Comparison

Airops Aero vs AvWx

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

Head to head
About

Airops Aero

Features
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Built for aviation professionals who need instant, reliable insight, without complexity. Key Features Advanced Map Integration Quickly view nearby airports directly on the global map. Runway & Wind Analysis Instant access to runway numbers, dimensions, and calculated headwind/tailwind/crosswind components for enhanced situational awareness. Comprehensive Airport Search Find any airport worldwide by ICAO or IATA code -fast and effortless. Hourly & Multi-Day Weather Forecasts Plan ahead with precise, location-based weather data, including detailed hourly breakdowns and multi-day outlooks. Why Choose Airops Copilot? • Aviation-focused, intuitive interface • Fast, accurate, and always up-to-date data • Designed for professionals, simulators, and training environments • Clean visuals with powerful map-based interaction Important Notice Airops Copilot is designed for situational awareness, simulation, and training purposes only. It is not intended for operational decision-making or real-world flight planning. Always rely on official and certified sources for operational use. Subscription Information An active subscription is required to unlock all features. Start with a free trial. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime from your account settings.

About

AvWx

Provides pilots and dispatchers with fast, reliable aviation weather information. It integrates data from official sources into an intuitive interface for operational decision-making, offering features like METAR/TAF analysis and advisory highlights.

Highlights
  • METAR & TAF runway wind components
  • FAA Advisories integration
  • Unlimited airport tracking (Pro)
  • Extended Apple Weather forecasts (Pro)
  • Sun & moon events visualization (Pro)
  • Alternate requirements highlighting (Pro)
  • Offline-aware operation
Features
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Situational awareness for pilots and dispatchers — every airport you care about, on one screen. AvWx brings NOAA's forecasts and radar, AviationWeather.gov, FAA advisories and NOTAMs, Digital ATIS, NWS alerts and Apple Weather into one picture, so you can read a whole day of flying without opening five apps. TAF TIMELINE Every TAF drawn on one time axis: TEMPO and PROB groups in their own band, each hour's worst ceiling and visibility with its flight category, runway wind components, the current METAR overlaid, and NOAA's hourly forecast beneath it. NOAA METEOGRAM One day, hour by hour: clouds by altitude to 45,000 ft, the freezing level, precipitation and snowfall by type, winds aloft and the flight category — each reading labeled with the NOAA model behind it. MAPS AND RADAR NOAA's newest radar scans looped over the last hour, storm cells with motion arrows, lightning within minutes of the flash, satellite clouds, fronts, NWS alert regions, worldwide forecast layers, airspace, and satellite imagery down to the runway. ALSO • Ceiling and visibility every 15 minutes for six hours in the US, and out to a week worldwide • NOTAMs worldwide, straight from the FAA's NOTAM Management Service — closed runways and approach aids out of service marked on the runway table and METAR tiles, closures drawn on the satellite view • Traffic flow and the runways in use, handy at non-towered fields • SIGMETs, CWAs and NWS alerts matched to your airport's position, not just its region • Decoded D-ATIS, METAR tiles, favored runways, density altitude, sun and moon • Saved places beyond airports — home, layovers, anywhere — with full forecasts FREE: up to five airports, METAR and TAF, the TAF timeline, NOTAMs, traffic flow and FAA advisories. PREMIUM: unlimited airports, the maps and radar, the NOAA meteogram and charts, Apple Weather's tiles and charts, and no ads. One-week free trial. An in-app Guide and Legend explain every bar and color. AvWx is a professional supplement, not a replacement for certified flight-planning tools. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://avwxllc.github.io/privacy-policy.md

Screenshots

Airops Aero4 screens
AvWx4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Airops Aero at none against AvWx's shown. Airops Aero also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.2). On price, update cadence, 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. Airops Aero sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and AvWx sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Airops Aero ships an update every 9 days, AvWx every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Airops Aero versus AvWx: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAirops AeroAvWx
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—8 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB115 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYusuf KabasakalAvWx, LLC

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Airops Aero

Subscriptions4
  • Airops Wind Pro: Monthly Plan14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Airops Wind Pro: Annual Plan14 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Monthly Premium Corrected14 Days trial$100.001 Month
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  • Annual Premium Corrected14 Days trial$1000.001 Year
2 purchases

AvWx

Subscriptions2
  • All Access7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • All Access7 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Airops Aero free?
Airops Aero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AvWx free?
AvWx is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Airops Aero or AvWx have ads?
AvWx shows ads; Airops Aero does not.
Which is updated more often, Airops Aero or AvWx?
Airops Aero ships an update every 9 days, and AvWx every 2 weeks. Most recently, Airops Aero was updated on October 30, 2026 and AvWx on November 4, 2026.

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