personally i feel navigraph is worth it. very handy to be able to pull up everything on my ipad. i am not keen on subscriptions, in fact the only subscription i have IS navigraph. not a must have , its a QoL app for sure. if someone is happy with free LIDO charts, then thats good. if we all liked the same thing then there would only be a need for one plane in the sim.

My year subscription is almost up..don't care to pay for whatever comes with the premium sub again.

The only sub worth buying for the sim in my opinion. I hate subs but im willing to do the annual thing because almost all my flights require charts for sids/stars and approaches and lido does not have the same level of coverage. Added to that keeping the databases current in my addon products.

Yes Absolutely and highly recommended. These days all addons regardless use Navigraph integration and what you get in ultimate subscription is quite substantial to be honest. I prefer Jeppesen over Lido charts - particularly true when flying IFR in GA aircraft. Navigraph app on iPad is sort of like skydemon or foreflight which is used in real world flying. It allows live tracking, charts at ease, weather overlays and various other bits. The app is constantly updated with new features being added constantly. I have been Navigraph's subscriber for past 7 years and it has never let me down.

If you fly for example on networks like Vatsim, PilotEge or IVAO then - Navigraph is a must tool.

If you fly primarily offline (not on the networks I mentioned above) and are happy with Lido charts then very least - Navigraph's nav data update is actually recommended which is slightly cheaper then ultimate subscription, Allows you to use latest airac on simbrief.

Edited August 3Aug 3 by CAP1234

46 minutes ago, kerosene31 said:

Even as a GA only flyer, I subscribe. I'm not a fan of subscriptions with flight sim in general because I do take long breaks from time to time. However Navigraph is just something I use every flight. I could probably get most charts and everything else somewhere, but it is all in one spot and easy to use.

I’m exactly like you , but the nice thing with navigraph is that you can pause your sub and then just reactivate it , I do that when I have my pauses

There should be a third option: navdata-only subscription (instead of the Unlimited). That's the one I have. For charts, I deal with the MSFS2024 ones.

9 minutes ago, Luis Hernandez said:

There should be a third option: navdata-only subscription (instead of the Unlimited). That's the one I have. For charts, I deal with the MSFS2024 ones.

I think that is a very cost effective option to consider. Yea you lose chart access to smaller airports but for someone on a budget this approach is a great compromise !

I guess I’m one of the few that don’t. But I mostly fly GA or occasionally an IFR flight in the Longitude using the in-sim planner.

2 hours ago, Luis Hernandez said:

There should be a third option: navdata-only subscription (instead of the Unlimited). That's the one I have. For charts, I deal with the MSFS2024 ones.

Same. Although for charts I use Chart Finder.

I had it for a month but then the sun decided to come out and it was far too hot to fly, so I barely used it. I might look into again in the cooler months when I can learn & understand it's usage even more.

Edited August 3Aug 3 by MarcG

It is the only subscription I pay for Flight Sim that is worth it to me. Other subscriptions models currently for Flight Sim, a big NO from me.

I don't like subscriptions and I don't like having to buy stuff to give basic functionality so I really like the philosophy behind MSFS.

I use Little Nav map and I really like what Working Title have done in creating the Flight planner.

It's good to see that more and more of the innovative devs are including the Flight planner in their options.

13 hours ago, Rob G said:

I am curious how many people here do not have a Navigraph subscription and why.

I only have the nav data sub ($29.79/year) at Navigraph as I don't use charts and am still able to use FSLTL for traffic w/ the older FSLTL injector.

I used to have a full monthly subscription, for the charts mainly. The standalone PC application is nice also.

I discovered recently that the LIDO charts (that I like a lot now) are provided by default in MSFS2024 and that I can use them in the PMDG 737 thanks to an EFB MOD.

So I stopped the full subscription. In the future I plan to pay only for the AIRACs at reduced price.

On 8/3/2026 at 9:07 AM, weaklink said:

I wouldn't consider usage of Simbrief only to be a subscription. Like you, I take "subscription" to mean that one is paying money at regular intervals. And while Simbrief requires a (free) Navigraph account, it doesnt require a Simbrief subscription.

It does if you want to use current Nav data in Simbrief, otherwise SB defaults to an older AIRAC cycle.