AC vs NaviGuard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AC
Access comprehensive data for business aviation, including airports, FBOs, and service providers worldwide or in North America. Detailed airport diagrams and listings for ground transportation, maintenance, and catering are included. Requires a valid subscription and login credentials.
- Airport and FBO data
- Global and North American coverage
- Service provider listings
- Ground transportation
- Maintenance providers
- Catering companies
- Airport diagrams
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The app is now compatible with iOS 12. AC-U-KWIK® is the leading provider of precise and up-to-date airport, FBO, handler and other services data for the business aviation industry. With your AC-U-KWIK® Worldwide subscription, you’ll be able to capture in-depth data on: 8500+ International and North American airports 13,500 global handlers, FBOs and fuel providers In addition to extensive listings of ground transportation, maintenance providers, catering companies and charter operators. Detailed Airport Diagrams of service provider locations With your AC-U-KWIK® NORTH AMERICAN subscription, you’ll be able to capture in-depth data on: 4000+ North American airports 3900+ North American FBOS and fuel providers In addition to extensive listings of ground transportation, maintenance providers, catering companies and charter operators. Detailed Airport Diagrams of service provider locations. ------------------------------------------------------------------ The AC-U-KWIK application is intended for pre-flight purposes only and may not be used for purposes of en route navigation. Neither AC-U-KWIK nor Informa Markets, a trading division of Informa PLC. or any of its affiliates makes any representation or warranty that the Product, or any related data or information, complies with FAA or any other applicable regulations governing publications for use in connection with flight navigation. Note: You must have a valid AC-U-KWIK username and password in order to activate this application.
NaviGuard
This flight safety feature helps pilots and operators avoid GPS interference and anomalies. It provides real-time monitoring of problem areas, active alerts for danger zones, and in-flight GPS coordinate verification.
- Real-time monitoring of GPS problem areas
- Alerts for known GPS danger zones
- In-flight GPS coordinate verification
- Avoidance of GPS spoofing and jamming
- Enhanced navigation precision
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=== NaviGuard === An Innovative Flight Safety Feature for Pilots and Operators In today's world of advanced technology and GPS-dependent navigation, pilots and flight operators need a reliable solution to ensure the accuracy and safety of their flight paths. Aircraft Performance Group is proud to offer NaviGuard, a unique feature designed to enhance the navigation capabilities of our flight planning applications. NaviGuard is specifically developed to help users avoid reported areas of GPS interference, detect anomalous GPS readings on their iPads, and validate GPS data using radio navigation. This feature offers pilots improved safety and precision during planning and in flight. == KEY BENEFITS OF NAVIGUARD == -- ANTICIPATE PROBLEMS -- Real-time monitoring of problem areas, enabling pilots to foresee and circumvent issues stemming from GPS spoofing and jamming before they occur -- SET ACTIVE ALERTS -- Proactive in-app notifications that alert pilots of known danger zones during flights, presenting the option to reroute or proceed with complete awareness of potential hazards. -- PLOT & CONFIRM -- In-flight GPS coordinate verification by mapping relative to Navigational Aids (NAVAIDs), removing any uncertainty about location accuracy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NaviGuard at 100% against AC's 0%. NaviGuard also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.5) and ads (none vs shown). AC's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NaviGuard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AC has 13 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of AC's written reviews are positive against 100% of NaviGuard's.
AC ships an update every 4 months, NaviGuard every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AC | NaviGuard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Informa Media | Aircraft Performance Group, LLC |
Customer experience
AC
NaviGuard
In-app purchases
AC
No in-app purchases
NaviGuard
No in-app purchases







