FSWidgets Navigator vs Vnav4+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FSWidgets Navigator
A comprehensive moving map application designed for flight simulation enthusiasts. It integrates with popular simulators and utilizes native Apple Maps for a detailed, real-time flight visualization experience.
- Native Apple Maps integration
- Supports multiple flight simulators
- Full screen, edge-to-edge map display
- Flight plan file support
- Worldwide Nav Data icons
- Airport and weather information
- Universal app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac
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FSWidgets Navigator is a moving map app, custom made for flight simulation and built with the latest iOS technologies like native Apple Maps. It supports most popular simulators like MSFS2024, MSFS2020, FSX, P3D, FS9, X-Plane & Aerofly FS. Our free FSWidgets Connect service provides connectivity for the flight simulator (download from fswidgets.com) FSWidgets Navigator Features: * Universal app, for iPhone, iPad and Mac (M1 + Ventura or later) * Built with the native Apple Maps SDK * Stunning full screen, edge-to-edge map display * Split screen on iPad supported * Fully dark-mode compliant * Native Apple base maps with sharp vector graphics * Ultra smooth manual panning & zooming * Supports manual map rotation * Track-up or North-up map orientation options * Compass rose supports true or magnetic indication * Jet, prop or helicopter aircraft icon options * Native MSFS, P3D, FSX, FS9 & X-Plane flight plan file support * Great Circle projection option for flight plan * Dropbox option for transferring flight plans to the device * Includes all Apple Maps styles - Roads, Roads Light, Sat & Hybrid * Includes over 40 Aero Chart overlays * Worldwide Nav Data icons (airport, ILS, VOR, NDB, fix) * Detailed info for airports (runways, frequencies, lighting) * US Terminal Procedures (IAP/SID/STAR/Airport Diagrams) * Worldwide weather icons (METAR/TAF) * US NEXRAD precipitation data * World rain, cloud, pressure and wind data
Vnav4+
This navigation app offers four specialized calculators for vertical flight path management. It includes tools for general climb/descent rates, instrument procedure descent angles, obstacle departure climb rates, and top of descent calculations.
- Generic rate of climb calculator
- Generic rate of descent calculator
- Instrument procedure descent angle calculator
- Obstacle departure rate of climb calculator
- Top of descent calculator
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This is a Vertical Navigation app. it has four different climb or descent calculators. A generic rate of climb and rate of descent calculator. A rate of of descent calculator for those Instrument procedures where there is a published vertical descent angle. An obstacle departure rate of climb calculator. And, a top of descent calculator.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Vnav4+ at Free against FSWidgets Navigator's $29.99. Vnav4+ also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). FSWidgets Navigator's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
Vnav4+ is free to download; FSWidgets Navigator costs $29.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Vnav4+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FSWidgets Navigator has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
FSWidgets Navigator ships an update every 5 months, Vnav4+ daily. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FSWidgets Navigator | Vnav4+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $29.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Fermin Fernandez | William Downing |
Customer experience
FSWidgets Navigator
Vnav4+
In-app purchases
FSWidgets Navigator
No in-app purchases
Vnav4+
No in-app purchases








