VatMap vs FlySto
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VatMap
View the VATSIM network in real-time on your mobile device. Plan, track, and monitor flights and controllers directly from your smartphone or tablet. Utilize built-in maps and in-app charts for an enhanced flight simulation experience.
- Real-time pilot and controller display
- In-app charts for Electronic Flight Bag
- Flight planning and tracking
- Friend list management
- One-minute data updates
- Departure and arrival information
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VatMap provides an online view of the VATSIM® Network on you iPhone or iPad! Now even use VatMap as your Electronic Flight Bag for charts! The missing feature. Now plan, see, watch and track VATSIM® flights with your own smartphone or tablet! VatMap is based on the build in map of your iDevice. It plots the online pilots and controllers on your map right in the palm of your hand! A few of our features: - Shows all ATC - ATC Sectors - in-App Charts - It displays all planes flying online - Quick and easy access to flight-info - It shows your friends. - Add, delete your friends. - Updates data every minute. - Check if ATC is booked - Check Departures and Arrivals - Find a controller online - Set your own preferred settings - Show yourself vs ATC or Pilots - Show routes of Pilots and many more features are available! Working on: - Airports - More Sectors for Approach and TWR positions - Adding more Charts to our database - and more...! Add your friends, fly together and enjoy!
FlySto
Track all your flight data conveniently on your mobile device. Organize flights by month, filter by aircraft or airport, and upload logs easily. Get detailed analysis of your flights with over 30 calculated parameters and graphs.
- Organized monthly flight list
- Filter by aircraft or airport
- Easy log upload via SD card
- Offline log storage and upload
- Detailed flight analysis with graphs
- Review landing limits and scoring
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Welcome aboard the FlySto app! All your flights in your pocket. Use FlySto's App on your mobile iOS device for easy access to your flights on the go, including a conveniently organized month by month list showing the most relevant data. Too many flights? Good for you! Simply filter by aircraft or airport. Upload your flights with ease, for instance by using an sd card reader to access your sd card with your iPhone. Just select the folder containing your logs and from now on all new logs will be detected and uploaded. No internet connection? No problem! FlySto's mobile app will copy your logs, store them and upload them to FlySto as soon as you're back online. Are you an AirSync+FlySto subscriber? Your logs will be in the app just as fast as on FlySto web. Quickly see all the details about your flights including flags, instantly review your landing limits and approach scoring values, get details on fuel consumption, and get a comprehensive analysis with up to 30+ calculated parameters and graphs about your flight. All at your fingertips in FlySto's new app. Fly safe, FlySto
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FlySto at 4.9 against VatMap's 4.0. FlySto also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). VatMap's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FlySto holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 28 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of VatMap's written reviews are positive against 83% of FlySto's.
VatMap ships an update fortnightly, FlySto every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VatMap | FlySto |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (22 ratings) | 4.9 (28 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.7% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22 | 28 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | wkberg | FlySto Limited |
Customer experience
VatMap
FlySto
Bugs and requests
VatMap
Reported bugs
3 issues- Metar request feature not working
- Crashes when trying to open weather tab
- Sector boundaries not showing for some ATC centers
Requested features
4 requests- Improved visualization of ATC sectors and coverage areas
- Option to disable dark mode when device is in light mode
- Integration of audio communication between ATC and pilots
- Ability to sort pilot and ATC lists by various criteria
FlySto
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
VatMap
No in-app purchases
FlySto
No in-app purchases
