APA Pilot vs Venturi MX
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
Venturi MX
Manage aircraft operations and finances efficiently. Track flights, maintenance, and expenses to understand ownership costs and ensure airworthiness. Ideal for private pilots and co-owners.
- Centralized operations and finance hub
- Split costs and track co-owner balances
- Detailed expense and fuel tracking
- Maintenance ticketing and airworthiness status
- Pre-flight airworthiness check
- Real-time cost of ownership data
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Running an aircraft shouldn't require messy spreadsheets, scattered logbooks, and endless group texts. Venturi is the complete operational and financial hub built specifically for private pilots, aircraft owners, and flying syndicates. Whether you manage an airplane solo or share it with a group, Venturi centralizes your flight logging, maintenance ticketing, and expense tracking so you always know your exact cost of ownership and real-time airworthiness status. Core Features Run your aircraft like a business: Access a comprehensive home menu that serves as your central operations and finances hub, replacing guesswork with hard data. Split costs between co-owners: Ditch the spreadsheet math. Co-owners can log expenses independently, track running balances, and easily settle up right from the app. Know every dollar and gallon: Dive into the analytics overview to track fuel purchases, monitor hourly operating costs, and log both Hobbs and Tach time accurately. Never miss maintenance or Airworthiness Directives (ADs): Anyone in your syndicate can submit squawks. Track your aircraft's health with clear open and completed badges to ensure strict FAA compliance. Fly knowing you're airworthy: Get an instant "Ready to Fly" pre-flight status check before you ever step onto the ramp. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.venturimx.co/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Venturi MX at 5.0 against APA Pilot's 3.5. Venturi MX also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). APA Pilot's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (422 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
Both are free to download. Venturi MX sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month. APA Pilot asks for nothing beyond the download.
Venturi MX 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
APA Pilot ships an update monthly, Venturi MX every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | APA Pilot | Venturi MX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (422 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 422 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.2 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 170 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Allied Pilots Association | Venturi Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
APA Pilot
Venturi MX
In-app purchases
APA Pilot
No in-app purchases
Venturi MX
- Venturi Membership1 Month trial$24.991 Month
- Venturi Membership1 Year trial$250.001 Year








