Comparison

ADLConnect vs RocketRoute FlightPlan

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

Head to head
About

ADLConnect

Visualize aviation weather data with detailed forecasts and current conditions. Access essential meteorological information for flight planning and in-flight awareness.

Highlights
  • Visualize aviation weather data
  • Detailed forecasts
  • Current weather conditions
  • Flight planning tools
  • In-flight weather awareness
Features
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ADLConnect allows to visualize aviation weather data

About

RocketRoute FlightPlan

This app offers comprehensive flight planning and in-flight navigation for pilots. It provides worldwide route creation, ICAO flight plan preparation, and real-time moving map navigation with terrain and route display. Designed by pilots for pilots, it supports various aircraft types and flying conditions.

Highlights
  • Worldwide flight planning
  • In-flight navigation
  • Route creation (IFR, VFR)
  • ICAO flight plan preparation
  • Moving map display
  • Mass & Balance calculations
  • Flight briefings
Features
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RocketRoute combines Worldwide Flight Planning and In-Flight Navigation in a native designed iPad and iPhone app. Designed for pilots by pilots, with concise information, intuitive design, and powerful features. Ideal for private pilots and operators flying; jets, turbo props helicopter or piston aircraft. RocketRoute is a worldwide leader in advanced flight planning and navigation apps for professional pilots. The service has more than 200.000 users flying 24 x 7. For example: Canada, Europe, Peru, Brazil, S. Africa, China and the Middle East. Service has processed millions of flights for users. This is our sixth generation app. The app represents over 10 years of development and integrates everything that RocketRoute has learned from helping thousands of pilots flying worldwide. FLIGHT PLANNING FEATURES - Worldwide Enroute Upper / Lower Chart. - Create and display routes: IFR, Yankee, Zulu, VFR. - Search for Waypoints, Navaids, Airports, Airways, Cities. - Prepare ICAO Flight Plans. - Validate routes for flying in Europe via Eurocontrol. - File Flight Plans Worldwide. - Perform Mass & Balance Calculations. - Generate Flight Log. - Generate Flight Briefings what include METAR/TAF, NOTAM, ICAO Flight Plan reports. - Add and modify aircraft. - Nav Data is updated monthly for the AIRAC cycle. - Airline data everyday update (waypoints, airports, airways etc) MOVING MAP NAVIGATION FEATURES - Powerful globe view with Zoom control. - Display current Lat/Lon Coordinates. - Display Track. - Display Speed. - Display current position and direction of flight. - Display Enroute Upper / Lower Chart with Flight Details. - Display waypoints, airways, airports. - Display terrain elevation. - Select and display Planned Routes.

Screenshots

ADLConnect4 screens
RocketRoute FlightPlan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ADLConnect at 100% against RocketRoute FlightPlan's 32%. ADLConnect also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). RocketRoute FlightPlan's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. RocketRoute FlightPlan sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. ADLConnect asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ADLConnect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ADLConnect's written reviews are positive against 32% of RocketRoute FlightPlan's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ADLConnect ships an update every 5 weeks, RocketRoute FlightPlan fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ADLConnect versus RocketRoute FlightPlan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterADLConnectRocketRoute FlightPlan
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better3.3 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better31.6% of reviews
Number of ratings37 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB130 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSebastian GolzeAircraft Performance Group, LLC

Customer experience

ADLConnect

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

RocketRoute FlightPlan

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive31.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative68.4%

In-app purchases

None

ADLConnect

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

RocketRoute FlightPlan

One-time10
  • United Kingdom 1:250,000 Topographical$0.99
  • Iceland 1:250,000 Topographical$0.99
  • Saudi Arabia 1:250,000 Topographical$0.99
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  • Saudi Arabia IFR Enroute Chart$0.99
  • IFR Moving Map Expansion Pack$7.99
  • Worldwide FBOs & Handlers - AC-U-KWIK / IFR$19.99
  • Basic Plan - 12 Months$148.99
  • Piston Plan - 12 Months$414.99
  • Piston World Plan$589.99
  • Turboprop Plan - 12 Months$889.00

Questions

Is ADLConnect free?
ADLConnect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RocketRoute FlightPlan free?
RocketRoute FlightPlan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ADLConnect or RocketRoute FlightPlan?
ADLConnect is rated higher. ADLConnect averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while RocketRoute FlightPlan averages 3.3 from 7 ratings.
Do ADLConnect or RocketRoute FlightPlan have ads?
Neither ADLConnect nor RocketRoute FlightPlan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ADLConnect or RocketRoute FlightPlan?
ADLConnect ships an update every 5 weeks, and RocketRoute FlightPlan fortnightly. Most recently, ADLConnect was updated on October 12, 2026 and RocketRoute FlightPlan on October 14, 2026.

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