AirTrack Classic vs Flight Briefing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AirTrack Classic
This app provides real-time flight and navigation data wirelessly, ideal for flight simulators. It allows users to track virtual flights, remotely control simulated aircraft, and access detailed flight information on their device.
- Real-time flight and navigation data
- Flight simulator integration
- Remote flight control
- Primary Flight Display (PFD)
- Multi-Function Display (MFD)
- Route planner (FMC)
- Real-time weather information
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AirTrack integrates with multiple data sources in order to report flight and navigation data wirelessly and in real time. Designed to be used with a Flight Simulator, with the aid of a plugin this application allows you to track your virtual flights in real-time in the palm of your hand, as well as to remotely control your simulated flights. You no longer need to stay glued to the computer in order to know if you're still flying at 39,000 feet, if you're still heading to the right waypoint, how long you've got left or what the weather is going to be like at your destination airport; you can now relax and do it in the garden or anywhere within WiFi reach really and control your flight with your thumb. But if this isn't enough, AirTrack can also use your device's built-in GPS, Accelerometer and Gyro to determine your current movements and attitude and the Internet to download real weather to simulate an aircraft's sensors. Turn your car trip into a flight experience by getting information about your instant position, heading and surrounding waypoints. See yourself in an EFIS style navigation display / primary flight display or plan your multi-leg trip with the built in route planner FMC which gives you real-time information about your waypoints, how far they are and how long it will take you to reach them. With its built-in database of FIX, VOR, NDB and Airports, AirTrack can also be used as a flight simulator companion allowing you to plan and monitor your trip, target a VOR or even perform a full IFR approach without ever needing to look at the screen. The AirTrack features include: - A full Primary Flight Display with speed, altitude, vertical speed, barometric pressure - Also in the PFD, compass, AI with roll/pitch, auto-pilot status and settings. - Instant GS, IAS, MACH, TAS and VS when available. - An MFD with APP, VOR, MAP and PLN mode with centered and expanded views. - The whole world as a map of geo contours in the MFD. - NAV / ADF and ILS / Approach guidance in the PFD and MFD. - An MCP panel to control the Aircraft's Auto-Pilot. - Wind speed and direction indicators. - Next waypoint reporting on the MFD. - Electronic Flight Bag style interface for iPad, - An advanced multimode navigation display. - A multi-leg FMC style route planner. - Enroute Airways decoder. - SID, STAR and Approach procedures decoder. - Bi-directional radio stack. - AutoTransponder Mode. - Customizable waypoints. - Saved waypoints and Nearby waypoints. - Real-Time weather information for airports. - Detailed airport information including runways. - A database of localities worldwide. - Built-in database of intersections, VORs and NDBs. - Support for NAVIGRAPH FMS AIRAC cycles. - Tracking of VATSIM / IVAO/ PilotEdge surrounding air traffic on the MFD. - Tracking of which controllers are online in VATSIM/IVAO. - Auto-tuning of ATC frequencies to COM1/COM2. - Automatic position report generation for oceanic. - Enhanced graphics with high-res Retina Display. - Remote Yoke/Joystick/Rudder for flight simulator. - Support for X-Plane - Support for Flight Simulator 2020 - Support for FS9 and FSX(*) - Cloud Services flight plan and waypoint sync. - Cloud based auto-sync advanced flight planner - Cloud based Approach plate / charts viewer with user charts. - And much more ... (*) Support for the old FS9 and FSX simulators is limited and provided by a third party plugin which is no longer actively maintained.
Flight Briefing
This app provides pilots with a comprehensive electronic flight folder for pre-flight briefings. It includes weather data, NOTAMs, operational flight plans with automatic calculations, and a customizable journey log. All flight data can be submitted directly to airline operations.
- Electronic Flight Folder
- Interactive Operational Flight Plan
- Weather and NOTAMs
- Automatic Fuel and Time Calculations
- Customizable Journey Log
- Data Submission to Flight Ops
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Prepare and perform your flight with the FlightBriefing App, then submit all the entered data and journey log to your airline's flight ops department or operations center from within the app. The Flight Briefing App contains a complete Electronic Flight Folder, with all necessary information for a pre-flight briefing, including map, weather (METAR, TAF, SIGMET, Wind and significant weather charts), NOTAMs, Operational Flight Plan (including Mass & Balance and Fuel Figures), and the filed ATC flight plan. - The Operational Flight Plan is interactive, perform time and fuel checks during the flight, remaining time and fuel is automatically calculated. - Weather and NOTAMs can be searched and marked as important or not applicable. - All data recorded during flight can then be submitted to your Airline's Flight Ops Department, eliminating the need for paper in the cockpit. - Includes a Journey Log with fields customized for your airline. Layout and data included can be adapted to your airline's own needs and operational procedures. The real data presented in the Flight Briefing App will come from your Airline's flight planning system (PPS, Navblue N-Flight Planning, other providers upon request), and contain the same information as you get in a traditional paper briefing package. An integration with your airline's flight planning provider and operational procedures is therefore necessary.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Flight Briefing at Free against AirTrack Classic's $19.99. Flight Briefing also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). AirTrack Classic's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Flight Briefing is free to download; AirTrack Classic costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Flight Briefing holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AirTrack Classic has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of AirTrack Classic's written reviews are positive against 100% of Flight Briefing's.
AirTrack Classic ships an update every 2 months, Flight Briefing fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AirTrack Classic | Flight Briefing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 189 MB | 198 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joao Cabral | Johan Bergsee |
Customer experience
AirTrack Classic
Flight Briefing
Bugs and requests
AirTrack Classic
Reported bugs
18 issues- App crashes or closes automatically
- App does not open or shows a black screen
- Connection issues with FSX/X-Plane
- MCP controls not working
- Flight plan import issues
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- Waypoint import issues
- App not syncing with flight simulator
- Location services not working or causing issues
- App not working after iOS updates
- Plugin not working or difficult to install
- Some ICAO codes not showing
- FMC heading freezes
- Controls are reversed
- Cannot read FMC in X-Plane
- App slows down FSX performance
- Charts are experimental and may not work
- Incompatible with FSX non-default aircraft
- White icon after update
Requested features
19 requests- Add FMC functionality
- Improve compatibility with specific add-on aircraft (e.g., PMDG, FF777, A320Neo)
- Include engine parameters display
- Add a moving map with satellite view (like Google Maps)
- More instrument style options (e.g., Cessna 172, Avidyne, G1000)
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- Ability to upload own AIRAC data
- Real-time weather integration
- Simulate more traffic
- Landscape mode option
- Option to customize page layouts
- Improve FMC database management (avoid expiration)
- Add SID/STAR support
- Improve graphics quality
- Allow editing FMC entries (e.g., altitude)
- Add VATSIM controller voice and text display
- Better instructions for plugin placement
- Integration of approach/procedure charts
- Add holding patterns on route
- Ability to use as a real-world flight aid (with privacy concerns addressed)
Flight Briefing
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AirTrack Classic
No in-app purchases
Flight Briefing
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is AirTrack Classic free?
Is Flight Briefing free?
Which has better reviews, AirTrack Classic or Flight Briefing?
Do AirTrack Classic or Flight Briefing have ads?
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