RIBnet Forums vs AviNet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RIBnet Forums
Connect with fellow Rigid Inflatable Boat owners through an online community. Post questions, share photos, and discover repair tips, destinations, and classified listings for used boats. Stay informed and engaged with other enthusiasts.
- Access forums on mobile
- Post questions and upload photos
- Search repair and restoration archives
- Discover boating destinations
- View classifieds for used RIBs
- Stay updated on new listings
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Rib.net is the leading online community for Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) owners. Our app allows you to access our forums on your phone so you can post questions from just about anywhere, even on the water if you'd like, upload photos to let other Ribbers know what you are up to and stay connected with other RIB enthusiasts. Owners of Rigid Inflatables will appreciate the ability to search our archives for repair and restoration issues, great places to take your boat, and much more. This app can also be used to stay up to date on new listings in our classifieds. Find current information on used RIBs for sale and stay alerted to new listings. You can find our site on the web at http://www.rib.net/ Install this FREE app and start sharing your knowledge with other Rigid Inflatable Boat owners. We are looking forward to seeing you on the forums from your phone! This universal app also fully supports the iPad!
AviNet
Connect with fellow pilots and aviation enthusiasts to build local communities. Explore new flying routes, share your flight activities, and learn from others in a dedicated aviation social platform.
- Explore flights and pilots worldwide
- Connect with aviation enthusiasts
- Share flight activities and tracks
- Upload flight data from various apps
- Build local pilot communities
- View flight maps, charts, and weather
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Never fly alone, even when you're solo. AviNet is the community built for private pilots, student pilots and aviation enthusiasts who want more from their flying than a line in a logbook. Debrief every flight. Capture your thoughts and lessons while they're still fresh, not lost to a logbook line and a fading memory. Watch your flights become a record you'll actually want to look back on, and one you can be proud to share. Find your people, wherever you fly. Search any airfield or destination worldwide to connect with pilots who get it. Follow their flights, learn from their experience, and share your own to help the next pilot coming up behind you. All your flight data, finally together. AviNet is one of the only platforms in the world that brings your flight tracks, photos, debriefs and stats into one place. Import directly from FlightRadar24, SkyDemon or ForeFlight, or use our AviNet Web Uploader. We officially integrate with the OnFlight Hub data logger from Bolder Flight Systems, and support .kml, .gpx and .igc files too. Built by pilots, for pilots. We'd love your feedback on how to make it better.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AviNet at 3.0 against RIBnet Forums's 1.0. AviNet also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). RIBnet Forums's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.4). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AviNet holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of RIBnet Forums's written reviews are positive against 100% of AviNet's.
RIBnet Forums ships an update every 2 months, AviNet every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RIBnet Forums | AviNet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 94.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 202 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Social Knowledge, LLC | Avinet Ltd. |
Customer experience
RIBnet Forums
AviNet
In-app purchases
RIBnet Forums
No in-app purchases
AviNet
No in-app purchases
