Comparison

iFlightPlanner vs Visibility Tool

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

Head to head
About

iFlightPlanner

This app offers comprehensive flight planning tools for pilots in the United States, accessible on web, iPad, and iPhone. It features auto-routing, weather briefs, navigation logs, and one-touch flight plan filing and closing.

Highlights
  • Seamless flight plan synchronization
  • Intuitive U.S. flight auto-routing
  • Detailed navigation logs
  • Thorough weather briefs
  • Integrated weight & balance calculator
  • One-touch VFR/IFR flight plan filing
  • Hi-resolution U.S. aviation charts
Features
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Welcome to iFlightPlanner for iPad v4.5! iFlightPlanner provides unparalleled flight planning from any computer or mobile device for pilots of all levels flying in the United States and with version 4.5, this includes your iPhone as we are proud to introduce the companion to iFlightPlanner for iPad. Why iFlightPlanner? Here are some of the incredible features: • Seamless, 2-way synchronization with flights planned at iFlightPlanner.com • Intuitively plan U.S. flights with auto-routing, recently issued ATC routes, SIDs, STARs, or direct • Detailed navigation logs with fuel, time, and distance calculations • Thorough weather briefs for the entire route of flight • Integrated, weight & balance calculator customizable for your aircraft • One-touch VFR and IFR ICAO flight plan filing and closing in the U.S. • Hi-resolution U.S. VFR, TAC, and IFR Low/High Enroute charts • Animated weather imagery from Baron Weather • ADS-B weather and traffic from more than 10 certified and portable devices • Map overlays menu with interactive weather, airspace, fuel pricing, and more • GPS moving map with integrated flight data recorder • Georeferenced airport diagrams and instrument approach procedures • Virtual GPS compatibility with Microsoft Flight Simulator, Prepar3D, and X-Plane • Expanded digital instrument panel with instrument approach timer • Customizable split-screen view with enhanced approach plate viewer • Intelligent cockpit voice recorder with auto-pause functionality • Comprehensive Airport/Facility Directory with national retail fuel prices • Stylus-compatible Notepad with free draw and typing capabilities • Digital pilot log with currency and EAA IMC Club proficiency tracker • One-touch transfer of flight plans to ForeFlight, Garmin Pilot, FltPlan Go, WingX, FlyQ, and Jeppesen FliteDeck ...all this and much more! So, take advantage of the 30-day FREE trial to iFlightPlanner Premium, our top-level membership, and experience all that iFlightPlanner offers. Visit our website for a complete breakdown of every feature. After the trial, you may elect to continue with an iFlightPlanner Core or iFlightPlanner Premium membership. All memberships include comprehensive web, iPad, and iPhone-based flight planning. Premium members have access to enhanced features both online and in the app. NOTE: Continued use of your device's GPS can dramatically decrease battery life. iFlightPlanner offers the ability to turn off the GPS when not needed.

About

Visibility Tool

This app transforms your phone into a weather sensor to measure local visibility for safe and legal flights. Simply point your camera at the horizon and capture a photo to get an accurate visibility metric, usable even without cell service.

Highlights
  • Measures local visibility
  • Converts phone into weather sensor
  • Works offline, no cell service needed
  • Provides visibility metric (1-10+ miles)
  • Supports drone and general aviation compliance
  • Useful for first responders and Medevac
Currently charting
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Accurately determine local visibility to ensure your flight is safe and legal by turning your mobile phone into a weather sensor. The simple point-and-click capability enables anyone globally to determine local visibility, even in flight. The technology works by pointing the mobile phone camera towards the horizon and then angling up until the view is unobstructed by buildings, trees or other foreground objects. Users take a photo in any direction they want and the technology responds with a visibility metric ranging from 1-10+ miles (1.6-16+ kilometers). Visibility Tool software is downloaded on your device. It is not cloud-based and does not require cell service. As such, drone operations can be flown weather compliantly within the national airspace from your backyard to the remotest of destinations. Similarly, pilots can use the tool at altitude where cell service is not available. More information is available at https://lowaltitudeweathernetwork.com/ Visibility tool applications include: - UAS and drone operations (Instantaneous FAA part 107.51 regulatory visibility compliance for every UAS operation) - General aviation (As part of your preflight, obtain instantaneous FAR 14 CFR section 91.155 regulatory visibility compliance for your VFR operation) - First responder and Medevac flights (This tool allows First Responders to instantly determine if Medevac can be safely initiated or alternatively, ground transport is necessary because of poor visibility) - Other use cases: Ground transportation, Maritime operations, Athletic and outdoor activities, Pulmonary and health monitoring Accurate visibility is important because low visibility is a leading cause of weather-related accidents/fatalities in General Aviation, Helicopter/Medevac, UAS and ground transportation.

Screenshots

iFlightPlanner4 screens
Visibility Tool3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: iFlightPlanner at Free against Visibility Tool's $9.99. iFlightPlanner also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 50%) and ratings volume (95 vs 1). Visibility Tool's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

iFlightPlanner is free to download; Visibility Tool costs $9.99 up front. iFlightPlanner sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Visibility Tool asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Visibility Tool holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iFlightPlanner has 95 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of iFlightPlanner's written reviews are positive against 50% of Visibility Tool's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iFlightPlanner ships an update every 3 months, Visibility Tool every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
iFlightPlanner versus Visibility Tool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriFlightPlannerVisibility Tool
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.5 (95 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings95 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#61 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB1006 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiFlightPlanner, LLCFlightprofiler, LLC

Customer experience

iFlightPlanner

All ratings93 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral2.2%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive83.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative17.0%

Visibility Tool

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

iFlightPlanner

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • App terminates when hitting map/explore maps (older versions)
  • Crashes on iPad 2 (older versions)
  • App crashes frequently (older versions)
  • Airport diagrams not showing up (older versions)
  • Cannot use for flight planning (older versions)
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  • Login system issues
  • Initial crash, but fixable by redownloading

Requested features

7 requests
  • Flight profile view
  • Tie flights together in the app like on the website
  • Dark mode option
  • More advanced analytics dashboard
  • Free basic version with more features
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  • No ads
  • Ability to plan flights within the app on iPad

Visibility Tool

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

iFlightPlanner

One-time7
  • iFlightPlanner Premium - 1 Month$9.99
  • iFlightPlanner Premium - 3 Months$24.99
  • iFlightPlanner Premium Plus - 3 Months$39.99
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  • iFlightPlanner Core$49.99
  • iFlightPlanner Premium - 1 Yr$89.99
  • iFlightPlanner Premium$99.99
  • iFlightPlanner Premium Plus - 1 Year$139.99
None

Visibility Tool

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iFlightPlanner free?
iFlightPlanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Visibility Tool free?
Visibility Tool costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iFlightPlanner or Visibility Tool?
Visibility Tool is rated higher. iFlightPlanner averages 4.5 out of 5 from 95 ratings, while Visibility Tool averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do iFlightPlanner or Visibility Tool have ads?
Neither iFlightPlanner nor Visibility Tool shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iFlightPlanner or Visibility Tool?
iFlightPlanner ships an update every 3 months, and Visibility Tool every 5 months. Most recently, iFlightPlanner was updated on November 6, 2026 and Visibility Tool on November 4, 2026.

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