ARINCDirect vs iPreFlight Genesis Dispatch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ARINCDirect
This navigation app provides pilots with real-time access to flight plans, weather data, and airport charts. It offers features like flight plan recomputation, enroute charting, and performance calculations, designed for on-the-go aircraft operations.
- Access flight plans and weather data
- Enroute charting (offline/online)
- Airport diagrams and approach plates
- Flight plan recomputation
- In-app performance calculations
- View flight plan packages
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The ARINCDirect app is a valuable tool to help on-the-go aircraft pilots increase their effectiveness. Using this app, ARINCDirect customers have up-to-the-minute access to their flight plans, weather, packages, and airport charts in an easy-to-use format. PLEASE NOTE: You must have an ARINCDirect login to use this app. With the ARINC Direct app, you get the following features: - Create, Save, Replan and File flight plans - eNAVLOG (Plotting Chart) - View METARs, TAFs, NOTAMs, and winds aloft for departure, arrival, and alternate airports - Access all flight-plan packages - View Runway Analysis, SMS, and APIS PDFs relevant to your trips - Generate new fax packages for current conditions - View airport diagrams, takeoff minimums, instrument approach plates, DPs, and STARs - In-App Weight and Balance and Aircraft Performance calculations - Send annotated flight plans from within app - Worldwide enroute charting, works offline as well as online - Enroute chart overlays for flight plan, radar, weather - Plan ETPs, ETOPS or EDTO alternates Our privacy policy can be found at: https://www.rtx.com/privacy
iPreFlight Genesis Dispatch
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Version 1.1.1 of APG iPreflight Genesis PRO iOS app. This is a free companion app to the Genesis Pro flight planning and performance calculation suite. The app is designed for flight crews to receive flight planning, runway analysis, and weight and balance information from their flight operations departments and dispatchers.
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ARINCDirect at weekly against iPreFlight Genesis Dispatch's every 4 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
ARINCDirect ships an update weekly, iPreFlight Genesis Dispatch every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ARINCDirect | iPreFlight Genesis Dispatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (22 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 223 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ARINCDirect | Aircraft Performance Group, LLC |
In-app purchases
ARINCDirect
No in-app purchases
iPreFlight Genesis Dispatch
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ARINCDirect free?
Is iPreFlight Genesis Dispatch free?
Do ARINCDirect or iPreFlight Genesis Dispatch have ads?
Which is updated more often, ARINCDirect or iPreFlight Genesis Dispatch?
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