Comparison

Rallista vs Rusty Pilot Reminders

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

Head to head
About

Rallista

This app focuses on the journey, not just the destination, for driving enthusiasts. Plan custom routes, explore scenic roads, and share driving experiences with others. It supports both paved and unpaved roads, group events, and personal driving stats.

Highlights
  • Custom route planning with waypoints
  • Explore paved and unpaved roads
  • Solo and group driving events
  • Share and discover routes
  • Track driving stats and cars
  • Real-time car location in events
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We know there are a lot of navigation apps out there, but after spending the past two decades out looking for adventure in classic cars with other enthusiasts, we realized that something critical was missing. Most apps are developed to get you from A to B, to make driving a route as mindless as possible. Rallista is different. Rallista focuses instead on taking “The road less traveled” — focusing on the journey, not the end points. At Rallista we want to facilitate new adventures — to show you roads you never knew existed. We want to help you make new driving memories and create new experiences to share with other enthusiasts. Whether you are winding your way through the hills and hollows of Tennessee in an NSX, making a cross-country jaunt in an M5, or taking some off road Yumps near Mt. St. Helens in a custom Rally Beetle, Rallista is an app that can help you plan your journey and share with others to enjoy. --- Create and navigate custom routes using waypoints to follow exactly the road sections you want. Drive alone with an impromptu route, a saved drive, or someone else's publicly shared drive. Drive with a group using a public or private event. Explore, build the route you want, and drive routes created by others. Depending on your interests you can drive solo or in an event with multiple other cars. Find paved and unpaved roads using the map color coding (white for paved, yellow for unpaved). See the location of other cars on an event.  Create an account and keep track of your cars and driving stats. --- Support - https://rallista.app/feedback Privacy Policy - https://rallista.app/privacy Terms of Use - https://rallista.app/terms Driving Disclaimer - https://rallista.app/drivers --- Rallista Member & Professional Subscriptions Rallista Member and Professional are recurring subscriptions that will be charged to your iTunes account if you decided to purchase. An initial payment will be charged and then shortly before the end of each monthly subscription period your account will be charged. Auto-Renewal may be disabled at any time by going to iTunes Store in your device's Settings app after purchase.

About

Rusty Pilot Reminders

This app helps pilots stay current and their aircraft airworthy by tracking all FAA currency requirements and maintenance deadlines. It provides a clear dashboard and automatic notifications to prevent expired documents and overdue inspections. Data is stored locally for privacy.

Highlights
  • Pilot currency tracking (BFR, IPC, medical)
  • Aircraft airworthiness & maintenance tracking
  • FAA Airworthiness Directive lookup
  • Expiry notifications
  • PDF export & sharing
  • Multiple pilots and aircraft support
Features
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Rusty Pilot Reminders requires an active subscription to access all features. A free 1-week trial is available for new subscribers. Rusty Pilot Reminders Stay current. Stay airworthy. Stay flying. Never get caught off-guard by an expired medical, a lapsed flight review, or an overdue annual again. Rusty Pilot Reminders is the all-in-one compliance tracker built by pilots, for pilots — keeping every FAA currency requirement and airworthiness deadline organized in one place. For Pilots Track everything that keeps you legal in the cockpit: Flight Reviews, Medical Certificates (Class 1, 2, 3, and BasicMed), Instrument Currency, and Day/Night Passenger-Carrying Currency. The app automatically calculates your expiration dates based on FAA rules — just enter your completion date and let it do the math. For Aircraft Keep your aircraft airworthy and inspection-ready. Track your Annual, 100-Hour, Transponder, ELT, and Pitot-Static inspections alongside engine hours, oil changes, magneto checks, and propeller time. Look up any aircraft by tail number to pre-fill make, model, and year — then add as many user-defined items as your aircraft needs. Always Know Where You Stand A color-coded dashboard gives you an instant green / yellow / red status for every pilot and every aircraft at a glance. Yellow means due within 60 days. Red means it's time to act. No more digging through logbooks or spreadsheets before a flight. FAA Airworthiness Directives Built In Search the FAA's AD database directly from the app. Applicable directives for your aircraft are fetched automatically and available offline, with one-tap access to the official PDF. Your Data, Your Device Everything is stored locally — no account required, no data sent to any server. Your logbook information stays private. More Features Push notifications before deadlines sneak up on you Export pilot and aircraft records as a shareable PDF Dark and light theme Supports multiple pilots and multiple aircraft Whether you're a weekend warrior keeping one Cessna current or a flight school managing a full fleet, Rusty Pilot Reminders has you covered — from preflight to sign-off. Fly legal. Fly safe. Fly often. SUBSCRIPTION INCLUDES • Pilot currency tracking (BFR, IPC, medical, endorsements) • Aircraft airworthiness & maintenance tracking • FAA Airworthiness Directive (AD) lookup by make/model • Expiry notifications with custom lead times • PDF export & sharing • Multiple pilots and aircraft • Dark & light mode Getting Started Add a Pilot — Tap "Add Pilot" on the dashboard. Enter a name and certificate type. Then tap the pilot to fill in your Flight Review, Medical, and currency dates. The app calculates expiry automatically. Add an Aircraft — Tap "Add Aircraft" and enter your tail number. Hit "Look up" to auto-fill make, model, and year from the FAA registry. Add tachometer readings and any known hours while you're there. (Note: The N-number lookup feature only works for aircraft registered in the US with the FAA. If your aircraft is registered in another country, you can still enter the information manually.) Enter Your Dates — Tap any item on the pilot or aircraft detail screen to log a completion date. Green = current, Yellow = due within 60 days, Red = overdue. Check Your Dashboard — Every pilot and aircraft shows a single status badge so you know at a glance what needs attention before your next flight. Set Up Notifications — Go to Settings and turn on notifications to get reminders before something expires. View ADs — On any aircraft detail screen, tap "View Airworthiness Directives" to pull applicable ADs directly from the FAA database. Share Records — Tap the share icon on any pilot or aircraft screen to export a PDF summary. All data is stored on your device. Nothing is sent to any server. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Rallista4 screens
Rusty Pilot Reminders4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Rusty Pilot Reminders at 5.0 against Rallista's 4.0. Rusty Pilot Reminders also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 69%). Rallista's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ratings volume (34 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Rallista sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Rusty Pilot Reminders sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rusty Pilot Reminders holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rallista has 34 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Rallista's written reviews are positive against 100% of Rusty Pilot Reminders's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Rallista versus Rusty Pilot Reminders: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRallistaRusty Pilot Reminders
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (34 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings34 — better2
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdventure Consortium Inc.Michael Sage

Customer experience

Rallista

All ratings32 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive68.8%
Neutral12.5%
Negative18.8%

Rusty Pilot Reminders

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Rallista

Subscriptions2
  • Rallista Member$2.991 Month
  • Rallista Professional$14.991 Month
One-time3
  • Oregon Drive Pack$24.99
  • Washington Drive Pack$24.99
  • Colorado Drive Pack$24.99
2 purchases

Rusty Pilot Reminders

Subscriptions2
  • Rusty Pilot Reminders Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Yearly subscription7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Rallista free?
Rallista is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rusty Pilot Reminders free?
Rusty Pilot Reminders is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rallista or Rusty Pilot Reminders?
Rusty Pilot Reminders is rated higher. Rallista averages 4.0 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while Rusty Pilot Reminders averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Rallista or Rusty Pilot Reminders have ads?
Neither Rallista nor Rusty Pilot Reminders shows ads.

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