Comparison

Approach Charts vs FlightChecked

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

Head to head
About

Approach Charts

Access FAA Instrument Approach charts for the US, including airport diagrams, minimums, and runway information. Get live weather and NOTAMs, and search by various criteria. The database and charts update monthly.

Highlights
  • FAA Instrument Approach charts
  • Airport diagrams and runway information
  • Live weather and NOTAMs
  • Search by airport name, city, identifier, or state
  • Quick access to favorite airports
  • Monthly automatic updates
Features
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FAA Instrument Approach charts (Terminal Procedures) for the US - Includes Airport diagrams, Minimums, STARS and DPs - Includes detailed airport and runway information for all US airports - Includes weather and NOTAMs when available - Search by airport name, city, identifier or state - Quick access to your most used airports - Always current: database and charts update automatically every month - Full screen view option Approach charts requires a subscription that will give you access to all FAA instrument approach charts for the United States, updated every 28 days, live weather and NOTAMs. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.bbflight.com/in-cockpit-apps-for-pilots/approach-charts/approach-charts-privacy-policy

About

FlightChecked

Features
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FlightChecked streamlines your preflight briefing, helping you manage the volume of operational data before you head to the aircraft. Instead of wading through blocks of cryptic NOTAM text and raw forecast strings, you get clean, decoded, and easily scannable information for every airport and FIR on your route. Built for pilots, by pilots. — FLIGHT OVERVIEW — All your upcoming flights in one place, each with a quick snapshot of departure and destination weather and NOTAM status. Spot deteriorating conditions or new restrictions before you open the full briefing. — TAF AS A TIMELINE — Visibility, ceiling, and weather phenomena are parsed from each TAF and presented cleanly. Wind components are resolved against the runway diagram and corrected for local magnetic variation. The full forecast is shown as a color-coded timeline for rapid VFR/MVFR/IFR assessment. — NOTAM DECODE & MAP — Hundreds of NOTAMs, instantly readable. We translate raw NOTAMs into structured, plain language and plot spatially relevant obstacles and restrictions on an interactive map — instead of burying them in cryptic text. — ENROUTE OVERVIEW — See your departure, destination, and enroute alternates together. Smart ERA suggestions surface suitable enroute alternates for your route, with relevant NOTAMs and weather appearing exactly where they matter along the way. — FIR NOTAM MAP — Every FIR your route crosses, visualized with airspace restrictions, obstacles, and hazards plotted where they are. Smart filters surface only NOTAMs relevant to your flight — close to your route, at your cruising altitudes, and active during your crossing time — sorted by aircraft-aware severity. — WEATHER & NOTAM ALERTS — Proactive notifications in the hours before departure. Alerts are scoped to airports on your active route and filtered by severity and time relevance, so you hear about the fog, wind, or new restriction that actually affects you. — COMING SOON — AI-generated briefing notes tailored to flight phase and timing, runway and taxiway closures on airport layouts, and weather-aware fuel tracking. WHY FLIGHTCHECKED  • 1,000+ NOTAMs decoded daily  • 200+ airports supported  • 200+ FIRs supported Less time decoding. More time understanding the big picture. Download FlightChecked now and fly with clearer context. FlightChecked is a supplementary aid that aims to enhance a pilot's situational awareness and does not replace official briefing sources or pilot-in-command judgment. Always consult authoritative aeronautical data for your flight. Questions? support@daelead.co Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Approach Charts4 screens
FlightChecked4 screens

Verdict

The call

Approach Charts and FlightChecked are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Approach Charts sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and FlightChecked sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $10.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Approach Charts versus FlightChecked: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApproach ChartsFlightChecked
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB109 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCandidus LLCDAELead Limited

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Approach Charts

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription2 Months trial$0.991 Month
  • Annual subscription2 Months trial$9.991 Year
2 purchases

FlightChecked

Subscriptions2
  • FlightChecked Premium (Monthly)14 Days trial$10.991 Month
  • FlightChecked Premium (Yearly)14 Days trial$110.991 Year

Questions

Is Approach Charts free?
Approach Charts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FlightChecked free?
FlightChecked is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Approach Charts or FlightChecked have ads?
Neither Approach Charts nor FlightChecked shows ads.

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