Comparison

SocialFlight vs FltPlan Go for iPhone

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

Head to head
About

SocialFlight

Discover aviation events, attractions, and airport dining worldwide. Earn rewards and points for your travels, and access free FAA training courses. Connect with fellow aviation enthusiasts and share your passion.

Highlights
  • 20,000+ Aviation Events Mapped
  • Airport Restaurants & Attractions
  • Free FAA WINGS & IA Renewal Courses
  • FLY2WIN Challenge & Rewards Program
  • Social Networking for Pilots
  • Educational Aviation Videos & Webinars
Features
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Welcome to SocialFlight - We've mapped out over 20,000 Aviation Events, Amazing Things to Do, $100 Hamburgers, Airport Information and more! Free FAA WINGS and IA Renewal courses too! SocialFlight also includes the FLY2WIN Challenge and FLY2WIN Rewards where you can get points for your travels, deals & discounts and compete to win real prizes! NEW: THOUSANDS of AVIATION DESTINATIONS! (Museums, Restaurants, Attractions & More) NEW: FAA WINGS and A&P/IA Renewal Courses in our new FAASTeam Learning Center! Click on "FAA CREDITS" menu for more. NEW: SocialFlight Burger Flights - Display thousands of Airport Restaurants on the map, including photos and reviews! FLY2WIN Challenge - Get points for attending events and visiting new airports & destinations. Build your own virtual aircraft, compete on the monthly leader board and participate in our frequent Grand Prize drawings for awesome prizes such as avionics, headsets and more! FLY2WIN Rewards: Get special deals, discounts and offers from local businesses and SocialFlight partners. You automatically get rewards based on your location as you travel. SocialFlight also has a new, easy to use, user interface! Best of all, it's all FREE! Aircraft Fly-in's, Airshows, Pancake Breakfasts, Conventions, FAA Safety Seminars...we have it all. Includes Destinations, Restaurants, Museums, Golf Courses, Transportation, Camping, Aviation Businesses and more...ALL within walking distance from airports! We have gathered an extensive collection of educational videos, webinars and reference materials on all things aviation; from Pilot Training, Aircraft Ownership, Maintenance, Avionics, Flight Clubs, Travel and much, much more! And, as always, it's all FREE in our quest to promote General Aviation! Upload a picture of your plane in your profile and you could be selected as the SocialFlight Aircraft of the Day! SocialFlight makes getting "Social" easier than ever before. Find other users with similar aircraft, interests or ratings. Chat with other users, form clubs & even share photos! Whether you love flying, watching airplanes, ultralights, balloons or anything else airborne, this is the place for you. Keep exploring to discover all the features that SocialFlight has to offer.

About

FltPlan Go for iPhone

This app serves as a mobile companion for flight planning services, syncing flight plans, navigation logs, and aircraft profiles for offline and in-flight use. It offers powerful routing, weather, and mapping features, including geo-referenced approach plates and airport diagrams.

