iPreFlight Genesis vs FlightPlan+
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.
FlightPlan+
This app assists pilots and flight school students in creating, saving, and printing ICAO flight plans. It offers manual and automatic filling options, email sending, and AirPrint compatibility for various flight plan formats.
- Manual flight plan filling
- Automatic filling via clipboard
- Save and open flight plans
- Edit and save changes
- Email flight plans
- Print flight plans via AirPrint
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FlightPlan+ application helps pilots and flight school students to create, fill, save and print ICAO flight plans. FPL+ allows to: - Fill FPL manualy; - Fill FPL automatically using iPad pasteboard; - Save FPL in App.; - Open saved FPLs; - Edit FPL and save changes in the current FPL or save as a new FPL; - Send FPL via e-mail like text or filled form; - Remove saved FPL from App.; - Print using Airprint: - Filled flightplan form (FPL); - Blank flightplan form (FPL); - FPL text.
Verdict
The clearest difference is price: iPreFlight Genesis at Free against FlightPlan+'s $1.99. iPreFlight Genesis also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 2). FlightPlan+'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (3.0 vs 2.6). On 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
iPreFlight Genesis is free to download; FlightPlan+ costs $1.99 up front. iPreFlight Genesis sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. FlightPlan+ asks for nothing beyond the download.
FlightPlan+ holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of iPreFlight Genesis's written reviews are positive against 57% of FlightPlan+'s.
iPreFlight Genesis ships an update every 3 weeks, FlightPlan+ every 6 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | iPreFlight Genesis | FlightPlan+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 2.6 (7 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 202 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aircraft Performance Group, LLC | EFB-Software, LLC |
Customer experience
iPreFlight Genesis
FlightPlan+
In-app purchases
iPreFlight Genesis
- APG Subscription (1 year)$4.991 Year
FlightPlan+
No in-app purchases







