Comparison

Lightspeed App vs Kodiak Performance

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

Head to head
About

Lightspeed App

Enhance your flight experience with real-time CO sensor monitoring and personalized audio. Record and archive radio conversations for review and training.

Highlights
  • Real-time CO sensor tracking
  • Smart CO alerts
  • Personalized audio equalization (HearingEQity™)
  • Record radio conversations
  • Archive flight recordings
  • Draw flight diagrams
Features
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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.

About

Kodiak Performance

This app provides essential flight performance calculations for Daher Kodiak aircraft, covering takeoff, landing, climb, cruise, descent, and emergency procedures. It features a flexible weight and balance calculator with custom arrangements and database storage for weights, plus an interactive hold calculator and risk analysis tool.

Highlights
  • Flight performance calculations
  • Weight and Balance calculator
  • Custom seating and cargo arrangements
  • Interactive hold calculator
  • Risk analysis tool
  • Emergency glide distance calculator
  • Cloud sync across devices
Features
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Kodiak Performance computes all the useful performance numbers for flight planning for Daher Kodiak aircraft. It includes calculations for takeoff, landing, climb, cruise, descent, instrument procedures as well as emergencies. It has a flexible Weight and Balance calculator that allows custom seating and cabin cargo arrangements. The W&B calculator also allows storing common crew and passenger weights in a database for quick reuse. The app also includes an interactive hold calculator, a risk analysis tool, and an emergency glide distance calculator that handles head and tailwinds. Kodiak Performance is also available on other mobile devices and as a WebApp (an App that runs in a browser) that runs on a variety of platforms (PC, Mac, tablets, phones). The cloud sync feature allows flight planning profiles entered on any device to be synchronized with your other devices when connected to the Internet. Kodiak Performance is a free, open-source development effort and has Apps and WebApps for other aircraft. See http://pohperformance.com for complete details.

Screenshots

Lightspeed App4 screens
Kodiak Performance4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Kodiak Performance at 5.0 against Lightspeed App's 3.3. Kodiak Performance also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Lightspeed App's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (49 vs 4). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kodiak Performance holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lightspeed App has 49 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lightspeed App ships an update every 6 months, Kodiak Performance every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Lightspeed App versus Kodiak Performance: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLightspeed AppKodiak Performance
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (49 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews11.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings49 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLightspeed AviationPOH Performance L.L.C.

Customer experience

Lightspeed App

All ratings49 ratings
Positive51.0%
Neutral8.2%
Negative40.8%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive11.8%
Neutral2.9%
Negative85.3%

Kodiak Performance

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Lightspeed App

No in-app purchases

None

Kodiak Performance

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lightspeed App free?
Lightspeed App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kodiak Performance free?
Kodiak Performance is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lightspeed App or Kodiak Performance?
Kodiak Performance is rated higher. Lightspeed App averages 3.3 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while Kodiak Performance averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Lightspeed App or Kodiak Performance have ads?
Neither Lightspeed App nor Kodiak Performance shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lightspeed App or Kodiak Performance?
Lightspeed App ships an update every 6 months, and Kodiak Performance every 2 months. Most recently, Lightspeed App was updated on October 14, 2026 and Kodiak Performance on October 1, 2026.

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