Highlights
  • Sync flight plans and NavLogs for offline use
  • Interactive flight plan editing on map
  • Airport and FBO information with fuel prices
  • Geo-referenced approach plates and airport diagrams
  • Real-time weather (METARs, TAFs, PIREPs)
  • Moving maps with sectional and enroute charts
  • Weight & Balance and eLogbook integration
Features
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FltPlan Go is the essential companion to FltPlan.com. Because FltPlan Go is integrated with FltPlan.com, flight plans and NavLogs are automatically synced to your device along with Weight & Balance profiles, eLogbook profiles, and Checklists for offline and in-flight use. • Create and file your flight plan on FltPlan.com, and it will sync to FltPlan Go to allow you to responsively edit the flight plan on the map • NavLogs are automatically synced and downloaded for offline use • Create and file your flight plan on FltPlan Go to sync to FltPlan.com FltPlan Go delivers powerful routing, weather, mapping features, and comprehensive aviation information including: AIRPORTS: • Airport & FBO Information including current fuel prices • Geo-Referenced approach plates & airport diagrams (U.S & Canada) • Weather, including METARs, TAFs, PIREPs, & MOS • NOTAMs & Remarks MAPS: • Sync FltPlan.com flight plans and interactively edit on the map • File a flight plan from within FltPlan Go • Moving maps with sectionals, enroute charts, & more • Overlay approach plates & procedures on the map • Layers including SUAs, TFRs, State Outline, Airports, Fuel Prices, CAP Grid, Stadiums, and Customs • Display METARs, Winds, SIGMETs, and animated Weather on the map • Display MOS weather forecasts (up to 4 days out) on the map • Breadcrumbs with enhanced playback & option to open in Google Earth • Display Search & Rescue patterns • Course Deviation Indicator (CDI) • Create or import Custom Waypoints in KML or CSV format • Overlay in-flight ADS-B traffic & weather or XM Weather* NAVLOGS: • NavLogs automatically sync and download for offline use • Email or print NavLogs from within FltPlan Go ADDITIONAL FEATURES: • Weight & Balance - create computations with the option to email • eLogbook - create logbook entries to sync to our eLogbook program • Checklists - synced from FltPlan.com for your specific aircraft • Binders - create flight specific binders with documents or procedures, airports, NavLogs, weather briefs, & more • Weather - search airport or route weather • Tracking - view live tracking • PDCs • Cloud Tops • Aviation Calculators • Access to FltPlan.com EXTERNAL: AVIONICS • Garmin • Dynon SkyView • Advanced Flight Systems • Avidyne IFD Series • DAC International GDC64 ADS-B • Garmin • Stratus 3 • Dual XGPS 170/190 • Dynon D2 • FreeFlight • Pathfinder • iLevil SW • L-3 Lynx • SkyGuard • Stratux • FlightBox • pingBuddy • Clarity • Custom Unit GPS • Garmin GDL 51 & GLO • Dual XGPS 150 • Bad Elf APP-TO-APP • Garmin Pilot • Satcom Direct • Jeppesen Mobile FD 2.7 SIMULATORS • X-Plane Simulator • FSX & Prepar3D *Subscription/Unit Required *Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. FltPlan has grown into the largest flight planning company in North America. FltPlan covers the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, Panama, and parts of Venezuela and Columbia. FltPlan’s 165,000-plus active, registered users file more than 55% of all N#-registered flight plans. FltPlan Go is a part of FltPlan's comprehensive system that includes free, web-based flight planning and filing and a full range of premium services. FltPlan has more than 18 years of general aviation experience, giving pilots access to the best support team in the business. 24/7 FltPlan Go support is available at Tech@FltPlan.com

Screenshots

SocialFlight4 screens
FltPlan Go for iPhone1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FltPlan Go for iPhone at 4.0 against SocialFlight's 3.0. FltPlan Go for iPhone also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 8) and review sentiment (61% vs 39%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SocialFlight sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. FltPlan Go for iPhone asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FltPlan Go for iPhone holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 142 and 147 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of SocialFlight's written reviews are positive against 61% of FltPlan Go for iPhone's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SocialFlight ships an update every 3 months, FltPlan Go for iPhone every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SocialFlight versus FltPlan Go for iPhone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSocialFlightFltPlan Go for iPhone
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (142 ratings)4.0 (147 ratings) — better
Positive reviews39.4% of reviews60.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings142147 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB180 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSalesApproach, IncFltPlan.com (Flight Plan LLC)

Customer experience

SocialFlight

All ratings127 ratings
Positive46.5%
Neutral9.4%
Negative44.1%
Written reviews99 reviews
Positive39.4%
Neutral9.1%
Negative51.5%

FltPlan Go for iPhone

All ratings145 ratings
Positive73.1%
Neutral10.3%
Negative16.6%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive60.5%
Neutral15.8%
Negative23.7%

User reviews

SocialFlight

From 142 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✈️ Comprehensive aviation event discovery
  • 🗺️ Useful map-based airport information
  • 🍔 Great burger flights/restaurant finder
  • 📧 Helpful weekly email notifications
  • 🎓 WINGS training credits and educational content

Room to improve

  • 🐢 Extremely slow loading times
  • 💥 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • ⏳ Persistent 'please wait' spinning circle
  • 🔔 Aggressive notification permission requests
  • 📍 Forced location and settings requirements

FltPlan Go for iPhone

From 147 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💰 Free to use
  • ✈️ Useful for pilots
  • 🗺️ Moving maps and weather overlay
  • 🔄 Frequent updates
  • 💡 Powerful features

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes frequently
  • 🐌 Slow loading times
  • 🤔 Confusing interface
  • ⚠️ Safety features broken/removed
  • 🗑️ Abandoned app concerns

