Comparison

Sky vs Enroute Flight Navigation

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

Enroute Flight Navigation

A non-commercial flight navigation app for VFR pilots, offering a moving map with airspace and airfield information. It provides flight planning tools, weather-based diversion suggestions, and free, weekly updated aeronautical maps.

Highlights
  • Moving map with current position and flight path
  • Detailed airspace, airfield, and navaid information
  • Weekly updated aeronautical maps
  • Flight planning for distance, time, and fuel
  • Closest airfield suggestions for diversions
  • No advertising or commercial versions
Features
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Enroute is a non-commercial flight navigation app written by flight enthusiasts for VFR pilots. Designed to be simple, functional, and elegant, it takes the stress out of your next flight. Enroute features a moving map similar in style to the official ICAO maps. Your current position and your flight path for the next five minutes are marked, and so is your intended flight route. A simple tap gives you all the information about airspaces, airfields, and navaids – complete with frequencies, codes, elevations, and runway information. Our aeronautical maps are free, receive weekly updates, and cover large parts of the world. Selected maps show traffic circuits and flight procedures for control zones. Enroute supports essential flight planning. It allows you to quickly and easily compute distances, courses, and headings. It gives you an estimate for flight time and fuel consumption. If the weather turns bad, the app will show you the closest airfields for landing, complete with distances, directions, runway information, and frequencies. There is no advertising and no commercial “pro”-version of the app. We do not spy on you. You do not need to register for “membership.” And we do not hassle you with e-mails. We do not even have or want your address! Disclaimer: We publish this free app hoping that it might be helpful as an aid to prudent navigation. It comes with no guarantees. It may not work as expected. The data does not come from official sources and might be incomplete, outdated, or otherwise incorrect. This app is no substitute for proper flight preparation or good pilotage. Relying on it as a primary means of navigation is most likely illegal, undoubtedly stupid, and potentially suicidal.

Screenshots

Sky4 screens
Enroute Flight Navigation4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Enroute Flight Navigation at 5.0 against Sky's 3.0. Enroute Flight Navigation also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 12) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On price, update cadence, 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. Sky sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Enroute Flight Navigation asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Enroute Flight Navigation holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Enroute Flight Navigation has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Sky's written reviews are positive against 100% of Enroute Flight Navigation's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sky ships an update monthly, Enroute Flight Navigation every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sky versus Enroute Flight Navigation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkyEnroute Flight Navigation
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better16
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRS-DatentechnikAkademische Fliegergruppe Freiburg i. Br. e. V.

Customer experience

Sky

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

Enroute Flight Navigation

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
Show 9 more
  • 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

Enroute Flight Navigation

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sky free?
Sky is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Enroute Flight Navigation free?
Enroute Flight Navigation is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sky or Enroute Flight Navigation?
Enroute Flight Navigation is rated higher. Sky averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Enroute Flight Navigation averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Sky or Enroute Flight Navigation have ads?
Neither Sky nor Enroute Flight Navigation shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sky or Enroute Flight Navigation?
Sky ships an update monthly, and Enroute Flight Navigation every 5 weeks. Most recently, Sky was updated on October 1, 2026 and Enroute Flight Navigation on October 7, 2026.

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