WingX® vs Moving Map Basic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WingX®
This aviation app provides a GPS-enabled moving map with VFR and IFR charts, weather overlays, and advanced navigation features. It offers subscription options for enhanced functionality, including instrument approach procedures and routing.
- GPS-enabled moving map
- VFR and IFR charts
- Animated weather overlays
- Instrument approach procedure display
- Minimum Vectoring Altitude overlays
- Flight recording and playback
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WingX® Pro7's simple subscription model: ● VFR Free! and MilitaryFree! - only VFR flying or Active or Retired Military? Subscription is free. ● $74.95 annual subscription (or $199.95 for 3 years) ● $74.95 for Advanced IFR Subscription ● Free: 30-day Free Period ● Free: Synthetic Vision and Fuel Prices (with current subscription) Annual Subscription Includes VFR Sectionals, IFR Enroute Low and High, TACs, Flyway, Helicopter, Grand Canyon, and IFR Area charts plus APDs (geo-referenced), IAPs, etc Advanced IFR Subscription IAP geo-referencing, IAP Routing and ChartTouch New! Features: ● Display Instrument Approach Procedures on the Moving Map. ● Minimum Vectoring Altitude Overlays on the Moving Map. ● New Advanced Moving Map with significant performance and stability improvements ● Visual region-based moving map data download selection. Faster downloads by downloading only what you need. ● Improved weather display - better animation, faster downloading, and vastly less network bandwidth usage ● Reworked data dissemination process to enable earlier release of cycle data, improved dual-cycle data management, dynamic real-time system configuration. ● Winner of many awards including multiple Stevie Awards, Appy Awards, and Aviation Consumer. GPS-Enabled Moving Map ● VFR Sectionals, IFR Enroute Low and High, TACs, Flyways, Helicopter, Grand Canyon, and IFR Area charts ● Wx Overlays including NEXRAD composite and many other weather overlay types with animation, transparency, and low-bandwidth option (e.g. hotel rooms) ● DP, STAR, and IAP Routing (iPad only) ● North Up or Track Up ● Split Screen ● Business locations on Airport Diagrams ● ADS-B In-Flight Weather and Traffic ● X-Plane and MS Flight Sim compatible ● Ground Proximity Warning System (GPWS) - terrain and obstacles ● SmartTaxi™ - advanced taxi warning system ● FlightShare™ - share routes on the ground or in the air! ● traca™ Technology - simply draw the route ● WingX Rewind™ - record and playback flights including GPS, AHRS, and Pitot-Static. ● Auto switch to Airport Diagram ● Class B Transitions ● Search And Rescue Grids and Patterns (old/new) - Parallel, Square, Sector, and Auto Fill Grid - supports MGRS ● Overlay terrain and obstacles (terrain up to 60N) ● State Lines ● Airspace overlays ● Airspace Notifications ● Passive RADAR Altimeter - Terrain Elevation or AGL ● Terrain Profile View - with climb angle and 500fpm descent lines ● AHRS-driven Attitude Indicator ● Built-in Simulator ● Extra dimming for night operations ● Rubber-Banding ● User-Defined Waypoints ● Multi-Page Notepad with Undo ● Runway Extensions and Traffic Patterns ● Easy GPS Calibration - tap on moving map's altitude ● Count-Up/Down timers ● Numerous aircraft icons ● Stadium TFRs Approach Charts ● Print charts wirelessly ● Rotate DPs and STARs ● Draw on approach charts Wx Text ● Color-coded and decoded METARs, TAFs, winds/temps aloft ● METAR Density Altitude and Freezing Levels Route Planning ● Victor Airways, Jetways, DPs, STARs, and even IAPs! ● Total and Longer Than Direct distances ● Flight Log shows Headings, GS, ETE, Fuel Burn using winds aloft ● Optimize Altitude for winds aloft Flight Service ● Flight Plans and Weather Briefings with Leidos. Can be reused for fast filing ● File, Close, and Cancel flight plans ● Route and Area Weather Briefings ● Aircraft Manager for auto-fill E6B ● TAS ● Conversions ● Distance-Speed-Time ● Pressure/Density Altitude ● Winds Aloft ● Runway Winds ● IFR Climb ● Descent Rate Documents ● ACS and PTS ● Parts of the AIM ● AC61-65H - Including Endorsements ● AC61-67C - Stall and Spin Awarenes ● Pilot/Controller Glossary ● Aeronautical Contractions ● User-Documents Integrated Help System ● Built-in mini-manual Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Follow Us! Twitter: @hiltonsoftware Facebook: @hiltonsoftware Instagram: @hilton.software
Moving Map Basic
Track your aircraft's real-time position on a detailed, offline map. View live flight data including distance, time, speed, and altitude. Ideal for airline passengers wanting to follow their journey.
