Comparison

PlaneTour vs FlyOn Pilot

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

Head to head
About

PlaneTour

Features
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Showcase Your Aircraft: Builders, owners, and pilots can schedule β€œShow & Tell” sessions to display their airplanes. Share the story behind your aircraft, from design and construction to modifications and upgrades. Interactive Map: Hosts drop pins on the map to mark the exact location of their airplane. Visitors can easily navigate to the event within the app.

About

FlyOn Pilot

Features
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The FlyOn Pilot app is a flight planning and navigation app for Hot Air balloon pilots. It includes target guidance, drawing lines and geometries, adding map overlays and supports a wide range of map formats including kml, aip, geojson, tile maps and more. UTM formats are supported in both 4/4 and 6/7 formats for competition use. While the features may be super useful, the app is not a substitute for legally required flight planning and aviation instruments.

Screenshots

PlaneTour3 screens
FlyOn Pilot3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PlaneTour at Free against FlyOn Pilot's $19.99. PlaneTour also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

PlaneTour is free to download; FlyOn Pilot costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PlaneTour ships an update every 4 days, FlyOn Pilot fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
PlaneTour versus FlyOn Pilot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlaneTourFlyOn Pilot
PriceFree β€” better$19.99
Update frequencyEvery 4 days β€” betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 β€” better16.6
Further details β€” not scored
Size28 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMartin RenschlerRune Paamand

In-app purchases

None

PlaneTour

No in-app purchases

None

FlyOn Pilot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PlaneTour free?
PlaneTour is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FlyOn Pilot free?
FlyOn Pilot costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do PlaneTour or FlyOn Pilot have ads?
Neither PlaneTour nor FlyOn Pilot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PlaneTour or FlyOn Pilot?
PlaneTour ships an update every 4 days, and FlyOn Pilot fortnightly. Most recently, PlaneTour was updated on September 14, 2026 and FlyOn Pilot on September 22, 2026.

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