AvNav vs FlyOverhead EFB
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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/
FlyOverhead EFB
This aviation app provides pilots with FAA charts, weather data, live traffic, and flight planning tools. It includes a digital logbook, currency tracking, and AI-powered preflight briefs. Offline chart downloads and multi-device support are available.
- FAA charts and georeferenced plates
- Aviation weather (METARs, TAFs, radar)
- VFR and IFR flight planning
- Live ADS-B traffic and ATC transcription
- Digital logbook and currency tracking
- AI-powered preflight briefs
- Offline chart downloads
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Fly Overhead is an electronic flight bag (EFB) for general aviation pilots. FAA charts, aviation weather, live ADS-B traffic, VFR and IFR flight planning, and a digital logbook in one app. Start free with the live traffic map. Add the EFB when you want to plan, brief, fly, and debrief. FREE 15-DAY TRIAL Every EFB Pro feature for 15 days. No card, nothing to cancel. FAA CHARTS AND PLATES - VFR sectional, terminal area (TAC), IFR low and high enroute - Instrument approach plates, SIDs and STARs - Georeferenced plates: your position drawn on the approach chart - Airport diagrams, runways, frequencies, fuel, field elevation - Six chart products on one continuous projection, on the FAA 28-day cycle - Download charts for offline use AVIATION WEATHER - METARs, TAFs, AIRMETs, SIGMETs, PIREPs - Animated NEXRAD and MRMS radar with recent history up to 2 min resolution - Winds aloft by altitude and inferred turbulence - 3D clouds and 3D terrain - Plain-language decoding of raw METARs FLIGHT PLANNING AND NAV LOG - Leg-by-leg nav log: distance, true course, TAS, ground speed, ETE, fuel burn - Density altitude at departure from the current METAR - Best cruise altitude ranked by head and tailwind component - Crosswind components and VFR/IFR hemispheric rule check - Fuel margin against your aircraft range and reserves - Weight and balance with envelope check - Auto-route that prefers airways and avoids special-use airspace, terrain, and obstacles - Aircraft profiles and personal minimums you set once AIRSPACE AND HAZARDS - Class B, C, D, E and special-use airspace in 2D and 3D - TFRs, NOTAMs, obstacles - Navaids, airways, and fixes as separate layers - Glide range ring, distance and bearing ruler, clearance scratchpad LIVE ADS-B TRAFFIC AND ATC - Live traffic on the same map as your charts and route - Traffic heatmap, aircraft trails, filed IFR route overlay - Live ATC transcription of supported tower, ground, and approach audio, with callsigns linked to traffic where data allows RIGHTSEAT AI BRIEF RightSeat drafts a structured preflight brief from your route, aircraft profile, winds aloft, terrain, NOTAMs, TFRs, and saved minimums. Every frequency and NOTAM number it quotes is checked against the source data first. It surfaces what to look at. You make the call. LOGBOOK, CURRENCY, AND DEBRIEF - Flights detected from your saved tail numbers and drafted into entries - Currency for day and night passenger carrying, IFR, flight review, medical, IPC, and tailwheel - Record a voice debrief at shutdown and it becomes a structured entry - Replay any flight in 3D over terrain - Import from ForeFlight or MyFlightbook; export CSV, GPX, or KML FOR TRAINING Digital CFI endorsements, ACS maneuver grading, checkride readiness against certificate requirements, and instructor and student sharing. Flight school plans add fleet and cohort views. ONE ACCOUNT, EVERY DEVICE Any phone, tablet or browser. No per-device license. PLANS Live traffic map: free, no account EFB Basic, $7.99/mo or $79/yr: full chart set, short AI brief, weather, radar, airspace, TFRs, NOTAMs, VFR sectionals, logbook and currency EFB Pro, $13.99/mo or $139/yr: all of EFB Basic, full RightSeat brief, voice debrief, 3D debrief, filed-route overlay, 3D terrain and airspace Flight School: contact sales Subscriptions renew automatically at the displayed price until canceled. Terms: flyoverhead.com/legal/terms Privacy: flyoverhead.com/legal/privacy IMPORTANT Fly Overhead provides advisory and supplemental information only. It is not approved for navigation. Always verify charts, procedures, weather, NOTAMs, and route information against official sources. The pilot in command retains final responsibility. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://flyoverhead.com/legal/terms Privacy Policy: https://flyoverhead.com/legal/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FlyOverhead EFB at 100% against AvNav's 50%. FlyOverhead EFB also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2). AvNav's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. AvNav sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $149.99 per year and FlyOverhead EFB sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
FlyOverhead EFB holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of AvNav's written reviews are positive against 100% of FlyOverhead EFB's.
AvNav ships an update every 10 days, FlyOverhead EFB every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AvNav | FlyOverhead EFB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AvNav, LLC | FlyOverhead Inc. |
Customer experience
AvNav
FlyOverhead EFB
In-app purchases
AvNav
- CoPIlot Founder Edition$149.991 Year
FlyOverhead EFB
- EFB Basic Monthly14 Days trial$7.991 Month
- EFB Pro Monthly14 Days trial$13.991 Month
- EFB Basic Annual14 Days trial$79.991 Year
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- EFB Pro Annual14 Days trial$139.991 Year









