Comparison

FlightChecklist vs HangarCloud

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

Head to head
About

FlightChecklist

This app helps pilots manage essential safety checks and aircraft documentation. It allows for creating custom checklists, logging events with timestamps, and utilizing timers for critical phases of flight. Emergency procedures and digital documentation are also accessible.

Highlights
  • Customizable checklists
  • Event timestamp logging
  • Integrated stopwatch
  • Time presets with warnings
  • Emergency procedure checklists
  • Digital aircraft documentation (PDFs/images)
  • Sketchpad for notes
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
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FlightChecklist is a professional checklist app, developed to support pilots with ensuring they have carried out of the necessary safety checks, and to keep their checklists and aircraft all in one place. CHECKLISTS - The ability to create a list of all the items which need to be carried out, whether it is on the ground, or during flight. TIME STAMPS - Log exactly when events happen, whether it’s Block Off, Take Off, Landed or Blocks On, as well as logging any other necessary events. STOPWATCH - Need to time when how long something takes? The app comes with its own Stopwatch. TIME PRESETS - Ability to set timers to go off in advance of a time for an event, and provide warnings (red, amber and green) that event time is approaching. HAPTIC TIMERS - Coming soon! EMERGENCY - This section of the app is for all the emergency checklists and gizzers, for example if there is a ‘Fire during Start’, this checklist will advise the best practice to resolve this issue. GIZZERS - Images or PDFs of plane related documentation, which can have Hotspots on, to navigate to other areas in the app (Hotspots created via the CMS). SKETCHPAD - Somewhere to jot things down! APPLE WATCH - Comes with the ability to navigate through the checklists, emergency checklists, be notified of set Time Presets, or to set Timers. This all comes with an online Content Management System (CMS), to enable the creation, publishing and sharing of aircraft, whether it’s with your team, friends or family. To access the CMS, navigate to https://rrfclcms.co.uk, and log in with the credentials created in the app.

About

HangarCloud

Features
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HangarCloud — Stay Organized. Stay Airworthy. HangarCloud gives pilots, aircraft owners, instructors, mechanics and flying organizations one place to manage personal flight documents, aircraft availability, bookings, squawks, maintenance, inspections and airworthiness. KEEP YOUR PILOT DOCUMENTS IN ONE PLACE Store your licences, ratings, medical certificates and other documents in My documents. Add EASA, FAA and other documents, scan them with your camera or add photos and PDFs, and see at a glance what’s valid, expiring soon or expired. Get reminders before a document expires and keep the history when you renew. Your documents are private to your account, and My documents is included in every plan. ORGANIZE YOUR FLYING OPERATIONS Bring your aircraft, pilots, instructors and schedules together in a clear and structured workspace. HangarCloud helps flying clubs, flight schools and other aviation organizations coordinate daily operations without unnecessary complexity. SCHEDULE AIRCRAFT AND INSTRUCTORS Easily book available aircraft and instructors. View the schedule at a glance, coordinate training and flights, and keep everyone aligned with up-to-date booking information. MONITOR AIRCRAFT STATUS Instantly see whether an aircraft is airworthy, requires attention or is grounded. Clear status information helps pilots and organizations make informed decisions before every flight. REPORT AND TRACK SQUAWKS Report a defect in seconds, with a priority and photos, and follow it until it’s fixed. Grounding squawks are clearly marked, so nobody flies an aircraft that shouldn’t fly. MANAGE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTIONS Track maintenance and inspections in one place. See which items are upcoming, due or overdue, keep a structured overview of required work, and update records with ease. FOLLOW BULLETINS FOR YOUR AIRCRAFT See bulletins that match your aircraft, mark them as reviewed or resolved, and turn them into a squawk when action is needed. RECEIVE TIMELY NOTIFICATIONS Get notified when maintenance or inspections are approaching or overdue, when a squawk is reported, and before your personal documents expire, so you can act before an issue affects you or your aircraft. LOG FLIGHT HOURS Quickly record flight hours to keep aircraft information current and support accurate maintenance tracking. HangarCloud is designed for: • Flying clubs • Flight schools • Aviation organizations • Aircraft owners • Private pilots • Flight instructors • Mechanics and maintenance organizations No clutter. No unnecessary complexity. Just the tools you need to keep your documents current, organize your operation, schedule aircraft and instructors, and keep your fleet airworthy. Stay organized. Stay in control. Stay airworthy.

Screenshots

FlightChecklist4 screens
HangarCloud4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: FlightChecklist at 4 against HangarCloud's 2. FlightChecklist also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlightChecklist ships an update every 8 days, HangarCloud weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
FlightChecklist versus HangarCloud: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlightChecklistHangarCloud
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCompsoftHangarCloud

In-app purchases

None

FlightChecklist

No in-app purchases

None

HangarCloud

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FlightChecklist free?
FlightChecklist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HangarCloud free?
HangarCloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FlightChecklist or HangarCloud have ads?
Neither FlightChecklist nor HangarCloud shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FlightChecklist or HangarCloud?
FlightChecklist ships an update every 8 days, and HangarCloud weekly. Most recently, FlightChecklist was updated on November 3, 2026 and HangarCloud on November 5, 2026.

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