Comparison

SDVFR Next vs FSnav

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

Head to head
About

SDVFR Next

This app provides pilots with advanced navigation tools, including detailed European maps, weather forecasts, and flight planning capabilities. It supports custom waypoints, GPS tracking, and the ability to display multiple map layers simultaneously for comprehensive situational awareness.

Highlights
  • European vector maps
  • Day/night map styles
  • Customizable waypoints
  • GPS tracking and alerts
  • Weather forecasts (METAR, TAF, Wintems)
  • Flight planning and logging
  • Multi-device synchronization
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This application is designed for pilots of aircraft operating under visual flight rules (VFR). Coverage: Artic, France, British Isles, Eastern Europe, Iberia, Balkans, Italia, Scandinavia, Central Europe Features: - Application in English or French - Home made Europe vector map - Day and night styles - Remove upper airspaces with a ceiling filter - Traditional SDICAO map still available - Free ICAO additional maps (14 countries) - Chargeable maps available (see shop at https://skydreamsoft.fr) - Online maps (plan, terrain, satellite, hybrid) - Use your maps in MBTiles format - Use your map layers (KML, GeoJSON, SHP) - Display several maps simultaneously - Change maps according to zoom - Manage your custom waypoints - Georeferenced VAC maps (automatic zoom mode) - GPS tracking (speed vector & time bubbles) - Be alerted in the event of loss of GPS or traffic stream (GDL90) - Estimation of wind aloft - Height estimation (accurate terrain model) - Magnetic declination - Map options (auto-center, orientation) - Direct function (including localities search) - Live track - Replay tracks - Customisable black box - Export of tracks in KML and GPX formats - 2D and 3D track display - Stopwatches - VFR & IFR Notams - Zones from SUPAIP - RTBA (very low altitude network) activations - Double-tap airspace details - Flight profile - Navigation profile - Create your navigations in just a few clicks - Configurable flight log - Take into account climb/descent times - Drift and effective wind taken into account - Overlaps (radio navigation) - Help with choosing frequencies - Export and import of GPX, KML, PLN (Flight Simulator) and FPL (Garmin) navigations - METAR & TAF & SIGMET (raw and decoded) - Wintems (18 levels and 24-hour forecasts) - WINTEM and TEMSI weather maps from Météo-France - Weather radar - Data sheets for your aircraft - Weight and balance screen - Fuel estimates - Narrow route briefing (weather, airfields and notams on your route) - Generation of complete flight report - French documentation (VAC, AIP, ULM, SUP AIP, FFA ICARUS) - Load your personal documents and associate them with custom waypoints - Library of VFR & weather guides, map supplements, legends, etc. - Replace GPS with your flight simulator (FS2020/4, FSX, P3D, X-Plane, FlightGear, AeroFly) - Use SafeSky or your traffic detection unit with GDL90 - Synchronise navigations, aircraft, custom points and tracks between your devices - Numerous customisation options!

About

FSnav

Features
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FSnav is a VFR navigation app for private pilots: moving map, flight planning, a complete flight briefing pack, weather and a worldwide weather globe, live airspace, logbook, augmented reality. COUNTRIES • France: official SIA data, updated every AIRAC cycle, readable offline. • United States (new): official FAA data every cycle, Sectional and TAC charts, live TFRs, NOAA weather. US NOTAMs coming. THE MAP • Airspace (Class B/C/D, CTR, TMA, LTA, FIR, FIS sectors, P, R, D, MOA, military routes, RMZ/TMZ, TRA) with floors and ceilings, a ceiling filter, and the list of airspace you are in while flying. • Live: military route activations (AZBA), SUP AIP zones, NOTAMs on the map and in the airfield sheet (France), TFRs (US), SIGMET. • Warnings in words before you enter an airspace (“TMA in 4 min, climbing”). • Airfields, true-scale runways, taxiways, holding points, windsocks turned to the measured wind, fuel. • Obstacles, power lines, nature reserves, sensitive sites, built-up areas. • OACI and VAC charts (France), Sectional and TAC charts (US), georeferenced and readable offline. Terrain, night mode, satellite. • 3D airspace view, an (i) sheet for every layer, augmented reality (tags on the camera image). • Your points, layers (KML, GPX, GeoJSON, MBTiles) and documents, synced between your devices. NAVIGATION • Plan on the map, direct-to, drag and drop. Import and export GPX, KML, FPL, PLN. • Nav log: headings, drift, ground speed, times, fuel, estimated and actual times. • Vertical profile: terrain, minimum safe altitude, airspace, obstacles. • Route weather analysis with suggested routes around bad weather. • Engine-failure approach patterns for training (power-off 180 in the US). • Traffic: portable ADS-B/FLARM receivers (GDL 90: SkyEcho, Stratux, PilotAware, Sentry, Stratus) with conflict assessment. FLIGHT BRIEFING PACK Your whole preparation in one PDF, sections and order of your choice. • Sun times and aeronautical night, airfields with NOTAMs and VAC charts, nav log, fuel plan, profile. • METAR and TAF at your estimated time, Vigilance, SIGMET, TEMSI, WINTEM; airspace crossed, active military areas, NOTAMs along the route. WEATHER • France: Météo-France radar, lightning, satellite, stations, METAR and TAF, Vigilance, TEMSI and WINTEM charts; AROME and GFS forecasts. • United States: NOAA radar, lightning, GOES satellite, METAR and TAF, AIRMET, SIGMET, PIREP; HRRR, NBM and GFS forecasts. • Wind at every level, clouds, precipitation, visibility, gusts, storm risk, 0 °C level, icing. SIGMETs and AIRMETs decoded into plain words. • Offline weather box prepared before the flight. WEATHER GLOBE The whole world’s weather on a 3D globe. • Observed: infrared, visible and water vapour satellite in a loop, lightning, storm cells, deep convection, worldwide SIGMETs, tropical cyclones. • Forecast: surface, FL180 and FL300 wind, clouds, precipitation, temperature, CAPE, gusts, 0 °C level, icing and turbulence, up to 5 days, animated. FLIGHT REPLAY • GPS track recorded automatically, replay with instruments, past flights shared as an image or GPX. LOGBOOK, AIRCRAFT, KNOWLEDGE • Logbook: hours, landings, recent experience (FCL.060, FCL.740), your flying club’s minima, CSV export. • My aircraft: profile, fuel plan, weight and balance on the flight manual envelope. • Knowledge (France): the FFA VFR pilot memo and FCL.055 English preparation. SUBSCRIPTION 7-day free trial with every feature, then a yearly or monthly subscription. FSnav is an aid to flight preparation and monitoring: official documents (AIP, charts, flight manual) remain the reference. Your recorded flights and logbook stay on your phone. Data sources and licences: fsnav.flightshared.com/en/sources Terms of Use (Apple standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://fsnav.flightshared.com/en/privacy

Screenshots

SDVFR Next4 screens
FSnav4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FSnav at every 4 days against SDVFR Next's every 9 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SDVFR Next ships an update every 9 days, FSnav every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
SDVFR Next versus FSnav: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSDVFR NextFSnav
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews72.4% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.516.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB99 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSKYDREAMSOFT OODFlightShared

In-app purchases

None

SDVFR Next

No in-app purchases

None

FSnav

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SDVFR Next free?
SDVFR Next is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FSnav free?
FSnav is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SDVFR Next or FSnav have ads?
Neither SDVFR Next nor FSnav shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SDVFR Next or FSnav?
SDVFR Next ships an update every 9 days, and FSnav every 4 days. Most recently, SDVFR Next was updated on October 30, 2026 and FSnav on October 29, 2026.

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