Visual Traffic Pattern vs MOB
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Visual Traffic Pattern
Visualize runway traffic patterns with magnetic orientation matching your aircraft's heading. Includes wind component diagrams for crosswind and headwind calculations. Designed for pilots on iOS devices.
- Visual traffic pattern reference
- Magnetic orientation matching
- Wind component diagram
- Heading indicator control
- Runway crosswind/headwind calculation
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The Visual Traffic Pattern provides a complete visual reference to a selected runway's left or right traffic pattern. With a single finger rotation a pilot can easily view the runway, crosswind, downwind, base, and 45 degree entry headings associated with that runway's traffic pattern. The magnetic orientation of the runway can be rotated to match the aircraft's heading to allow the pilot to visualize the aircraft's approach to the selected runway. Additional features include compass control of the Heading indicator and a built in Wind Component diagram which will allow you to easily determine runway crosswind and headwind components before takeoffs and landings. This app is designed for optimal viewing and use on an iPad or iPhone 5 and above. This app requires iOS 8.0 or greater.
MOB
This app duplicates your chartplotter's MOB button on your Apple Watch. It records your precise GPS location at sea, even without an internet connection, and guides you back to it. It's ideal for training or emergency situations, especially in low visibility.
- One-touch MOB button duplication
- Records GPS point at sea
- Works without internet
- Displays course, distance, and time to point
- Corrects MOB position
- Useful for training and emergencies
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This app duplicates the MOB button on your Chartplotter. It works without an iPhone or internet connection and can be launched with one touch on your Apple Watch. It takes a GPS point at the sea according to your direction and speed, and time delay for finding the signal. This way it always saves the exact GPS point where you pushed the button. It is constantly showing the true course to the point, distance to the point, and time at the water, since the point was set. The graphics in the app will help you see your position towards the point. If you fail to pick the person from the water you can correct his position by resetting position, while passing by. This application can provide essential assistance during training MOB on the water, especially at night or in restricted visibility conditions. All the coordinates are saved in the Watch memory and will be uploaded to iCloud. This way the last point is always saved in the memory of the watch and you will get your data even after the app restart.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MOB at 5.0 against Visual Traffic Pattern's 4.4. MOB also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 78%). Visual Traffic Pattern's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Visual Traffic Pattern costs $1.99 and MOB $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MOB holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Visual Traffic Pattern has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Visual Traffic Pattern's written reviews are positive against 100% of MOB's.
Visual Traffic Pattern ships an update every 9 months, MOB every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Visual Traffic Pattern | MOB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arthur Varrassi | Gleb Semerenko |
Customer experience
Visual Traffic Pattern
MOB
In-app purchases
Visual Traffic Pattern
No in-app purchases
MOB
No in-app purchases
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