So what’s the deal with Foreflight and Appareo

[BDPetersen]

Is there a breakup or are they just agreeing to see other people? I see Fly Q is selling a Stratus package and Appareo acquired another company. Hmmmm.

[midlifeflyer]

They had originally had an exclusive dealing/marketing contract. Most likely it either expired or both parties decided it was time to end it. Termination of exclusive deals after a certain time is standard, and the market could lead both parties to decide early termination is in both of their interests.

No special information; just an educated guess. 

Edited June 24, 2019 by midlifeflyer

[81X]

Whatever it is, they revolutionized off-panel “avionics” for which I’m eternally grateful. I remember getting my first foreflight stratus combo in the very early days of ads b and still remember how much that changed my cross country flying overnight.  Having every approach plate, VFR/IFR chart (geo referenced no less) and many weather elements available instantly is one of the best things that came to light GA. 

[MBDiagMan]

Yep, paper charts, a plotter and an E6B are still in my flightbag, but some days I wonder why., 

[RLCarter]

2 hours ago, MBDiagMan said:

Yep, paper charts, a plotter and an E6B are still in my flightbag, but some days I wonder why., 

Paper charts make a good sun shade if needed, plotter can be used as a back scratcher, E6B is just fun to use when your bored. If you have current and last years copies of the FAR/AIM they can be used as wheel chocks.....

[flyingcheesehead]

I think this is simply planned expiration of a limited-time exclusivity agreement, similar to how you could originally only get an iPhone on AT&T.

And, FWIW, this is not a new thing. The Stratus 3, which came out at Oshkosh last year, already worked with multiple EFBs, and ForeFlight has had support for more devices for even longer than that.