Comparison

Charts+ vs Plane Checklist

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Worldwide enroute map with polar routes
  • Terminal charts viewer with sketches
  • Document viewer with search engine
  • Clipboard and bookmark function
  • Electronic Flight Bag functionality
Features
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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.

About

Plane Checklist

This app provides comprehensive checklists for flight simulation enthusiasts. It covers pre-start to shutdown procedures for various aircraft, enhancing realism and safety in virtual flights. Regular updates ensure current data for popular simulators.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive checklists
  • Pre-start to shutdown procedures
  • Supports popular flight simulators
  • Includes major aircraft types
  • Regular data updates
Features
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The application is developed as a collection of checklists for flying in flight simulators, such as X-plane, MFS and others. We try to always update existing data and add new ones. At the moment, there are main aircraft, for example, Boeing, Airbus, Cessna, etc. Checklists contain complete information from Pre-Start Checklist to Approach, Landing and Shutdown checklists. In aviation, a preflight checklist is a list of tasks that should be performed by pilots and aircrew prior to takeoff. Its purpose is to improve flight safety by ensuring that no important tasks are forgotten. Failure to correctly conduct a preflight check using a checklist is a major contributing factor to aircraft accidents. FOR FLIGHT SIMULATION USE ONLY Term Of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Plane Checklist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Plane Checklist at 2.3 against Charts+'s 1.3. Plane Checklist also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Charts+'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 39 months). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. Plane Checklist sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Charts+ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Plane Checklist holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Charts+ ships an update every 5 months, Plane Checklist every 39 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and August 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Charts+ versus Plane Checklist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCharts+Plane Checklist
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.3 (13 ratings)2.3 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 39 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNavblue Inc.Aleksandr Dreval

Customer experience

Charts+

All ratings13 ratings
Positive7.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative92.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Plane Checklist

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Charts+

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Plane Checklist

Subscriptions1
  • Full Version$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Charts+ free?
Charts+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Plane Checklist free?
Plane Checklist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Charts+ or Plane Checklist?
Plane Checklist is rated higher. Charts+ averages 1.3 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Plane Checklist averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Charts+ or Plane Checklist have ads?
Neither Charts+ nor Plane Checklist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Charts+ or Plane Checklist?
Charts+ ships an update every 5 months, and Plane Checklist every 39 months. Most recently, Charts+ was updated on June 1, 2026 and Plane Checklist on August 1, 2026.

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