Comparison

APA Pilot vs Acron B737NG ETHOS

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time pilot schedules
  • Arrival/departure weather
  • Load details
  • Crew data
  • Offline flight history
  • News updates
  • Pilot tools
Features
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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

About

Acron B737NG ETHOS

This application serves as a Flight Management System Trainer for aviation professionals. It enables users to run courseware or freeplay simulations, requiring an account from an affiliated Acron ETHOS training partner.

Highlights
  • Flight Management System Trainer
  • Courseware simulation
  • Freeplay simulation
  • Aviation industry focus
  • Requires user account
Features
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Acron B737NG ETHOS app allows users to run courseware or freeplay Flight Management System Trainer (FMST). It is designed for aviation industry. This app requires a user account given to end-users currently affiliated with Acron ETHOS contract training partner. Please contact your airline training department or flight school for confirmation and download instructions.

Screenshots

APA Pilot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: APA Pilot at 3.5 against Acron B737NG ETHOS's 3.0. APA Pilot also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (422 vs 2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

APA Pilot holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: APA Pilot has 422 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

APA Pilot ships an update monthly, Acron B737NG ETHOS every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
APA Pilot versus Acron B737NG ETHOS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAPA PilotAcron B737NG ETHOS
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (422 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews28.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings422 — better2
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS14.2 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAllied Pilots AssociationAerosim

Customer experience

APA Pilot

All ratings422 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative35.1%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive28.7%
Neutral10.3%
Negative60.9%

Acron B737NG ETHOS

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

APA Pilot

No in-app purchases

None

Acron B737NG ETHOS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is APA Pilot free?
APA Pilot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Acron B737NG ETHOS free?
Acron B737NG ETHOS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, APA Pilot or Acron B737NG ETHOS?
APA Pilot is rated higher. APA Pilot averages 3.5 out of 5 from 422 ratings, while Acron B737NG ETHOS averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do APA Pilot or Acron B737NG ETHOS have ads?
Neither APA Pilot nor Acron B737NG ETHOS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, APA Pilot or Acron B737NG ETHOS?
APA Pilot ships an update monthly, and Acron B737NG ETHOS every 6 months. Most recently, APA Pilot was updated on November 2, 2026 and Acron B737NG ETHOS on November 5, 2026.

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