Flight Computer Pro vs PA28 Performance
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flight Computer Pro
This app simulates the E6B slide ruler used by pilots for various aviation calculations. It offers high-resolution controls for precise adjustments and includes modes for conversions, wind corrections, and a new holding pattern calculator. The interface is designed to feel like a real ruler in your hands, with a locking feature to prevent accidental changes.
- E6B slide ruler simulation
- Conversions mode
- Wind correction modes (low & high speed)
- Holding Pattern calculator
- Locking feature
- Quick reference guide
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An easy and intuitive simulation of the E6B slide ruler used by many aircraft pilots. Features a high resolution ruler with smooth controls for rotating, sliding and pinch zooming, allowing precise calculations. Feels like a real ruler in your hands! All three modes are available: - Conversions - Wind corrections (low speed) - Wind corrections (high speed) Also features: - Holding Pattern calculator (NEW!) - Locking feature, to avoid accidental changes - Quick reference with instructions on how to perform most calculations - No ads Try Flight Computer Sim for a free simpler version.
PA28 Performance
This app calculates essential performance data for Piper PA-28 aircraft flight planning. It covers takeoff, landing, climb, cruise, descent, and emergency procedures, along with an interactive hold calculator and risk analysis tool. Cloud sync ensures your flight plans are accessible across all your devices.
- Flight performance calculations
- Takeoff, landing, climb, cruise, descent
- Emergency procedures
- Interactive hold calculator
- Risk analysis tool
- Emergency glide distance calculator
- Cloud sync across devices
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PA28 Performance computes all the useful performance numbers for flight planning for Piper model PA28 Aircraft. It includes calculations for takeoff, landing, climb, cruise, descent, instrument procedures as well as emergencies. It also includes an interactive hold calculator, a risk analysis tool, and an emergency glide distance calculator that handles head and tailwinds. PA28 Performance is also available as a WebApp (an App that runs in a browser) that runs on a variety of platforms (PC, Mac, tablets, phones). The Cloud Sync feature allows flight planning profiles entered on any device to be synchronized with your other devices when connected. PA28 Performance is a free, published-source development effort and has Apps and WebApps for other aircraft. See http://pohperformance.com for complete details.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PA28 Performance at Free against Flight Computer Pro's $3.99. PA28 Performance also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months). Flight Computer Pro's advantage is chart position (#189 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
PA28 Performance is free to download; Flight Computer Pro costs $3.99 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 — 4.4 for Flight Computer Pro against 4.5 for PA28 Performance. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 17 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Flight Computer Pro's written reviews are positive against 75% of PA28 Performance's.
Flight Computer Pro ships an update every 9 months, PA28 Performance every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flight Computer Pro | PA28 Performance |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (14 ratings) | 4.5 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.2% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #189 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 334 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Diego Rodrigues | POH Performance L.L.C. |
Customer experience
Flight Computer Pro
PA28 Performance
In-app purchases
Flight Computer Pro
No in-app purchases
PA28 Performance
No in-app purchases
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