Comparison

xWind vs LevelFlight Pilot

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Currently charting
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • FAA accepted and approved manuals
  • Automatic manual syncing
  • Offline in-flight mode
  • Compliance management
  • Supports various operations
  • Crew member document storage
Features
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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.

Screenshots

xWind4 screens
LevelFlight Pilot4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
xWind versus LevelFlight Pilot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterxWindLevelFlight Pilot
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (550 ratings) — better1.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better9.1% of reviews
Number of ratings550 — better6
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#68 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJan BloemendaalFly Compliant LLC

Customer experience

xWind

All ratings550 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral3.8%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative20.0%

LevelFlight Pilot

All ratings6 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive9.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative90.9%

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

None

xWind

No in-app purchases

None

LevelFlight Pilot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is xWind free?
xWind costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is LevelFlight Pilot free?
LevelFlight Pilot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, xWind or LevelFlight Pilot?
xWind is rated higher. xWind averages 4.6 out of 5 from 550 ratings, while LevelFlight Pilot averages 1.0 from 6 ratings.
Do xWind or LevelFlight Pilot have ads?
Neither xWind nor LevelFlight Pilot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, xWind or LevelFlight Pilot?
xWind ships an update fortnightly, and LevelFlight Pilot fortnightly. Most recently, xWind was updated on October 13, 2026 and LevelFlight Pilot on October 2, 2026.

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