Comparison

iPreFlight Genesis vs MHIRJ Flight Deck

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

MHIRJ Flight Deck

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To enroll in using the MHIRJ Flight Deck app please contact: MHIRJ Customer Service by email at sales.techpubs@mhirj.com. This application will allow you to: - Organize your documents for rapid access using tags, color-codes and favorites - Swipe to the left any document title to tag it, color-code it or mark it as a favorite - Visually search for documents with the new automatic thumbnail feature - Select files easily on smaller devices with large icon view - Annotate your documents with ink, highlighter, text, notes, photos or add a signature in one touch - Select your favorite day and night time theme - Support GDPR privacy legislation - Read PDF files easily and intuitively with one touch full-screen mode and thumbnail page view - Added ability to "split screen” when in Landscape - Runs on iPhone (requires a separate license) ________________________ BRINGING PAPERLESS EFFICIENCY TO MHIRJ PILOTS No more carrying pounds of aircraft manuals and documents on-board. No more waiting for Temporary Revision (TR) updates. With the MHIRJ Flight Deck* application, MHIRJ aircraft pilots can enjoy the benefits of going paperless¹ by being able to store and access manual data and other documentation instantly from their iPad® - without Wi-Fi. No other solution combines automatic TR updates, user control of content and aircraft serial number-specific information into one application. MHIRJ Flight Deck* generates FAA, EASA and TC compliant audit trails for paperless¹ operations to prove your flight manuals are up-to-date. FAST AND EASY In addition to being able to access MHIRJ flight manual subscriptions, you can control all of your electronic documentation in one place. Fleet managers, dispatchers and other members of your team can drag and drop electronic versions of aircraft documents, manuals and forms into online folders. Pilots simply enter a license code, then push a sync button on the iPad® and all updated documents (and subscribed documents) are automatically downloaded and cataloged. In less time than it takes to send a fax, pilots can sign documents, add text and email it to the fleet manager. AUTOMATIC REVISION UPDATES No more manually inserting revisions or Temporary Revisions (TRs) into MHIRJ’s flight manuals. These are automatically inserted into the correct sections and distributed across every iPad® in the operator’s fleet by MHIRJ Technical Publications. Valuable time is saved and pilots are always ready to fly in accordance with the latest regulatory requirements. Powered by OBDS XR (r) technology, for reliability, security and speed. ¹ Paperless refers to the process identified in the relevant airworthiness requirement pertaining to paperless cockpits, including but not limited to FAA-AC-91-78,and AC-120-76D Use of the MHIRJ Flight Deck* application does not relieve operator and its flight crew of their responsibility to comply with the applicable airworthiness authority approved documents.

Screenshots

MHIRJ Flight Deck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MHIRJ Flight Deck at none against iPreFlight Genesis's 1. MHIRJ Flight Deck also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). iPreFlight Genesis's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 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. MHIRJ Flight Deck asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iPreFlight Genesis ships an update every 3 weeks, MHIRJ Flight Deck every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iPreFlight Genesis versus MHIRJ Flight Deck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriPreFlight GenesisMHIRJ Flight Deck
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size202 MB115 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAircraft Performance Group, LLCOn-Board Data Systems

In-app purchases

1 purchases

iPreFlight Genesis

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

MHIRJ Flight Deck

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iPreFlight Genesis free?
iPreFlight Genesis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MHIRJ Flight Deck free?
MHIRJ Flight Deck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iPreFlight Genesis or MHIRJ Flight Deck have ads?
Neither iPreFlight Genesis nor MHIRJ Flight Deck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iPreFlight Genesis or MHIRJ Flight Deck?
iPreFlight Genesis ships an update every 3 weeks, and MHIRJ Flight Deck every 3 months. Most recently, iPreFlight Genesis was updated on September 22, 2026 and MHIRJ Flight Deck on September 13, 2026.

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