Comparison

SkyDemon vs AeroAltitude

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

Head to head
About

SkyDemon

Plan and navigate VFR flights across Europe with detailed aeronautical charts, dynamic airspace clipping, and real-time hazard warnings. Features include virtual radar, automated weather briefings, and comprehensive flight logging for pilots.

Highlights
  • Vector aeronautical charts with dynamic airspace clipping
  • Intuitive route planning and modification
  • Virtual Radar for hazard and airspace visualization
  • Automated weather briefings (TAF, METAR, SIGMET)
  • Real-time hazard and airspace warnings
  • Georeferenced airfield plates and documents
  • Fuel, weight, and balance calculations
Features
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SkyDemon is Europe's favourite software for VFR flight planning and in-flight navigation. Use this app to access your SkyDemon subscription on your iOS device, unlocking SkyDemon's powerful features while on the move. FLIGHT PLANNING FEATURES - SkyDemon vector charts are the clearest aeronautical charts you'll ever use, with dynamic airspace clipping and choice of map layers - Route planning is as simple as touching consecutive waypoints and dragging to make changes - Virtual Radar shows how your route relates to airspace, terrain, obstructions and other features - Pilot Log facility calculates headings and groundspeeds from actual wind data, and shows useful frequencies - Plates and other documents for relevant airfields are displayed automatically as you plan, and many are available georeferenced for use in flight - Intuitive pan, pinch and rotate support with no loss of map clarity or text legibility - File a VFR flightplan for your route directly to air traffic controllers - Automatic TAF, METAR and SIGMET briefing as you plan a route, with graphical decoding - Rainfall data can be overlaid on the main map, with animation, showing the trend of rainfall over time - Integration of GAFOR route forecasts for Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and Croatia - Both narrow-route and area NOTAM briefings available, updated as you plan - Advanced NOTAM graphical interpretation and depiction on the main map - Easily print your PLOG and the output from various briefings - Warnings for airspace and other potential hazards to your flight, updated in real time - Airfield Admin Information shows useful contacts and other details for airfields featured in our charts - Forecast winds aloft are automatically retrieved for the flight time and displayed on the map - Create an advanced flight performance profile for each aircraft you use - ATS Routes mode offers an alternative chart presentation for flight along airways - Accurate fuel, weight and balance calculations including flight costings - Create an unlimited number of user-defined waypoints - Analyse your track logs for posterity - Choose between six different vector chart styles - Extensive European chart coverage as standard GPS NAVIGATION FEATURES - Intelligent warnings for approaching airspace, NOTAM, obstacles, terrain and other hazards - Virtual Radar shows a side-on projection of all approaching features and how your trajectory relates to them - Vector map automatically follows the aircraft in north up, track up or course up orientation - Clear and concise instruments show you flight statistics and help keep you on track - An HSI/ILS instrument helps you keep to your planned route and line up early for approach - Live Pilot Log shows progress through your route, ETAs, ATAs and useful frequencies based on your current position - TerrainSafe dynamically colours mountainous terrain around you to quickly identify safer areas - Direct To allows easy re-routing in a hurry by picking from a selection of nearby airfields - Approach Information shows runway diagrams, TAF, METAR, NOTAM and other airfield details useful for making an approach - Live updates of TAF and METAR while in flight, with associated alerts* - Extended runway centrelines appear automatically on the map as you near your destination airfield - Permanent display of position relative to nearest well-known waypoint, for position reporting - Easy changing of the planned route while in flight by touching and dragging Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. * Internet connection required for live weather update while in flight

About

AeroAltitude

This app calculates pressure and density altitudes using GPS, barometer, and airport METAR data. It offers manual input options and displays airport information, including charts on larger screens. A watch app and customizable units enhance its usability for pilots.

Highlights
  • Pressure and density altitude calculation
  • GPS and barometer integration
  • METAR data display
  • Airport database search
  • Watch app support
  • Customizable units
  • Data sharing
Features
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AeroAltitude calculates pressure altitude (PA) and density altitude (DA) either from user data inputs or automatically by using built-in GPS, built-in barometer*, and METAR** of airports. Overview of features: - PA/DA/QNH calculation for current position using GPS and barometer (enter temperature manually) - PA/DA calculation based on user inputs for altitude, QNH, and temperature - PA/DA calculation of any airports from the built-in airport database. Including METAR display and chart of DA (on 4'' screens and higher) - List of user defined airports showing PA/DA calculation - List of nearby airports showing PA/DA calculation - Includes watch app to display DA at current position, user, and nearby airports - User definable warning threshold factor - Sharing data via mail, message, etc. - All units are customizable - Pre iOS 14 today widget with PA/DA for maximum five nearby airports (not available in iOS 18 or later) AeroAltitude uses the freely available Aviation Digital Data Service from US NOAA to get METAR data and can not be guaranteed. Internet connection required

Screenshots

SkyDemon4 screens
AeroAltitude3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SkyDemon at Free against AeroAltitude's $2.29. SkyDemon also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 60%) and ratings volume (548 vs 5). AeroAltitude's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On rating, update cadence, 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

SkyDemon is free to download; AeroAltitude costs $2.29 up front. SkyDemon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AeroAltitude asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for SkyDemon against 4.8 for AeroAltitude. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SkyDemon has 548 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of SkyDemon's written reviews are positive against 60% of AeroAltitude's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SkyDemon ships an update monthly, AeroAltitude every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SkyDemon versus AeroAltitude: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkyDemonAeroAltitude
PriceFree — better$2.29
Rating4.8 (548 ratings)4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.3% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings548 — better5
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionPaid — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDivelements LimitedLakehorn AG

Customer experience

SkyDemon

All ratings549 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews155 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral3.2%
Negative4.5%

AeroAltitude

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Bugs and requests

SkyDemon

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Incompatible with latest iPad OS
  • Crashes when trying to download all charts

Requested features

6 requests
  • Print PLOG or route on iPad
  • Improved logbook functionality
  • Support for official CAA/NATS charts
  • Synthetic vision
  • IFR flight plan filing to Eurocontrol
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  • Integration with Jeppesen IFR charts

AeroAltitude

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SkyDemon

One-time1
  • SkyDemon iOS Subscription$199.99
None

AeroAltitude

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SkyDemon free?
SkyDemon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AeroAltitude free?
AeroAltitude costs $2.29, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SkyDemon or AeroAltitude?
AeroAltitude is rated higher. SkyDemon averages 4.8 out of 5 from 548 ratings, while AeroAltitude averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do SkyDemon or AeroAltitude have ads?
Neither SkyDemon nor AeroAltitude shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SkyDemon or AeroAltitude?
SkyDemon ships an update monthly, and AeroAltitude every 2 months. Most recently, SkyDemon was updated on October 30, 2026 and AeroAltitude on October 29, 2026.

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