Comparison

iFMS vs Flight Briefing

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

Head to head
About

iFMS

Enhance your flight simulator experience with a realistic Boeing-style Flight Management System and cockpit displays on your mobile device. Build a home cockpit and connect to popular simulators over your local network for immersive practice.

Highlights
  • Realistic Flight Planning/Tracking/Navigation
  • Boeing style Flight Management System
  • Boeing style Primary Flight Display
  • Various EICAS Displays
  • LNAV & VNAV autopilot control
  • Configurable aircraft
  • Updatable navdata
Features
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Make your Flight Simulator experience a more realistic one. iFMS will provide you with a nearly fully functional "Boeing style" Flight Management System, A Primary Flight Display, Navigation Display and a number of 2 or 4 engine EICAS displays on your iPhone, iPad or iPod. Build your very own home cockpit using only a few mobile devices and connect to any of the popular Flight Simulators over your local network. iFMS can be configured for use with almost any of your favorite Flight Simulator's standard or add-on aircraft. A number of default aircraft configuration files are included but you can easily make your own and download them to your iFMS through iTunes. The FMS display and functionality simulates the "Boeing style" Flight Management System accurately. Apart from all the standard flight planning and tracking functionality, all the more complex functions such as hold programming, custom waypoint programming by coordinates, heading/distance calculation or waypoints radial/intersection calculation and abeam route waypoint calculations are available as well, along with much, much more. iFMS also includes an LNAV/VNAV engine which will control your aircraft's autopilot to fly the programmed LNAV/VNAV route. iFMS uses Wi-Fi to connect to your favorite Flight Simulator over your local network, alternatively iFMS can also use the device GPS (if present) as a data source, you can be a passenger in the car and practice your FMS programming skills. Be aware though, iFMS cannot be used for real world aviation navigation as this is strictly against the terms of use of this product. iFMS can be configured for use with almost any of your favorite Flight Simulator's standard aircraft and most add-on aircraft, a number of default aircraft are included but you can easily make your own on your computer and transfer them to iFMS through iTunes. Features summary: - Realistic Flight Planning/Tracking/Navigation - Boeing style Flight Management System - Boeing style Primary Flight Display - Boeing style HSI or NAV Display - Various 2 or 4 engine EICAS Displays - LNAV & VNAV calculation and MCP programming - LNAV/VNAV engine to control the aircraft autopilot - Configurable aircraft - Use your own created aircraft files - Loading and saving of flight plans - Compatible with Apple iPhone, iPod and iPad - Single portrait or side by side landscape view - Updatable navdata through Navigraph Compatibility: FMS will run on the following devices: - iPad (3rd generation or later) - iPad Mini/Air/Pro - iPhone (4th generation or later) - iPod Touch (4th generation or later) iFMS is compatible to run with: - Microsoft Flight Simulator 9 (using FSUIPC) - Microsoft Flight Simulator X - Prepar3D 2.X - Prepar3D 3.X - Prepar3D 4.X - X-Plane (Windows and OSX) - Stand-alone (GPS driven) Please visit http://www.ifms-fs.com for more details about iFMS, supported flight simulator packages and how to connect iFMS to them.

About

Flight Briefing

This app provides pilots with a comprehensive electronic flight folder for pre-flight briefings. It includes weather data, NOTAMs, operational flight plans with automatic calculations, and a customizable journey log. All flight data can be submitted directly to airline operations.

Highlights
  • Electronic Flight Folder
  • Interactive Operational Flight Plan
  • Weather and NOTAMs
  • Automatic Fuel and Time Calculations
  • Customizable Journey Log
  • Data Submission to Flight Ops
Features
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Prepare and perform your flight with the FlightBriefing App, then submit all the entered data and journey log to your airline's flight ops department or operations center from within the app. The Flight Briefing App contains a complete Electronic Flight Folder, with all necessary information for a pre-flight briefing, including map, weather (METAR, TAF, SIGMET, Wind and significant weather charts), NOTAMs, Operational Flight Plan (including Mass & Balance and Fuel Figures), and the filed ATC flight plan. - The Operational Flight Plan is interactive, perform time and fuel checks during the flight, remaining time and fuel is automatically calculated. - Weather and NOTAMs can be searched and marked as important or not applicable. - All data recorded during flight can then be submitted to your Airline's Flight Ops Department, eliminating the need for paper in the cockpit. - Includes a Journey Log with fields customized for your airline. Layout and data included can be adapted to your airline's own needs and operational procedures. The real data presented in the Flight Briefing App will come from your Airline's flight planning system (PPS, Navblue N-Flight Planning, other providers upon request), and contain the same information as you get in a traditional paper briefing package. An integration with your airline's flight planning provider and operational procedures is therefore necessary.

Screenshots

iFMS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flight Briefing at 100% against iFMS's 46%. Flight Briefing also leads on price (Free vs $15.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.1). iFMS's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Flight Briefing is free to download; iFMS costs $15.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flight Briefing holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iFMS has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of iFMS's written reviews are positive against 100% of Flight Briefing's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iFMS ships an update every 4 weeks, Flight Briefing fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
iFMS versus Flight Briefing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriFMSFlight Briefing
Price$15.99Free — better
Rating3.1 (14 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS8.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB197 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael FeyterJohan Bergsee

Customer experience

iFMS

All ratings14 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral21.4%
Negative35.7%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive45.7%
Neutral13.0%
Negative41.3%

Flight Briefing

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

iFMS

No in-app purchases

None

Flight Briefing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iFMS free?
iFMS costs $15.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flight Briefing free?
Flight Briefing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iFMS or Flight Briefing?
Flight Briefing is rated higher. iFMS averages 3.1 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Flight Briefing averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do iFMS or Flight Briefing have ads?
Neither iFMS nor Flight Briefing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iFMS or Flight Briefing?
iFMS ships an update every 4 weeks, and Flight Briefing fortnightly. Most recently, iFMS was updated on September 23, 2026 and Flight Briefing on September 24, 2026.

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