Comparison

AvNav vs RWY Wind

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

Head to head
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

RWY Wind

Features
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Compare your runway heading with the wind and get the crosswind and head/tailwind components instantly. No mental trigonometry, no scratch pad. On launch it pulls the METAR wind from the nearest station to your position and sets the runway to that airport's favored end. Move to another field and the runway follows. WHAT IT DOES Shows crosswind and head/tailwind components live, and tells you which side the crosswind is from. You enter your own limit and the bar shows where you stand against it. It warns you when you go over. Drag the runway and the wind on the compass rose with your finger. Any scenario takes a second. Lock the runway and it stays put no matter how the wind turns. Whatever the tower assigned, it holds. Suggests the favored runway for the nearest field, applied with one tap. The history screen keeps the METAR reports you pulled and the runway suggestions. Four themes, Turkish and English interface. WHO IT IS FOR Student pilots, line pilots, glider pilots, drone operators; anyone who needs the angle between runway and wind turned into components quickly. DATA SOURCE Wind data comes from NOAA's aviationweather.gov METAR service. Location is used only to find the nearest station at that moment. It is not stored and not shared. DISCLAIMER This is a calculation tool, not an official briefing source. Always verify flight decisions against official METAR, TAF and ATIS information.

Screenshots

AvNav4 screens
RWY Wind3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RWY Wind at none against AvNav's 1. RWY Wind also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days). AvNav's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. AvNav sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $149.99 per year. RWY Wind asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AvNav ships an update every 10 days, RWY Wind every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
AvNav versus RWY Wind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAvNavRWY Wind
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAvNav, LLCCan Isguder

In-app purchases

1 purchases

AvNav

Subscriptions1
  • CoPIlot Founder Edition$149.991 Year
None

RWY Wind

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AvNav free?
AvNav is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RWY Wind free?
RWY Wind is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AvNav or RWY Wind have ads?
Neither AvNav nor RWY Wind shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AvNav or RWY Wind?
AvNav ships an update every 10 days, and RWY Wind every 3 days. Most recently, AvNav was updated on October 11, 2026 and RWY Wind on October 14, 2026.

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