Comparison

Wings Toolbox for Pilots vs PilotBox

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

Head to head
About

Wings Toolbox for Pilots

This app provides pilots with essential tools for situational awareness, including airfield finding, weather assessment, and backup flight instrumentation. It also offers weight and volume conversions, plus aviation news updates.

Highlights
  • Find suitable landing airfields
  • Assess weather and ground conditions
  • Backup flight instrumentation
  • Weight and volume conversion tool
  • EASA updates and Sunny Swift episodes
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Wings Toolbox is a must-have tool for all pilots. Helping you gain better situational awareness, by showing you information most relevant to you, right now. Features include: - Quickly find a suitable landing airfield in flight, get crucial details about it in an instant and be guided all the way to the most suitable runway. - Easily assess weather, and other situational factors on the ground to help determine if you should fly, using current weather data and your own personal minimums. - Have a backup of your main flight instrumentation, right in your pocket. - Simple weight and volume conversion tool, laid out in a visually memorable and intuitive way to help you memorise basic conversion math. - Get EASA updates and Sunny Swift episodes delivered directly to your pocket. On the ground: Toolbox shows you a barometer of the airfields around you, based on your own personal minimums. You can look closer at each of the nearby airfields to find out more about what the situation looks like, and specifically how it looks when compared to your own predefined minimums. In the air: If you find yourself in a situation where you need to land in a hurry, and you are looking to lighten the mental load, then Wings Toolbox can help you by making many of the important decisions a lot easier. At a glance you can see a list of nearby airfields, direction and ETA, based on your current location and speed. Once you have selected a location, then you are guided all the way down. A runway is suggested for you, crosswind is calculated, and you get all the important details about the airfield, as well as the situation on the ground compared to your predefined personal minimums. In the event you lose one or more of your instruments mid-flight, Wings Toolbox includes a backup of your main instrumentation. If you need to focus on a single instrument, simply tap it and it will fill the screen. Stay Informed: Safety in aviation is important to us, which is why we want to bring you all of the latest news from EASA as well as their popular safety comic "Sunny Swift". Get updates delivered directly through the Wings Toolbox app.

About

PilotBox

This aviation utility app provides pilots with automated weather reports, significant weather charts, and essential flight calculation tools. It offers features like fuel uplift calculation, temperature altitude corrections, and a coordinates converter, accessible on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Automated Weather (METAR & TAF)
  • Significant Weather Charts
  • Fuel Uplift Calculator
  • Temperature Altitude Corrections
  • iPhone Widgets
  • Watch App
  • Coordinates Converter
Features
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Pilot Weather and Tools perfect for Airline Pilots - Fully Automated Weather (METAR & TAF) - Significant Weather Charts - Fuel Uplift Calculator - Temperature Altitude Corrections - iPhone Widgets - Watch App - Useful Aviation Tools - Coordinates Converter Find out more: https://pilotbox.app Payments and Subscriptions: Subscription payments will be charged to your Apple Account once you confirm your purchase. Subscription automatically renews at the end of your current subscription period, unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours prior to end of the current period. Terms of Service: https://pilotbox.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://pilotbox.app/privacy/

Screenshots

Wings Toolbox for Pilots4 screens
PilotBox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PilotBox at 4.9 against Wings Toolbox for Pilots's 4.0. PilotBox also leads on ratings volume (26 vs 1). Wings Toolbox for Pilots's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. PilotBox sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Wings Toolbox for Pilots asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PilotBox holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PilotBox has 26 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wings Toolbox for Pilots ships an update every 4 days, PilotBox every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Wings Toolbox for Pilots versus PilotBox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWings Toolbox for PilotsPilotBox
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.9 (26 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings126 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB170 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOscar Yankee ApSAero Notion Limited

Customer experience

Wings Toolbox for Pilots

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PilotBox

All ratings26 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Wings Toolbox for Pilots

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

PilotBox

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Wings Toolbox for Pilots free?
Wings Toolbox for Pilots is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PilotBox free?
PilotBox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Wings Toolbox for Pilots or PilotBox?
PilotBox is rated higher. Wings Toolbox for Pilots averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while PilotBox averages 4.9 from 26 ratings.
Do Wings Toolbox for Pilots or PilotBox have ads?
Neither Wings Toolbox for Pilots nor PilotBox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wings Toolbox for Pilots or PilotBox?
Wings Toolbox for Pilots ships an update every 4 days, and PilotBox every 3 weeks. Most recently, Wings Toolbox for Pilots was updated on October 6, 2026 and PilotBox on October 8, 2026.

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