Navigraph Charts vs Sigmet Plotter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Navigraph Charts
This app provides comprehensive aviation charts and navigation data for flight simulation. It offers worldwide IFR and VFR chart coverage, updated regularly, and integrates seamlessly with popular flight simulators. Features include moving maps, weather overlays, and annotation tools to enhance the simulated flight experience.
- Jeppesen charts and navigation data
- Worldwide IFR and VFR chart coverage
- Regular 28-day AIRAC updates
- Moving Maps
- Weather overlays (radar, winds)
- 3D Globe Projection
- Annotation tools
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Looking for the most comprehensive software solution for flight simulation? Navigraph Charts is your co-pilot. Navigraph Charts 8 has been developed with emphasis on delivering a seamless and intuitive experience, reducing the pilot workload in all phases of the simulated flight. Why you'll always want Navigraph Charts with you in the cockpit: - Only provider of Jeppesen charts and navigation data for flight simulation. - Access to IFR chart coverage at over 7,000 airports worldwide. - Charts and data sourced from Jeppesen and updated every 28 days according to the AIRAC calendar. - Largest dataset of its kind in the world. - Most up-to-date and modern navigation software for flight simulation. - Simulator sceneries, flight plans, charts, navigation systems, and addon software are all in sync with data from the same source. - Great support. New features in Navigraph Charts 8: - Worldwide VFR Charts powered by Jeppesen VFR data - Seamless Zoom - 3D Globe Projection - Autopinning of Procedure Charts - Runway Crosswind and Airport Weather Information - Vector Charts - Weather overlays including radar and winds - ATIS - NOTAM - Annotate and draw on charts and SimBrief operational flight plan - VATSIM and IVAO traffic and ATC sector display Navigraph Unlimited features: - Moving Maps - Zoom all the way down to gate level. - 3D globe projection helps visualize Great Circle distances and polar routes. - Saves time and effort by automatically organizing relevant airport charts to pinboard. - Weather information including runway crosswinds updated in real-time. - No commitment - cancel any time you like. Moving Maps compatible with Microsoft Flight Simulator, X-Plane and Prepar3d.
Sigmet Plotter
Visualize SIGMETs and flight routes instantly on a map. This app transforms complex operational text into clear, actionable visuals for pilots, eliminating manual plotting and saving valuable time during flight operations.
- Instant SIGMET visualization
- Automatic route plotting
- Converts text to map visuals
- Supports FMC LEGS pages
- Plots oceanic tracks and PBCS points
- Designed for real flight operations
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Stop decoding SIGMETs. Start seeing them. Paste any SIGMET or route and watch it instantly come to life on the map. No manual plotting. No confusion. No wasted time. SIGMET Plotter turns raw, messy operational text into clear, actionable visuals in seconds — exactly when you need it. From FMC LEGS pages to oceanic tracks and PBCS points, everything is automatically detected and plotted with precision. Built for real flight operations, not theory. Designed for pilots who don’t have time to guess. See the weather. See the route. Make better and faster decisions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Navigraph Charts at Free against Sigmet Plotter's $3.99. Navigraph Charts also leads on ratings volume (2.8K vs 1). Sigmet Plotter's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Navigraph Charts is free to download; Sigmet Plotter costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Navigraph Charts against 5.0 for Sigmet Plotter. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Navigraph Charts has 2.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Navigraph Charts's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sigmet Plotter's.
Navigraph Charts ships an update monthly, Sigmet Plotter every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Navigraph Charts | Sigmet Plotter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (2.8K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Navigraph | Juan Mauricio Padilla Villarreal |
Customer experience
Navigraph Charts
Sigmet Plotter
Bugs and requests
Navigraph Charts
Reported bugs
4 issues- Sim link not working consistently on some platforms
- Waypoint recognition issues when entering SIDs/STARs
- Occasional blank or missing chart displays
- Login problems after recent iOS updates
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to draw and annotate on charts
- Improve integration with other flight planning tools like PFPX
- Implement live traffic overlay on charts
- Introduce VFR chart options
- Add more customization options for chart views
Sigmet Plotter
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Navigraph Charts
No in-app purchases
Sigmet Plotter
No in-app purchases
