Comparison

AvNav vs Pilot Landing Spot

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

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About

AvNav

This navigation app offers advanced 3D airspace visualization and AI-assisted flight planning for pilots. It provides essential Electronic Flight Bag tools, including charts, weather, and traffic, with live ATC transcription and simulator support.

Highlights
  • 3D airspace and terrain visualization
  • AI-assisted flight planning
  • Live ATC audio and transcription
  • ADS-B traffic display
  • Offline maps and charts
  • Weight and balance calculations
  • X-Plane simulator integration
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See airspace in 3D. Read ATC — not just hear it. Plan around weather with AI. AvNav is a complete Electronic Flight Bag built for pilots flying in U.S. airspace. It combines the everyday EFB tools pilots expect — charts, plates, airport diagrams, aircraft profiles, weight and balance, checklists, weather, ADS-B traffic, flight logging, logbook, replay, and offline data — with advanced 3D visualization, live ATC transcription, simulator support, and AI-assisted flight planning. Start with a free ground-mode preview, then unlock full cockpit capabilities with a CoPilot subscription. FREE GROUND MODE — EXPLORER Explore AvNav before subscribing. • Live ATC audio and transcription • Real-time ADS-B traffic • 3D airspace and terrain visualization • Airport and traffic awareness from the ground COPILOT — FULL EFB Unlock the complete AvNav cockpit experience. • AI-assisted flight planning and route analysis • FAA charts, plates, and airport diagrams • Offline maps, charts, plates, and airport data • Aircraft performance profiles • Weight and balance • Aircraft checklists • Fuel price information • Flight logging • Logbook entries • Recorded flight review and replay • PFD display support • X-Plane simulator integration • ADS-B receiver integration, including Stratux-compatible devices BUILT FOR DAY-TO-DAY FLYING AvNav now supports the core workflows pilots expect from an everyday EFB: plan the flight, review airports and weather, use aircraft-specific data, manage checklists, calculate weight and balance, fly with ADS-B traffic and weather, record flights, review them afterward, and build logbook entries. ADVANCED 3D COCKPIT AWARENESS AvNav goes beyond flat maps. • 3D satellite terrain across U.S. airspace • 3D airspace visualization • ADS-B traffic display • Weather overlays including NEXRAD and METARs • Live ATC transcription where supported • Fused navigation from GPS, ADS-B, X-Plane, and replay sources • PFD support when attitude data is available FLIGHT LOGGING, LOGBOOK, AND REPLAY Record, review, and replay your flights. • Automatic and manual flight logging • Recorded flight list • Flight replay with play, pause, seek, rate, loop, and review controls • Replay feeds the same navigation system used by the map and PFD • Create and edit logbook entries • Link recorded flights to logbook entries X-PLANE SIMULATOR SUPPORT Use X-Plane at home to test AvNav before flying. • Connect AvNav to X-Plane over your local network • Drive the 3D map and PFD from simulator data • Record simulator flights • Replay simulator flights for review and testing OFFLINE-FIRST Download the data you need before flight. • Maps • Charts • Plates • Airport diagrams • Airport and navigation data Continue navigating when cockpit connectivity is limited or unavailable. SUBSCRIPTION • Monthly and annual CoPilot plans • Includes a 30-day trial • Auto-renews unless canceled AvNav brings complete EFB utility, 3D situational awareness, AI planning, live ATC transcription, ADS-B traffic, flight logging, logbook, replay, and simulator testing together in one cockpit system. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Pilot Landing Spot

Features
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Pilot Landing Spot is a crowd-sourced map of off-airport emergency landing spots, built by and for general aviation pilots flying single- and twin-engine piston aircraft. Every cross-country leg has terrain where the nearest runway is out of reach. Pilot Landing Spot helps you build situational awareness ahead of time by showing pilot-reported open fields, roads, and clearings that other aviators have marked as potential precautionary or emergency landing areas — overlaid directly on the sectional chart you already fly with. A MAP BUILT BY PILOTS, FOR PILOTS Spots come from the flying community. When you find a field that could serve as an emergency option, mark it in one tap so the next pilot in that area benefits too. The more pilots contribute, the more useful the map becomes. CONFIDENCE THAT GROWS WITH USE Each spot carries a confidence rating. When more than one pilot reports the same location, its confidence rises — so you can quickly tell a well-corroborated spot from a single, unverified report. SEE WHAT MATTERS AT A GLANCE Tap any spot to see: • Distance from your current position • Field elevation in feet • Confidence rating • Exact coordinates • When it was first reported SECTIONAL CHART OVERLAY Pilot-reported spots are drawn on top of a familiar sectional-style aviation chart, so you can read terrain, airspace, and nearby airports in the same view you already use for navigation. LIVE GPS POSITION Center the map on your live GPS location with one tap and instantly see which reported spots fall within range as you fly your route. ADD A SPOT IN SECONDS Spotted a long, open field on the ground? Double-tap the map to save it with its coordinates and elevation. Your report joins the shared map for every other pilot. BUILT FOR PISTON PILOTS Designed for the realities of single- and twin-engine piston flying, where knowing your off-airport options is part of good preflight planning and good airmanship. IMPORTANT — READ BEFORE YOU FLY Pilot Landing Spot is an advisory and situational-awareness aid only. It is NOT a navigation system, NOT an approved aeronautical chart, and NOT a substitute for official FAA charts, NOTAMs, proper preflight planning, or the pilot in command's judgment. Spot data is contributed by users, may be inaccurate, incomplete, or out of date, and is never a guarantee that any location is safe, legal, or suitable for landing. Always comply with all applicable regulations and exercise your own judgment as pilot in command. Use of this app is entirely at your own risk. Fly safe. Know your options before you need them.

Screenshots

AvNav4 screens
Pilot Landing Spot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pilot Landing Spot at none against AvNav's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. AvNav sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $149.99 per year. Pilot Landing Spot asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
AvNav versus Pilot Landing Spot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAvNavPilot Landing Spot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB96 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAvNav, LLCPumpkin-Soft.com

In-app purchases

1 purchases

AvNav

Subscriptions1
  • CoPIlot Founder Edition$149.991 Year
None

Pilot Landing Spot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AvNav free?
AvNav is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pilot Landing Spot free?
Pilot Landing Spot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AvNav or Pilot Landing Spot have ads?
Neither AvNav nor Pilot Landing Spot shows ads.

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