Comparison

Cirrus IQ vs Rusty Pilot Reminders

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

Head to head
About

Cirrus IQ

This app provides pilots with a centralized hub for managing their Cirrus aircraft. It offers remote access to vital aircraft data, flight summaries, landing performance insights, and maintenance tracking. Owners can stay informed about their aircraft's status and performance from anywhere.

Highlights
  • Remote aircraft data sync
  • Flight summary with manifest
  • Approach landing insights
  • Inspection and part tracking
  • Flight data export
  • Automatic database updates
Features
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The Cirrus IQ app is the mobile pilot intelligence hub that organizes your Cirrus Life. Owners of connected SR-Series and Vision Jet aircraft may wirelessly access aircraft data from virtually anywhere in the world. IQ PRO includes a suite of features that provide vertically integrated aircraft management and pilot performance such as: • Remote Aircraft Sync for fluid levels, battery health, and oil temperature • Flight Summary with passenger manifest and purpose • Approach Score - gain insights on every landing • Inspection and Life-Limited Part tracking • Export flight lists and aircraft flight data • Automatic Database Updates for aircraft equipped with Garmin GDL 60 (Separate database subscription required) Available for Cirrus aircraft models: SR-Series starting in model year 2020 Vision Jets starting with serial number 0463

About

Rusty Pilot Reminders

This app helps pilots stay current and their aircraft airworthy by tracking all FAA currency requirements and maintenance deadlines. It provides a clear dashboard and automatic notifications to prevent expired documents and overdue inspections. Data is stored locally for privacy.

Highlights
  • Pilot currency tracking (BFR, IPC, medical)
  • Aircraft airworthiness & maintenance tracking
  • FAA Airworthiness Directive lookup
  • Expiry notifications
  • PDF export & sharing
  • Multiple pilots and aircraft support
Features
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Rusty Pilot Reminders requires an active subscription to access all features. A free 1-week trial is available for new subscribers. Rusty Pilot Reminders Stay current. Stay airworthy. Stay flying. Never get caught off-guard by an expired medical, a lapsed flight review, or an overdue annual again. Rusty Pilot Reminders is the all-in-one compliance tracker built by pilots, for pilots — keeping every FAA currency requirement and airworthiness deadline organized in one place. For Pilots Track everything that keeps you legal in the cockpit: Flight Reviews, Medical Certificates (Class 1, 2, 3, and BasicMed), Instrument Currency, and Day/Night Passenger-Carrying Currency. The app automatically calculates your expiration dates based on FAA rules — just enter your completion date and let it do the math. For Aircraft Keep your aircraft airworthy and inspection-ready. Track your Annual, 100-Hour, Transponder, ELT, and Pitot-Static inspections alongside engine hours, oil changes, magneto checks, and propeller time. Look up any aircraft by tail number to pre-fill make, model, and year — then add as many user-defined items as your aircraft needs. Always Know Where You Stand A color-coded dashboard gives you an instant green / yellow / red status for every pilot and every aircraft at a glance. Yellow means due within 60 days. Red means it's time to act. No more digging through logbooks or spreadsheets before a flight. FAA Airworthiness Directives Built In Search the FAA's AD database directly from the app. Applicable directives for your aircraft are fetched automatically and available offline, with one-tap access to the official PDF. Your Data, Your Device Everything is stored locally — no account required, no data sent to any server. Your logbook information stays private. More Features Push notifications before deadlines sneak up on you Export pilot and aircraft records as a shareable PDF Dark and light theme Supports multiple pilots and multiple aircraft Whether you're a weekend warrior keeping one Cessna current or a flight school managing a full fleet, Rusty Pilot Reminders has you covered — from preflight to sign-off. Fly legal. Fly safe. Fly often. SUBSCRIPTION INCLUDES • Pilot currency tracking (BFR, IPC, medical, endorsements) • Aircraft airworthiness & maintenance tracking • FAA Airworthiness Directive (AD) lookup by make/model • Expiry notifications with custom lead times • PDF export & sharing • Multiple pilots and aircraft • Dark & light mode Getting Started Add a Pilot — Tap "Add Pilot" on the dashboard. Enter a name and certificate type. Then tap the pilot to fill in your Flight Review, Medical, and currency dates. The app calculates expiry automatically. Add an Aircraft — Tap "Add Aircraft" and enter your tail number. Hit "Look up" to auto-fill make, model, and year from the FAA registry. Add tachometer readings and any known hours while you're there. (Note: The N-number lookup feature only works for aircraft registered in the US with the FAA. If your aircraft is registered in another country, you can still enter the information manually.) Enter Your Dates — Tap any item on the pilot or aircraft detail screen to log a completion date. Green = current, Yellow = due within 60 days, Red = overdue. Check Your Dashboard — Every pilot and aircraft shows a single status badge so you know at a glance what needs attention before your next flight. Set Up Notifications — Go to Settings and turn on notifications to get reminders before something expires. View ADs — On any aircraft detail screen, tap "View Airworthiness Directives" to pull applicable ADs directly from the FAA database. Share Records — Tap the share icon on any pilot or aircraft screen to export a PDF summary. All data is stored on your device. Nothing is sent to any server. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Cirrus IQ4 screens
Rusty Pilot Reminders4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rusty Pilot Reminders at 100% against Cirrus IQ's 44%. Rusty Pilot Reminders also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Cirrus IQ's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (226 vs 2). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Rusty Pilot Reminders sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Cirrus IQ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rusty Pilot Reminders holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cirrus IQ has 226 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Cirrus IQ's written reviews are positive against 100% of Rusty Pilot Reminders's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Cirrus IQ versus Rusty Pilot Reminders: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCirrus IQRusty Pilot Reminders
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (226 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings226 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size475 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCirrus AircraftMichael Sage

Customer experience

Cirrus IQ

All ratings195 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral4.1%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive44.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative44.0%

Rusty Pilot Reminders

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cirrus IQ

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Rusty Pilot Reminders

Subscriptions2
  • Rusty Pilot Reminders Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Yearly subscription7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Cirrus IQ free?
Cirrus IQ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rusty Pilot Reminders free?
Rusty Pilot Reminders is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cirrus IQ or Rusty Pilot Reminders?
Rusty Pilot Reminders is rated higher. Cirrus IQ averages 4.8 out of 5 from 226 ratings, while Rusty Pilot Reminders averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Cirrus IQ or Rusty Pilot Reminders have ads?
Neither Cirrus IQ nor Rusty Pilot Reminders shows ads.

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