Charts+ vs VatScope
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Charts+
This app provides pilots with worldwide enroute maps, terminal charts, and a document viewer for airline documentation. It features a search engine, clipboard, and bookmarking for easy access to flight information.
- Worldwide enroute map with polar routes
- Terminal charts viewer with sketches
- Document viewer with search engine
- Clipboard and bookmark function
- Electronic Flight Bag functionality
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The next generation of NAVBLUE Charts+ is here. Influenced by Pilots for use in the cockpit, the redesigned Charts+ interface improves on the user experience. NAVBLUE Charts+ gives pilots the ability: - To have a worldwide enroute map with polar route capacities, - To have a terminal charts viewer with sketches, - To have a document viewer to read Charts+ Guide and as well as your airline documentation with a search engine. - A clipboard and bookmark function for charts and document. This new version provides Enroute Charts directly on your iPad turning it into a powerful Electronic Flight Bag. Note: you MUST have a valid NAVBLUE Charts subscription to activate new aerodrome coverage or update your charts. Currently NAVBLUE Charts+ is targeted at NAVBLUE commercial airline customers.
VatScope
This app provides real-time information for the VATSIM network, including pilots, controllers, and airport weather. Track yourself and friends, view flight plans, and integrate with VATSIM events. It offers a user-friendly interface with dark mode support.
- VATSIM network information
- Pilot and controller tracking
- Airport weather and map
- Flight plan display
- VATSIM events integration
- Certificate details
- Dark mode support
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VatScope is a third-party app to view online information of VATSIM network. Features: - Provide the latest pilots, controllers and airports information on VATSIM - Track yourself and your friends - Airport weather and weather map - Flight plan route display - VATSIM events integration - Certificate details for VATSIM members - Dark mode support - Fully ad-free Privacy Policy: vatscope.com End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: VatScope at 85% against Charts+'s 6%. VatScope also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.3) and ratings volume (1.4K vs 13). Charts+'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. VatScope sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. Charts+ asks for nothing beyond the download.
VatScope holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VatScope has 1.4K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of Charts+'s written reviews are positive against 85% of VatScope's.
Charts+ ships an update every 5 months, VatScope every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Charts+ | VatScope |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (13 ratings) | 4.8 (1.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 5.6% of reviews | 84.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 1.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 123 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Navblue Inc. | 文俊 周 |
Customer experience
Charts+
VatScope
Bugs and requests
Charts+
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
VatScope
Reported bugs
5 issues- Aircraft labels and route lines disappearing on zoom
- Search functionality for airports and callsigns removed
- App not opening on iPad after recent update
- Frequent refresh errors and data not updating
- ATIS/controller info display issues with line breaks
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to filter by aircraft type
- Bring back busiest airports feature
- Option to set custom refresh rate
- Compatibility with new Mac devices
- Notifications for new ATC sectors coming online
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- Display ATC sector boundaries on the map
In-app purchases
Charts+
No in-app purchases
VatScope
- VatScope Extension - Yearly$3.991 Year
- VatScope Extension - Lifetime$14.99
