FlyQ InSight vs Xavion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FlyQ InSight
This augmented reality aviation app uses your device's camera to overlay live video with markers for nearby airports, aiding navigation in poor weather or at night. It provides comprehensive airport and weather information, flight planning tools, and integrates with other versions of the app.
- Augmented reality airport overlays
- Live video with position markers
- 2D top-down airport view
- Aviation weather and airport info
- Wind-optimized flight planning
- Cross-platform synchronization
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FlyQ InSight is the new, absolutely amazing augmented reality aviation app for the iPhone and iPad. Using just the camera in your device, it magically overlays live video with markers showing the position and distance of nearby airports! Never have trouble finding airports again, even in poor weather or night flying! InSight shows incredible views and a simple tap captures the image. Use the Photos tab to view and share your favorite pictures via Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc. Filter by type of airport and distance range. Use the unique 2D view to show a "top down" view of nearby airports in relation to where you're pointing your device. Not only that, FlyQ InSight has aviation weather, airport info, FBO info, fuel prices, and flight planning capability to put tremendous power just a click or two away. You can plan a flight on your iPhone with an auto-router that wind-optimizes your flight to get you there as fast as possible. Victor Airways, GPS Direct routing, Jet Airways—FlyQ InSight is ready for it all. FlyQ InSight shares flight plans, pilot profiles, and aircraft profiles with your iPad running FlyQ EFB and your PC or Mac using FlyQ Online. Using FlyQ InSight is simple because all major functions are always just a tap away. Airport Information Start FlyQ InSight and within about 3 seconds it finds the nearest airports and displays succinct weather, fuel, and operational details about them—without even tapping a button. Or use the Search feature to find airports by ident or name. Even browse by state/city to select airports without typing. Want more info about an airport? Tap and all the details you need (but no excess clutter) appears instantly. On the first airport page, you immediately see operational information, fuel prices, runways, navaids, the FAA airport diagram (if applicable) and an embedded satellite map image of the airport. Want to call the local ATIS? Tap the phone number and your iPhone quickly connects you. Tap the weather tab and see the current temperature and sky conditions, a Nexrad radar image of the area, the nearest METARs and TAFs, winds-aloft, and even an official Lockheed Martin or DUATS weather briefing. One tap zooms the METARs, TAFs and weather graphics to full screen, large font versions that anyone can read—even in turbulence. Another tap gives you an easy-to-read 7 day forecast. Quickly find the FBO details you need—fuel information, telephone numbers, rental cars, nearby attractions and more. The Favorites feature gives quick access to commonly-used airports. Weather Information Tap the Weather tab and FlyQ InSight instantly locks on to your GPS position and displays temperature, Nexrad images and local METARs and TAFs. Or choose from a large gallery of US and Canadian weather graphics, many of which are animated. Quickly check the weather anywhere on the globe by entering an airport ident, city name, even a zip code. Of course, FlyQ InSight keeps track of your recent selections for quick future access and stores graphics and METARs/TAFs on the phone so they’re available even when you’re not connected to the Internet (such as in flight). Flight Planning No time to plan a flight? Give us 30 seconds and watch FlyQ InSight assemble the perfect wind-optimized flight plan. Tell FlyQ InSight where to depart, where to land, and how to fly there (Victor airways, Jet Airways or GPS Direct) and FlyQ InSight plots the whole course including all the navaids and intersection—not a simple straight line. It even uses the winds-aloft forecast to give you the ideal altitude for each leg of your trip. To make your life easier, FlyQ InSight automatically requests an official Lockheed Martin or DUATS weather briefing so you’re good to go. Filing the flight plan takes one tap and about 3 seconds. FlyQ InSight remembers your recent flights and home airport so you can often plan a flight by picking from a list of recently used airports rather than typing.
Xavion
This app provides critical in-flight guidance for engine failures, calculating safe glide routes to airports. It also offers 3D instrument approaches, tracks aircraft and their wake turbulence, and displays real-time weather data. Additionally, it assists with pre-flight planning, weight and balance calculations, and takeoff performance analysis.
- Engine-out glide path calculation
- 3D instrument approaches
- ADS-B aircraft and wake turbulence tracking
- Real-time ADS-B weather display
- Weight and balance calculations
- Takeoff distance estimation
- Enroute time and fuel burn estimation
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In flight, Xavion constantly imagines engine-failed glides to every runway in gliding range, and then shows you the safest-possible route as a Highway-In-The-Sky to take to an airport in the event of engine failure. This, finally, gives you guidance after an engine failure that is based on energy-management all the way down. Xavion also has instrument approaches in 3-D for the United States, so you can simply select any approach and then fly through the hoops to fly it! As well, Xavion tracks other airplanes via ADS-B, and memorizes their location to track their WAKE TURBULENCE, moving the wake turbulence down and with the wind over time, showing the wake turbulence as little spiraling tornados. Finally, an App that tracks and shows you the wake turbulence of other airplanes. As well, Xavion gets ADS-B weather if you have a portable receiver, and displays it, including the new icing, turbulence, and lightning products. Xavion also gets METARS and winds aloft from the internet if you have a WIFI or cell signal to help you plan before a flight! Also, Xavion checks your weight and balance, and even estimates your takeoff distance and compares that to the length of the runway that you are about to take off on to warn you if the available runway length from your current location is marginal for a safe take-off. Also, Xavion estimates time and fuel burn at all different altitudes to any destination, showing you the time and fuel burn required for each altitude enroute, so you can pick the best altitude. All USA VFR and IFR charts and plates are included with base subscription. Terms of use and Privacy Policy can be found at: http://xavion.com/xavion-privacy-policy-and-terms-of-service/ Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FlyQ InSight at none against Xavion's 2. FlyQ InSight also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Xavion's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Xavion sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. FlyQ InSight asks for nothing beyond the download.
