Comparison

Tools For Pilots vs Aviabit EFB application

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

Head to head
About

Tools For Pilots

This app provides essential tools for pilots, including wind component calculations, runway report decoding, cold temperature altitude correction, climb gradient analysis, and ICAO delay code lookup. It also offers airport time zone information and METAR/TAF report retrieval.

Highlights
  • Wind component calculations
  • RWY report decoding
  • Cold temperature altitude correction
  • Climb gradient analysis
  • ICAO delay codes
  • Airport time zones
  • METAR and TAF reports
Features
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Tools For Pilots is a small collection of tools. It is designed as an universal app with different iPhone and iPad interfaces. On the iPad landscape and portrait orientation are supported in split views. Wind Components - are displayed in a nice graphical layout - touch the runway designator to change the runway direction - touch the wind arrow to change the wind - main wind and gusts are shown absolute, as head/tail wind and as cross wind by wind arrows relativ to the runway RWY Report Decoding - the code is analyzed while typing, the keyboard will only allow exisiting codes - you can switch to Russian friction coefficients by touching the flag Cold Temperature Altitude Correction - save multiple pages for reusing - share your pages via airdrop, e-mail or saved files Climb Gradients - enter gradient, angle or feet per nm - create a list with distance and altitude and/or - create a list with groundspeed and vertical speed ICAO Delay Codes - the standard ICAO Delay Codes Airport Time Zones - coordinates, time zone, daylight saving time, day length, sunset and sunrise are shown - a map with the location of the airport can be displayed - time zone, sunrise and sunset are calculated by the app for any date - calculation is done off-line using a build-in database Metar and TAF Reports - can be requested for an editable airport list - 3 letter IATA or 4 letter ICAO code - requires online connection - time zone, sunrise and sunset are calculated by the app

About

Aviabit EFB application

This application provides flight crew members with access to airline documents and flight information. It allows for offline entry of flight reports and task details, with seamless syncing to the airline's database. Crew can also manage operational flight plans and access company libraries.

Highlights
  • Access airline document library
  • Offline flight report entry
  • Manage operational flight plans
  • View flight general information
  • Use offline flight task entry
  • Add flight reports with media
Features
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During the flight a crew member has access both to the airline library of documents and the flight documentation. Also, they can add flight reports during the flight. FEATURES: * loading information about the flight (general information, crew list, messages) * entering the flight task information in offline mode with the further sending to the airlines database * working with the operational flight plan * access to the company's library * access to the flight documents (airport documents, aircraft limitations) * adding flight reports (optionally with PDFs and images) in offline mode with the further sending to the airlines database * use geolocation on navigation route

Screenshots

Tools For Pilots4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Aviabit EFB application at Free against Tools For Pilots's $0.99. Aviabit EFB application also leads on review sentiment (25% vs 0%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Tools For Pilots's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Aviabit EFB application is free to download; Tools For Pilots costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tools For Pilots ships an update every 2 months, Aviabit EFB application monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences ยท 3 level
Tools For Pilots versus Aviabit EFB application: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTools For PilotsAviabit EFB application
Price$0.99Free โ€” better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews25.0% of reviews โ€” better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPad
Requires iOS15.612.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size5 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRalf KeberAVIABIT, OOO

Customer experience

Tools For Pilots

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Aviabit EFB application

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tools For Pilots

No in-app purchases

None

Aviabit EFB application

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tools For Pilots free?
Tools For Pilots costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aviabit EFB application free?
Aviabit EFB application is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tools For Pilots or Aviabit EFB application have ads?
Neither Tools For Pilots nor Aviabit EFB application shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tools For Pilots or Aviabit EFB application?
Tools For Pilots ships an update every 2 months, and Aviabit EFB application monthly. Most recently, Tools For Pilots was updated on October 14, 2026 and Aviabit EFB application on October 18, 2026.

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