xWind vs LevelFlight Pilot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
xWind
This tool helps pilots quickly assess wind conditions relative to aircraft limitations. It displays essential wind data, including headwind, crosswind, and tailwind components, along with runway course and wind limits on a single screen for easy reference during flight.
- Headwind, crosswind, and tailwind calculation
- Displays current wind direction and speed
- Shows runway course
- Indicates applied wind limits
- Identifies 'forbidden' wind angles
- Provides maximum wind speed table
- Adjustable wind and runway settings
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xWind is an easy to use tool to assist pilots in evaluating wind conditions with respect to head, cross and tailwind limitations. Once setup, the xWind app provides all information in one single screen, requiring minimal user interaction during high workload phases of flight, displaying: - Current wind direction and speed - Runway course - Cross and head or tailwind components - Currently applied wind limits - 'Forbidden' wind angles based on the current wind speed - Maximum wind speed table based on current wind limits Reference wind, runway course, as well as wind limits, can all be adjusted on the main screen by either dragging the wind arrow, course rose or wind limit lines. A settings button at the bottom presents a popup screen where both the units for wind speed (Kts or Mps) and the default values for wind limits can be specified. In addition to the general setting for wind speed units, the user can select the alternative units for only the current wind, wind components and maximum winds table by double tapping the wind display at the top of the main screen. When operating from a Kts country into Mps territory, this option allows to set the current wind and see the maximum allowed winds in Mps, based on limits that are still set in Kts. Or vice versa.... xWinds supports iOS darkmode.
LevelFlight Pilot
This app provides FAA accepted and approved manuals for pilots and crew, syncing updates automatically for offline use. It helps manage operational compliance with an intuitive interface for various aircraft operations.
- FAA accepted and approved manuals
- Automatic manual syncing
- Offline in-flight mode
- Compliance management
- Supports various operations
- Crew member document storage
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LevelFlight Pilot is a complete rebuild from the ground up of the original Level Flight app. Welcome to the latest and greatest from Fly Compliant! Please migrate to this new Pilot app from the legacy app. LevelFlight is a subscription service of FlyCompliant, LLC distributing FAA accepted and approved manuals. As manuals are revised, LevelFlight will sync the files automatically allowing for a seamless transition to in-flight offline mode. Crews now have everything needed to maintain compliance in an intuitive and simple interface. The system is capable of managing operations of all sizes in one easy-to-use and easy to carry device. Example of manuals readily available include: General Maintenance Manual, General Operations Manual, International Manual, Polar Operations, Minimum Equipment List, RVSM Manuals, Safety Management Manual, Training manuals and much more including crew member documents like Recurrent training and Medical Certificates.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: xWind at 75% against LevelFlight Pilot's 9%. xWind also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (550 vs 6). LevelFlight Pilot's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99). 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
LevelFlight Pilot is free to download; xWind costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
xWind holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: xWind has 550 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of xWind's written reviews are positive against 9% of LevelFlight Pilot's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | xWind | LevelFlight Pilot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (550 ratings) — better | 1.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 9.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 550 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Best chart rank | #68 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jan Bloemendaal | Fly Compliant LLC |
Customer experience
xWind
LevelFlight Pilot
Bugs and requests
xWind
Reported bugs
1 issue- Speed toggle doesn't work, always shows MPS
Requested features
3 requests- Incorporate gust factors
- 3 customizable buttons for quick limit settings
- Different colored concentric rings inside the red limit ring
LevelFlight Pilot
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
xWind
No in-app purchases
LevelFlight Pilot
No in-app purchases









