Comparison

PilotPal vs Pilot Kit

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

Head to head
About

PilotPal

This app provides FAA aviation airport charts and facility directories for easy flight planning. Access airport diagrams, frequencies, elevation, and helipad information offline. Stay updated with monthly chart revisions and quickly find nearby or favorite airports.

Highlights
  • Offline charts
  • Airport Facility Directories
  • Airport Diagrams
  • Airport Information (Maps, Frequencies, Elevation, Helipads)
  • Monthly updated FAA charts
  • Nearby and favorite airports
  • Airport search
Features
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PilotPal is the easiest way to flight plan. PilotPal brings the FAA airport facility directory and Airport Diagrams to your pocket. Features: • Offline Charts: Easily download airports or entire regions for offline use • Airport Facility Directories • Airport Diagrams • Weather via METAR and TAF • Wind maps • Airport Information including: • Maps • Frequencies • Elevation • Helipads • Updated FAA charts every month so you're always up to date. • Nearby airports: Easily find airports around you • Favorite airports: Save your favorites for quick access • Airport search: Easily find any airport or helipad • Dark mode • iPad support Built by real pilots with a love for aviation Feedback or issues: tinybyteapps@gmail.com Legal: Airport facility directories and airport diagrams are provided by the FAA. Always consult appropriate and available sources to prepare for your flight. Our privacy policy is available at: https://pilotpal-1139.firebaseapp.com/privacypolicy.htm Our terms of service is available at: https://pilotpal-1139.firebaseapp.com/termsofuse.html

About

Pilot Kit

This comprehensive aviation toolkit offers pilots and students essential flight management tools. It includes a digital logbook, GPS tracking, weather decoding, an E6B calculator, and aircraft management features. Access global aviation databases and advanced map capabilities for efficient flight planning and review.

Highlights
  • Digital logbook and track recording
  • Global aviation database
  • Interactive procedure visualization on map
  • E6B calculator and unit conversion
  • METAR/TAF weather decoding
  • Cloud sync and multi-device support
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Pilot Kit 2.0 is an all-in-one flight toolkit built for pilots, student pilots, and flight schools. It not only provides high-frequency essentials such as a digital logbook, track recording, weather decoding, E6B, aircraft management, and electronic checklists, but also brings critical aviation databases and map capabilities together in one app. Core Capabilities • Global aviation database: Covers airport information worldwide, along with key navigation data including VOR, DME, NDB, ILS, and waypoints • Powerful map capabilities: Supports airway information for China and the United States, as well as SID, STAR, and IAP procedures for major airports in both countries • Procedure visualization: Airways and departure, arrival, and approach procedures can be displayed directly on the map for more intuitive viewing and faster understanding • Complete flight records: Supports digital logbooks, GPS track recording, aircraft profiles, and electronic checklists • Essential flight tools: Includes E6B calculator, unit conversion, and METAR/TAF weather decoding • Safer data management: Supports cloud sync, multi-device sync, and local backup, keeping your flight data available, stable, and secure Pilot Kit 2.0 connects preflight planning, in-flight reference, and post-flight review into one complete workflow, helping you manage every flight more efficiently.

Screenshots

PilotPal4 screens
Pilot Kit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pilot Kit at 100% against PilotPal's 55%. Pilot Kit also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). PilotPal's advantage is ratings volume (663 vs 1). On price, ads 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. PilotPal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Pilot Kit asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pilot Kit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PilotPal has 663 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of PilotPal's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pilot Kit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PilotPal ships an update every 3 months, Pilot Kit fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
PilotPal versus Pilot Kit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPilotPalPilot Kit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (663 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings663 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB115 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTinybyte Apps LLCBra, LLC.

Customer experience

PilotPal

All ratings652 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.8%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive55.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative40.0%

Pilot Kit

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

PilotPal

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Subscription verification loop - shows already subscribed but denies access
  • Airport diagrams not displaying despite active subscription
  • App stopped working after February update
  • General app functionality failures
  • Missing settings/preferences menu

Requested features

6 requests
  • Airport diagram printing functionality
  • Ability to sort favorites tab
  • Front and back page information inclusion
  • Improved search functionality for VOR locations
  • Legend/index documentation
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  • Comprehensive chart supplement data (VFR corridors, visual reporting points, VOR test locations)

Pilot Kit

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PilotPal

Subscriptions3
  • Airport Diagrams$0.991 Month
  • PilotPal Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • PilotPal Pro3 Days trial$19.991 Year
None

Pilot Kit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PilotPal free?
PilotPal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pilot Kit free?
Pilot Kit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PilotPal or Pilot Kit?
Pilot Kit is rated higher. PilotPal averages 4.7 out of 5 from 663 ratings, while Pilot Kit averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do PilotPal or Pilot Kit have ads?
Neither PilotPal nor Pilot Kit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PilotPal or Pilot Kit?
PilotPal ships an update every 3 months, and Pilot Kit fortnightly. Most recently, PilotPal was updated on September 22, 2026 and Pilot Kit on September 18, 2026.

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