Comparison

A vs NOTAM Briefer

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

Head to head
About

A

This electronic flight information system runs on your iPhone or iPad, providing pilots with essential flight data like artificial horizon, GPS-based speed, altitude, and more. It's designed for use in airplanes only and is not a certified aviation instrument.

Highlights
  • Artificial Horizon (AHRS)
  • GPS Ground Speed
  • GPS Altimeter
  • GPS Vertical Speed
  • Turn Coordinator
  • Slip Ball
  • Compass
Features
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A-EFIS is an Electronic Flight Information System for airplanes, which runs right on your iPhone/iPad. A-EFIS works perfectly with the internal sensors of your iPhone/iPad A-EFIS makes use of digital filtering methods and state-of-the-art stochastic models in order to achieve exceptional accuracy and robustness. ATTENTION: A-EFIS ONLY WORKS ON AIRPLANES. NOT TO BE USED IN HELICOPTERS OR LAND VEHICLES BECAUSE INDICATIONS WILL NOT BE CORRECT. USE ONLY IN AN AIRPLANE! Features: - Artificial Horizon (AHRS) - Ground speed (via GPS) - Altimeter (via GPS) - Vertical speed (via GPS) - Turn coordinator - Slip ball - Compass - True course indicator (via GPS) - Deviation from true track indication A-EFIS can also be used with the X-Plane flight simulator. A-EFIS has been extensively tested on ultralights, LSA, general aviation and even airliners. IMPORTANT NOTICE: A-EFIS is not a certified aviation instrument. Do not rely on A-EFIS as your only navigation aid. Failure to comply to this warning may result in property damage, serious injury or death. You assume total responsibility and risk associated with using this application.

About

NOTAM Briefer

This app translates raw aviation NOTAMs into easily understandable plain language. It displays affected areas on charts, offers live tracking, and works offline for flight corridors and briefings. Export briefings as PDFs for offline access.

Highlights
  • Plain language NOTAM translation
  • Visual chart display of NOTAMs
  • Live aircraft tracking
  • Offline functionality
  • PDF briefing export
  • Voice entry for airport codes
Features
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NOTAM Briefer turns raw NOTAM teletype into something you can read, for the airports and the route you are actually flying. BRIEF A WHOLE FLIGHT IN ONE PASS Enter departure, destination and alternates. You get every NOTAM for those aerodromes plus the corridor between them, grouped in flight order and sorted by severity, so what matters is at the top. RAW TEXT FIRST, PLAIN LANGUAGE UNDERNEATH The published teletype is what you are accountable for having read, so it leads. A plain language reading in English or French follows it, clearly marked as machine generated. You can flip the order in Settings. SEE IT ON THE CHART Every NOTAM draws on a visual flight rules chart: affected areas, route lines, severity and category colours, filters, and a tap for the full record. Day, night, and a red night theme. LIVE TRACKING WHILE YOU FLY Turn on tracking and the app watches for NOTAMs near the aircraft. Your position shows on the chart, north up or track up, and you are told when you enter or leave an affected area. WORKS WITHOUT A SIGNAL Tracking is used where there is no network, so while the app is open it keeps the chart and the NOTAM data around the aircraft downloaded: 50 nautical miles at high detail, 150 nautical miles around that. When the signal drops, tracking keeps answering from what is stored and tells you how old it is. Briefings you have opened stay readable offline. Storage stays under 150 MB. TAKE IT WITH YOU Export any briefing as a PDF to share, print or save. Each section carries a map of its own NOTAMs, and the document builds on the device, so it works offline. ALSO IN THE APP Voice entry for airport codes, using standard phonetics in English or French. Saved routes for the legs you fly often. Full support for the system text size, including the largest accessibility settings. English and French throughout. IMPORTANT This service is not approved for flight preparation or navigation, and its data may be incomplete or delayed. Plain language readings are automated and may be wrong. The raw NOTAM text is the sole source of truth. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

A4 screens
NOTAM Briefer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: NOTAM Briefer at 100% against A's 0%. NOTAM Briefer also leads on price (Free vs $54.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.7). A's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

NOTAM Briefer is free to download; A costs $54.99 up front. NOTAM Briefer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. A asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NOTAM Briefer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of A's written reviews are positive against 100% of NOTAM Briefer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

A ships an update every 2 months, NOTAM Briefer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
A versus NOTAM Briefer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterANOTAM Briefer
Price$54.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCharalampos Baltzakisamenai technologies

Customer experience

A

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral66.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

NOTAM Briefer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

A

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

NOTAM Briefer

Subscriptions4
  • Premium$2.991 Month
  • Premium+$5.991 Month
  • Premium$29.991 Year
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  • Premium+$59.991 Year

Questions

Is A free?
A costs $54.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is NOTAM Briefer free?
NOTAM Briefer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, A or NOTAM Briefer?
NOTAM Briefer is rated higher. A averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while NOTAM Briefer averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do A or NOTAM Briefer have ads?
Neither A nor NOTAM Briefer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, A or NOTAM Briefer?
A ships an update every 2 months, and NOTAM Briefer every 3 weeks. Most recently, A was updated on October 29, 2026 and NOTAM Briefer on October 26, 2026.

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