Best Descent Profile Apps

204+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

4.5 avg rating

18 free apps

Updated June 2026

With an average user rating of 4.5★, the descent profile category is one of the App Store's strongest. Browse all 204+ apps we track, sorted so the most loved ones surface first.

Top Picks for Descent Profile

#1

Descent Profile by Juan Mauricio Padilla Villarreal

Get it profile in seconds

Editor's Choice

🗺️ Navigation

0.0(0 ratings)

$4.99

#2

ForeFlight Mobile EFB by ForeFlight, LLC

Intelligent Apps for Pilots

Strong Contender

☀️ Weather

4.4😊(3.2K ratings)

FreeAdsIn-App Purchases

#12in Weather

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This app simplifies flight planning, briefing, and filing for pilots. It offers interactive weather layers, detailed charts, and hazard awareness tools for enhanced situational awareness. Logbook features track flight hours and currency.

What We Love

🚀 Excellent flight planning and navigation tool
🔒 Enhances safety and situational awareness
👍 Comprehensive and user-friendly features
👍 Seamless integration with avionics

Room to Improve

🐛 Occasional crashes and stability issues
🔋 High battery consumption on mobile devices
🚫 Limited functionality for non-US/Canada users

#3

Garmin Pilot by Digital Cyclone

Plan. File. Fly. Log.

Worth Considering

☀️ Weather

4.7😐(4.1K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

#61in Weather

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This app offers comprehensive tools for general aviation and corporate pilots, including flight planning, interactive maps, weather briefings, and navigation. It streamlines pre-flight preparation, filing, inflight navigation, and post-flight logging with an intuitive interface.

What We Love

🚀 Excellent EFB app
🚀 Seamless integration with Garmin avionics
👍 User-friendly interface
👍 Reliable and stable

Room to Improve

🐛 Clunky and multi-step process to view plates
🐛 Issues with NOTAM updates and database concierge
🐛 Frequent crashes and lockups

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LogTen Pilot Logbook

LogTen Pilot Logbook

Digital Electronic Flight Log

This digital flight logbook helps pilots track flight hours, currency, and certificates. It offers automated data entry, powerful analytics, and career advancement tools. Free for the first 50 hours of flight time.

Lightning-fast data entryAutomated and customizable loggingSyncs across all devices

free with in-app purchases

Sporty's E6B Flight Computer

Sporty's E6B Flight Computer

Calculator for pilots

This aviation calculator app offers 27 functions for navigation, fuel calculations, and conversions. It includes a versatile timer for tracking multiple time zones and performing countdowns with alerts. Designed for pilots, it simplifies complex flight planning and in-flight computations.

27 Aviation Functions22 Aviation ConversionsNavigational Calculations

🗺️ Navigation

Real-Time Flight Status

Track flights in real-time with live status updates and airport information. Monitor flights globally, view essential details like delays and gates, and receive timely alerts. Integrates with Siri Shortcuts and 3D Touch for quick access to flight data.

Worldwide flight status trackingInteractive flight tracker mapDeparture and arrival boards

free with in-app purchases

Descent Rate & Airport Finder

This app helps pilots navigate by providing essential airport information, including distance, elevation, and required descent rates. It offers real-time data updates and customizable descent settings for various aircraft types. Worldwide airport coverage is available, with daily database updates.

Real-time airport dataCustomizable descent rateWorldwide airport coverage

🗺️ Navigation

PilotGPT Aviation

PilotGPT Aviation

AI Copilot, weather and EFB

This AI-powered flight planning tool acts as a copilot for pilots, offering intelligent route building, real-time aviation data, and AI chat for quick answers to aviation-specific questions. It integrates with existing EFB workflows and can even interact with uploaded aircraft manuals.

VFR/IFR flight planning with interactive mapSmart route building with real-time dataAI chat for aviation queries

Scuba Diving Computer Oceanic+

Scuba Diving Computer Oceanic+

Snorkel & Dive Log Tracker

Transform your Apple Watch Ultra into a comprehensive dive computer for scuba, freediving, and snorkeling. Explore new locations with heatmaps, track your routes, organize underwater media, and share your adventures securely. Plan dives, monitor real-time data, and stay safe with advanced algorithms.

