Xavion vs BETA Technologies
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Xavion
This app provides critical in-flight guidance for engine failures, calculating safe glide routes to airports. It also offers 3D instrument approaches, tracks aircraft and their wake turbulence, and displays real-time weather data. Additionally, it assists with pre-flight planning, weight and balance calculations, and takeoff performance analysis.
- Engine-out glide path calculation
- 3D instrument approaches
- ADS-B aircraft and wake turbulence tracking
- Real-time ADS-B weather display
- Weight and balance calculations
- Takeoff distance estimation
- Enroute time and fuel burn estimation
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In flight, Xavion constantly imagines engine-failed glides to every runway in gliding range, and then shows you the safest-possible route as a Highway-In-The-Sky to take to an airport in the event of engine failure. This, finally, gives you guidance after an engine failure that is based on energy-management all the way down. Xavion also has instrument approaches in 3-D for the United States, so you can simply select any approach and then fly through the hoops to fly it! As well, Xavion tracks other airplanes via ADS-B, and memorizes their location to track their WAKE TURBULENCE, moving the wake turbulence down and with the wind over time, showing the wake turbulence as little spiraling tornados. Finally, an App that tracks and shows you the wake turbulence of other airplanes. As well, Xavion gets ADS-B weather if you have a portable receiver, and displays it, including the new icing, turbulence, and lightning products. Xavion also gets METARS and winds aloft from the internet if you have a WIFI or cell signal to help you plan before a flight! Also, Xavion checks your weight and balance, and even estimates your takeoff distance and compares that to the length of the runway that you are about to take off on to warn you if the available runway length from your current location is marginal for a safe take-off. Also, Xavion estimates time and fuel burn at all different altitudes to any destination, showing you the time and fuel burn required for each altitude enroute, so you can pick the best altitude. All USA VFR and IFR charts and plates are included with base subscription. Terms of use and Privacy Policy can be found at: http://xavion.com/xavion-privacy-policy-and-terms-of-service/ Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
BETA Technologies
Locate and manage charging sessions for electric aircraft and vehicles on a growing network. Monitor your charge in real-time and control start/stop functions.
- Locate BETA chargers
- Filter aircraft/ground charging
- Start/stop charge sessions
- Real-time charge monitoring
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The BETA Charge app augments the charging experience both with BETA built aircrafts and other electric vehicles on the fastest growing electric aviation charge network. With this app you can: - Locate and charge using BETA chargers - Filter between aircraft and ground charging networks - Start and stop your charge session - Monitor your charge session in real time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BETA Technologies at 5.0 against Xavion's 4.3. BETA Technologies also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (100% vs 70%). Xavion's advantage is ratings volume (100 vs 5). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Xavion sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. BETA Technologies asks for nothing beyond the download.
BETA Technologies holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Xavion has 100 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Xavion's written reviews are positive against 100% of BETA Technologies's.
Xavion ships an update every 4 days, BETA Technologies weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Xavion | BETA Technologies |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (100 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 100 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3.5 GB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | X-Avionics, LLC | BETA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
Customer experience
Xavion
BETA Technologies
Bugs and requests
Xavion
Reported bugs
12 issues- App crashes when adding new airports
- Flight recording stops during touch-and-go landings
- Runway guidance sometimes hidden by terrain or trees
- Approach procedure turn opposite of plate indication
- App freezes entire iPad when trial period expires
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- Incompatibility with X-Plane 11 connection
- Ghost hijacking of other apps after trial expiration
- App fails to open after updates
- Display issues on iPad mini 6
- Inconsistent airport database with generic runway lengths outside USA
- Altimeter takes QNH from distant airport causing altitude errors
- App behaves like virus during trial period
Requested features
19 requests- Support for EU, UK, and international regions
- Canadian VFR charts and airport data
- iPhone X and newer device compatibility
- Custom waypoint addition for VFR flight plans
- Multiple flight plan legs support
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- Manual altimeter adjustment capability
- Negative coordinate input support
- Integration with Seattle Avionics existing subscriptions
- Fixed-pitch propeller glide calculations
- 3D airspace visualization
- Cloud storage for backup and device transfer
- Runway-specific lateral guidance (not just airport center)
- User waypoint database
- Improved user interface design
- Lock runway feature to prevent approach switching
- Better terrain view visualization
- Stratus/Scout GPS receiver support
- Free chart integration from FAA
- Certified panel replacement option
BETA Technologies
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Xavion
- Airport, Chart, and Plate Data$9.991 Month
- Airport, Chart, and Plate Data$99.991 Year
BETA Technologies
No in-app purchases
Questions
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