Comparison

APG Pilot ONE vs Ascent EFB

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

Head to head
About

APG Pilot ONE

This aviation app offers essential flight planning and inflight tools in one streamlined system. It provides rapid global flight planning, airport information, and a moving map with advanced weather for pilots. Designed for ease, speed, and accuracy, it supports pilots from preflight to inflight operations.

Highlights
  • Global flight planning
  • Inflight moving map
  • Advanced weather information
  • Detailed airport data
  • Pilot-focused workflow
  • Real-time calculations
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All-new Pilot ONE from APG brings essential flight planning and inflight tools into a single, streamlined system. Designed for the ease, speed, and accuracy that modern aviation demands, Pilot ONE supports key phases of flight, including preflight and inflight use. Pilot ONE is a self-service aviation app for individual pilots. Any pilot can download the app from the App Store and begin using its features without affiliation with a company or organization. EASE: Pilot-First. All in One. ===================== Key tools for a safe, efficient flight are just a tap away. Pilot ONE delivers rapid global flight planning, detailed airport information, and an inflight moving map with advanced weather in one intuitive platform. Built around real-world pilot workflows, every task—creating a flight, reviewing weather, or managing the flight—is faster and more intuitive than ever. Available on iPad and iPhone, Pilot ONE keeps a pilot focused on flying, not managing software. Clear color-coded visuals and large easy-to-read text simplify decision-making and reduce workload at every step. SPEED: From Preflight to Inflight in Seconds. ================================= Pilot ONE eliminates the delays and bottlenecks of legacy tools. Key features are always within two taps. Routes generate in seconds, filtered alternates populate instantly, calculations run in real time, and SIDs and STARs are selected visually with clear color-coded guidance. From preflight planning to inflight operations, Pilot ONE saves valuable time—improving efficiency, reducing workload, and keeping flights on schedule. ACCURACY: Trusted APG Data—Anywhere in the World. ========================================== Every calculation is built on APG’s 25 years of aviation expertise to deliver reliable data and accurate results for pilots worldwide.

About

Ascent EFB

Plan and navigate flights with a high-performance moving map and integrated weather and airspace data. Features include flight planning, real-time weather overlays, global airspace information, and an electronic logbook. Built by pilots for pilots, it offers a clean interface for enhanced situational awareness.

Highlights
  • High-performance moving map
  • Integrated weather overlays
  • Global airspace information
  • Flight planning tools
  • Electronic logbook
  • 3D map view
Features
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Ascent is the electronic flight bag built to keep you ahead of the airplane. Plan the flight, brief the weather, and see the airspace around you, all on one fast, uncluttered map. Whether you're a student pilot flying your first cross-country or a working crew planning a long leg, Ascent gives you a clean, high-performance moving map and the tools to back it up. No clutter, no learning curve, just the picture you need to fly. FLIGHT PLANNING Build your route right on the map. Set your departure and destination, drop waypoints along the way, and watch the whole flight come together from takeoff to touchdown. Ascent runs the numbers for you: distance, ETE, and fuel burn, laid out in a clean nav log so you know exactly what each leg costs before you fly it. Your plan stays live as conditions change, so you always know where you're headed and what's between you and the airport. WEATHER Get the full picture before you go and stay ahead of it en route. Ascent layers a deep set of weather products right over your route, so you can see the sky the way it actually is: Radar and precipitation, thunderstorms, convective clouds, hail severity, and tropical cyclones for the big-picture threats. Winds aloft with wind speed and wind speed contours, plus temperature, dew point, and humidity to understand what the air is doing. Cloud cover and visibility for the go/no-go call, and sea-level pressure to read the systems moving through. PIREPs, AIRMETs and SIGMETs, Center Weather Advisories (CWA), and the Traffic Flow Management Convective Forecast (TCF). Flying overwater or oceanic? Ocean currents and wave height layers have you covered. Turn on only what you want and keep the map clean. GLOBAL AIRSPACE Fly anywhere. Ascent shows airspace worldwide, so the map works the same whether you're shooting the pattern at your home field or crossing into a new country. See Class B, C, D, and E, MOAs, restricted and prohibited areas, and TFRs, so you know what's around you and what's ahead before you get there. 3D It’s time to stop thinking of EFBs in a 2D manner. We’ve decided that rather than the traditional map layout, the modern pilot should be able to interact with their navigational data with new perspective. You can now enhance your situational awareness and ease of use of your EFB by interacting with a 3D map. LOGBOOK Keep your hours where you fly them. Log your flights in the app so your times, currency, and history are always with you, right next to the map you flew them on. CHARTS Geo-referenced FAA charts, tied to your position on the map. VFR Sectionals and Terminal Area Charts, plus IFR Enroute Low, High and Area charts. Download them before you go and they keep working with no signal at all. OFFLINE Charts and the full 3D map work completely offline. Download the regions you need while you have signal, and the whole picture stays with you when the bars do not. COMING SOON We're just getting started. On the way: Mayday Mode. One tap stands up 7700 and guard 121.5, ready for you to confirm. You fly the airplane. Ascent EFB is built by pilots, for pilots. We ship fast and we listen. Tell us what you want to see next. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

APG Pilot ONE4 screens
Ascent EFB4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ascent EFB at 5.0 against APG Pilot ONE's 3.7. On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. APG Pilot ONE sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $249.99 per year and Ascent EFB sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $89.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ascent EFB holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 7 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

APG Pilot ONE ships an update weekly, Ascent EFB every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
APG Pilot ONE versus Ascent EFB: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAPG Pilot ONEAscent EFB
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (19 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings19 — better7
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size568 MB121 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAircraft Performance Group, LLCGeoSpatios

Customer experience

APG Pilot ONE

All ratings19 ratings
Positive63.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative31.6%

Ascent EFB

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

APG Pilot ONE

Subscriptions1
  • Single Pilot Flight Planning$249.991 Year
1 purchases

Ascent EFB

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly1 Year trial$89.991 Year

Questions

Is APG Pilot ONE free?
APG Pilot ONE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ascent EFB free?
Ascent EFB is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, APG Pilot ONE or Ascent EFB?
Ascent EFB is rated higher. APG Pilot ONE averages 3.7 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Ascent EFB averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do APG Pilot ONE or Ascent EFB have ads?
Neither APG Pilot ONE nor Ascent EFB shows ads.
Which is updated more often, APG Pilot ONE or Ascent EFB?
APG Pilot ONE ships an update weekly, and Ascent EFB every 10 days. Most recently, APG Pilot ONE was updated on October 28, 2026 and Ascent EFB on October 21, 2026.

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