Comparison

FlightDuty vs Aviation Dictionary

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

Head to head
About

FlightDuty

Calculate flight duty period limits for augmented and un-augmented crews. This utility app helps pilots adhere to aviation regulations by providing accurate duty period calculations.

Highlights
  • Calculate duty limits
  • Augmented crew support
  • Un-augmented crew support
  • Aviation regulation adherence
Features
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This App will calculate Flight Duty period limit for Augmented and Un-Augmented crew .

About

Aviation Dictionary

This app provides a comprehensive offline dictionary and reference for aviation terminology, including over 6000 words and abbreviations. It's designed for pilots, technicians, and aviation specialists to quickly access definitions, phonetic alphabets, Q-codes, and more. Features include search, bookmarking, and text-to-speech pronunciation.

Highlights
  • Offline access
  • 6000+ aviation words & abbreviations
  • Search functionality
  • Bookmarking
  • Text-to-speech pronunciation
  • Phonetic alphabet & Q-codes
  • Airline & airport information
Features
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Aviation Dictionary is an educational and reference application created to collect and store all the most commonly used words and abbreviations in the aviation industry. It is designed to give pilots (both students and graduates), technicians, ATC , engineers and other related aviation specialist a quick reference to learn and remember all the vocabulary used in their day-to-day aviation life. FEATURES: -Works offline -Over 6000 words and abbreviations -Word/Abbreviation searching -Bookmarking -Font adjustment -Speak - Press the speak button to hear how the words sound (uses phones text-to-speech engine) -Share - You can share your favourite words & abbreviations with your friends -Find meanings of Abbreviations -Get more information on words via web search -Contribute - Send contributions straight to the developer. -Edit - Edit any incorrect information and send the edits to the developer EXTRA FEATURES: -Phonetic Alphabet - A list of all the NATO phonic characters and their respective Morse codes -Q-Codes - All the aeronautical service Q-codes and what they mean -Standard Phraseology - The standard words used in radio communications and what they mean -Aircraft Registration Prefixes - The registration prefixes painted on all aircraft for their respective country -Airlines - Information on over 100 international airlines -Airports - Information on over 2000 airports around the world -International Dialling Codes - List of countries with their cellphone country codes -Measures/Conversion Factors - The most commonly used measures in aviation with conversions to other units -V Speeds - Compilation of all V Speeds and their descriptions -Links - Links to aviation organisations, news, weather and discussion forums

Screenshots

FlightDuty4 screens
Aviation Dictionary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Aviation Dictionary at Free against FlightDuty's $3.99. Aviation Dictionary also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (18 vs 5). FlightDuty's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 40%) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On 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

Aviation Dictionary is free to download; FlightDuty costs $3.99 up front. Aviation Dictionary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. FlightDuty asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Aviation Dictionary holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 18 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of FlightDuty's written reviews are positive against 40% of Aviation Dictionary's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlightDuty ships an update monthly, Aviation Dictionary every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
FlightDuty versus Aviation Dictionary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlightDutyAviation Dictionary
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (5 ratings)4.3 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings518 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.7 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMohammed AlotaibiEvans Mauta

Customer experience

FlightDuty

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

Aviation Dictionary

All ratings18 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral5.6%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

FlightDuty

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Aviation Dictionary

Subscriptions3
  • AvDic Pro - 1 Week$0.997 Days
  • AvDic Pro - 1 Month$2.991 Month
  • AvDic Pro - 1 Year$19.991 Year

Questions

Is FlightDuty free?
FlightDuty costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aviation Dictionary free?
Aviation Dictionary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FlightDuty or Aviation Dictionary?
Aviation Dictionary is rated higher. FlightDuty averages 3.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Aviation Dictionary averages 4.3 from 18 ratings.
Do FlightDuty or Aviation Dictionary have ads?
Aviation Dictionary shows ads; FlightDuty does not.
Which is updated more often, FlightDuty or Aviation Dictionary?
FlightDuty ships an update monthly, and Aviation Dictionary every 4 months. Most recently, FlightDuty was updated on October 2, 2026 and Aviation Dictionary on October 5, 2026.

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