iHelp GC vs Virtual PAPI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iHelp GC
Locate Global Caché iTach, iTach Flex, or GC100 devices on your network. This utility also allows for firmware updates for specific iTach models. It is designed for official Global Caché hardware.
- Network device discovery
- Firmware updates
- Supports iTach, iTach Flex, GC100
- Official Global Caché hardware support
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iHelp is an application that will help you find your Global Caché iTach, iTach Flex or GC100 unit in your network. You can also update the firmware of your iTach and iTach Flex unit. Please note: iHelp only supports unit bought from Global Caché for firmware updates. Updating rebranded units is not supported. If you have questions or suggestions then please use the 'Send Email...' option in the Help menu.
Virtual PAPI
This app offers adjustable visual descent guidance for any runway, allowing pilots to select airports and runways, then customize descent angles and aiming points. It provides accurate vertical guidance for various approach types and works offline with an extensive runway database.
- Adjustable visual descent guidance
- Select airport and runway
- Customize descent angle and aiming point
- Accurate vertical guidance
- Works offline
- 30,000+ runway database
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Pilots love runways with visual descent guidance, such as PAPI or VASI, but unfortunately they don't exist everywhere. This app provides an adjustable visual descent guidance for every runway on the planet. The pilot can select an airport, a runway, adjust the desired descent angle and the aiming point, then Virtual PAPI will create a glide slope indicator style. The glide slope will provide accurate vertical guidance to the aiming point from any direction, 360 degrees, providing a valuable guidance for any type of approach, like base entries, short approaches, straight-ins, etc. The app comes with over 30 thousand runways in its offline database, and more will be added as they are discovered. The app works completely offline and never tries to use the internet. All it needs is access to your location. Virtual PAPI is and free and open source, with all the code available on GitHub.
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Verdict
iHelp GC and Virtual PAPI both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Virtual PAPI's written reviews are positive against 33% of iHelp GC's. Virtual PAPI also leads on price (Free vs $5.99) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). iHelp GC's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.6). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Virtual PAPI is free to download; iHelp GC costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for iHelp GC against 5.0 for Virtual PAPI. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of iHelp GC's written reviews are positive against 100% of Virtual PAPI's.
iHelp GC ships an update every 5 weeks, Virtual PAPI every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iHelp GC | Virtual PAPI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Inside Internet | Marlon Dutra |
Customer experience
iHelp GC
Virtual PAPI
In-app purchases
iHelp GC
No in-app purchases
Virtual PAPI
No in-app purchases
