Garmin Pilot

Name: Garmin Pilot
Rating: 4.7 (4118 reviews)
Author: Garmin DCI

By: Garmin DCI App

Plan. File. Fly. Log.

Overview

Version:

26.7.2

Last updated: 2026-07-16

trust pilot categories

Features & Capabilities

Garmin Pilot for iPad is the most comprehensive flight planning and navigation suite designed for general aviation and corporate pilots. Plan, file, navigate and log with weather, charts and interactive maps, mirroring Garmin’s touchscreen avionics for seamless preflight to inflight use.

Features include robust weather briefing with NEXRAD, METARs/TAFs, NOTAMs, winds aloft, TFRs, and lightning, plus NavTrack along your planned route. File flight plans via Leidos Flight Service or DUATS, edit on the moving map, and sync logs with flyGarmin. You also get worldwide Jeppesen charts, terrain and obstacles, SVX synthetic vision, Smart Airspace, SafeTaxi diagrams, and optional premium charts. A single Garmin Pilot subscription supports up to three devices with a 30-day free trial on initial download.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Navigation & Mapping Weather Education Data

By:

Garmin DCI

Rating:

4.70

(4,118) 5 new ratings

Version:

26.7.2 Last updated: 2026-07-16

Version code:

888291273

Creation date:

2009-12-23

Compatible devices:

Size:

658.30MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-17

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Developed by:

Garmin DCI

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/garmin-pilot/id340917615

Website:

https://www.garmin.com/aviation/garminpilot/overview/

User Reviews

Overall, Garmin Pilot on Apple is valued for affordable pricing, strong Garmin integration, and Smart Charts with broad airport chart access. Reviewers praise cross-device consistency and the Garmin-like interface. Common drawbacks across multiple reviews include persistent syncing/update issues, stability problems and in-flight crashes, and a challenging ForeFlight migration experience. Markup capabilities and overall polish are also cited as lacking. In short, it’s a solid Garmin-centric EFB option with clear benefits, but reliability and migration flow still need attention.

Pros

Affordable pricing with a simple two-tier subscription
Smart Charts feature praised for advanced charting
Strong Garmin integration with avionics, logbook, and engine monitoring
Consistent Garmin-like interface across iOS devices and good cross-platform usability
Wide access to airport charts with charts available for many locations

Cons

Frequent syncing and update issues (charts not updating in background, W&B syncing problems)
Stability and performance bugs during flight (crashes, freezes, not polished)
ForeFlight migration experience is painful (manual data import/transition)
Limitations in chart markup/annotation (difficulty marking up charts or plates)

Recent reviews

As a CFI I really appreciate the %50 discount. The pricing is very reasonable and I like that there are only 2 pricing tiers, which makes things simple. With ForeFlight pricing going up and up it’s nice to have a solid alternative, as there have been many improvements to Garmin Pilot since I last used it. All of my new students will be using GP. Keep up the good work. The only thing I miss from ForeFlight is the Takeoff and Landing distance feature, so it would be nice to have this in the future.

by Br*****, 2026-05-10

I have used Pilot for years. It is a great platform except for the sync issues which are numerous. I don’t understand why my charts don’t simply update in the background, when I go to the downloads tab it tells me my charts are up to date and then after a few seconds of thinking about it then it tells me they are expired. The W&B is horrible at syncing especially from the Pilotweb site which uses a totally different format and has multiple unintuitive ways of entering the data. It’s almost like they built this thing and never tried it for themselves. Most pilots are results based, we don’t need the flashy graphics as much as we need solid performance, work on making it work before you work on making it pretty.