Comparison

iPreFlight Genesis vs Active Reader

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

Head to head
About

iPreFlight Genesis

This app streamlines flight planning by integrating takeoff/landing performance, weight and balance, and manufacturer requirements. It calculates required fuel based on operational data and weather forecasts, and can prepare a comprehensive trip book and flight release. It offers offline flight plan creation with later updates.

Highlights
  • Integrated flight planning
  • Takeoff/landing performance analysis
  • Weight and balance calculations
  • Fuel burn optimization
  • Trip book creation
  • Offline flight plan capability
  • Flight release preparation
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iPreFlight Genesis™, the next generation of iPreFlight, integrates flight planning, takeoff/landing performance limitations, and manufacturers’ weight and balance requirements with only minimal user input required. The flight planning element uses manufacturers’ operational data, in conjunction with current forecast weather conditions, to calculate the fuel required for the flight. The fuel calculation includes fuel burn (optimized for minimum fuel or time), and fuel for reserves, alternates, and holding. Along with runway analysis (RWA), weight and balance (WB), and flight planning, Genesis allows the user to prepare a trip book containing all textual and graphic weather products for the planned flight. The trip may be created days in advance of the flight, stored on the iPad, and can be automatically updated as products are revised. Or if needed, Genesis can create flight plans without an internet connection by using historical weather information, and then can be updated when internet is available. Approaching departure time, the user can easily prepare a flight release, consolidating RWA, WB, flight planning, and weather products. The flight release can be emailed, stored on an iPad, and/or shared with other flight deck crew members.

About

Active Reader

This app serves as an enterprise content delivery system, providing secure access to company documents and information. Users require specific credentials to log in and utilize its features.

Highlights
  • Enterprise content delivery
  • Secure access
  • Credentials required
  • System administrator access
Features
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Active Reader™, your enterprise content delivery system. Credentials required. Contact your system administrator for access.

Screenshots

Active Reader1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Active Reader at none against iPreFlight Genesis's 1. Active Reader also leads on ratings volume (41 vs 7) and device support (3 vs 1). iPreFlight Genesis's advantage is rating (2.6 vs 2.4) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price and ads 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. iPreFlight Genesis sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Active Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iPreFlight Genesis holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Active Reader has 41 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of iPreFlight Genesis's written reviews are positive against 17% of Active Reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iPreFlight Genesis ships an update every 3 weeks, Active Reader every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
iPreFlight Genesis versus Active Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriPreFlight GenesisActive Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (7 ratings) — better2.4 (41 ratings)
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews — better17.4% of reviews
Number of ratings741 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.69.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size202 MB116 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAircraft Performance Group, LLCViaTech Publishing Solutions, Inc.

Customer experience

iPreFlight Genesis

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%

Active Reader

All ratings41 ratings
Positive34.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative65.9%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive17.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative82.6%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

iPreFlight Genesis

Subscriptions1
  • APG Subscription (1 year)$4.991 Year
None

Active Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iPreFlight Genesis free?
iPreFlight Genesis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Active Reader free?
Active Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iPreFlight Genesis or Active Reader?
iPreFlight Genesis is rated higher. iPreFlight Genesis averages 2.6 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Active Reader averages 2.4 from 41 ratings.
Do iPreFlight Genesis or Active Reader have ads?
Neither iPreFlight Genesis nor Active Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iPreFlight Genesis or Active Reader?
iPreFlight Genesis ships an update every 3 weeks, and Active Reader every 2 months. Most recently, iPreFlight Genesis was updated on September 22, 2026 and Active Reader on June 11, 2026.

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