Dive computer functionalitySnorkeling route trackingUser-generated dive spot heatmaps

free with in-app purchases

Elevation - Altimeter Map

Elevation - Altimeter Map

Find your altitude on the map

Easily find your current elevation, altitude, and height above sea level. This app allows you to check elevations by touching the map, entering an address, or using your device's GPS or barometer. It also provides valuable data for flood prediction and outdoor planning.

Find current elevation and altitudeCheck elevation by map touch or address inputUtilize GPS and barometer for altitude

🗺️ Navigation

free with in-app purchases

by X-Avionics, LLC

This app provides critical in-flight guidance for engine failures, calculating safe glide routes to airports. It also offers 3D instrument approaches, tracks aircraft and their wake turbulence, and displays real-time weather data. Additionally, it assists with pre-flight planning, weight and balance calculations, and takeoff performance analysis.

Engine-out glide path calculation3D instrument approachesADS-B aircraft and wake turbulence tracking

🗺️ Navigation

free with in-app purchases

Plane Finder ⁃ Flight Tracker

Plane Finder ⁃ Flight Tracker

Flight Radar & Live Tracker

Track live air traffic with real-time flight data, including altitude, speed, and destination. Explore flights in 3D, use augmented reality to identify aircraft overhead, and get detailed airport information with weather reports. Set custom alerts for specific flights.

Live global flight tracking3D flight trackingAugmented reality mode

free with in-app purchases

FlightDeck - Flight Tracker

FlightDeck - Flight Tracker

AI-powered flight tracking

This app provides real-time flight tracking with AI-generated insights, offering context beyond raw data. It highlights notable aircraft, weather conditions, and airport details, with customizable alerts and emergency detection.

Real-time flight tracking mapAI-generated flight briefsNotable aircraft spotting

by APG Avionics, LLC

This augmented reality aviation app uses your device's camera to overlay live video with markers for nearby airports, aiding navigation in poor weather or at night. It provides comprehensive airport and weather information, flight planning tools, and integrates with other versions of the app.

Augmented reality airport overlaysLive video with position markers2D top-down airport view

🗺️ Navigation

Aviation Moving Map & Weather

This aviation app provides a GPS-enabled moving map with VFR and IFR charts, weather overlays, and advanced navigation features. It offers subscription options for enhanced functionality, including instrument approach procedures and routing.

GPS-enabled moving mapVFR and IFR chartsAnimated weather overlays

🗺️ Navigation

Flight Tracker Airplane Radar

Flight Tracker Airplane Radar

Live Air Traffic & Airlines

Track airplanes globally in real-time on an interactive map. View detailed flight information, including routes, airlines, and airport data. Utilize powerful filters to find specific flights or nearby airports.

Live global flight mapDetailed flight informationFlight path visualization

free with in-app purchases

Descent: Cheap Flight Tracker

Descent: Cheap Flight Tracker

Track Fares & Get Deal Alerts

This app monitors flight prices 24/7 and notifies you when fares drop below your budget. Discover affordable destinations, view prices across date ranges, and access detailed flight information. It offers a conversational AI for setting alerts and extensive airport coverage worldwide.

24/7 flight price monitoringCustomizable price alertsDestination discovery

Descent Calculator: TOD & FPM

Descent Calculator: TOD & FPM

FPM Calculator for descent

Calculate precise feet-per-minute (FPM) descent rates for optimal approach and landing. Accounts for ground speed, distance, altitude, wind, and deceleration. Includes aircraft profiles and go-around alerts.

Instant FPM calculationAircraft profilesWind correction

Track Delay & Canceled Flights

Get real-time updates on flight statuses, including delays and cancellations. This app provides detailed information for any flight at over 16,000 airports worldwide, helping you stay informed and on time.

Real-time flight status updatesDelay and cancellation alertsCovers 16,000+ airports

A online pilot logbook

This app allows pilots to digitally log their flights, track flying totals, and manage currency. Access your logbook from anywhere, view flight routes on a map, and add photos and comments to entries. It also helps find nearby airports and offers optional auto-fill features for flight entries.

Cloud-based flight loggingTrack flying totals and currencyView flight routes on map