Xavion holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 79 and 100 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of FlyQ InSight's written reviews are positive against 70% of Xavion's.
FlyQ InSight ships an update every 3 months, Xavion every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FlyQ InSight | Xavion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (79 ratings) | 4.3 (100 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.6% of reviews | 69.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 79 | 100 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 3.5 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Seattle Avionics, Inc. | X-Avionics, LLC |
Customer experience
FlyQ InSight
Xavion
User reviews
FlyQ InSight
From 79 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 🚀 Fast and efficient
- 💡 Augmented reality feature
- ✅ Great for quick info
- 🗺️ Useful for flight planning
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- ❌ Not updated for OS
- ⚠️ Inaccurate data
- 🚫 Limited regional support
- 📉 Lost functionality
Xavion
From 100 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Revolutionary emergency glide guidance to nearest airport
- 🛡️ Life-saving safety feature for engine-out scenarios
- 📊 Accurate synthetic vision and attitude indicator
- 🎯 Excellent integration with X-Plane simulator
- ⚖️ Comprehensive weight and balance calculations
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive subscription model after initial purchase
- 🌍 Limited to USA only (no EU/UK/Australia support)
- 📱 Not compatible with newer iPhones (notch/no home button)
- 📦 Extremely large app size (3.6GB+ updates)
- 🧩 Complex and confusing user interface
Bugs and requests
FlyQ InSight
Reported bugs
28 issues- App crashes after update
- App won't reopen after closing
- Stopped responding
- Airport data outdated
- TFR feature inconsistent
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- Flight plans impossible to input
- Repeated crashes
- Cannot find nearby airports
- Doesn't recognize airport identifier
- Won't let me set favorite airport
- New update is useless
- New update isn't interfacing with iPhone 6
- Won't load nearest airport sometimes
- Weather data not loading
- Cannot view radar image
- Infinite loop asking for new password
- Comms fail
- METARS not pulling
- Weather data unavailable
- iPad version crashes on weather icon touch
- Missing major GA airport in Canada
- Cannot create flight plan without DUAT registration
- No cell coverage issues
- Blurry on iPad
- Aircraft profiles have errors
- Local identifier not recognized
- Location security blocking app
- Incompatible with older iPhones
Requested features
20 requests- Update for current OS
- Support for UK/Canada data
- Add sectionals
- Improve search functionality
- Offline database option
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- Add mogas to fuel availability
- Add graphical turbulence guidance charts
- Ability to view NOS plates
- iPad optimization
- Reverse route capability
- Fuel calculation customization
- Add fuel price data
- Add A/FD tab
- Add airport search tab
- Add traffic pattern direction
- Delete flight plans
- Merge forward looking ceiling data
- Add sunrise/sunset info
- Add altitude profile for flight plans
- Improve download management
Xavion
Reported bugs
12 issues- App crashes when adding new airports
- Flight recording stops during touch-and-go landings
- Runway guidance sometimes hidden by terrain or trees
- Approach procedure turn opposite of plate indication
- App freezes entire iPad when trial period expires
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- Incompatibility with X-Plane 11 connection
- Ghost hijacking of other apps after trial expiration
- App fails to open after updates
- Display issues on iPad mini 6
- Inconsistent airport database with generic runway lengths outside USA
- Altimeter takes QNH from distant airport causing altitude errors
- App behaves like virus during trial period
Requested features
19 requests- Support for EU, UK, and international regions
- Canadian VFR charts and airport data
- iPhone X and newer device compatibility
- Custom waypoint addition for VFR flight plans
- Multiple flight plan legs support
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- Manual altimeter adjustment capability
- Negative coordinate input support
- Integration with Seattle Avionics existing subscriptions
- Fixed-pitch propeller glide calculations
- 3D airspace visualization
- Cloud storage for backup and device transfer
- Runway-specific lateral guidance (not just airport center)
- User waypoint database
- Improved user interface design
- Lock runway feature to prevent approach switching
- Better terrain view visualization
- Stratus/Scout GPS receiver support
- Free chart integration from FAA
- Certified panel replacement option
In-app purchases
FlyQ InSight
No in-app purchases
Xavion
- Airport, Chart, and Plate Data$9.991 Month
- Airport, Chart, and Plate Data$99.991 Year







