Comparison

NexHawk EFB vs SkyRove

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

About

SkyRove

Features
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SkyRove is a free VFR flight-planning app and pilot community, built by a student pilot who wanted a genuinely open, no-strings tool for planning and sharing GA flights. Plan a route in seconds, check it against controlled airspace and terrain, brief the airfields at both ends, then fly it with a moving map — and afterwards, log the flight and share the journey with other pilots. PLAN YOUR FLIGHT • Tap-to-route planning with instant distance, heading and time • True magnetic headings from the World Magnetic Model • Controlled-airspace warnings along your route and at your cruising level • Interactive terrain profile so you can see clearance at a glance • Live NOTAMs and METAR/TAF weather for your airfields • Wind, cloud and rain overlays BRIEF ANY AIRFIELD • Runways, frequencies, elevation and circuit information • Sunrise, sunset and last-light times • Approach plates where available • Live arrivals and departures at larger airports FLY IT • Full-screen moving map with your aircraft position • Follow mode from brakes-off to shutdown • Automatic airborne and landing detection LOG AND REPLAY • Every flight logged automatically with track, distance and time • Import your existing logbook, including SkyDemon flight logs • Replay any flight with granular playback controls • Flight heatmap of everywhere you have flown SHARE WITH THE COMMUNITY • Publish your journeys with the route and story behind them • Follow other pilots and discover their flights • Swap tips, ask questions and find fly-ins • Build up a directory of airfields the community actually uses FREE FOREVER SkyRove is free and always will be. There are no subscriptions, no adverts and no locked features. If you find it useful, you can support it with a small donation — but you never have to. IMPORTANT SkyRove is an aid to flight planning and situational awareness. It is not certified for navigation and must not be used as your primary means of navigation. Always carry current official charts and publications, and check NOTAMs and weather from official sources before every flight.

Screenshots

NexHawk EFB4 screens
SkyRove4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SkyRove at none against NexHawk EFB's 10. SkyRove also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 days). On price, ads, device support 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. NexHawk EFB sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. SkyRove asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NexHawk EFB ships an update every 8 days, SkyRove every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
NexHawk EFB versus SkyRove: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNexHawk EFBSkyRove
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size125 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSKYLINE ARC LLCDavid Campbell

In-app purchases

10 purchases

NexHawk EFB

Subscriptions7
  • Multi-Device (1 Year)$19.991 Year
  • Afterburner (3 Months)$20.993 Months
  • NexHawk IFR (3 Months)$37.993 Months
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  • Maverick Elite (3 Months)$55.993 Months
  • Afterburner (1 Year)$69.991 Year
  • NexHawk IFR (1 Year)$129.991 Year
  • Maverick Elite (1 Year)$189.991 Year
One-time3
  • Premium Profile Images$4.99
  • Support The Dev$4.99
  • Flight Simulator Bridge$19.99
None

SkyRove

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NexHawk EFB free?
NexHawk EFB is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SkyRove free?
SkyRove is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NexHawk EFB or SkyRove have ads?
Neither NexHawk EFB nor SkyRove shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NexHawk EFB or SkyRove?
NexHawk EFB ships an update every 8 days, and SkyRove every 2 days. Most recently, NexHawk EFB was updated on October 5, 2026 and SkyRove on October 14, 2026.

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