Comparison

EasyCockpit vs Moving Map Basic

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

Head to head
About

EasyCockpit

This aviation navigation tool enhances pilot situational awareness in Southern Africa with a detailed GPS moving map. It provides extensive airfield data, airspace information, and flight planning tools for safer flying.

Highlights
  • GPS moving map
  • Detailed airfields database
  • Airspace information
  • Flight planning
  • Terrain display
  • E6B calculator
  • Warnings for airspace, obstacles, and terrain
Features
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EasyCockpit is a comprehensive aviation navigation tool for mobile devices and has for many years aided pilots by improving their situational awareness when flying in Southern Africa. This GPS moving map software with detailed information will make your flying experience in this part of the African continent a safer one. The high-resolution clear vector map is offering an extensive airfields database including communication and navigation frequencies, runway information, fuel availability, cautionary notes, and sunrise/sunset times. Full airspace information, including special VFR routings and reporting points around congested areas, makes this GPS moving map a must for pilots flying in Southern Africa. Visit our website for details on how to obtain the full version. Comprehensive Mapping data Coverage: South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Swaziland, Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe Flight Planning by selecting waypoints/ abeam waypoints from database or map. Option to insert Airspace Intersection. Option to upload routes from EasyPlan. Layers can be switched on or off. Terrain display FlightLog displays distance to next waypoint, ground speed, desired track, ETE and ETA. Also displays current position in relation to recognized VFR points for accurate reporting. Direct-To function shows the 10 nearest airfields and 10 nearest navaids or other points. Move-To button lets you quickly find a point from the database to check details and view it on the map. HSI needle determines the distance off Track. The RMI needles allow you to choose one or two points to which the needles will point to provide a bearing. The OBI radial or Track-To can be selected to be displayed from any waypoint, navaid or airfield. E6B calculator allows for accurate and speedy calculation of density altitude, true airspeed, windspeed and direction. Airspace, obstacle and Terrain warnings. Fly in Track-Up or North-Up mode. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

Moving Map Basic

Track your aircraft's real-time position on a detailed, offline map. View live flight data including distance, time, speed, and altitude. Ideal for airline passengers wanting to follow their journey.

Highlights
  • Real-time aircraft position on map
  • Downloadable offline maps (World, Europe, North America, Asia)
  • Live flight data (distance, time, speed, altitude)
  • Automatic route and zoom view swapping
  • Detailed map with cities, countries, and points of interest
Features
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Moving Map displays a realtime position of your aircraft on a map. The BASIC version, oriented to airline passengers, features the following characteristics: A DETAILED MAP • You download the region you operate on: World, Europe, North America or Asia. • High resolution, works without internet connection • Cities, country names, lakes, rivers • Major points of interest and mountains name • Swapping automatically between route view and close zoom view LIVE FLIGHT INFORMATION PAGE Display live data concerning your flight: • Remaining distance to destination (in NM, SM or Km) • Time left to destination • Current speed (in Knots, Km/h or Mph) • Flying altitude (in feet or meters) The PRO version, oriented to aircraft owners and operators, features the BASIC characteristics plus the following: • High resolution map, day mode and night mode • Welcome on board screen with weather conditions at destination • Welcome to destination screen with arrival city picture • 4 different aircraft icons (airline, private jet, single engine and helicopter) • Aircraft track displayed in the live information page • Estimated external temperature displayed in the live information page • Aircraft pressurisation in the live information page • Possibility to lock the view on one page (close zoom, far zoom or flight info) • GPS accuracy LIMITATION • GPS needs to be ON • Preferably position the device near a window • On a fully charged iPad the battery lifetime has been tested up to 4 hours • At least 1.0 Gb of free space for installation

Screenshots

EasyCockpit4 screens
Moving Map Basic3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: EasyCockpit at 5.0 against Moving Map Basic's 2.0. EasyCockpit also leads on review sentiment (53% vs 39%). Moving Map Basic's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

EasyCockpit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of EasyCockpit's written reviews are positive against 39% of Moving Map Basic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EasyCockpit ships an update every 2 months, Moving Map Basic every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
EasyCockpit versus Moving Map Basic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEasyCockpitMoving Map Basic
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better2.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews53.3% of reviews — better39.1% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAviation.Direct (Pty) LtdRiccardo Arrigoni

Customer experience

EasyCockpit

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive53.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative33.3%

Moving Map Basic

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive39.1%
Neutral8.7%
Negative52.2%

In-app purchases

None

EasyCockpit

No in-app purchases

None

Moving Map Basic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EasyCockpit free?
EasyCockpit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Moving Map Basic free?
Moving Map Basic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EasyCockpit or Moving Map Basic?
EasyCockpit is rated higher. EasyCockpit averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Moving Map Basic averages 2.0 from 3 ratings.
Do EasyCockpit or Moving Map Basic have ads?
Neither EasyCockpit nor Moving Map Basic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EasyCockpit or Moving Map Basic?
EasyCockpit ships an update every 2 months, and Moving Map Basic every 3 weeks. Most recently, EasyCockpit was updated on September 7, 2026 and Moving Map Basic on June 11, 2026.

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