iPreFlight Genesis vs Active Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
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.
- Enterprise content delivery
- Secure access
- Credentials required
- System administrator access
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Active Reader™, your enterprise content delivery system. Credentials required. Contact your system administrator for access.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | iPreFlight Genesis | Active Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (7 ratings) — better | 2.4 (41 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews — better | 17.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 41 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 202 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aircraft Performance Group, LLC | ViaTech Publishing Solutions, Inc. |
Customer experience
iPreFlight Genesis
Active Reader
In-app purchases
iPreFlight Genesis
- APG Subscription (1 year)$4.991 Year
Active Reader
No in-app purchases
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