Comparison

FlightSpace vs Aurora Expert

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

Head to head
About

FlightSpace

Features
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FlightSpace is a professional UAV flight planning tool. It combines altitude-specific weather forecasts, route analysis, terrain profiles, and key preflight risk assessment in one app. Key capabilities: - wind and gusts at multiple altitudes; - temperature, humidity, and dew point; - cloud cover, estimated cloud base, precipitation, and visibility; - wind and weather maps; - weather analysis along a route; - terrain profile, line of sight, and Fresnel zone; - azimuth, distance measurement, and map points; - risk assessment using operator-defined aircraft thresholds; - suitable weather-window detection; - Ukrainian, English, Polish, German, French, and Spanish localization, with light and dark themes. FlightSpace turns complex forecast data into a clear assessment so operators can identify critical factors and make informed decisions before takeoff. Important: FlightSpace is a planning aid. It does not replace preflight checks, actual observations, official regulations, or operator judgment. Forecasts, digital terrain models, and radio calculations contain uncertainty and may not include local obstacles, interference, or rapid atmospheric changes. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Apple Watch: view the latest forecast, temperature and wind at your working altitude on your wrist. Forecasts are shared automatically from the paired iPhone with FlightSpace installed on the watch. The watch displays the latest data received from the paired iPhone.

About

Aurora Expert

Features
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Live data from NOAA’s new solar wind sentinel SOLAR-1: Aurora Expert tells you whether you can see the aurora tonight – at your place, with clouds, darkness and the moon. FREE • Tonight’s chance at your place, in five levels from “Very low” to “Very likely” – and every value says when it is from. • Why this verdict? Tap ⓘ: the factors behind the chance and the Kp it takes where you are. • Forecast for up to three nights: Kp, how far the aurora reaches, and the clouds when Apple Weather provides them. • Globe with a time scrubber: NOAA’s aurora oval twelve hours back and ahead, with the day and night side. For both hemispheres. • An alert for your home when the aurora activity there reaches the threshold and it is dark – with a test alert, so you know it arrives. • Red light and field mode for outside: compass and the key values, and your eyes stay adapted to the dark. • Live Activity and widgets for the Lock Screen and StandBy. • Journal with a season summary: for each place, from your own answers, how often you saw the aurora at each forecast level. • At Kp 7 or more, the storm cockpit is open for one night without Aurora Pro. AURORA PRO – ONE PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION • Place alerts: alerts for every saved place within aurora range, your own threshold of 25, 50 or 75%, wake for strong activity. Save unlimited places. • Trip planner: the best spot for every night of your trip, with route and leave-by reminder. • Tonight from here: clearer places within a 30 to 90 minute drive. • Your best nights: season calendar and widget. • Storm cockpit: Deep Dive with solar wind, Kp history and raw data, substorm tracker, CME outlook and live tiles in field mode. • My nights: photos for your nights, a gallery and export as CSV or JSON. DATA Aurora activity (OVATION), Kp and storm warnings from NOAA SWPC, solar wind from NOAA SOLAR-1 / ACE at the Lagrange point L1, clouds from Apple Weather. No ads, no tracking.

Screenshots

FlightSpace4 screens
Aurora Expert4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FlightSpace at every 2 days against Aurora Expert's every 6 days. FlightSpace also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. FlightSpace sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Aurora Expert sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlightSpace ships an update every 2 days, Aurora Expert every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
FlightSpace versus Aurora Expert: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlightSpaceAurora Expert
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDmytro YefimovMark Baumann

In-app purchases

2 purchases

FlightSpace

Subscriptions2
  • FlightSpace Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • FlightSpace Pro Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
1 purchases

Aurora Expert

One-time1
  • Aurora Export Pro Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is FlightSpace free?
FlightSpace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aurora Expert free?
Aurora Expert is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FlightSpace or Aurora Expert have ads?
Neither FlightSpace nor Aurora Expert shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FlightSpace or Aurora Expert?
FlightSpace ships an update every 2 days, and Aurora Expert every 6 days. Most recently, FlightSpace was updated on November 5, 2026 and Aurora Expert on October 31, 2026.

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