Why Users Are Leaving Top Flight Planner Apps

Airmate

Complete registration failure preventing app usage and chronic crashing during core tasks

"Never got past the 'activate free membership' screen. Before doing anything, it demands this information, so I filled it out, carefully and accurately, and then hit the 'activate' button. Nothing happened."

"App closed several times when entering route and aircraft configuration and equipment - mostly when trying to drag the pink route line over an airport or other navigation point."

iFlightPlanner

No mobile flight planning capability and app crashes on basic interactions

"After downloading enough data to make this work...you can only actually plan a flight on a real computer and not on an iPad.. You can then sync to your pad but what good is that if you are mobile, have a change of flight plans"

"This app pretty much crashes every single chance it gets. If you tap on an airport diagram, it'll crash. If you tap on weather info for a certain airport, it'll crash."

PilotPal: Flight Planner EFB

Incomplete chart supplement data and impossible subscription cancellation

"This app is only an Airport facilities directory. The chart supplement has more than just the airport facility directory. It has sections on vfr corridors. Visual reporting points. VOR test locations. Important phone numbers...etc."

"I get charged for a recurring subscription every month and cannot find a way to cancel it. Completely worthless."

Users express frustration with subscription requirements for basic features ($0.99/month mentioned), particularly when subscriptions don't unlock promised features. Multiple complaints about inability to cancel recurring charges. $50/year pricing considered too expensive for casual/sim pilots.

Users willing to pay for reliable functionality but current apps fail to deliver value. Free tier expectations high for basic airport diagrams and planning. Premium features should work consistently when paid for.