Sky Briefing vs Notamify
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sky Briefing
This app provides private and student pilots with essential preflight information. Access up-to-date weather observations, forecasts, NOTAMs, and runway data for thousands of airports globally. Visualize weather conditions graphically and view webcam images.
- Airport weather observations and forecasts
- Graphical weather representation
- NOTAMs
- Runway and crosswind data
- Webcam images
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Sky Briefing is the perfect companion app for private and student pilots to check weather and other preflight information (NOTAMs, runway data, forecasts). Features: - Up-to-date weather observations and forecasts for over 40,000 airports worldwide - Graphical representation of weather conditions - Airport NOTAMs - Runway and crosswind information - Webcam images of nearby locations
Notamify
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NOTAMs are dense. Your briefing shouldn’t be. Notamify turns raw NOTAM data into clear, structured intelligence. Quickly understand what changed, what it affects, and when it applies, then focus on the information relevant to your flight. Powered by the Notamify platform used by thousands of aviation professionals. Decode NOTAMs, explore affected surfaces, and build flight-specific briefings. SEARCH AND REVIEW AIRPORT NOTAMS Find airports by ICAO or IATA code. Review active NOTAMs with plain-language interpretations, category and effect labels, UTC validity, flexible filters, and multiple sort options. Save important NOTAMs and spot what’s new since your last visit. SEE THE OPERATIONAL IMPACT Explore affected runways and taxiways on an interactive satellite globe. Tap a surface to see the NOTAMs behind it, then open the full interpretation, affected elements, validity, and raw source text. BUILD FLIGHT-SPECIFIC BRIEFINGS Create focused briefings for your origin, destination, and alternates. Add timing, runway, approach, and aircraft details to surface relevant operational restrictions and organize NOTAMs by location. A Notamify Pro subscription and sign-in are required. We appreciate all feedback - hello@notamify.com we read all messages. Notamify Terms of Service: https://notamify.com/terms Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ IMPORTANT Notamify is not an official aeronautical information source and does not replace an approved preflight briefing or the responsibility to verify current information from authorized sources.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sky Briefing at none against Notamify's 1. Sky Briefing also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.4). Notamify's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 7 months). On price, 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. Notamify sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per month. Sky Briefing asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sky Briefing ships an update every 7 months, Notamify every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sky Briefing | Notamify |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Philippe Leybaert | Skymerse Inc. |
In-app purchases
Sky Briefing
No in-app purchases
Notamify
- Notamify Pro iOS7 Days trial$29.991 Month