Bugs and requests

SocialFlight

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • App crashes on startup or when opening
  • Infinite 'please wait' loading screen
  • Map page takes excessive time to load
  • App freezes after 'please wait' completes
  • Crashes when adding or updating events
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  • Black screen on launch after updates
  • Video course progress resets when touched
  • Unclosable ad popups blocking functionality
  • Broken event registration links
  • Server connection errors intermittently
  • Map not displaying events properly
  • Incompatibility with older iOS versions
  • Background app refresh cannot be disabled
  • Repeated email notifications sent multiple times
  • Unsubscribe functionality difficult to access

Requested features

10 requests
  • Web app as primary alternative to mobile app
  • Improved data caching to reduce loading times
  • Better UI/UX modernization
  • Optional notification settings without forced prompts
  • Ability to skip forward in video courses
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  • Better event registration and link functionality
  • Support for international users (Canada, UK, Europe)
  • Simplified map view without all airports displayed
  • Airport review and rating system
  • Ability to customize which airports display on map

FltPlan Go for iPhone

Reported bugs

41 issues
  • App crashes after recent update
  • Safety features are broken
  • No updates for over 10 months
  • App started to crash
  • App crashes a lot on iPad Pro
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  • Outdated weather data
  • Logbook refresh issues
  • Laggy and cumbersome interface
  • Random 'no GPS' and 'internet connectivity issues' popups
  • App randomly resets interface
  • Unable to edit tokens on map section
  • Failed to download database error
  • Have to log in every time app is opened
  • Some airports missing CFS pages
  • App is a replica of the website
  • Pre-loads random sample flight plan
  • Extended runway centerlines don't show runway numbers
  • Loading icon doesn't go away
  • Buttons on iPhone X are difficult to tap
  • Gray bar by notch area on iPhone X
  • Flight plan page gets stuck on 'loading'
  • Nav logs take forever to download
  • Downloading procedures results in errors
  • Password gets dumped every time app is opened
  • Back button takes to login screen
  • App moves very slowly
  • Orientation of buttons are off
  • Layers don't work properly
  • Map mode - edit route - not stable
  • App crashes when viewing airport procedures
  • Map layers loaded on a 45-degree skew
  • Constantly freezes and shuts down
  • Does not work with iOS 8 on iPad
  • TFR overlay doesn't show TFR areas
  • Cannot scroll through TFR info
  • Lost airport database with last update
  • Continually loses track of downloaded data
  • Notification 'location disabled' pops up repeatedly
  • Requires database update unnecessarily
  • iPhone version doesn't display altitude and ground speed in map mode
  • Newest update very problematic

Requested features

14 requests
  • Bullseye for military pilots
  • Bearing and range tool
  • Decimal degrees for waypoints
  • Easier waypoint lat/long finding
  • Support for MSFS 2020 simulator
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  • Support for Apple Watch
  • More ADSB variations
  • Ground speed and heading indicators on map
  • Dark mode
  • Improved UI for mobile
  • Synthetic vision and profile view
  • Runway numbers on extended centerlines
  • Suggested airports for easier input
  • Ruler feature on iPhone version

In-app purchases

8 purchases

SocialFlight

Subscriptions8
  • Business Basic One$29.991 Month
  • Business Basic Two$29.991 Month
  • Business Basic Three$29.991 Month
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  • Business Basic Four$29.991 Month
  • Business Premium One$59.991 Month
  • Business Premium Two$59.991 Month
  • Business Premium Three$59.991 Month
  • Business Premium Four$59.991 Month
None

FltPlan Go for iPhone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SocialFlight free?
SocialFlight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FltPlan Go for iPhone free?
FltPlan Go for iPhone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SocialFlight or FltPlan Go for iPhone?
FltPlan Go for iPhone is rated higher. SocialFlight averages 3.0 out of 5 from 142 ratings, while FltPlan Go for iPhone averages 4.0 from 147 ratings.
Do SocialFlight or FltPlan Go for iPhone have ads?
Neither SocialFlight nor FltPlan Go for iPhone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SocialFlight or FltPlan Go for iPhone?
SocialFlight ships an update every 3 months, and FltPlan Go for iPhone every 2 months. Most recently, SocialFlight was updated on October 23, 2026 and FltPlan Go for iPhone on November 1, 2026.

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