Comparison

SkyDemon vs mIBS

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

mIBS

Features
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mIBS is a user friendly application for the pre-flight preparation of IFR and VFR flights, optimized both for phones and tablets. Thanks to a well-arranged menu and intuitive forms, Latvijas gaisa satiksme (LGS) provides, through mIBS, a reliable tool enabling the distribution and reception of all necessary information. mIBS is provided by LGS and is connected to the LGS information systems. === Application requires registration at website https://ibs.lgs.lv, operated by Latvijas gaisa satiksme (LGS). === === The first time app is launched after installation, the user chooses an application access code (PIN) that is then required to access the mIBS application === mIBS provides to registered users the following functionalities: - Access to up-to-date NOTAM messages - Access to up-to-date MET messages - Filing of new or the modification of filed flight plans in FPL form and on the map - Access to messages related to a flight plan - List of valid flight plans - Preparation of the Preflight Information Bulletin - Creation of several user profiles

Screenshots

SkyDemon4 screens
mIBS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: mIBS at none against SkyDemon's 1. SkyDemon's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 49 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, 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. mIBS asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SkyDemon ships an update monthly, mIBS every 49 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SkyDemon versus mIBS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkyDemonmIBS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (548 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings548 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 49 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDivelements LimitedFREQUENTIS California Inc.

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

mIBS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SkyDemon

One-time1
  • SkyDemon iOS Subscription$199.99
None

mIBS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SkyDemon free?
SkyDemon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is mIBS free?
mIBS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SkyDemon or mIBS have ads?
Neither SkyDemon nor mIBS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SkyDemon or mIBS?
SkyDemon ships an update monthly, and mIBS every 49 months. Most recently, SkyDemon was updated on October 29, 2026 and mIBS on October 6, 2026.

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