Comparison

FltPlan Go for iPhone vs PilotDeck

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

Head to head
About

FltPlan Go for iPhone

This app serves as a mobile companion for flight planning services, syncing flight plans, navigation logs, and aircraft profiles for offline and in-flight use. It offers powerful routing, weather, and mapping features, including geo-referenced approach plates and airport diagrams.

Highlights
  • Sync flight plans and NavLogs for offline use
  • Interactive flight plan editing on map
  • Airport and FBO information with fuel prices
  • Geo-referenced approach plates and airport diagrams
  • Real-time weather (METARs, TAFs, PIREPs)
  • Moving maps with sectional and enroute charts
  • Weight & Balance and eLogbook integration
Features
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FltPlan Go is the essential companion to FltPlan.com. Because FltPlan Go is integrated with FltPlan.com, flight plans and NavLogs are automatically synced to your device along with Weight & Balance profiles, eLogbook profiles, and Checklists for offline and in-flight use. • Create and file your flight plan on FltPlan.com, and it will sync to FltPlan Go to allow you to responsively edit the flight plan on the map • NavLogs are automatically synced and downloaded for offline use • Create and file your flight plan on FltPlan Go to sync to FltPlan.com FltPlan Go delivers powerful routing, weather, mapping features, and comprehensive aviation information including: AIRPORTS: • Airport & FBO Information including current fuel prices • Geo-Referenced approach plates & airport diagrams (U.S & Canada) • Weather, including METARs, TAFs, PIREPs, & MOS • NOTAMs & Remarks MAPS: • Sync FltPlan.com flight plans and interactively edit on the map • File a flight plan from within FltPlan Go • Moving maps with sectionals, enroute charts, & more • Overlay approach plates & procedures on the map • Layers including SUAs, TFRs, State Outline, Airports, Fuel Prices, CAP Grid, Stadiums, and Customs • Display METARs, Winds, SIGMETs, and animated Weather on the map • Display MOS weather forecasts (up to 4 days out) on the map • Breadcrumbs with enhanced playback & option to open in Google Earth • Display Search & Rescue patterns • Course Deviation Indicator (CDI) • Create or import Custom Waypoints in KML or CSV format • Overlay in-flight ADS-B traffic & weather or XM Weather* NAVLOGS: • NavLogs automatically sync and download for offline use • Email or print NavLogs from within FltPlan Go ADDITIONAL FEATURES: • Weight & Balance - create computations with the option to email • eLogbook - create logbook entries to sync to our eLogbook program • Checklists - synced from FltPlan.com for your specific aircraft • Binders - create flight specific binders with documents or procedures, airports, NavLogs, weather briefs, & more • Weather - search airport or route weather • Tracking - view live tracking • PDCs • Cloud Tops • Aviation Calculators • Access to FltPlan.com EXTERNAL: AVIONICS • Garmin • Dynon SkyView • Advanced Flight Systems • Avidyne IFD Series • DAC International GDC64 ADS-B • Garmin • Stratus 3 • Dual XGPS 170/190 • Dynon D2 • FreeFlight • Pathfinder • iLevil SW • L-3 Lynx • SkyGuard • Stratux • FlightBox • pingBuddy • Clarity • Custom Unit GPS • Garmin GDL 51 & GLO • Dual XGPS 150 • Bad Elf APP-TO-APP • Garmin Pilot • Satcom Direct • Jeppesen Mobile FD 2.7 SIMULATORS • X-Plane Simulator • FSX & Prepar3D *Subscription/Unit Required *Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. FltPlan has grown into the largest flight planning company in North America. FltPlan covers the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, Panama, and parts of Venezuela and Columbia. FltPlan’s 165,000-plus active, registered users file more than 55% of all N#-registered flight plans. FltPlan Go is a part of FltPlan's comprehensive system that includes free, web-based flight planning and filing and a full range of premium services. FltPlan has more than 18 years of general aviation experience, giving pilots access to the best support team in the business. 24/7 FltPlan Go support is available at Tech@FltPlan.com

About

PilotDeck

Access decoded aeronautical weather, including METARs, TAFs, and civil forecasts. Get live NOTAMs and a comprehensive route briefing for any airport worldwide. Includes cognitive pre-flight checks and aviation training tools.

