Comparison

Tools For Pilots vs Pilot Dictionary

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

Pilot Dictionary

Features
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By using this application you can search terms and definitions used in aviation. You can an also add keywords to your favorite list. Application includes 2470 words and 17828 abbreviations used in aviation.

Screenshots

Tools For Pilots4 screens
Pilot Dictionary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tools For Pilots at every 2 months against Pilot Dictionary's every 60 months. Tools For Pilots also leads on price ($0.99 vs $1.99). Pilot Dictionary's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Tools For Pilots costs $0.99 and Pilot Dictionary $1.99 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, Pilot Dictionary every 60 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
Tools For Pilots versus Pilot Dictionary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTools For PilotsPilot Dictionary
Price$0.99 โ€” better$1.99
Positive reviews0.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 months โ€” betterEvery 60 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size5 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRalf KeberMindsoft Technology

In-app purchases

None

Tools For Pilots

No in-app purchases

None

Pilot Dictionary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tools For Pilots free?
Tools For Pilots costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pilot Dictionary free?
Pilot Dictionary costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tools For Pilots or Pilot Dictionary have ads?
Neither Tools For Pilots nor Pilot Dictionary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tools For Pilots or Pilot Dictionary?
Tools For Pilots ships an update every 2 months, and Pilot Dictionary every 60 months. Most recently, Tools For Pilots was updated on September 10, 2026 and Pilot Dictionary on September 23, 2026.

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