Comparison

FSnav vs NOTAM Briefer

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

Head to head
About

FSnav

Features
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FSnav is a VFR navigation app for private pilots: moving map, flight planning, a complete flight briefing pack, weather and a worldwide weather globe, live airspace, logbook, augmented reality. COUNTRIES β€’ France: official SIA data, updated every AIRAC cycle, readable offline. β€’ United States (new): official FAA data every cycle, Sectional and TAC charts, live TFRs, NOAA weather. US NOTAMs coming. THE MAP β€’ Airspace (Class B/C/D, CTR, TMA, LTA, FIR, FIS sectors, P, R, D, MOA, military routes, RMZ/TMZ, TRA) with floors and ceilings, a ceiling filter, and the list of airspace you are in while flying. β€’ Live: military route activations (AZBA), SUP AIP zones, NOTAMs on the map and in the airfield sheet (France), TFRs (US), SIGMET. β€’ Warnings in words before you enter an airspace (β€œTMA in 4 min, climbing”). β€’ Airfields, true-scale runways, taxiways, holding points, windsocks turned to the measured wind, fuel. β€’ Obstacles, power lines, nature reserves, sensitive sites, built-up areas. β€’ OACI and VAC charts (France), Sectional and TAC charts (US), georeferenced and readable offline. Terrain, night mode, satellite. β€’ 3D airspace view, an (i) sheet for every layer, augmented reality (tags on the camera image). β€’ Your points, layers (KML, GPX, GeoJSON, MBTiles) and documents, synced between your devices. NAVIGATION β€’ Plan on the map, direct-to, drag and drop. Import and export GPX, KML, FPL, PLN. β€’ Nav log: headings, drift, ground speed, times, fuel, estimated and actual times. β€’ Vertical profile: terrain, minimum safe altitude, airspace, obstacles. β€’ Route weather analysis with suggested routes around bad weather. β€’ Engine-failure approach patterns for training (power-off 180 in the US). β€’ Traffic: portable ADS-B/FLARM receivers (GDL 90: SkyEcho, Stratux, PilotAware, Sentry, Stratus) with conflict assessment. FLIGHT BRIEFING PACK Your whole preparation in one PDF, sections and order of your choice. β€’ Sun times and aeronautical night, airfields with NOTAMs and VAC charts, nav log, fuel plan, profile. β€’ METAR and TAF at your estimated time, Vigilance, SIGMET, TEMSI, WINTEM; airspace crossed, active military areas, NOTAMs along the route. WEATHER β€’ France: MΓ©tΓ©o-France radar, lightning, satellite, stations, METAR and TAF, Vigilance, TEMSI and WINTEM charts; AROME and GFS forecasts. β€’ United States: NOAA radar, lightning, GOES satellite, METAR and TAF, AIRMET, SIGMET, PIREP; HRRR, NBM and GFS forecasts. β€’ Wind at every level, clouds, precipitation, visibility, gusts, storm risk, 0 Β°C level, icing. SIGMETs and AIRMETs decoded into plain words. β€’ Offline weather box prepared before the flight. WEATHER GLOBE The whole world’s weather on a 3D globe. β€’ Observed: infrared, visible and water vapour satellite in a loop, lightning, storm cells, deep convection, worldwide SIGMETs, tropical cyclones. β€’ Forecast: surface, FL180 and FL300 wind, clouds, precipitation, temperature, CAPE, gusts, 0 Β°C level, icing and turbulence, up to 5 days, animated. FLIGHT REPLAY β€’ GPS track recorded automatically, replay with instruments, past flights shared as an image or GPX. LOGBOOK, AIRCRAFT, KNOWLEDGE β€’ Logbook: hours, landings, recent experience (FCL.060, FCL.740), your flying club’s minima, CSV export. β€’ My aircraft: profile, fuel plan, weight and balance on the flight manual envelope. β€’ Knowledge (France): the FFA VFR pilot memo and FCL.055 English preparation. SUBSCRIPTION 7-day free trial with every feature, then a yearly or monthly subscription. FSnav is an aid to flight preparation and monitoring: official documents (AIP, charts, flight manual) remain the reference. Your recorded flights and logbook stay on your phone. Data sources and licences: fsnav.flightshared.com/en/sources Terms of Use (Apple standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://fsnav.flightshared.com/en/privacy

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NOTAM Briefer

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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. PLANS Base is free: 5 briefings a month and 5 minutes of live tracking a day. Premium adds unlimited briefings and a weekly tracking allowance. Premium+ makes both unlimited. 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

FSnav4 screens
NOTAM Briefer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FSnav at none against NOTAM Briefer's 4. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. NOTAM Briefer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. FSnav asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
FSnav versus NOTAM Briefer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFSnavNOTAM Briefer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS16.015.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size91 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlightSharedamenai technologies

In-app purchases

None

FSnav

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 FSnav free?
FSnav is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NOTAM Briefer free?
NOTAM Briefer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FSnav or NOTAM Briefer have ads?
Neither FSnav nor NOTAM Briefer shows ads.

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