WSI Pilotbrief Optima vs ATISVIEW
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WSI Pilotbrief Optima
This app provides pilots with real-time weather information and flight planning tools for safe and confident flying. Access detailed weather briefings, enroute conditions, and modify flight routes mid-air. It enhances pre-flight planning and inflight safety with advanced weather visualizations and collaboration features.
- Real-time weather briefings
- Flight route creation and modification
- Vertical profile with turbulence forecasts
- High-definition global weather layers
- Proprietary forecast radar
- Multi-pilot collaboration tools
- Offline mode
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On the ground or in the air, Pilotbrief Optima is your co-pilot in the cockpit. Fly safely, confidently and comfortably with the latest and most accurate weather at your fingertips. From any location, quickly create or select a flight route, retrieve a weather briefing, access enroute weather and modify the route during flight. Using an iPad, gain access to the aviation industry’s leading weather briefing product. WSI Pilotbrief Optima, delivers the most relevant preflight and inflight briefing experience directly to your iPad by improving: Pre-Flight Planning - Vertical Profile with observed and forecasted turbulence - Real-time weather and updated forecasts for adjusted ETDs - Route Specific Weather and NOTAM Briefings Safety & Comfort - High definition Global weather layers, Radar, Satellite IR, VIL and Echo Top mosaics - Proprietary forecast radar showing how the radar will move in the next 24 hours - Global Enroute Hazards & Global Surface Analysis - proprietary forecasts by WSI forecasters Connections & Operations - Multi-pilot collaboration tools for streamlined operations in EFBs and EFFs (Electronic Flight Bag and Electronic Flight Folder, respectively) - Offline mode to conserve bandwidth and data consumption - Provisions to reduce data usage when in-flight - Compliance with Corporate, Industry and Government Regulations - CONUS VFR Sections, CONUS IFR High and Low - Real-time inFlight weather data through aircraft onboard WIFI - Digital Flight Release & Navigation Log capabilities for Business & Commercial Aviation
ATISVIEW
Access real-time aviation weather and airport information. View live ATIS, METAR/TAF reports, airport cameras, and detailed weather overlays on a map. Designed for pilots and aviation enthusiasts.
- Live ATIS and airport weather
- METAR/TAF raw and decoded
- Airport cameras and history
- AD Forecast chart access
- Map view with weather overlays
- Home screen widgets
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ATISVIEW is an aviation weather and airport information companion for pilots, dispatchers, and aviation enthusiasts. Check live ATIS where available, METAR/TAF reports, airport cameras, AD Forecast charts, flight information, and map-based airport weather in a fast dark ops-console interface. Key Features: • Live ATIS and airport weather display • METAR / TAF raw and decoded views • Departure and arrival ATIS support where available • Airport cameras and camera history • AD Forecast chart access for supported airports • Runway list and reference runway diagram views • Map view with airports, weather, wind, radar, airspace, and runway overlays • Flight information search • Home screen widgets for favorite or selected airports • UTC display and automatic refresh for current weather Runway diagrams and overlays are provided for reference and situational awareness only. Always use official aeronautical sources for navigation and flight operations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ATISVIEW at 75% against WSI Pilotbrief Optima's 15%. ATISVIEW also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.2) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ATISVIEW holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of WSI Pilotbrief Optima's written reviews are positive against 75% of ATISVIEW's.
WSI Pilotbrief Optima ships an update every 4 months, ATISVIEW every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WSI Pilotbrief Optima | ATISVIEW |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.8% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 207 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WSI Corporation | SOUNDBAY |
Customer experience
WSI Pilotbrief Optima
ATISVIEW
Bugs and requests
WSI Pilotbrief Optima
Reported bugs
24 issues- App intermittently logs users out
- Deletes favorite charts
- Cannot create login
- Radar data loading takes too long
- App crashes repeatedly
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- Multi-day information gone
- Local forecast gone on airport tab
- Latest update causes issues
- App won't open after update
- App crashes when moving around map or changing zoom
- Loses GPS feature
- App frequently locks up in offline mode
- App will not open
- App freezes on login screen
- App behaves as if offline
- Fails to store data for in-flight use
- Crashes in airplane mode
- No offline viewing of weather
- Map overlays anemic
- App continually crashes
- App continually closes after initialization
- Worthless in flight without Wi-Fi
- Keeps freezing up
- Not usable due to crashing
Requested features
9 requests- Zoom in option for text
- iPhone compatibility
- Add iPhone compatibility
- Bring back outlook/multi-day forecast
- Full web capability on iPad app
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- Save map and brief for offline viewing
- Exact routing internationally
- Color-coded turbulence
- Landscape view
ATISVIEW
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WSI Pilotbrief Optima
No in-app purchases
ATISVIEW
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is WSI Pilotbrief Optima free?
Is ATISVIEW free?
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