Comparison

Visual Traffic Pattern vs FlightSim Magazine

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Visual traffic pattern reference
  • Magnetic orientation matching
  • Wind component diagram
  • Heading indicator control
  • Runway crosswind/headwind calculation
Features
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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.

About

FlightSim Magazine

This digital publication delivers the latest in flight simulation, featuring news, reviews, and real-world aviation stories. Published bi-monthly, it offers in-depth content for aviation enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Bi-monthly publication
  • News and reviews
  • Real-world aviation stories
  • Digital magazine format
  • Auto-renewable subscription
Features
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The world's #1 best-selling free flight simulation magazine. Released bi-monthly, and packed with content ranging from news & reviews to real world aviation stories. ================================== The magazine offers a yearly ($4.99) auto-renewable subscription - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase ================================== This magazine is proudly powered by PressPad. Privacy Policy: https://presspadapp.com/terms-apps/ Terms of Use https://www.presspadapp.com/terms/

Screenshots

Visual Traffic Pattern4 screens
FlightSim Magazine3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: FlightSim Magazine at Free against Visual Traffic Pattern's $1.99. Visual Traffic Pattern's advantage is review sentiment (78% vs 33%) and in-app purchases (none vs 11). On update cadence, 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

FlightSim Magazine is free to download; Visual Traffic Pattern costs $1.99 up front. FlightSim Magazine sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Visual Traffic Pattern asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Visual Traffic Pattern ships an update every 9 months, FlightSim Magazine every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Visual Traffic Pattern versus FlightSim Magazine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisual Traffic PatternFlightSim Magazine
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArthur VarrassiPressPad Sp. z o.o.

Customer experience

Visual Traffic Pattern

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%

FlightSim Magazine

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

Visual Traffic Pattern

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

FlightSim Magazine

Subscriptions2
  • FlightSim Magazine$0.991 Month
  • FlightSim Magazine$4.991 Year
One-time9
  • Issue #5$0.99
  • Issue #6$0.99
  • Issue #94$0.99
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  • Issue #95$0.99
  • Issue #96$0.99
  • Issue #97$0.99
  • Issue #98$0.99
  • Issue #99$0.99
  • Issue #100$0.99

Questions

Is Visual Traffic Pattern free?
Visual Traffic Pattern costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FlightSim Magazine free?
FlightSim Magazine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Visual Traffic Pattern or FlightSim Magazine have ads?
Neither Visual Traffic Pattern nor FlightSim Magazine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Visual Traffic Pattern or FlightSim Magazine?
Visual Traffic Pattern ships an update every 9 months, and FlightSim Magazine every 10 months. Most recently, Visual Traffic Pattern was updated on October 6, 2026 and FlightSim Magazine on October 8, 2026.

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