Comparison

iPreFlight Genesis vs Web Manuals

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

Web Manuals

This app provides a controlled and accurate way to publish airline operations manuals, notices, and forms. It allows for offline reading, searching, and form submission, ensuring knowledge accessibility in safety-critical aviation environments.

Highlights
  • Offline reading and searching
  • End-to-end publishing
  • Offline form filling and submission
  • Personal login and user preferences
  • Document synchronization
  • Controlled knowledge management
Features
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The Web Manuals Reader app for iPad is an easy-to-use document reader for airline operations manuals, notices and forms. The Web Manuals Reader supports instant end-to-end publishing of manuals, notices and forms in a controlled an accurate manner. Documents will be synchronized from the Web Manuals server to the iPad to allow off-line reading, searching and linking between manuals. Downloaded forms may be filled out offline and then submitted once online again. The Web Manuals Reader app supports personal login for any number of users on the same device, while managing personal preferences, comments and bookmarks for each user. The Web Manuals Reader app is suitable for staff working on-board, on ground or at outstations at airline operators, airports, MRO’s, ground service providers or any other safety-critical environment within the aviation industry. The Web Manuals Reader app has been approved by a number of European Civil Aviation Authorities for use as in the iPad as a Class 1 and 2 Electronic Flight Bag Device. The Cloud application Web Manuals provides a platform for the digitization of manuals which enables companies in the aviation industry to improve knowledge management and safety while enabling cost-efficiency and operational flexibility. The mission of Web Manuals Sweden AB is to deliver peace-of-mind by making controlled knowledge accessible to individuals in safety-critical environments. To try out the Web Manuals Reader for yourself, please install the app and use "Try out the WebManuals demo" button. Then tap the folder icon in the navigation bar to start retrieving the sample documents in any of the categories. The document will download in a few seconds and you can then open it by tapping on the thumbnail in the home screen. Press menu in the upper right corner and choose "Help" to open a guide for the Web Manuals Reader.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Web Manuals at 4.0 against iPreFlight Genesis's 2.6. Web Manuals also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (40% vs 29%). iPreFlight Genesis's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. iPreFlight Genesis sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Web Manuals asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Web Manuals holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of iPreFlight Genesis's written reviews are positive against 40% of Web Manuals's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iPreFlight Genesis ships an update every 3 weeks, Web Manuals every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
iPreFlight Genesis versus Web Manuals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriPreFlight GenesisWeb Manuals
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (7 ratings)4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews40.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size202 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAircraft Performance Group, LLCWeb Manuals Sweden AB

Customer experience

iPreFlight Genesis

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

Web Manuals

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

iPreFlight Genesis

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

Web Manuals

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iPreFlight Genesis free?
iPreFlight Genesis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Web Manuals free?
Web Manuals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iPreFlight Genesis or Web Manuals?
Web Manuals is rated higher. iPreFlight Genesis averages 2.6 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Web Manuals averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do iPreFlight Genesis or Web Manuals have ads?
Neither iPreFlight Genesis nor Web Manuals shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iPreFlight Genesis or Web Manuals?
iPreFlight Genesis ships an update every 3 weeks, and Web Manuals every 2 months. Most recently, iPreFlight Genesis was updated on October 23, 2026 and Web Manuals on October 16, 2026.

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