Comparison

SkyDemon vs AisView

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

AisView

Features
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Aplikace přenáší podstatné funkce základní mapy z webového portálu http://aisview.rlp.cz do nativního prostředí mobilního zařízení se zaměřením na potřeby pilota. Grafické zobrazení informací pro předletovou přípravu obsahuje Prostory a vybrané obekty LKAA Platné NOTAMy Plán aktivací prostorů LKAA (AUP/UUP) Meteoroligocká OPMET data Aplikace umožňuje použití offline - tedy bez nutnosti připojení k internetu ( po předchozí aktualizaci dat ). Design a ovládání aplikace byly vyvinuty s přihlédnutím k náročným podmínkám na palubě sportovního letadla. Veškeré ikony jsou soustředěny při kraji obrazovky. V daném místě zakrývají plně mapu, aby v turbulencích nedocházelo k jejímu nechtěnému posuvu. Díky čtvercovému tvaru poskytují maximální prostor pro kliknutí. V GUI nejsou použity žádné animace, aby nebylo zbytečně plýtváno výkonem mobilního zařízení. Aplikace i použitá data vzdušného prostoru jsou garantována Řízením letového provozu ČR, s.p..

Screenshots

SkyDemon4 screens
AisView4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AisView at none against SkyDemon's 1. SkyDemon's advantage is iOS requirement (12.2 vs 16.6). On price, 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

Both are free to download. SkyDemon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AisView asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SkyDemon ships an update monthly, AisView every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SkyDemon versus AisView: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkyDemonAisView
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (546 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings546 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.2 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB167 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDivelements LimitedFoxtrot Technologies s.r.o.

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

AisView

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SkyDemon

One-time1
  • SkyDemon iOS Subscription$199.99
None

AisView

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SkyDemon free?
SkyDemon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AisView free?
AisView is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SkyDemon or AisView have ads?
Neither SkyDemon nor AisView shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SkyDemon or AisView?
SkyDemon ships an update monthly, and AisView every 5 weeks. Most recently, SkyDemon was updated on October 2, 2026 and AisView on September 8, 2026.

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