Comparison

Turbulence Forecast vs SkyPath Pro

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

Head to head
About

Turbulence Forecast

Get real-time and automated forecasts for flight turbulence. Understand potential bumpy rides with an easy-to-read world map and expert-written reports. Stay informed about your flight's conditions.

Highlights
  • World turbulence map
  • Automated flight forecasts
  • Expert handcrafted forecasts
  • Email forecast delivery
  • Easy to understand data
Features
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How turbulent will your flight be? With the Turbulence Forecast app, quickly and easily find out with our new and easy to understand world turbulence map, automated turbulence forecasts tailored for your flight, and our original handcrafted forecasts by email - written by turbulence experts with over 20 years of experience. Please wear your seat belt at all times while aboard your flight. Apple Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.turbulenceforecast.com/privacy

About

SkyPath Pro

This aviation app provides real-time, crowdsourced turbulence intelligence to pilots and operations teams. It aggregates data from aircraft to offer actionable insights, enabling safer routing, smarter maintenance, and improved dispatch planning.

Highlights
  • Real-time turbulence alerts
  • Crowdsourced data network
  • Safer flight routing
  • Reduced maintenance costs
  • Improved dispatch planning
  • Passive background operation
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SkyPath Pro Turbulence Intel for Pilots The ride-quality layer 128,000+ users already fly with. Live reports, ADS-B turbulence, and 12-hour AI Nowcasts, all in one view. 30-day free trial. Description SkyPath is an AI-powered turbulence intelligence platform, built by pilots for pilots and trusted by leading airlines and business aviation operators worldwide. It unifies five turbulence data sources into a single live ride-quality view: SkyPath Observations, SkyPath ADS-B Turbulence, EDR, Turbulence PIREPs, and SkyPath Nowcast. As you fly, your iPad's motion data feeds the network. In return, you get advance alerts on turbulence ahead of your route and a live picture of conditions across surrounding airspace. Software-only. No hardware, no aircraft grounding, no integration required. SkyPath turns turbulence from an unavoidable hazard into a manageable, predictable risk. THE IMPACT Customers see up to a 50% reduction in turbulence-related injuries (based on 5 years of operational data). Trusted by 128,000+ pilots worldwide, with 40,000 active every day. 9 billion turbulence reports collected and 32 million in-flight notifications delivered anually. Members: NBAA, ACSF, RTCA, APEX. REAL-TIME TURBULENCE INTELLIGENCE Turbulence from five sources, processed through AI modeling, normalized per aircraft type, and refreshed every minute: SkyPath Observations, SkyPath ADS-B derived Turbulence, EDR, Turbulence PIREPs, and SkyPath Nowcast. See exactly what aircraft ahead of you are encountering, the moment they encounter it. A hexagon flashes on your map with the time remaining until the encounter, alongside pop-up and voice alerts, even when the app is in the background. ONELAYER: ALL YOUR DATA, ONE SCREEN SkyPath OneLayer is a smart, consolidated ride-quality layer that combines all turbulence data sources into a single intuitive display. A machine-learning model prioritizes the most current data source for each location, filtering noise and standardizing severity across aircraft types. The full picture, one view. AI-POWERED NOWCAST SkyPath Nowcast projects turbulence, including Clear Air Turbulence, up to 12 hours ahead with 90% accuracy. Built on a machine-learning model that blends complex atmospheric conditions with SkyPath's accumulated observation data. Know what your route looks like before you're committed to it. GPS INTERFERENCE LAYER Live jamming and spoofing zones displayed with severity indicators directly on your map. CONTRAILS LAYER SkyPath's Contrails Layer, powered by Google AI, displays real-time contrail forecasts alongside turbulence data in a single interface. Make climate-conscious routing decisions without compromising safety. OFFICIAL PIREPS TO NWS File a full FAA-recognized PIREP directly from SkyPath to the NWS Aviation Weather Center. The fastest and most intuitive official PIREP submission. A SOFTWARE-ONLY SOLUTION No hardware installation. No aircraft grounding. No integration required. SkyPath deploys across your fleet without interrupting a single flight.

Screenshots

Turbulence Forecast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Turbulence Forecast at 4.6 against SkyPath Pro's 4.1. Turbulence Forecast also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 67%) and ratings volume (203 vs 10). SkyPath Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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. Turbulence Forecast sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. SkyPath Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Turbulence Forecast holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Turbulence Forecast has 203 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Turbulence Forecast's written reviews are positive against 67% of SkyPath Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Turbulence Forecast ships an update every 5 weeks, SkyPath Pro monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Turbulence Forecast versus SkyPath Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTurbulence ForecastSkyPath Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (203 ratings) — better4.1 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews85.6% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings203 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#38 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB234 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPJM Media, LLCSKYPATH LTD

Customer experience

Turbulence Forecast

All ratings203 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral3.0%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews97 reviews
Positive85.6%
Neutral2.1%
Negative12.4%

SkyPath Pro

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Turbulence Forecast

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App stopped working/won't update
  • Forecast data inconsistencies (changing retroactively)
  • Compatibility issues with older devices
  • Portrait mode lock causing usability problems

Requested features

7 requests
  • Landscape/portrait mode toggle
  • In-app guide explaining terminology and abbreviations
  • Simplified destination search feature
  • Extended altitude selection options
  • Expanded coverage for mainland Asia
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  • Legend/reference guide for data interpretation
  • Dark mode option

SkyPath Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Turbulence Forecast

Subscriptions3
  • Traveler$8.991 Month
  • Explorer$16.991 Month
  • Navigator$27.991 Month
One-time8
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Regional Tip$1.99
  • Remove Ads For 3 Months$2.99
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  • Narrowbody Tip$4.99
  • Widebody Tip$9.99
  • Remove Ads 12 Months Patronage$9.99
  • 4 Pack Automated Credits$19.99
  • 8 Pack Forecast Credits$34.99
None

SkyPath Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Turbulence Forecast free?
Turbulence Forecast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SkyPath Pro free?
SkyPath Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Turbulence Forecast or SkyPath Pro?
Turbulence Forecast is rated higher. Turbulence Forecast averages 4.6 out of 5 from 203 ratings, while SkyPath Pro averages 4.1 from 10 ratings.
Do Turbulence Forecast or SkyPath Pro have ads?
Neither Turbulence Forecast nor SkyPath Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Turbulence Forecast or SkyPath Pro?
Turbulence Forecast ships an update every 5 weeks, and SkyPath Pro monthly. Most recently, Turbulence Forecast was updated on September 21, 2026 and SkyPath Pro on August 10, 2026.

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