FlightChecklist vs HangarCloud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
HangarCloud
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HangarCloud — Stay Organized. Stay Airworthy. HangarCloud gives pilots, aircraft owners, instructors, and flying organizations one place to manage aircraft availability, bookings, maintenance, inspections, and airworthiness. 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. MANAGE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTIONS Track maintenance and inspections in one place. See which items are upcoming, due, or overdue, maintain a structured overview of required work, and update records with ease. RECEIVE TIMELY NOTIFICATIONS Get notified when maintenance or inspections are approaching or overdue, helping you take action before an issue affects aircraft availability. 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 • General Aviation maintenance workflows No clutter. No unnecessary complexity. Just the tools you need to organize your operation, schedule aircraft and instructors, and keep your fleet airworthy. Stay organized. Stay in control. Stay airworthy.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FlightChecklist ships an update every 8 days, HangarCloud weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FlightChecklist | HangarCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Compsoft | HangarCloud |
In-app purchases
FlightChecklist
No in-app purchases
HangarCloud
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do FlightChecklist or HangarCloud have ads?
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