AvPlan EFB vs SkyDemon
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
SkyDemon
Plan and navigate VFR flights across Europe with detailed aeronautical charts, dynamic airspace clipping, and real-time hazard warnings. Features include virtual radar, automated weather briefings, and comprehensive flight logging for pilots.
- Vector aeronautical charts with dynamic airspace clipping
- Intuitive route planning and modification
- Virtual Radar for hazard and airspace visualization
- Automated weather briefings (TAF, METAR, SIGMET)
- Real-time hazard and airspace warnings
- Georeferenced airfield plates and documents
- Fuel, weight, and balance calculations
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SkyDemon is Europe's favourite software for VFR flight planning and in-flight navigation. Use this app to access your SkyDemon subscription on your iOS device, unlocking SkyDemon's powerful features while on the move. FLIGHT PLANNING FEATURES - SkyDemon vector charts are the clearest aeronautical charts you'll ever use, with dynamic airspace clipping and choice of map layers - Route planning is as simple as touching consecutive waypoints and dragging to make changes - Virtual Radar shows how your route relates to airspace, terrain, obstructions and other features - Pilot Log facility calculates headings and groundspeeds from actual wind data, and shows useful frequencies - Plates and other documents for relevant airfields are displayed automatically as you plan, and many are available georeferenced for use in flight - Intuitive pan, pinch and rotate support with no loss of map clarity or text legibility - File a VFR flightplan for your route directly to air traffic controllers - Automatic TAF, METAR and SIGMET briefing as you plan a route, with graphical decoding - Rainfall data can be overlaid on the main map, with animation, showing the trend of rainfall over time - Integration of GAFOR route forecasts for Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and Croatia - Both narrow-route and area NOTAM briefings available, updated as you plan - Advanced NOTAM graphical interpretation and depiction on the main map - Easily print your PLOG and the output from various briefings - Warnings for airspace and other potential hazards to your flight, updated in real time - Airfield Admin Information shows useful contacts and other details for airfields featured in our charts - Forecast winds aloft are automatically retrieved for the flight time and displayed on the map - Create an advanced flight performance profile for each aircraft you use - ATS Routes mode offers an alternative chart presentation for flight along airways - Accurate fuel, weight and balance calculations including flight costings - Create an unlimited number of user-defined waypoints - Analyse your track logs for posterity - Choose between six different vector chart styles - Extensive European chart coverage as standard GPS NAVIGATION FEATURES - Intelligent warnings for approaching airspace, NOTAM, obstacles, terrain and other hazards - Virtual Radar shows a side-on projection of all approaching features and how your trajectory relates to them - Vector map automatically follows the aircraft in north up, track up or course up orientation - Clear and concise instruments show you flight statistics and help keep you on track - An HSI/ILS instrument helps you keep to your planned route and line up early for approach - Live Pilot Log shows progress through your route, ETAs, ATAs and useful frequencies based on your current position - TerrainSafe dynamically colours mountainous terrain around you to quickly identify safer areas - Direct To allows easy re-routing in a hurry by picking from a selection of nearby airfields - Approach Information shows runway diagrams, TAF, METAR, NOTAM and other airfield details useful for making an approach - Live updates of TAF and METAR while in flight, with associated alerts* - Extended runway centrelines appear automatically on the map as you near your destination airfield - Permanent display of position relative to nearest well-known waypoint, for position reporting - Easy changing of the planned route while in flight by touching and dragging Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. * Internet connection required for live weather update while in flight
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: AvPlan EFB at free with in-app purchases against SkyDemon's subscription. SkyDemon's advantage is ratings volume (546 vs 94) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 17.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 and SkyDemon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SkyDemon holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SkyDemon has 546 ratings behind it against 94, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of AvPlan EFB's written reviews are positive against 92% of SkyDemon's.
AvPlan EFB ships an update every 3 weeks, SkyDemon monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AvPlan EFB | SkyDemon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (94 ratings) | 4.8 (546 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.3% of reviews | 92.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 94 | 546 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BJA Consulting Pty Ltd | Divelements Limited |
Customer experience
AvPlan EFB
SkyDemon
User reviews
AvPlan EFB
From 94 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
- 🎯 Comprehensive flight planning capabilities
- 📊 Excellent satellite imagery and weather overlays
- 🚀 Accurate fuel burn and flight time calculations
- ⭐ Outstanding customer support and responsiveness
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and freezing issues
- 💰 Subscription pricing considered expensive by some users
- 🎨 UI design perceived as outdated by some users
- ⚙️ Steep learning curve for complex features
- 🔧 Some features require extensive aircraft profile setup
SkyDemon
From 546 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fantastic
- 🚀 Best software ever used
- 🚀 Essential for flying
- 🚀 Excellent app
- 🚀 Unbeatable in all respects
Room to improve
- 🐛 Updates can be slow
- 💰 Expensive subscription
- 🔒 Limited to 2 devices
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
SkyDemon
Reported bugs
2 issues- Incompatible with latest iPad OS
- Crashes when trying to download all charts
Requested features
6 requests- Print PLOG or route on iPad
- Improved logbook functionality
- Support for official CAA/NATS charts
- Synthetic vision
- IFR flight plan filing to Eurocontrol
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- Integration with Jeppesen IFR charts
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
SkyDemon
- SkyDemon iOS Subscription$199.99








