Comparison

Bad Elf Wombat vs Virtual PAPI

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Bad Elf Wombat

This free utility app works with the Bad Elf Wombat hardware accessory. It enables pilots to download aviation databases and transfer them to a USB drive or SD card. It also facilitates the collection and uploading of flight and engine logs to various aviation analysis sites.

Highlights
  • Download aviation databases
  • Transfer data to USB/SD via Wombat accessory
  • Collect flight and engine logs
  • Upload logs to analysis sites
  • Check hardware health
  • Perform firmware updates
  • Format media
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This free utility app is used in conjunction with the Bad Elf Wombat hardware accessory. This app allows pilots and operators to download aviation databases from compatible avionics websites to their iPad or iPhone via Wi-Fi or cellular. Once downloaded, the user can then connect to the Bad Elf Wombat accessory via Wi-Fi to transfer the database(s) to a USB drive or SD card. Pilots can also collect flight and engine logs from compatible avionics, and upload them to sites such as SavvyAnalysis, CirrusReports, and myTBM.aero. Logs can also be shared with 3rd party apps such as CloudAhoy, Dropbox, or the Mail app. This app also allows the user to check the health of their Wombat hardware, perform firmware updates, and format USB/SD media. Visit www.bad-elf.com/wombat to learn more about the Bad Elf Wombat accessory.

About

Virtual PAPI

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Bad Elf Wombat3 screens
Virtual PAPI2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Virtual PAPI at every 3 days against Bad Elf Wombat's every 4 weeks. Bad Elf Wombat's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bad Elf Wombat ships an update every 4 weeks, Virtual PAPI every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Bad Elf Wombat versus Virtual PAPI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBad Elf WombatVirtual PAPI
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBad Elf, LLCMarlon Dutra

In-app purchases

None

Bad Elf Wombat

No in-app purchases

None

Virtual PAPI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bad Elf Wombat free?
Bad Elf Wombat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Virtual PAPI free?
Virtual PAPI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bad Elf Wombat or Virtual PAPI have ads?
Neither Bad Elf Wombat nor Virtual PAPI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bad Elf Wombat or Virtual PAPI?
Bad Elf Wombat ships an update every 4 weeks, and Virtual PAPI every 3 days. Most recently, Bad Elf Wombat was updated on June 1, 2026 and Virtual PAPI on June 5, 2026.

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