Fleetplan vs Heli Gauges
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fleetplan
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The Document Management Solution for the Aviation Industry. With FleetPlan Mobile for iOS, airlines can distribute documentation and messages to aircraft or pilots mobile devices. New manual revisions, safety messages and directives will be automatically synchronised to all subscribed devices. All manuals at your fingertips with full text search, bookmarks and intuitive paging - always up to date! Supports also links between PDF documents. Synchronise all types of Airline/Aircraft documentation: - Operational Manuals - Aircraft Manuals - Safety Messages - Training Manuals - Technical Documentation - Certificates - Directives - Notices for Crew and Pilots - any other PDF, Image or Movie
Heli Gauges
This app provides remote engine and weight data for helicopter external sling load operations. It displays critical information on compatible iPads and iPhones, enhancing pilot safety and reducing fatigue.
- Remote engine gauges for B407 and AS350B2
- FLI Repeater for AS350B3
- Slaved Indicator for load indicators
- Bluetooth data reception
- Weight data reception
- Mountable on external load windows
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The Heli Gauges App Patent No. US 10,780,995 B1 is for use in Helicopter External Sling Load Operations (HESLO). It is designed to be used with either the iPad Mini 5 or greater and iPhone 14 or greater. The App provides remote mounted engine gauges for the B407, AS350B2 (non-VEMD) as a "Remote Gauge" and for the AS350B3 (H125) as the "FLI Repeater". In addition, there is a Slaved Indicator which is used to replace the Onboard Systems Remote Analog Gauge which cannot be used with the new Onboard C-40 Load Indicator. For the Remote Gauge or FLI Repeater App, engine data is received via Bluetooth from either our ETM1000 or DCS1100 Data Acquisition Unit (DAU), respectively. For the Slaved Indicator, the App receives weight data from our SIB100 system via the Onboard C-39, C-40 or MSI load indicators. The iPad or iPhone is then mounted next to the external load window via approved mounts for the AS350 (Dart and MVPK windows) by locating the instruments in the same sight line as the external load. This helps to reduce pilot fatigue, exceedances, and improve overall safety.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Fleetplan at every 2 months against Heli Gauges's every 6 months. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Fleetplan ships an update every 2 months, Heli Gauges every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fleetplan | Heli Gauges |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FleetPlan | AKV Inc. |
In-app purchases
Fleetplan
No in-app purchases
Heli Gauges
No in-app purchases
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