Comparison

AvPlan EFB vs FP5000 AUS LITE

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

FP5000 AUS LITE

This app offers comprehensive flight planning tools for Australian pilots, including extensive airport databases, VFR/IFR planning, and graphical weight & balance. The Lite version allows for up to 5 saved flight plans and 5 waypoints per plan, with NAIPS access for weather and NOTAMs.

Highlights
  • Extensive waypoint/airfield database
  • VFR and IFR planning
  • Graphical Weight & Balance
  • NAIPS access for weather & NOTAMs
  • Google Earth route map display
  • Sample aircraft included
Features
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Flight planner 5000 is our premium flight planning product for Australian where comprehensive and accurate flight planning is required. It is used extensively by private pilots thru to airline operators. Versions of the software offer coverage for Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Asia, North America and a WORLD version has coverage for the pacific region, Africa , Europe, Scandinavia, the UK, USA, Canada, Alaska, Russia and all international airports across the globe - over 40,000 airports/waypoints. Features: 
* Extensive waypoint/airfield database including all NAVAIDS for Australia. * VFR and IFR planning, including LSALTS. * Graphical Weight & Balance. * All IFR routes and NAVAIDS for Australia & New Zealand. * Grid lowest safe altitudes for most of the world. * Google Earth route map display. * Over 280 sample aircraft included.  

 FP5000 Lite Functionality: * Maximum of 5 saved flight plans and 5 waypoints in a flight plan for the Lite version. * NAIPS access for weather & NOTAMS. Its companion product, Flight Planner 3000, is available for Windows based PC's and is well established as a premium flight planning solution. Privacy Policy: We strictly adhere to our policy relating the the privacy of personal information provided to us by our users. NO personal information will be provided to any other client or external party by us. Terms of Use: The software we distribute is provided as is and is not guaranteed to be completely accurate or error free at the time of distribution. We do our very best to ensure that the software operates according to accepted industry standards and that the data provided is as accurate as possible. Users should always check the results or information provided by this software prior to use.

Screenshots

AvPlan EFB4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: AvPlan EFB at 86% against FP5000 AUS LITE's 40%. AvPlan EFB also leads on device support (3 vs 1). FP5000 AUS LITE's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). On price, 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

Both are free to download. AvPlan EFB sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. FP5000 AUS LITE asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AvPlan EFB ships an update monthly, FP5000 AUS LITE every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
AvPlan EFB versus FP5000 AUS LITE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAvPlan EFBFP5000 AUS LITE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (94 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.6% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings94 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPad
Requires iOS17.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBJA Consulting Pty LtdRob Slater

Customer experience

AvPlan EFB

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

FP5000 AUS LITE

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

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

FP5000 AUS LITE

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

AvPlan EFB

One-time11
  • 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
None

FP5000 AUS LITE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AvPlan EFB free?
AvPlan EFB is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FP5000 AUS LITE free?
FP5000 AUS LITE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AvPlan EFB or FP5000 AUS LITE have ads?
Neither AvPlan EFB nor FP5000 AUS LITE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AvPlan EFB or FP5000 AUS LITE?
AvPlan EFB ships an update monthly, and FP5000 AUS LITE every 2 months. Most recently, AvPlan EFB was updated on October 13, 2026 and FP5000 AUS LITE on September 26, 2026.

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