Comparison

Flight Instruments vs FlightSight

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Flight Instruments

Simulates essential flight instruments like attitude indicators and primary flight displays on your mobile device. It uses your device's sensors to show speed, altitude, heading, and more, offering a configurable reference for pilots. This tool is for informational purposes only and is not FAA approved.

Highlights
  • Attitude Indicator with extreme attitude chevrons
  • Primary Flight Display with digital tapes
  • Position relative to nearest airport
  • Configurable display with aviation or metric units
  • Continuous auto-calibration
Features
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Attitude Indicator and other key flight instruments on your iPhone or iPad, using built-in gyros and GPS. Key features: -Attitude Indicator using solid state gyros in your iPhone with extreme attitude chevrons to guide you back to a safety if you find yourself in an unusual attitude -"Glass cockpit" Primary Flight Display using digital tapes for Speed, Altitude, Heading, Vertical Speed, Rate of Turn and slip indicator -Position relative to nearest airport in plain English (convenient for ATC position reports), with communication frequency where available -Fully configurable display, with landscape mode and choice of aviation or metric units -Continuous auto-calibration feature adapts to different airplane environments and flying conditions This app is not FAA approved and should not be used for navigation. All information is presented for reference only, and BBFlight is not responsible for any damage, injury or death resulting from the use of this application: you assume total responsibility and risk associated with this application

About

FlightSight

This aviation app helps pilots determine if their flight path is above or below distant objects. Position the sight target on clouds, mountains, or other aircraft to get degree-based altitude information. It functions as a low-budget Heads-Up Display for iPhones and iPads.

Highlights
  • Determine flight path altitude relative to objects
  • Position sight target on clouds, mountains, or aircraft
  • Displays altitude in degrees
  • Low-budget Heads-Up Display functionality
  • Four selectable display modes
  • Supports portrait and landscape orientations
  • Zoom functionality via finger gestures
  • Save images with embossed flight information
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FlightSight is an aviation sight level app. Its purpose is to help pilots determine whether their flight path is above or below distant objects. Position the sight target on cloud tops or bottoms, mountain passes or other aircraft and FlightSight will tell you if the object is higher or lower, and by how many degrees. FlightSight is a low budget HUD (Heads Up Display)! The FlightSight app can be used by holding the iPhone or iPad by hand. Or it can be mounted on the top of the instrument panel. Four display modes can be selected when using FlightSight. Fixed target grid, fixed target grid and fixed level line, floating target grid and floating level line (shown here) or floating target grid only. FlightSight can be used on devices in either vertical (portrait) or horizontal (landscape) positions. Finger gestures can be used to zoom the FlightSight view in or out. FlightSight also has a camera option. When you press the camera button the current image will be saved with all FlightSight information embossed on it. Stop guessing, safe fuel, be safer … use FlightSight! Use of FlightSight is not an FAA approved method or flight path navigation decisions. FlighSight does not replace good pilot judgement and accurate weather reports. FlightSight is simply a tool for helping pilots confirm their flight path decisions.

Screenshots

Flight Instruments3 screens
FlightSight1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: FlightSight at 100% against Flight Instruments's 43%. FlightSight also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.6). Flight Instruments's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

Flight Instruments costs $1.99 and FlightSight $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FlightSight holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Flight Instruments's written reviews are positive against 100% of FlightSight's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flight Instruments ships an update every 3 months, FlightSight every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Flight Instruments versus FlightSight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlight InstrumentsFlightSight
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating2.6 (5 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCandidus LLCTimothy Kelley

Customer experience

Flight Instruments

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral9.5%
Negative47.6%

FlightSight

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Flight Instruments

No in-app purchases

None

FlightSight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flight Instruments free?
Flight Instruments costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FlightSight free?
FlightSight costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Flight Instruments or FlightSight?
FlightSight is rated higher. Flight Instruments averages 2.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while FlightSight averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Flight Instruments or FlightSight have ads?
Neither Flight Instruments nor FlightSight shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flight Instruments or FlightSight?
Flight Instruments ships an update every 3 months, and FlightSight every 4 months. Most recently, Flight Instruments was updated on November 1, 2026 and FlightSight on October 24, 2026.

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