Highlights
  • Decoded METAR and TAF
  • Hour-by-hour forecasts
  • Live NOTAMs
  • Full route briefing
  • Smart push alerts
  • Cognitive pre-flight checks
  • Aviation training games
Features
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PilotDeck puts real aeronautical weather in your pocket — decoded METAR and TAF, minute-by-minute rain where you are, live NOTAMs, aviation news and a full route briefing for any ICAO airport in the world. Built by a pilot, for pilots, in a clean flight-deck (FMS) style. WEATHER — FREE, FOREVER • Live METAR and TAF, decoded into plain language • Hour-by-hour forecast: temperature, wind, gusts, precipitation, pressure • 7-day outlook with wind, UV and precipitation charts • Add unlimited airports to your watchlist • Runway wind component and crosswind advisories • Everything cached for offline reading in the cockpit WEATHER WHERE YOU ARE — NEW IN 2.0 Not just airports — the weather at your exact position. A minute-by-minute nowcast tells you when rain starts and stops, a live ticker keeps wind, thunderstorm risk, fog and heat in view, and a 12-hour outlook shows the trend. AVIATION NEWS — NEW IN 2.0 Twelve trusted sources in one feed, refreshed around the clock. Incidents and regulation changes are categorised and can alert you the moment they land. Bookmark anything to read offline, or keep the news widget on your Home Screen. SMART PUSH ALERTS — THE FEATURE PILOTDECK WAS BUILT ON Follow any airport and PilotDeck watches it for you. The moment a new METAR or TAF is issued — a wind shift, a drop to IFR — an instant push reaches you, even with the app closed. ROUTE BRIEFING — YOUR WHOLE FLIGHT ON ONE SCREEN Stop gathering the picture from five places. One tap builds a complete departure–destination–alternate brief: • Hazards flagged first (density altitude, hot day, low visibility) • Live NOTAMs, sorted so the critical ones are on top • Distances, times and decoded weather for every field • A TAF timeline that shows the trend — VFR now, IFR in two hours • A plain-English verdict: GOOD TO GO / CAUTION / NOT RECOMMENDED See every country you overfly, re-route around any airspace in a few taps with the extra distance shown instantly, and watch the leg on a 3D globe. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Live airport weather with a colour-coded wind compass, your Daily Check streak and the latest aviation news — without opening the app. DAILY CHECK — A PRE-FLIGHT FOR YOUR BRAIN Every pilot checks the weather. PilotDeck also checks you. A two-minute cognitive pre-flight measures reaction, memory and decision-making, then gives you a FIT index for today. Includes an IMSAFE self-check and a 30-day trend history. PILOT GUIDE — NEW IN 2.0 An illustrated, interactive guide to every part of the app — short visual lessons instead of a manual. Like all in-app reference, it is provided in the six ICAO languages: English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish. TRAINING AND TOOLS • Holding Entry — direct, parallel and teardrop entries, Trainer and Time Attack • Scan & Catch — METAR scanning speed drill • Crosswind Crunch — crosswind practice with a scientific debrief • Needle Chase — ILS/LOC tracking under changing weather • Aviation quizzes with detailed explanations • Flight-planning tools: wind/drift, top-of-descent and more PILOTDECK PRO Unlock everything with a PilotDeck PRO subscription: • Unlimited training games (the free plan includes a few plays per day) • Full quiz question banks and longer quiz sessions • Daily Check history and IMSAFE self-check Weather, route briefing, NOTAMs and news are always free and are never limited by PRO. Subscription options: • Monthly — €4.99 • Annual — €39.99 (best value) Both plans start with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends; your account is charged within 24 hours prior to the end of that period. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited on purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ In partnership with DataFly Systems LLC.

