FlightChex vs PA28 Performance
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FlightChex
This app provides an easy-to-use checklist for pilots to manage flight procedures. Users can create custom checklists or purchase pre-made ones, ensuring they never lose their place during operations. It's also a valuable training tool for flight simulators.
- Easy-to-use pilot checklists
- Create custom checklists
- Purchase pre-made checklists
- Offline editing capabilities
- Flight simulator training tool
- Checklists for various aircraft models
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FlightChex easy to use Checklist for modern pilots. Works on iPhone, iPod touch and also iPad. Never lose your place again. Advance through your checklist like a pro without losing your place. Edit your checklist from anywhere even without an Internet connection. Improve your flow by editing your checklist on the ramp. Create your own checklists for free or purchase our pre-made checklists. If we don’t have a checklist you are looking for, request your plane. Our team will find any available POH and create a template*. There is no risk, try it today. FlightChex is a great training tool for use with flight simulators as well. Pre-made templates are sold as an In-App Purchase. When a checklist is requested and added to the available checklists, it will be available for purchase. ** It is the pilot in commands responsibility to ensure the checklist they are using is appropriate for their aircraft and that it contains all necessary procedures for a safe flight. Checklists for: Cessna, Piper, Diamond
PA28 Performance
This app calculates essential performance data for Piper PA-28 aircraft flight planning. It covers takeoff, landing, climb, cruise, descent, and emergency procedures, along with an interactive hold calculator and risk analysis tool. Cloud sync ensures your flight plans are accessible across all your devices.
- Flight performance calculations
- Takeoff, landing, climb, cruise, descent
- Emergency procedures
- Interactive hold calculator
- Risk analysis tool
- Emergency glide distance calculator
- Cloud sync across devices
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PA28 Performance computes all the useful performance numbers for flight planning for Piper model PA28 Aircraft. It includes calculations for takeoff, landing, climb, cruise, descent, instrument procedures as well as emergencies. It also includes an interactive hold calculator, a risk analysis tool, and an emergency glide distance calculator that handles head and tailwinds. PA28 Performance is also available as a WebApp (an App that runs in a browser) that runs on a variety of platforms (PC, Mac, tablets, phones). The Cloud Sync feature allows flight planning profiles entered on any device to be synchronized with your other devices when connected. PA28 Performance is a free, published-source development effort and has Apps and WebApps for other aircraft. See http://pohperformance.com for complete details.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PA28 Performance at none against FlightChex's 10. PA28 Performance also leads on ratings volume (17 vs 5). FlightChex's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, update cadence, 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. FlightChex sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. PA28 Performance asks for nothing beyond the download.
FlightChex holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of FlightChex's written reviews are positive against 75% of PA28 Performance's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FlightChex | PA28 Performance |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better | 4.5 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Alsbury | POH Performance L.L.C. |
Customer experience
FlightChex
PA28 Performance
In-app purchases
FlightChex
- Boeing B-17 F/GFree
- Cessna T206H NAV III GFC 700 AFCS$2.99
- Cessna 172B,C$3.99
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- Cessna 172M (1975)$3.99
- Piper Arrow II (PA-28R-200)$3.99
- Diamond Katana DV 20$3.99
- Piper Warrior II (1979 POH)$3.99
- Cessna 150/152$3.99
- Robinson 44$3.99
- Jabiru Calypso 2200$3.99
PA28 Performance
No in-app purchases
Questions
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