Comparison

RocketRoute FlightPlan vs SITA eWAS for iPhone

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

Head to head
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.

About

SITA eWAS for iPhone

Provides airline pilots with comprehensive weather information for flight planning and in-flight updates. Offers a 4D view of weather phenomena, including forecasts and observations, with options for satellite and ACARS communication.

Highlights
  • 4D weather visualization
  • Thunderstorm forecast and nowcast
  • Clear air turbulence and icing
  • Volcanic ash and lightning data
  • SIGMET and Pireps
  • METAR/TAF reports
  • Satellite and ACARS data uplink
Features
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Weather Awareness Service for your Electronic Flight Bag eWAS provides airline pilots a complete weather situation for their flights. The application presents the last observations and forecasts in an innovative horizontal and vertical view providing a clear 4D view with the time. eWAS data can be used at ground for a better flight preparation and even onboard the aircraft to receive continuous updates during the flight. Thanks to specific integration onboard the aircraft, data can be received by satellite and even by ACARS communication. New data format and compression allow eWAS to uplink forecast with a very limited bandwidth to limit the communication costs. ATC flight plan can be directly requested to the eWAS ground servers or copy paste from the flight folder. eWAS offers the following weather data: · Thunderstorm forecast and nowcast · Clear air turbulence · Icing · Volcanic Ash · Lightning · SIGMET · Pireps · Wind · Tropopause · METAR / TAF · And more data on request. Highly customizable, the application allows to define an airline policy with various options including the selections of various weather providers. Specific connection to the Airline OCC can also be requested to get for example flight plans and airports.

Screenshots

RocketRoute FlightPlan4 screens
SITA eWAS for iPhone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SITA eWAS for iPhone at 5.0 against RocketRoute FlightPlan's 3.3. SITA eWAS for iPhone also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and review sentiment (64% vs 32%). RocketRoute FlightPlan's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume and ads 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. SITA eWAS for iPhone asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SITA eWAS for iPhone holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of RocketRoute FlightPlan's written reviews are positive against 64% of SITA eWAS for iPhone's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RocketRoute FlightPlan ships an update fortnightly, SITA eWAS for iPhone every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
RocketRoute FlightPlan versus SITA eWAS for iPhone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRocketRoute FlightPlanSITA eWAS for iPhone
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (7 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.6% of reviews64.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better5
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.3
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB424 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperAircraft Performance Group, LLCSITA EWAS APPLICATION SERVICES S.L.

Customer experience

RocketRoute FlightPlan

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

SITA eWAS for iPhone

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive64.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative32.0%

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
None

SITA eWAS for iPhone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RocketRoute FlightPlan free?
RocketRoute FlightPlan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SITA eWAS for iPhone free?
SITA eWAS for iPhone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RocketRoute FlightPlan or SITA eWAS for iPhone?
SITA eWAS for iPhone is rated higher. RocketRoute FlightPlan averages 3.3 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while SITA eWAS for iPhone averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do RocketRoute FlightPlan or SITA eWAS for iPhone have ads?
Neither RocketRoute FlightPlan nor SITA eWAS for iPhone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RocketRoute FlightPlan or SITA eWAS for iPhone?
RocketRoute FlightPlan ships an update fortnightly, and SITA eWAS for iPhone every 2 months. Most recently, RocketRoute FlightPlan was updated on September 10, 2026 and SITA eWAS for iPhone on September 21, 2026.

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