APA Pilot vs Airbus WIN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
APA Pilot
Access real-time pilot schedules, weather, and crew data. This tool offers offline flight history, news, and essential pilot utilities. It supports account setup, biometric authentication, and provides trip and commuter information.
- Real-time pilot schedules
- Arrival/departure weather
- Load details
- Crew data
- Offline flight history
- News updates
- Pilot tools
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Allied Pilot Association, the certified collective bargaining agent for the 15,000 professional pilots who fly for American Airlines, presents APA Pilot as a leading-edge mobile app/tool. APA Pilot provides pilot schedules in real-time, arrival/departure weather, load details, and crew data. APA members will also have access to offline flight history, news updates and a robust suite of pilot tools. APA Pilot also provides the following capabilities: · Account Setup · Biometric Authentication · Navigation Bar (Available for All Apps) · Touch Dashboard Icons for Navigation · Settings Management · Known Crewmember Information · Auto Sign-in · Option to Provide Feedback · FAR 117 Support · APA Reserve BETA · Trip INFO · Commuter INFO · Sentinel · Pay Check Audit
Airbus WIN
This application provides pilots and instructors with essential flight operations and training information directly from Airbus. Access videos, presentations, and articles, with the option to download content for offline viewing. Information is updated periodically and organized similarly to official flight manuals.
- Flight operations and training information
- Videos, presentations, and articles
- Downloadable content for offline access
- Search function for specific topics
- Periodic content updates
- Structured like flight operation manuals
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The objective of the Airbus Worlwide Instructor News application (Airbus WIN) is to provide Instructors, and largely speaking all pilots, with information from the Airbus Flight Operations and Training Standards department. The access is free, with no authentication. You will find videos, presentations, and articles that deal with flight operations and training topics that Airbus considers necessary to highlight. You can read media, or download them for a later consultation. Information is posted on a periodic basis and is maintained up to date. The information is displayed in a structure similar to the Airbus flight operations manuals (FCOM/FCTM). New information is highlighted in the main page, with links to the relevant media. You will also have the possibility to search for information on specific subjects, or relevant to a specific Airbus aircraft via the “search” function. Any suggestion on the content of the application is welcome. You have a dedicated “Suggestions” form for that. However, technical questions should always be submitted via “Tech Request” tool, the dedicated channel available for Airbus Operators. Finally, please always keep in mind that the operational documentation is the reference. Enjoy navigating through Airbus WIN and learning as much as you can to boost your flight operations and training standards!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Airbus WIN at 5.0 against APA Pilot's 3.5. Airbus WIN also leads on review sentiment (53% vs 29%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.2). APA Pilot's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (422 vs 9). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Airbus WIN holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: APA Pilot has 422 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of APA Pilot's written reviews are positive against 53% of Airbus WIN's.
APA Pilot ships an update monthly, Airbus WIN every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | APA Pilot | Airbus WIN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (422 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.7% of reviews | 52.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 422 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.2 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 170 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Allied Pilots Association | Airbus Group |
Customer experience
APA Pilot
Airbus WIN
In-app purchases
APA Pilot
No in-app purchases
Airbus WIN
No in-app purchases
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