Comparison

Maverick Aircraft Performance vs Ultra Light Performance Tool

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

Head to head
About

Maverick Aircraft Performance

This app provides precise, quick, and safe aircraft takeoff and landing performance calculations. It includes airport data, real-time weather, and a visual weight and balance emulator to help pilots make informed decisions.

Highlights
  • Aircraft AFM data for V-speeds, power settings, and distances
  • Database of over 26,000 airports worldwide
  • Real-time weather conditions via METARs
  • Visual weight and balance emulator
  • Report sending to dispatch
  • Flight plan integration with ForeFlight
  • Online and offline functionality
Features
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Obtaining aircraft’s takeoff and landing performance numbers is undoubtedly one of the most significant part of the flight planning. Maverick was created to make this process as precise, as safe, as quick, and some might say, as pleasurable as possible! The app comes not just with aircraft AFM data to calculate V-speeds, power settings, and distances, but it also features the following tools to aid the process: • Database of more than 26,000 airports around the world • Runway length, direction and elevation data (NEW! for US and Canadian airports, ASDA/LDA numbers are used from official publications) • Real time weather conditions based on METARs • Visual Weight and balance emulator, which allows you to see, in real time, how the weight and center of gravity affects the takeoff and landing performance • Ability to send the calculated report to dispatch from inside the app • Flight plan integration with ForeFlight. Simply tap on the seats you want to load, choose the departure and the arrival airports and you are all good to go. The app will load all the latest weather, predict the runway based on the winds, and display the takeoff and landing data. It will also display warnings related to the weight, CG, aircraft configuration or any of the environmental parameters, to help pilots make informed decisions about all the factors that go into calculating the performance of the airplane. Maverick does this all with an easy-to-use interface on your iPad. It works both online and offline so you can take the data with you and work with it while in the air. For any comments or questions, please reach out to support@fifthforce.net Fly safe!

About

Ultra Light Performance Tool

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Ultra Light Performance Tool (ULPT) is an Open-Source-Project meant for takeoff performance calculations for ultra light aircraft. It was created by a team of flight instructors and software developers aiming to give new pilots an idea of how certain environmental conditions may affect the performance of their aircraft during takeoff. This very version is published by Worldpixel Software and is proprietary and closed as such. It is almost completely based on the open source variant of ULPT and varies only by some changes necessary for store publication. Features: •Add Aircraft and Airports with respective data •Calculation of factorized takeoff distance for ultra light aircraft •Calculations based on Flugsicherheitsmitteilung (Flight Safety Letter) FSM 3/75 of the LBA (German Civil Aviation Authority) as well as AOPA Safety Letter June 2020 Project Website: https://github.com/FrenchTacoDev/ultra_light_performance_tool

Screenshots

Ultra Light Performance Tool4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Maverick Aircraft Performance at none against Ultra Light Performance Tool's 7. Maverick Aircraft Performance also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). Ultra Light Performance Tool's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price and ads 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. Ultra Light Performance Tool sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Maverick Aircraft Performance asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Maverick Aircraft Performance ships an update every 2 weeks, Ultra Light Performance Tool every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Maverick Aircraft Performance versus Ultra Light Performance Tool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaverick Aircraft PerformanceUltra Light Performance Tool
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.112.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFifth Force Solutions Inc.Konstantin Ludwig

In-app purchases

None

Maverick Aircraft Performance

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Ultra Light Performance Tool

One-time7
  • Donation 1€$0.99
  • Donation 1€$1.99
  • Donation 1€$3.99
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  • Donation 1€$8.99
  • Donation 1€$12.99
  • Donation 1€$17.99
  • Donation 1€$44.99

Questions

Is Maverick Aircraft Performance free?
Maverick Aircraft Performance is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ultra Light Performance Tool free?
Ultra Light Performance Tool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Maverick Aircraft Performance or Ultra Light Performance Tool have ads?
Neither Maverick Aircraft Performance nor Ultra Light Performance Tool shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Maverick Aircraft Performance or Ultra Light Performance Tool?
Maverick Aircraft Performance ships an update every 2 weeks, and Ultra Light Performance Tool every 3 months. Most recently, Maverick Aircraft Performance was updated on September 7, 2026 and Ultra Light Performance Tool on September 10, 2026.

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