Comparison

APA Pilot vs Venturi MX

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

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

Screenshots

APA Pilot4 screens
Venturi MX4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
APA Pilot versus Venturi MX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAPA PilotVenturi MX
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (422 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings422 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.2 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAllied Pilots AssociationVenturi Technologies LLC

Customer experience

APA Pilot

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

Venturi MX

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

APA Pilot

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Venturi MX

Subscriptions2
  • Venturi Membership1 Month trial$24.991 Month
  • Venturi Membership1 Year trial$250.001 Year

Questions

Is APA Pilot free?
APA Pilot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Venturi MX free?
Venturi MX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, APA Pilot or Venturi MX?
Venturi MX is rated higher. APA Pilot averages 3.5 out of 5 from 422 ratings, while Venturi MX averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do APA Pilot or Venturi MX have ads?
Neither APA Pilot nor Venturi MX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, APA Pilot or Venturi MX?
APA Pilot ships an update monthly, and Venturi MX every 10 days. Most recently, APA Pilot was updated on October 24, 2026 and Venturi MX on October 6, 2026.

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