Screenshots

FltPlan Go for iPhone1 screens
PilotDeck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PilotDeck at 4.8 against FltPlan Go for iPhone's 4.0. PilotDeck also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 61%) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). FltPlan Go for iPhone's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (145 vs 5). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PilotDeck sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. FltPlan Go for iPhone asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PilotDeck holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FltPlan Go for iPhone has 145 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of FltPlan Go for iPhone's written reviews are positive against 100% of PilotDeck's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FltPlan Go for iPhone ships an update every 2 months, PilotDeck every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
FltPlan Go for iPhone versus PilotDeck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFltPlan Go for iPhonePilotDeck
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (145 ratings)4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings145 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size180 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFltPlan.com (Flight Plan LLC)Flight Service SIA

Customer experience

FltPlan Go for iPhone

All ratings145 ratings
Positive73.1%
Neutral10.3%
Negative16.6%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive60.5%
Neutral15.8%
Negative23.7%

PilotDeck

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

FltPlan Go for iPhone

Reported bugs

41 issues
  • App crashes after recent update
  • Safety features are broken
  • No updates for over 10 months
  • App started to crash
  • App crashes a lot on iPad Pro
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  • Outdated weather data
  • Logbook refresh issues
  • Laggy and cumbersome interface
  • Random 'no GPS' and 'internet connectivity issues' popups
  • App randomly resets interface
  • Unable to edit tokens on map section
  • Failed to download database error
  • Have to log in every time app is opened
  • Some airports missing CFS pages
  • App is a replica of the website
  • Pre-loads random sample flight plan
  • Extended runway centerlines don't show runway numbers
  • Loading icon doesn't go away
  • Buttons on iPhone X are difficult to tap
  • Gray bar by notch area on iPhone X
  • Flight plan page gets stuck on 'loading'
  • Nav logs take forever to download
  • Downloading procedures results in errors
  • Password gets dumped every time app is opened
  • Back button takes to login screen
  • App moves very slowly
  • Orientation of buttons are off
  • Layers don't work properly
  • Map mode - edit route - not stable
  • App crashes when viewing airport procedures
  • Map layers loaded on a 45-degree skew
  • Constantly freezes and shuts down
  • Does not work with iOS 8 on iPad
  • TFR overlay doesn't show TFR areas
  • Cannot scroll through TFR info
  • Lost airport database with last update
  • Continually loses track of downloaded data
  • Notification 'location disabled' pops up repeatedly
  • Requires database update unnecessarily
  • iPhone version doesn't display altitude and ground speed in map mode
  • Newest update very problematic

Requested features

14 requests
  • Bullseye for military pilots
  • Bearing and range tool
  • Decimal degrees for waypoints
  • Easier waypoint lat/long finding
  • Support for MSFS 2020 simulator
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  • Support for Apple Watch
  • More ADSB variations
  • Ground speed and heading indicators on map
  • Dark mode
  • Improved UI for mobile
  • Synthetic vision and profile view
  • Runway numbers on extended centerlines
  • Suggested airports for easier input
  • Ruler feature on iPhone version

PilotDeck

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

FltPlan Go for iPhone

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

PilotDeck

Subscriptions2
  • PilotDeck PRO (Monthly)7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • PilotDeck PRO (Annual)7 Days trial$44.991 Year

Questions

Is FltPlan Go for iPhone free?
FltPlan Go for iPhone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PilotDeck free?
PilotDeck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FltPlan Go for iPhone or PilotDeck?
PilotDeck is rated higher. FltPlan Go for iPhone averages 4.0 out of 5 from 145 ratings, while PilotDeck averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do FltPlan Go for iPhone or PilotDeck have ads?
Neither FltPlan Go for iPhone nor PilotDeck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FltPlan Go for iPhone or PilotDeck?
FltPlan Go for iPhone ships an update every 2 months, and PilotDeck every 4 days. Most recently, FltPlan Go for iPhone was updated on October 8, 2026 and PilotDeck on October 4, 2026.

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