AvPlan EFB vs Aero App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AvPlan EFB
This app provides comprehensive flight planning and electronic flight bag capabilities for pilots. It offers advanced features like terrain warning, airspace status, and graphical replanning to enhance situational awareness and streamline flight preparation and execution.
- VFR & IFR Flight Planning
- Terrain Warning & Alerting
- Graphical Flight Replanning
- Weight and Balance
- Geo-referenced Airport Diagrams
- GPS Moving Map
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Get flying faster with AvPlan EFB - the premier lifetime Electronic Flight Bag that grows with you. Continuing to lead the market with unparalleled innovation and functionality, AvPlan features multiple firsts with terrain warning, touch to display restricted airspace status, automatic IFR airway planning and geo-referenced airport taxi & instrument approach diagrams to arm you with superior situational awareness. Envisioned, developed and rigorously tested over a two year period by pilots for pilots, AvPlan EFB integrates everything you need to prepare, plan and execute your flight - whether it be in a recreational aircraft, corporate jet or something in between. Your AvPlan EFB comes packed with the following features: • Comprehensive VFR & IFR Flight Planning • Complete official FAA airport/waypoint database • All necessary documentation • Advanced aircraft flight model setup • Automatic TOC, TOD, PNR and optimum altitude calculation • Full DUATS integration (WX, NOTAMS, flight plan submission) • All US VFR & IFR aeronautical charts (with pan, zoom and rotation) • Touch and drag (rubber band) graphical flight replanning/diversion • Weight and balance (with loadsheet and passenger manifest) • Graphical WX overlays on any chart (WX Radar, Lightning, METAR, SIGMET) • GPS moving map with display data labels • Touch-to-display TFR status • Terrain map overlay and in-flight terrain alerting • Geo-referenced airport diagrams (auto displays aircraft position on landing) • Geo-referenced instrument approach plates which support route editing and more • FAA Documentation (including full text search and bookmark functions) • Aircraft pilot operating handbook import • Send a briefing pack to PDF file, email & Apple AirPrint compatible printers • Extensive integration with external flight planning systems/panel GPS/FMS’s (Including Garmin G1000) • Ability to sync flight plans between Apple IOS devices • Easy to access support from a team of committed professionals • And much more we can’t list here The Perfect Co-pilot Intuitive, reliable and responsive, AvPlan’s inbuilt context awareness engine ensures it’s always up to date and ready to provide you with the right information at the right time, whether you’re preparing for your flight or already airborne. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. AvPlan EFB – Plan faster, fly sooner
Aero App
This app provides flight crews with essential aeronautical publications and data for mission execution. It enhances situational awareness and navigation safety with access to global airfield information, flight planning tools, and real-time traffic and weather data.
- Digital Aeronautical Flight Information
- Georeferenced Airport Diagrams
- Instrument Approach Procedures
- Integrated E6B flight computer
- Moving Map with navigational overlays
- Real-time traffic and weather data
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The NGA Aeronautical Application (Aero App) is an Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) mobile application developed by and for the DOD and FAA flight crews. The Application provides flight crews with the flight publications and data required to execute the unique mission of the U.S. War Fighter. Aero App increases situational awareness and improves safety of navigation by providing easy access to aeronautical information including Digital Aeronautical Flight Information File (DAFIF), Digital Flight Information Publications (D-FLIP) products, including Georeferenced Airport Diagrams and Instrument Approach Procedures (IAPs), Arrival Procedures, Departure Procedures, Takeoff and Landing Minimums, Supplements, Airfield Qualification Program (AQP), Giant Reports, Electronic-Instrument Procedure Library and Host Nation Charts. Aero App is designed to enhance the use of aeronautical Flight Information Publication (FLIP) data and manage individual FLIP products. As the world's authoritative source for aeronautical data, NGA is able to provide flight crews access to data on over 47,000 airfields worldwide via the application. In addition, the Aero App features an integrated E6B flight computer for flight planning on the ground and in the air calculations; a note pad; access to user documents and custom user maps. Connect to the internet, GPS or an ADS-B device to view traffic and weather information such as NOTAMs, METARs, TAFs, and Air Force weather. Overlay navigational data on the Moving Map such as Military Training Routes, Air Refueling Routes, Contract Fuel Locations, Terrain, Special Use Airspaces and much, much more. Aero App is FREE and authorized for the following: US military, government agencies, Civil Air Patrol, foreign military partners and contractors flying missions in support of the DOD. For more information on the NGA Aero App visit https://aeroapp.info.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AvPlan EFB at 4.6 against Aero App's 3.3. AvPlan EFB also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 63%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Aero App's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11). On price, ratings volume, ads and iOS requirement 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. AvPlan EFB sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Aero App asks for nothing beyond the download.
AvPlan EFB holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 94 and 40 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of AvPlan EFB's written reviews are positive against 63% of Aero App's.
AvPlan EFB ships an update monthly, Aero App every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AvPlan EFB | Aero App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (94 ratings) — better | 3.3 (40 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.6% of reviews — better | 62.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 94 — better | 40 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 146 MB | 129 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | BJA Consulting Pty Ltd | National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency |
Customer experience
AvPlan EFB
Aero App
Bugs and requests
AvPlan EFB
Reported bugs
9 issues- App crashes during flight planning
- Wind data fails to download
- Registration process causes app to close
- Performance data not recognized during planning
- Georeference errors on NZ IFR charts (NZKK RNAV, NZNS STARs)
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- Inconsistent syncing with external devices
- Occasional freezing during data interruptions
- UI elements layering on top of each other
- Continued crashes despite updates
Requested features
12 requests- Fixed range rings around airports
- Better STARS and APPROACH plate access like JeppFD
- Larger heads-up display options for better readability
- Ability to sort flight plans in list view
- Dark mode option
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- Better bookmark organization for AIP documents
- Flight log to logbook conversion with endorsements
- Dropbox synchronization for document libraries
- Canadian mapping support
- Vector-based boundary layers for UAV operations
- Weather overlay restoration
- Webcam integration for airport conditions
Aero App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AvPlan EFB
- AvPlan VFR - 1 Month Subscription$12.00
- AvPlan EFB USA IFR Upgrade 1 Year Subscription$49.99
- AvPlan USA VFR 1 Year Subscription$59.99
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- AvPlan EFB Velocity Weather Upgrade 1 Year Subscription$59.99
- AvPlan NZ IFR Upgrade - 1 year subscription$79.00
- AvPlan Worldwide 1 Year Subscription$89.99
- AvPlan VFR - 1 Year Subscription$129.00
- AvPlan NZ VFR 1 year subscription$149.00
- AvPlan EFB VFR Plus$149.99
- AvPlan EFB Premium Bundle - United States$169.99
- AvPlan EFB Premium Bundle - Australia$249.00
Aero App
No in-app purchases









