NaviGate vs NexHawk EFB
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NaviGate
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NaviGate is the situational awareness companion built for professional pilots — designed to keep you ahead of the weather and the airspace, from preflight to top of descent. SMART SCAN — OCR FLIGHT PLAN INPUT Point your camera at your ATC flight plan and NaviGate reads it instantly. Compatible with LIDO format. Route, levels, timings and alternate are extracted automatically — no typing required. FLIGHT HUD — LIVE DELAY & TAKE-OFF TIME A persistent banner shows callsign, registration, gate, flight time and initial FL. Your departure delay appears live, and TO TIME follows the estimated, then actual take-off on its own. Set it by hand and your time always wins. Hazard alerts for destination and alternate are one tap away. VERTICAL PROFILE Your whole route in cross-section: terrain and MORA, WAFS turbulence, icing, CB tops and active SIGMETs at their real flight levels. Headwind and tailwind (H / T) are shown along the route, with your average en-route wind. A nautical-mile scale, waypoint passing times and a simulated aircraft complete the picture — scrub the timeline to see how the weather evolves. RAIN RADAR — SEVEN NATIONAL NETWORKS High-resolution precipitation radar from Europe, the United States, Australia, Japan, China, Taiwan and South Korea on one synchronized timeline, with a freshness alert per source. RUNWAYS & APPROACHES Every airport marker shows its runway layout, true to orientation. The airport sheet lists runways with wind components and the published approaches for each one: ILS category, RNP, LOC, VOR, NDB. NEAREST AIRPORTS (NRST) In flight, the NRST button lists airports around your estimated position, sorted by distance, with current weather, TAF hazards and best approach. Radius and minimum runway are set in Settings. SMART ALTERNATE FINDER Alternate looking marginal? Scan airports near your destination, filtered by radius and runway length. Live TAFs rank candidates as Suitable or Caution, with each airport's best approach. Candidates are pre-cached so the finder works offline. HAZARD DETECTION Destination and alternate TAFs are analyzed around your ETA: low clouds, poor visibility, strong winds, thunderstorms and heavy precipitation are flagged. Thresholds are fully configurable. SIGMETS, LIGHTNING & WAFS Active SIGMETs color-coded by hazard and kept visible on top of the radar — tap any zone for the full text, or scan your own. Live worldwide lightning. WAFS turbulence, icing and CB tops at several levels, up to 36 hours ahead. WX ENROUTE VFR / MVFR / IFR / LIFR on every airport along your route corridor, with the TAF trend shown as a colored ring. AIRPORT INFORMATION METAR, TAF, live D-ATIS from ACARS, NOTAMs with category filters, runway data and sunrise / sunset — all in one place, kept for offline use. TOOLBOX Equal Time Point with wind, distance ruler, time calculator, unit converter and crosswind calculator. OFFLINE & FLIGHT RECALL Radar, WAFS, CB tops, weather and D-ATIS are pre-fetched when your route is loaded. Lose connectivity mid-flight? Tap Recall to restore your full briefing. NaviGate is a supplementary situational awareness tool. It does not replace official ATC clearances, certified EFB systems, or regulatory briefing requirements. Positions are estimated, not GPS. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
NexHawk EFB
This comprehensive electronic flight bag provides pilots with a live moving map, aviation charts, traffic, and terrain awareness. It features a voice-driven AI copilot for hands-free operation and can connect to flight simulators for an immersive experience.
- Voice-driven AI Copilot
- Live moving map with aviation charts
- Traffic and terrain awareness
- Glass cockpit display (PFD/HSI)
- Flight simulator integration
- Pilot logbook and checklists
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Your whole cockpit, at a glance. NexHawk is an all-in-one electronic flight bag (EFB) for general-aviation pilots and flight-sim enthusiasts. A live moving map, aviation charts, traffic, terrain awareness, and a voice-driven AI copilot — together in one clean, glanceable cockpit. WHAT MAKES NEXHAWK DIFFERENT • Voice-driven AI Copilot — ask for weather, airports, or routes hands-free, eyes outside • A true glass cockpit (PFD/HSI) with an embedded moving-map MFD • Drive the map straight from your flight simulator over your local network MOVING MAP • Your aircraft on VFR sectional, IFR low/high, and street/satellite base maps • Smart decluttering, day/night, and configurable zoom & follow behavior • Distance rings, terrain shading, and airspace awareness FLIGHT PLANNING • Build and fly routes with bearing, distance, ETE, and active-leg guidance • Direct-To, nearest airports, and an airport directory with frequencies & runways • Vertical flight profile showing terrain, airspace, and obstacles along your route AWARENESS & ALERTS • Terrain, airspace, and traffic advisories tuned to your phase of flight • SkyScan traffic display with configurable thresholds GLASS COCKPIT & SIM • PFD/HSI glass panel with an embedded moving-map MFD • Connect to a flight-simulator bridge on your local network to drive the map from your sim EVERYTHING ELSE • Pilot Logbook, Black Box flight recorder, Aircraft Checklists & Maintenance • Career Navigator, Learning Center, and guided tutorials • Wingman pilot-to-pilot messaging Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: NaviGate at every 4 days against NexHawk EFB's every 8 days. NexHawk EFB's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. NaviGate sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month and NexHawk EFB sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
NaviGate ships an update every 4 days, NexHawk EFB every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NaviGate | NexHawk EFB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexis OVAKIMIAN | SKYLINE ARC LLC |
In-app purchases
NaviGate
- NaviGate Pro1 Month trial$2.991 Month
NexHawk EFB
- Multi-Device (1 Year)$19.991 Year
- Afterburner (3 Months)14 Days trial$20.993 Months
- NexHawk IFR (3 Months)$37.993 Months
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- Maverick Elite (3 Months)14 Days trial$55.993 Months
- Afterburner (1 Year)14 Days trial$69.991 Year
- NexHawk IFR (1 Year)$129.991 Year
- Maverick Elite (1 Year)14 Days trial$189.991 Year
- Premium Profile Images$2.99
- Support The Dev$4.99
- Flight Simulator Bridge$9.99









