Comparison

FlyCharts vs Plotter

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

Head to head
About

FlyCharts

This app provides flight simulation enthusiasts with advanced tools for planning and navigating flights. It offers realistic performance data, global charts, and live simulator tracking with a moving map for both VFR and IFR routes.

Highlights
  • Advanced flight plan generator
  • Global navigation maps and charts
  • Live simulator tracking with moving map
  • Accurate aircraft performance data
  • Realistic fuel planning
  • Seamless flight plan export
Features
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FlyCharts is a powerful yet easy-to-use flight planner and navigation app built for flight simulation. Compatible with Flight Simulator (MSFS), Prepare 3D, Aerofly FS and X-Plane, it gives sim pilots realistic flight planning tools, global aviation charts, accurate aircraft performance data, and live simulator tracking with moving map. From VFR to IFR flight planning, FlyCharts helps you to plan and flight with accuracy and confidence. Advanced Flight Planning - Flight plan generator with advanced route finder - Manually add or remove waypoints and procedures from the flight plan - 80+ aircraft available, from general aviation to airliners - Flight profile with aircraft performance-based navigation - Accurate fuel planning with realistic consumption models - Oceanic tracks (NAT & PACOTS) for long-haul - Seamless flight plan export to supported simulators Live Navigation - Global navigation maps and enroute charts - SID, STAR and approaches procedures - Detailed airport charts worldwide - Live simulator tracking with moving map - Real-time weather map overlays Coming Soon - Integrated flight logbook - More aircraft, charts, and advanced planning tool Whether you fly short VFR hops or long-haul IFR routes, FlyCharts is your all-in-one flight planning companion for flight simulation.

About

Plotter

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Plan your flight by hand with Plotter on iPhone and iPad. Place a transparent navigation ruler on the map, align the rotating grid and keep your measurements, drawings and study notes in one workspace. A MANUAL PLOTTER ON YOUR MAP • Move, rotate and resize the ruler. Turn its gridded disk independently of the body. • Align the grid with map meridians, read reciprocal directions and choose nautical or statute miles. • Zoom in for shorter distances: distance marks recalibrate to the map scale. • Record your own readings, then compare them with calculated references when you choose. DRAW AND KEEP YOUR WORK Use Apple's drawing tools for pens, markers, erasers, colors and line widths. Apple Pencil works on supported iPads. Drawings stay attached to geographic positions when you pan or zoom. Add your own VOR, VOR/DME, NDB, airfield and reporting-point symbols, names and notes. Routes, drawings, symbols and student notes remain saved on your device when you reopen the app. Share a complete study document or export route JSON/GPX and navigation-log CSV. MAPS THAT TRAVEL WITH YOU Choose a whole-world package of approximately 4.05 GB or 8.53 GB, or download the visible area at your preferred detail level. Check size, follow progress, pause and resume. Offline coverage ends at the downloaded area and detail level; zooming further adds no new data. Initial downloads need internet and sufficient storage. PLAN AND LEARN Use route, wind-correction, heading, time, fuel and E6B calculations with your own inputs. View NOAA METAR observations and their timestamps. Optional GPS recording works while the app is active. The interface supports English, Arabic, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish and Turkish. Map place names depend on the available source data. No separate Plotter account is required. SUBSCRIPTION Map and study tools require a monthly auto-renewing subscription. Eligible users receive a 3-day free trial, then the U.S. reference price is USD 4/month. Apple shows the actual local price, currency and trial eligibility before you confirm. Without a trial, payment applies when you confirm the purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. The subscription renews monthly unless canceled. To avoid trial renewal, cancel at least 24 hours before it ends in Settings > your name > Subscriptions. Deleting the app does not cancel the subscription. Expiry does not automatically delete saved work or downloaded files. Plotter is a planning and learning aid. The basemap is not an official or certified aeronautical chart. Use current official charts, NOTAMs, weather briefings and approved aircraft data. User symbols are annotations, not a live navaid database. Sharing a route does not file an ATS flight plan. New METAR requests require internet; map offline mode does not disable weather or Apple connections. GPS recording stops in the background. Privacy: https://akincijet.com/plotter/privacy/ Terms of Use (Apple EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://akincijet.com/plotter/support/

Screenshots

FlyCharts4 screens
Plotter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FlyCharts at none against Plotter's 1. FlyCharts also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Plotter's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). On price 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. Plotter sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.00 per month. FlyCharts asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlyCharts ships an update every 3 weeks, Plotter every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
FlyCharts versus Plotter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlyChartsPlotter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB122 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppeedYigit Can Akinci

In-app purchases

None

FlyCharts

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Plotter

Subscriptions1
  • Plotter Monthly3 Days trial$4.001 Month

Questions

Is FlyCharts free?
FlyCharts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Plotter free?
Plotter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FlyCharts or Plotter have ads?
Neither FlyCharts nor Plotter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FlyCharts or Plotter?
FlyCharts ships an update every 3 weeks, and Plotter every 3 days. Most recently, FlyCharts was updated on October 10, 2026 and Plotter on October 8, 2026.

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