FlyWeatherMETAR vs EzFlight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FlyWeatherMETAR
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FlyWeatherMETAR puts real-time aviation weather in your pocket. Built for pilots, students, and aviation enthusiasts, it turns raw METAR and TAF data into a clean, at-a-glance briefing — and answers what the codes never do: is this within MY minimums? FLIGHT WEATHER, INSTANTLY Enter one ICAO code or several at once for an immediate flight-category read: VFR, MVFR, IFR, or LIFR, color-coded for a quick decision. Wind, visibility, temperature, altimeter, and cloud layers are laid out clearly, with the report timestamp so you know how current the data is. A trend marker shows whether conditions are improving, deteriorating, or steady, and remarks are decoded into plain language with hazards flagged. YOUR MINIMUMS, NOT JUST THE CATEGORY Define your own limits — visibility, ceiling, wind, gust, crosswind, tailwind, temperature, density altitude — as named profiles. Every airport you check is judged against the profile you're flying today and returns a plain go, caution, or no-go verdict, naming the limiting factor. PLAN THE WHOLE FLIGHT Build a briefing with a departure, a destination, and three alternates — takeoff, enroute, and destination — each with live conditions side by side. See the weather along the corridor between your airports as a green-to-red picture with the worst stretch marked, and read the forecast as a decoded TAF timeline instead of a wall of code. DIVERT OPTIONS WHEN PLANS CHANGE Nearby airports are ranked by how usable they are right now — your minimums verdict or flight category first, then distance — with bearing on every row. One tap routes you there and updates your briefing. SEE IT ON THE MAP Plot conditions instead of reading them: station markers colored by flight category, wind, and ceiling/visibility shading, each toggled on its own. Tap any station for its details. AIRPORT DETAILS AT A GLANCE ICAO, IATA, and FAA identifiers, field elevation, magnetic declination, tower and beacon status, and public/private use. A runway diagram shows every heading against the current wind and recommends the best runway, so crosswind and headwind components are obvious at a glance. Digital ATIS where published, plus a sunrise/sunset arc. FAVORITES, BUILT FOR HOW YOU FLY Save the airports you check most and see their flight category live on one dashboard. Set a home airport for one-tap access and tag airports by the role they play in your flight. Recently viewed airports stay readable offline, clearly marked as potentially stale. STAY AHEAD OF CHANGING CONDITIONS Turn on notifications for your home airport at a frequency that fits your flying, from hourly to once a day. Add alerts that fire on the conditions you care about, and get told when the forecast diverges from what was predicted. Home-screen widgets keep your favorites in view without opening the app. WHY PILOTS USE FLYWEATHERMETAR - Clean, color-coded flight categories (VFR/MVFR/IFR/LIFR) - Full METAR breakdown plus decoded TAF forecasts and remarks - Personal minimums profiles with go / caution / no-go verdicts - Flight briefings with a destination and three alternates - Route weather and nearby divert options, ranked by usability - Interactive weather map with toggleable layers - Runway/wind diagram with a recommended runway - Unlimited favorites with a home base, live badges, and widgets - Built-in Learn section with a METAR/TAF decode key - Fast, minimal interface designed for quick pre-flight checks FlyWeatherMETAR is powered by the Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov / NOAA NWS), with airport data from OurAirports and Digital ATIS from atis.info. It is a reference tool, informational only, is not affiliated with any official aviation authority, and is not a substitute for an official weather briefing or your primary flight-planning source. Always consult approved sources such as your national aviation weather service before making any flight decisions. Download FlyWeatherMETAR and see airport weather the way pilots need it.
EzFlight
Access real-time D-ATIS, METAR, and TAF for any airport. Features include automatic data refresh, low RVR flagging with detailed runway information, and 60-minute RVR trends. Save favorite airports and discover nearby ones.
- Real-time D-ATIS, METAR, TAF
- Airport search by ICAO code
- Automatic data refresh
- Low RVR flagging
- 60-minute RVR trends
- Favorite and nearby airports
- Push notifications (Pro)
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EzFlight — D-ATIS & Weather for Pilots Get the weather data you need, fast. EzFlight delivers real-time D-ATIS, METAR, and TAF for any airport — all in one clean, pilot-focused app. Live Airport Weather Search any airport by ICAO code and instantly pull up its Digital ATIS, METAR, TAF and RVR Departure and arrival ATIS are displayed separately when both are available. Data auto-refreshes so you're always looking at current conditions. Always Know What Changed Low RVR? EzFlight flags it automatically. A color-coded banner highlights any runway reporting below 6,000 feet RVR, and a full RVR table shows touchdown, midpoint, and rollout values for every runway — with 60-minute trend charts so you can see where conditions are heading. Favorites, Nearby & Recents Save your frequently used airports to Favorites for one-tap access. Enable location and EzFlight shows every D-ATIS airport within your chosen radius — from 10 to 200 miles. Recent airports are just a tap away too. Push Notifications (EzFlight Pro) Subscribe to ATIS or METAR alerts for any airport and get notified the moment something changes. EzFlight uses AI to summarize what's different — runway changes, wind shifts, new hazards — so you know what matters at a glance. 60-Day Weather History (EzFlight Pro) Look back up to 60 days of ATIS and METAR data for any airport. Useful for research, recurrency, and incident review. Built for iPad & iPhone Full split-view layout on iPad. Compact stack navigation on iPhone. Runway highlighting, adjustable nearby radius, and a clean interface designed to stay out of your way. EzFlight Pro — One-Time Purchase Remove ads, unlock push notifications, and get full access to weather history. No subscription, ever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FlyWeatherMETAR at none against EzFlight's 1. FlyWeatherMETAR also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, 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
Both are free to download. EzFlight sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FlyWeatherMETAR asks for nothing beyond the download.
FlyWeatherMETAR ships an update every 4 days, EzFlight every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FlyWeatherMETAR | EzFlight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fabio Augusto De Carvalho | Cameron Rogers |
In-app purchases
FlyWeatherMETAR
No in-app purchases
EzFlight
- EzATIS Pro$3.99









