
  • ICAO Chart Poland 2020$79.99
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  • ICAO Chart Germany 2024$99.00
  • ICAO Karte Deutschland 2025$99.00
  • ICAO Chart Germany 2023$99.99
  • ICAO Chart Germany 2020$119.99
  • ICAO Chart Great Britain 2020$119.99
  • ICAO Chart Norway 2020$119.99
  • ICAO Chart Sweden 2020$119.99
  • ICAO Chart Germany 2021$119.99
  • ICAO Karte Deutschland 2022$119.99
None

Jeppesen Aviator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sky free?
Sky is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Jeppesen Aviator free?
Jeppesen Aviator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sky or Jeppesen Aviator?
Jeppesen Aviator is rated higher. Sky averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Jeppesen Aviator averages 4.9 from 15 ratings.
Do Sky or Jeppesen Aviator have ads?
Neither Sky nor Jeppesen Aviator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sky or Jeppesen Aviator?
Sky ships an update monthly, and Jeppesen Aviator every 3 months. Most recently, Sky was updated on October 15, 2026 and Jeppesen Aviator on October 12, 2026.

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