Comparison

FltPlan Go for iPhone vs GoFlyn

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

GoFlyn

This flight companion app records paramotor and paraglider flights with precise GPS tracking, even with a locked screen. It offers live wind and weather data, fuel tracking, and a detailed flight history stored privately on your device.

Highlights
  • Automatic flight detection
  • Background GPS recording
  • Live in-flight info
  • Wind and weather data
  • Fuel tracking
  • Private flight history
  • KML export
Features
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GoFlyn is the flight companion built for paramotor and paraglider pilots. Record every flight with a precise GPS track that keeps logging even when your screen locks or you switch apps mid-air. Watch your route unfold on beautiful free maps — street, satellite, or topographic — with live wind and weather for your exact location. FLY • Automatic flight detection — GoFlyn notices when you launch and can start recording for you • Background GPS recording that survives a locked screen • Live in-flight info: heading, distance, and ground track • Wind and weather at your position, so you know what the air is doing PARAMOTOR • Fuel tracking — start your tank and GoFlyn counts down your remaining flight time • Engine-on timer that survives an app restart AFTER YOU LAND • Full flight history, stored privately on your phone • Shareable flight cards to post your best flights • Milestone celebrations as you rack up distance and hours • Export any flight as KML for Google Earth and other tools PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your flights live on your device, not our servers • No account, no sign-up, no ads, no tracking Free maps, free weather, no hidden accounts. Just you and the sky.

Screenshots

FltPlan Go for iPhone1 screens
GoFlyn4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: FltPlan Go for iPhone at Free against GoFlyn's $19.99. FltPlan Go for iPhone also leads on ratings volume (145 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). GoFlyn's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (100% vs 61%). On ads, in-app purchases 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

FltPlan Go for iPhone is free to download; GoFlyn costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GoFlyn holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FltPlan Go for iPhone has 145 ratings behind it against 1, 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 GoFlyn's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FltPlan Go for iPhone ships an update every 2 months, GoFlyn every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
FltPlan Go for iPhone versus GoFlyn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFltPlan Go for iPhoneGoFlyn
PriceFree — better$19.99
Rating4.0 (145 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings145 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size180 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFltPlan.com (Flight Plan LLC)Enrique Frias

Customer experience

FltPlan Go for iPhone

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

GoFlyn

All ratings1 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

GoFlyn

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

FltPlan Go for iPhone

No in-app purchases

None

GoFlyn

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FltPlan Go for iPhone free?
FltPlan Go for iPhone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GoFlyn free?
GoFlyn costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FltPlan Go for iPhone or GoFlyn?
GoFlyn is rated higher. FltPlan Go for iPhone averages 4.0 out of 5 from 145 ratings, while GoFlyn averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do FltPlan Go for iPhone or GoFlyn have ads?
Neither FltPlan Go for iPhone nor GoFlyn shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FltPlan Go for iPhone or GoFlyn?
FltPlan Go for iPhone ships an update every 2 months, and GoFlyn every 3 days. Most recently, FltPlan Go for iPhone was updated on October 17, 2026 and GoFlyn on October 1, 2026.

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