APA Pilot vs P1 ChatOps
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
P1 ChatOps
This secure chat application facilitates mission execution for government customers. It requires an invitation to connect to specific servers and adherence to cybersecurity policies.
- Secure chat
- Collaboration capabilities
- Mission execution support
- Platform One integration
- Mattermost powered
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P1 ChatOps is the certified mobile application for Platform One (P1) and its customers. In conjunction with Mattermost, P1 ChatOps provides secure chat and collaboration capabilities for mission execution. The application is only intended for P1 customers. Contact your organization’s onboarding supervisor for instructions to connect to one of P1’s chat servers. Interested in becoming a customer? Learn more at https://p1.dso.mil. All users must abide by DoD and service/agency cybersecurity policy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: APA Pilot at 3.5 against P1 ChatOps's 2.1. APA Pilot also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (29% vs 8%). 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.
APA Pilot holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: APA Pilot has 417 ratings behind it against 21, 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 8% of P1 ChatOps's.
APA Pilot ships an update monthly, P1 ChatOps every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on August 29, 2026 and August 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | APA Pilot | P1 ChatOps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (417 ratings) — better | 2.1 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.7% of reviews — better | 8.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 417 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.2 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 168 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Allied Pilots Association | USAF-BESPIN |
Customer experience
APA Pilot
P1 ChatOps
In-app purchases
APA Pilot
No in-app purchases
P1 ChatOps
No in-app purchases
