Comparison

FSWidgets QuickPlan vs Helitab Flight Planner

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

Head to head
About

FSWidgets QuickPlan

Visually create flight plans for flight simulators by tapping on a map. Supports multiple simulator formats and offers easy file sharing via Dropbox or iTunes. Includes extensive navigation data and chart overlays.

Highlights
  • Visual flight plan generation
  • Supports FSX, FS2004, X-Plane formats
  • Dropbox and iTunes file sharing
  • Worldwide Nav Data icons
  • Aero chart overlays
  • Airport search by ICAO
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QuickPlan for iPad is a visual touch enabled flight planner that makes it easy to generate flight plans in native FSX, FS2004 or X-Plane formats. It makes a great companion for our moving map app - FSWidgets Navigator. The entire route is generated visually, by tapping the map to add the departure airport, intermediate waypoints and arrival airport in the same order that you intend flying the plan. During plan creation and after adding the final arrival waypoint you also have the opportunity to remove any of the intermediate waypoints before saving the plan in your preferred format. Flight plans are saved to the apps Documents folder, accessible on macOS via the Finder window, or on Windows PC using the iTunes File Sharing feature. For a more convenient file export solution you can use the built-in Dropbox support to easily transfer flight plans to your Mac or PC. Now includes 40 Aero Chart overlays and Worldwide Nav Data icons (airport, ILS, VOR, NDB, fix). FEATURE LIST: - Generates native FSX (.pln), FS2004 (.pln) and X-Plane (.fms) format flight plans - Saves flight plans to the Documents folder, can be exported/imported - macOS - Flight plans are accessible on macOS via the Finder window - Windows PC - Flight plans can be exported via iTunes File Sharing feature - Includes optional Dropbox support for easy transfer of flight plans to Mac or PC - Dropbox feature syncs to the folder "Dropbox/Apps/FSWidgets - QuickPlan" on your Mac or PC - Search for airport by ICAO identifier - Map powered by Leaflet API (using OpenStreetMap & custom data) - Includes many world-wide maps styles - Includes 40 aero chart overlays - Worldwide Nav Data icons (airport, ILS, VOR, NDB, fix) - World-wide Metar and TAF Data icons - US Nexrad (Next-Gen Radar) Data REQUIREMENTS: - iPad with iOS 12.0 or later. - MSFS, FSX, FS2004 or X-Plane. - Free (or Pro) Dropbox account (if using that feature) - Dropbox must be installed on Mac or Windows PC - Wi-Fi network required - Internet access required, to download map data

About

Helitab Flight Planner

Features
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The Airbus Helicopters Helitab/Flight Planner application is an All-In-One Mission Planning Solution for Electronic Flight Bag. This user-friendly mobile application for tablets is designed to ease pilot workload and help for decisions. Helitab/Flight Planner gathers a large kind of environment and map data for an effective moving map display, available before as well as during the flight. Such data including maps, elevation, navigation database or TAF/METARs/SIGMETs data are available over the entire world through a secured cloud-based web portal. Helitab/Flight Planner enables the creation of navigation routes including detailed instructions such as hover, landing or SAR patterns actions, configuration change, time or speed constraints... Created routes are displayed through the moving map and vertical profile. A weather forecast over the area can be downloaded and applied to the navigation and displayed over the map. Helitab/Flight Planner embeds weight & balance and performance computations models in accordance with Airbus Helicopters Flight Manual. Based on such models, the application displays over the navigation waypoints the planned W&B and available performance. Helitab/Flight Planner allows the planned mission to be shared through various flight documents or to the onboard FMS using a physical or wireless media. Once in flight, Helitab/Flight Planner users can retrieve the actual GPS location from on-board equipment to accurately feed the moving map and record the flight trace. Dedicated in-flight functions allows users to find a nearby landing site, mark a position or display updated navigation data to the next waypoint. Helitab/Flight Planner requires a subscription. Support is available at support.flightplanner.ah@airbus.com

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Helitab Flight Planner at Free against FSWidgets QuickPlan's $24.99. On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

Helitab Flight Planner is free to download; FSWidgets QuickPlan costs $24.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FSWidgets QuickPlan ships an update every 9 months, Helitab Flight Planner every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
FSWidgets QuickPlan versus Helitab Flight Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFSWidgets QuickPlanHelitab Flight Planner
Price$24.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB825 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFermin FernandezAIRBUS HELICOPTERS

In-app purchases

None

FSWidgets QuickPlan

No in-app purchases

None

Helitab Flight Planner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FSWidgets QuickPlan free?
FSWidgets QuickPlan costs $24.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Helitab Flight Planner free?
Helitab Flight Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FSWidgets QuickPlan or Helitab Flight Planner have ads?
Neither FSWidgets QuickPlan nor Helitab Flight Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FSWidgets QuickPlan or Helitab Flight Planner?
FSWidgets QuickPlan ships an update every 9 months, and Helitab Flight Planner every 5 months. Most recently, FSWidgets QuickPlan was updated on June 5, 2026 and Helitab Flight Planner on September 22, 2026.

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