Flight Tools vs PilotBox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flight Tools
This app offers essential flight calculations and conversions for pilots, replicating the functionality of a manual flight computer. It features a simple interface for easy access to tools like altitude calculations, airspeed computations, fuel management, and time conversions.
- Basic calculator
- Extensive unit conversions
- Altitude calculations (pressure, density)
- Airspeed computations
- Fuel management tools
- Leg planning and tracking
- Glide calculations
- UTC and local time clocks
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he application provides all the conversions and flight functions required by pilots. The functions are similar to those that are manually done with a CX-2 or E6-B flight computer. All features can easily be access from a simple and intuitive navigation system. The list of features include: Basic calculator Conversions ---Length ---Volume ---Weight ---Speed ---Temperature ---Pressure ---Angle ---Time Flight calculations ---Altitude ------Pressure altitude ------Density altitude ------Standard atmosphere ------Cloud base ---Airspeed ------Plan true airspeed ------Actual true airspeed ------Required rectified airspeed ------Plan mach ---Fuel ------Fuel used ------Usage rate ------Endurance ---Planning leg ------Heading / groundspeed ------Compass heading ------Leg time ------ETA ------From / to ---Actual leg ------Distance flown ------Groundspeed ------Unknown wind ------Crosswind ------Track / groundspeed ---Glide ------Glide distance ------Glide descent ------Glide ratio ---Time ------UTC and local time clocks ------Count up timer ------Count down timer
PilotBox
This aviation utility app provides pilots with automated weather reports, significant weather charts, and essential flight calculation tools. It offers features like fuel uplift calculation, temperature altitude corrections, and a coordinates converter, accessible on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.
- Automated Weather (METAR & TAF)
- Significant Weather Charts
- Fuel Uplift Calculator
- Temperature Altitude Corrections
- iPhone Widgets
- Watch App
- Coordinates Converter
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Pilot Weather and Tools perfect for Airline Pilots - Fully Automated Weather (METAR & TAF) - Significant Weather Charts - Fuel Uplift Calculator - Temperature Altitude Corrections - iPhone Widgets - Watch App - Useful Aviation Tools - Coordinates Converter Find out more: https://pilotbox.app Payments and Subscriptions: Subscription payments will be charged to your Apple Account once you confirm your purchase. Subscription automatically renews at the end of your current subscription period, unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours prior to end of the current period. Terms of Service: https://pilotbox.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://pilotbox.app/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flight Tools at none against PilotBox's 2. Flight Tools also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.6). PilotBox's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, 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. PilotBox sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Flight Tools asks for nothing beyond the download.
PilotBox holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PilotBox has 26 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Flight Tools ships an update every 3 months, PilotBox every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flight Tools | PilotBox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 4.9 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 170 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Morz Group (Pty) Ltd | Aero Notion Limited |
Customer experience
Flight Tools
PilotBox
In-app purchases
Flight Tools
No in-app purchases
PilotBox
- Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$24.991 Year









