FlightDuty vs Crosswind Calculator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Calculate duty limits
- Augmented crew support
- Un-augmented crew support
- Aviation regulation adherence
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This App will calculate Flight Duty period limit for Augmented and Un-Augmented crew .
Crosswind Calculator
Calculate crosswind, headwind, and tailwind components for aviation takeoffs and landings. Features an intuitive interface with drag and pinch controls, and alerts for exceeding wind limits.
- Calculate crosswind, headwind, tailwind
- Fast and easy to use
- Intuitive drag and pinch interface
- Wind limitation warnings
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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Quickly and easily calculate crosswind, headwind and tailwind components for take-off and landing. Features: - Fast and easy to use - Intuitive user interface - simply drag and pinch - Warnings when user-defined wind limitations are exceeded
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Crosswind Calculator at 4.9 against FlightDuty's 3.8. Crosswind Calculator also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and price ($0.99 vs $3.99). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
FlightDuty costs $3.99 and Crosswind Calculator $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Crosswind Calculator holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crosswind Calculator has 26 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of FlightDuty's written reviews are positive against 100% of Crosswind Calculator's.
FlightDuty ships an update monthly, Crosswind Calculator every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FlightDuty | Crosswind Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (5 ratings) | 4.9 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.7 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mohammed Alotaibi | Electronic Alchemy |
Customer experience
FlightDuty
Crosswind Calculator
In-app purchases
FlightDuty
No in-app purchases
Crosswind Calculator
No in-app purchases
Questions
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