Comparison

AvPlan EFB vs Pilots Atlas

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • VFR & IFR Flight Planning
  • Terrain Warning & Alerting
  • Graphical Flight Replanning
  • Weight and Balance
  • Geo-referenced Airport Diagrams
  • GPS Moving Map
Features
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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

About

Pilots Atlas

This aviation tool provides offline navigation, flight planning, and weather information for pilots. Access a vast database of waypoints, airports, and navaids, with real-time aircraft tracking and customizable maps. It offers essential calculators and decoders for safe and efficient flight operations.

Highlights
  • Offline world maps with aviation overlays
  • 185,000+ waypoints, 72,000+ airports
  • Live aircraft tracking (ADS-B)
  • METAR/TAF weather decoding
  • Multi-waypoint trip planning
  • Captain's Corner aviation calculators
Features
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The aviation app pilots have trusted since 1998 — now rebuilt for modern iOS. Pilots Atlas puts 85,000 airports, 180,000 waypoints and 28,000 points of interest in your pocket, fully offline. Plan flights, read NOTAMs, track aircraft live and decode weather without relying on connectivity. FREE TO DOWNLOAD. FREE FOREVER. Start with a 7-day Premium trial. When it ends, keep the core features at no cost — no subscription required. — FREE FEATURES (Always Available) — NOTAMs — FREE FOR EVERYONE • Worldwide NOTAMs from the FAA NOTAM Management Service • A tab on every airport: decoded, grouped, plus everything within 25 nm • Drawn on the map where they apply, with a filter switch per category • Plan for a departure time — see this morning what closes tonight • A briefing for a whole route, cached against signal loss LIVE AIRCRAFT TRACKING — FREE FOR EVERYONE • Real-time ADS-B traffic worldwide, at no cost • Multiple community networks with automatic failover, so coverage stays up • Connect your own receiver: SBS1 (dump1090), Stratux, GDL90 or FLARM • Flight path history, configurable zoom and labels SUN, MOON AND NIGHT — FREE FOR EVERYONE • Night by rulebook, not astronomy: ICAO/EASA, FAA 91.209, FAA 61.57(b), UK ANO • Sunrise and sunset for any place, in its own time zone, offline • Whether the sun will sit on final at each runway end — now or at your ETA • Moonlight tonight, with a verdict for night VFR AI COPILOT • Ask for weather, NOTAMs, airspace, airports and routes in plain language • Brief a saved trip at its own cruise altitude, or ask "what's near me" • It reads the map with you and flies you straight to any result ON YOUR WRIST AND HOME SCREEN • Apple Watch app: weather, GPS tracking, flight timers, haptics, voice notes • Widgets and Live Activities on Home Screen, Lock Screen and watch face THE BASICS • 11,000 navaids, and search by ICAO or IATA code • Configurable units (NM/KM/MI) and a dark mode built for the cockpit — PREMIUM FEATURES — WEATHER AT A GLANCE • METAR/TAF with VFR/MVFR/IFR/LIFR colour coding • The forecast for the time you actually arrive, from the TAF period covering it • Custom weather lists, decoders for METAR, TAF and SNOWTAM, holdover tables FLIGHT PLANNING & NAVIGATION • Multi-waypoint trip planning with colour-coded routes • Worldwide winds aloft — courses, ground speeds, times and fuel, corrected • A terrain and airspace profile of your route, with the real ground beneath • Distance rulers, range circles, proximity alerts, GPS track recording • GPX import/export, LIDO / OFP route paste, and cloud sync across devices AIRSPACE • Worldwide airspace: class, vertical limits and a readable weekly schedule • Tap anywhere and every airspace above that point is offered, likeliest first • A full-screen vertical cross-section you can pan, zoom and filter • FIR overlays, Special Use Airspace, and full airport details ANNOTATE YOUR WORLD • Markers, notes and photos anywhere on the map, plus favourites • Offline-first — every annotation works with no signal — OFFLINE MAPS — • Aviation day and night, streets, terrain and satellite base maps • The open flightmaps VFR chart, and topographical maps with contours • Download whole regions for use with no signal — CAPTAIN'S CORNER (Free) — • Unit converters, climb gradient and jet fuel calculators • Aircraft country codes, ICAO prefixes, dangerous goods, VOLMET, ACARS • Operating minima, Morse, 5,000+ aviation abbreviations — SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS — • 7-day free trial — full Premium access • Monthly or yearly subscriptions • One-time lifetime purchase available Payment charged to Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage them in Account Settings. The free trial converts to a paid subscription unless canceled. Continuous GPS use in background may decrease battery life. Privacy Policy: https://www.absolutezero.de/datenschutz/ Terms of Use: https://www.absolutezero.de/agb/

Screenshots

AvPlan EFB4 screens
Pilots Atlas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: AvPlan EFB at 86% against Pilots Atlas's 22%. AvPlan EFB also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.3). Pilots Atlas's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. AvPlan EFB sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and Pilots Atlas sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AvPlan EFB holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 94 and 92 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of AvPlan EFB's written reviews are positive against 22% of Pilots Atlas's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AvPlan EFB ships an update monthly, Pilots Atlas weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
AvPlan EFB versus Pilots Atlas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAvPlan EFBPilots Atlas
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (94 ratings) — better4.3 (92 ratings)
Positive reviews85.6% of reviews — better22.2% of reviews
Number of ratings94 — better92
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB265 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBJA Consulting Pty Ltdabsolutezero multimedia GmbH

Customer experience

AvPlan EFB

All ratings94 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral6.4%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews111 reviews
Positive85.6%
Neutral1.8%
Negative12.6%

Pilots Atlas

All ratings92 ratings
Positive83.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews99 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral14.1%
Negative63.6%

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

Pilots Atlas

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

AvPlan EFB

One-time12
  • 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
  • Country Airstrip Guide$64.99
  • 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
12 purchases

Pilots Atlas

Subscriptions5
  • Weather Layer1 Month trial$5.991 Year
  • Monthly World Subscription7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • One Area Subscription$12.991 Year
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  • Two Areas Subscription$22.991 Year
  • Yearly World Subscription14 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time7
  • Afrika and Antarktica$20.99
  • Asia$20.99
  • Europe$20.99
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  • North America$20.99
  • South America$20.99
  • Upgrade from two area to world$32.99
  • Whole World$119.99

Questions

Is AvPlan EFB free?
AvPlan EFB is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pilots Atlas free?
Pilots Atlas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AvPlan EFB or Pilots Atlas?
AvPlan EFB is rated higher. AvPlan EFB averages 4.6 out of 5 from 94 ratings, while Pilots Atlas averages 4.3 from 92 ratings.
Do AvPlan EFB or Pilots Atlas have ads?
Neither AvPlan EFB nor Pilots Atlas shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AvPlan EFB or Pilots Atlas?
AvPlan EFB ships an update monthly, and Pilots Atlas weekly. Most recently, AvPlan EFB was updated on October 17, 2026 and Pilots Atlas on October 9, 2026.

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