- Real-time aircraft position on map
- Downloadable offline maps (World, Europe, North America, Asia)
- Live flight data (distance, time, speed, altitude)
- Automatic route and zoom view swapping
- Detailed map with cities, countries, and points of interest
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Moving Map displays a realtime position of your aircraft on a map. The BASIC version, oriented to airline passengers, features the following characteristics: A DETAILED MAP • You download the region you operate on: World, Europe, North America or Asia. • High resolution, works without internet connection • Cities, country names, lakes, rivers • Major points of interest and mountains name • Swapping automatically between route view and close zoom view LIVE FLIGHT INFORMATION PAGE Display live data concerning your flight: • Remaining distance to destination (in NM, SM or Km) • Time left to destination • Current speed (in Knots, Km/h or Mph) • Flying altitude (in feet or meters) The PRO version, oriented to aircraft owners and operators, features the BASIC characteristics plus the following: • High resolution map, day mode and night mode • Welcome on board screen with weather conditions at destination • Welcome to destination screen with arrival city picture • 4 different aircraft icons (airline, private jet, single engine and helicopter) • Aircraft track displayed in the live information page • Estimated external temperature displayed in the live information page • Aircraft pressurisation in the live information page • Possibility to lock the view on one page (close zoom, far zoom or flight info) • GPS accuracy LIMITATION • GPS needs to be ON • Preferably position the device near a window • On a fully charged iPad the battery lifetime has been tested up to 4 hours • At least 1.0 Gb of free space for installation
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WingX® at 3.6 against Moving Map Basic's 2.0. WingX® also leads on ratings volume (181 vs 3) and chart position (#195 vs unranked). Moving Map Basic's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. WingX® sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Moving Map Basic asks for nothing beyond the download.
WingX® holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WingX® has 181 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of WingX®'s written reviews are positive against 39% of Moving Map Basic's.
WingX® ships an update every 2 months, Moving Map Basic every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WingX® | Moving Map Basic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (181 ratings) — better | 2.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 47.4% of reviews — better | 39.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 181 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #195 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hilton Software LLC | Riccardo Arrigoni |
Customer experience
WingX®
Moving Map Basic
Bugs and requests
WingX®
Reported bugs
25 issues- Password reset nightmare
- ADSB traffic shows up as double
- Terrain profile button missing on iPhone
- Fuel price option stopped working in free version
- GEO referencing down
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- Weather feed down (TAF/METAR not updating)
- Map moves off screen with OS 16 update
- Error message after purchase, no account creation
- Confusing login screen, no login button
- FAA weather info (lightning, icing, airmets) not shown
- Map redraws constantly, makes app unusable
- Weather doesn't download at all
- Prog charts not working
- Heading indicator off by 13 degrees
- Consistent GPS off every 3 seconds
- App constantly crashes during flight
- Split screen not supported on older iPad
- Airport map open in route causes system crash
- High resolution map loading issue
- Stratux AHRS synthetic vision not working
- No traffic since update
- Maps slow and sluggish
- Non-functioning maps on older machines
- Chart background not showing
- ADS-B radar has zero transparency
Requested features
13 requests- Add terrain profile button to iPhone app
- Add fuel prices to paid version
- Add MOS (Model Output Statistics)
- Add runway extension feature
- Add 'direct to' feature
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- Add TERPS alternate mins and takeoff mins to be scrollable documents
- Add breadcrumb trails feature
- Add W&B feature
- Add DOD flip data for Korea
- Add AHRS / HUD / synth vision for aero app
- Add DOD setting / database for military users
- Add traffic pattern altitude feature
- Add weather radar transparency adjustment
Moving Map Basic
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WingX®
- Fuel Prices (One Year Subscription)$0.99
- Synthetic Vision (One Year Subscription)$0.99
- VFR Free!$0.99
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- One Year Subscription$74.99
- Advanced IFR (One Year Subscription)$74.99
Moving Map Basic
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is WingX® free?
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