Comparison

City Compass vs NOTAM Briefer

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

Head to head
About

City Compass

This app acts as a world city finder, instantly locating thousands of cities worldwide relative to your position. It features a precise compass indicator for true or magnetic north and offers a distraction-free interface for navigation enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • World city discovery
  • Real-time nearest city highlighting
  • True/Magnetic North compass
  • Intuitive touch controls
  • Distraction-free interface
  • Smooth animations
Features
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Discover your favorite navigation companion with City Compass, the ultimate directional tool that transforms your device into a world city finder. WORLD CITY DISCOVERY • Instantly locate thousands of cities worldwide relative to your position • Smart highlighting identifies your nearest city in real-time • Explore global destinations with intuitive touch controls • Perfect for travelers, hikers, and navigation enthusiasts TRUE PRECISION NAVIGATION • Bright red triangle indicator points to true or magnetic north • Switch between True North and Magnetic North • Smooth, responsive compass rotation with intelligent gesture controls PREMIUM FEATURES • Clean, distraction-free interface design • Smooth animations and responsive touch controls • No ads, no subscriptions Whether you're planning your next adventure, learning geography, or simply curious about what lies beyond the horizon, City Compass delivers professional-grade navigation tools in a beautifully crafted app. Download City Compass today and never lose your sense of direction again.

About

NOTAM Briefer

Features
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NOTAM Briefer turns raw NOTAM teletype into something you can read, for the airports and the route you are actually flying. BRIEF A WHOLE FLIGHT IN ONE PASS Enter departure, destination and alternates. You get every NOTAM for those aerodromes plus the corridor between them, grouped in flight order and sorted by severity, so what matters is at the top. RAW TEXT FIRST, PLAIN LANGUAGE UNDERNEATH The published teletype is what you are accountable for having read, so it leads. A plain language reading in English or French follows it, clearly marked as machine generated. You can flip the order in Settings. SEE IT ON THE CHART Every NOTAM draws on a visual flight rules chart: affected areas, route lines, severity and category colours, filters, and a tap for the full record. Day, night, and a red night theme. LIVE TRACKING WHILE YOU FLY Turn on tracking and the app watches for NOTAMs near the aircraft. Your position shows on the chart, north up or track up, and you are told when you enter or leave an affected area. WORKS WITHOUT A SIGNAL Tracking is used where there is no network, so while the app is open it keeps the chart and the NOTAM data around the aircraft downloaded: 50 nautical miles at high detail, 150 nautical miles around that. When the signal drops, tracking keeps answering from what is stored and tells you how old it is. Briefings you have opened stay readable offline. Storage stays under 150 MB. TAKE IT WITH YOU Export any briefing as a PDF to share, print or save. Each section carries a map of its own NOTAMs, and the document builds on the device, so it works offline. ALSO IN THE APP Voice entry for airport codes, using standard phonetics in English or French. Saved routes for the legs you fly often. Full support for the system text size, including the largest accessibility settings. English and French throughout. IMPORTANT This service is not approved for flight preparation or navigation, and its data may be incomplete or delayed. Plain language readings are automated and may be wrong. The raw NOTAM text is the sole source of truth. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

City Compass3 screens
NOTAM Briefer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: City Compass at none against NOTAM Briefer's 4. City Compass also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). NOTAM Briefer's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. NOTAM Briefer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. City Compass asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for City Compass against 5.0 for NOTAM Briefer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

City Compass ships an update every 6 days, NOTAM Briefer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
City Compass versus NOTAM Briefer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCity CompassNOTAM Briefer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDan Costinamenai technologies

Customer experience

City Compass

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

NOTAM Briefer

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

In-app purchases

None

City Compass

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

NOTAM Briefer

Subscriptions4
  • Premium$2.991 Month
  • Premium+$5.991 Month
  • Premium$29.991 Year
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  • Premium+$59.991 Year

Questions

Is City Compass free?
City Compass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NOTAM Briefer free?
NOTAM Briefer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, City Compass or NOTAM Briefer?
City Compass and NOTAM Briefer are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do City Compass or NOTAM Briefer have ads?
Neither City Compass nor NOTAM Briefer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, City Compass or NOTAM Briefer?
City Compass ships an update every 6 days, and NOTAM Briefer every 3 weeks. Most recently, City Compass was updated on October 24, 2026 and NOTAM Briefer on October 26, 2026.

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