Lightspeed App vs Runway Wind
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lightspeed App
Enhance your flight experience with real-time CO sensor monitoring and personalized audio. Record and archive radio conversations for review and training.
- Real-time CO sensor tracking
- Smart CO alerts
- Personalized audio equalization (HearingEQity™)
- Record radio conversations
- Archive flight recordings
- Draw flight diagrams
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A companion app to the Lightspeed Delta Zulu ANR headset, the Lightspeed app for iOS features an array of integrated features to keep pilots and passengers safer during flight. Track CO Sensors for Safer Flying The Lightspeed app allows pilots to check the CO levels in the aircraft during flight, using a CO sensor built right into the Lightspeed Delta Zulu headset. The sensor provides real-time smart alerts via the proprietary Kanari™ smart alert technology. Historical data can be stored, reviewed, and analyzed after use and during the flight(s). Personalize Audio with HearingEQity™ The Lightspeed app introduces a built-in audio equalization system called HearingEQity™ designed to compensate for individual hearing loss. Through an automated 12-frequency hearing test taken through the app, HearingEQity sets the hearing level in each ear in a variety of frequency bands of the Lightspeed Delta Zulu headset to create an individual hearing profile and compensate for any hearing variations between ears. Record Conversations, Archive Flight Recordings, and More... The Lightspeed App allows pilots to record radio conversations, playback transmissions, draw diagrams, and archive flight recordings for post-flight briefings and training.
Runway Wind
Calculate headwind, tailwind, and crosswind components for takeoff and landing. This tool helps pilots visualize wind direction and speed relative to a runway, with reference icons for clarity.
- Headwind, tailwind, crosswind calculation
- Runway and wind alignment
- Wind speed slider
- Lock runway rotation
- Wind sock and chart symbol reference
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Use Runway Wind to assess the headwind, tailwind and crosswind components affecting you on takeoff and landing. Spin the arrows to align the runway and the wind, and use the slider to set the wind speed. Wind components for each runway is given in easily understandable terms. You can lock the runway rotation by tapping the lock symbol to avoid inadvertent readjustment of the runway. Two icons indicate the wind: a wind sock and a wind chart symbol. These serve as a reference to avoid mistakes and confusion when reading wind charts and when observing the wind sock at the airfield. Runway Wind is for reference and educational purposes only. Always make your own judgement - other factors than the wind may play a role. The results of Runway Wind are only as accurate as the data you input.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Lightspeed App at Free against Runway Wind's $0.99. Lightspeed App also leads on ratings volume (54 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.5). Runway Wind's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.3). On update cadence, 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
Lightspeed App is free to download; Runway Wind costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Runway Wind holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lightspeed App has 54 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Lightspeed App ships an update every 6 months, Runway Wind every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lightspeed App | Runway Wind |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.3 (54 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 54 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lightspeed Aviation | Small Aviation Tools |
Customer experience
Lightspeed App
Runway Wind
In-app purchases
Lightspeed App
No in-app purchases
Runway Wind
No in-app purchases
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