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ForeFlight vs AMOS

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ForeFlight

Software

Comprehensive flight planning and pilot briefing app

From
$130/year
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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AMOS

Software

Aviation maintenance and engineering management software

From
$50000/year
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: ForeFlight device restrictions: 2 iPads and 1 iPhone, or 1 iPad and 2 iPhones per licence; AMOS pricing is by quote only, with no rate, minimum or named cost driver published; the routes to a price are ordering a brochure or booking a live demo through a contact form
  • They diverge on capability: ForeFlight covers Flight planning, AMOS covers Maintenance planning.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which ForeFlight and AMOS actually diverge.

Attributes where ForeFlight and AMOS differ
AttributeForeFlightAMOS
Starting price$130/year$50000/year
PlatformsiPad, iPhoneWeb, Windows, Ios, Android
Founded20071997

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in ForeFlight

  • Flight planning
  • Aeronautical charts
  • Weather briefings
  • Navigation
  • Weight & balance
  • Garmin avionics
  • Jeppesen charts
  • ADS-B receivers

Only in AMOS

  • Maintenance planning
  • Work order management
  • Inventory management
  • Airworthiness tracking
  • Technical records
  • SAP
  • Oracle
  • Flight operations systems

Both cover

  • Data encryption
  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

ForeFlight

  • Flight planning and navigation for pilotsnot AMOS
  • Aviation weather and digital logbooknot AMOS
  • Airport information and terrain profilingnot AMOS

AMOS

  • Running aircraft maintenance, engineering and logistics for an airline in one systemnot ForeFlight
  • MRO providers managing maintenance execution across mixed fleetsnot ForeFlight
  • Configuring maintenance programmes for different operators, fleets and business modelsnot ForeFlight

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

ForeFlight

  • Device restrictions: 2 iPads and 1 iPhone, or 1 iPad and 2 iPhones per licence
  • Geographic region limited to one per subscription
  • Annual billing only, no monthly option
  • Starter plan lacks Synthetic Vision and advanced planning tools
  • Essential plan lacks pre-built aircraft profiles and fuel planning

AMOS

  • Pricing is by quote only, with no rate, minimum or named cost driver published; the routes to a price are ordering a brochure or booking a live demo through a contact form
  • Hosting is a separately named service, AMOScloud Hosting, rather than a standard part of the licence

Pricing, plan by plan

ForeFlight

$130/year

No published plan breakdown. See the ForeFlight review.

AMOS

$50000/year
  • AMOS Standard$50000/year
    • Maintenance planning
    • Work order management
    • Materials management
  • AMOS Enterprise$100000/year
    • Multi-base operations
    • Advanced analytics
    • API integrations

Which should you pick?

Choose ForeFlight if

  • You need flight planning.
  • You work on iPad, iPhone.
  • You also want aeronautical charts.
ForeFlight review

Choose AMOS if

  • You need maintenance planning.
  • You work on Web, Windows, Ios, Android.
  • You also want work order management.
AMOS review

Questions people ask

Is ForeFlight or AMOS better?
Neither clearly leads. ForeFlight starts at $130/year and AMOS at $50000/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, ForeFlight or AMOS?
ForeFlight starts at $130/year and AMOS at $50000/year.
Does ForeFlight or AMOS run on more platforms?
ForeFlight runs on iPad, iPhone. AMOS runs on Web, Windows, Ios, Android.
What is ForeFlight best used for?
ForeFlight is most often used for flight planning and navigation for pilots, aviation weather and digital logbook, airport information and terrain profiling. Of those, flight planning and navigation for pilots and aviation weather and digital logbook are not what AMOS is typically brought in for.
What can ForeFlight do that AMOS cannot?
ForeFlight covers Flight planning, Aeronautical charts, Weather briefings, Navigation. AMOS covers Maintenance planning, Work order management, Inventory management, Airworthiness tracking. Both handle Data encryption, Web support.
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