Comparison

EasyCockpit vs Flight Navigation for Pilots

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

Flight Navigation for Pilots

This app provides simple and efficient GPS air navigation tools for pilots. It offers essential features like airport data, compass, and navigation aids, with a focus on ease of use over complex programs. A full version with unlimited access is available via in-app purchase.

Highlights
  • World airports database
  • Compass and map views
  • Heading, track, and bearing navigation
  • Distance, ETA, and speed calculations
  • Unit selection for calculations
Features
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A quick and simple app for the safe air navigation. This flight GPS offers simplicity and shortcut solutions instead of difficult, expensive and complicated programs. What we offer: - Airports of the world - Compass + nav pointer & Map views - Heading - track - bearing navigation aids - Distance (DME), time en route (ETA) and speed calculations with free selection of units Basic version: One airport can be selected from each counties. Full version is unlimited, it's available by in-app purchase.

Screenshots

EasyCockpit4 screens
Flight Navigation for Pilots4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: EasyCockpit at none against Flight Navigation for Pilots's 1. EasyCockpit also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. Flight Navigation for Pilots sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. EasyCockpit asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

EasyCockpit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of EasyCockpit's written reviews are positive against 40% of Flight Navigation for Pilots's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EasyCockpit ships an update every 2 months, Flight Navigation for Pilots every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
EasyCockpit versus Flight Navigation for Pilots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEasyCockpitFlight Navigation for Pilots
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews53.3% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAviation.Direct (Pty) LtdFree-Flight-Aviation Ltd.

Customer experience

EasyCockpit

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

Flight Navigation for Pilots

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

None

EasyCockpit

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Flight Navigation for Pilots

One-time1
  • Flight Navigation for Pilots$9.99

Questions

Is EasyCockpit free?
EasyCockpit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flight Navigation for Pilots free?
Flight Navigation for Pilots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, EasyCockpit or Flight Navigation for Pilots?
EasyCockpit is rated higher. EasyCockpit averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Flight Navigation for Pilots averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do EasyCockpit or Flight Navigation for Pilots have ads?
Neither EasyCockpit nor Flight Navigation for Pilots shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EasyCockpit or Flight Navigation for Pilots?
EasyCockpit ships an update every 2 months, and Flight Navigation for Pilots every 6 months. Most recently, EasyCockpit was updated on October 23, 2026 and Flight Navigation for Pilots on October 24, 2026.

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