Comparison

A380 Clipboard vs PilotCalc Pro

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

Head to head
About

A380 Clipboard

This app simulates an aircraft cockpit display, offering essential pre-flight checks and comprehensive procedures for the entire flight. It includes a variety of calculators, checklists, and emergency procedures for pilots.

Highlights
  • Pre-flight checks
  • Flight procedures
  • Calculators (fuel, time, altitude)
  • Checklist creator
  • Emergency procedures
  • Unit converters
  • Notes creator
Features
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Airbus A380 Clipboard An A380 Clipboard "ECAM" lookalike with the most important Pre-Flight Checks and all you need for your entire flight. Includes plenty of procedures and features such as: Basic calculator; Quick Scratchpad (Pre-Flight); NADP procedures;  De-Rate Thrust settings;  Loadsheet Limitations and Cargo Hold containers Diagram and Dangerous goods; Fuel Discrepancy calculator;  Time selector of the Departure time in UTC, returning automatically the "Time to Go" (T -); Checklist creator Notes Creator Limitations; Memory Items; In-Flight Contingencies Procedures for OCA, Russia and China; IFPB and TIBA procedures; Meters to Feet conversion table for China and Russia; TOC/CRZ actions checklist, TOD/APPRCH actions Checklist; In-flight Emergencies procedures such as, Lost comms for NAT, Shannon, Murmansks and Magadan, Lost Navigation capability procedures for NAT, and "square" of equipment required for NAT; Cold Operations Checklist; Altimetry calculator for Pressure Altitude, True Altitude and Density Altitude; Cold Temperature Correction calculator; Diversion Checklist and Alternate option page; Failures before T.O. diagram; Minimum Cabin emergency equipment; A/C MSN & engine search (Middle East carrier); Flight Rest calculator; IRS/Polar Ops; Seating Diagrams; GRF - SNOWTAM decoder; Snowtam decoder (Used in Russia); Holdover time decoder and calculator; RWY Performance Basis for T.O. and Landing tables; U.S. Units converter and SM Visibility to Meters table; Flight Time Limitation for variations calculator; some useful Public Address; Dedicated page for notes using Pencil or finger.

About

PilotCalc Pro

Features
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PilotCalc Pro is a fast, offline-first flight calculator built by a pilot, for pilots. 27 focused calculators across regulatory reference, core E6B, planning, and conversions — each designed for the cockpit: large, readable outputs, dual Zulu/local times where it matters, and a keypad that never blocks a decimal point or a minus sign. Everything works offline. No account, no ads, no tracking. REGULATORY • Max FDP — maximum flight duty period (GCAA; advisory) • Crew Rest — in-flight rest timing with an on-device rest timer • Converted Met Visibility — from reported visibility CORE • Pressure Altitude — indicated altitude + QNH → pressure altitude • Density Altitude — pressure altitude + OAT → density altitude • TAS / IAS / CAS / Mach — four-way airspeed solver • Wind Components — crosswind, headwind & drift PLANNING • Time · Speed · Distance — solve any of the three • Fuel — burn, endurance & required fuel • Fuel Uplift — refuel cross-check; USG ⇄ kg, uplift sum & discrepancy • Climb Gradient — gradient ⇄ rate of climb ⇄ ground speed • Descent — top of descent & crossing restrictions • Glide — engine-out glide range (still air) • Cloud Base — convective cloud base from temperature/dewpoint • Holding Pattern — entry, timing & geometry • Sun Events — sunrise, sunset & twilight • Sun En Route — sunrise/sunset along a route in flight • Weight & Balance — weight, CG & envelope • NEO Crosswind on Ground — A320/A321neo takeoff crosswind + tailwind envelope • Oceanic Crossing — North Atlantic & Pacific (PACOTS) oceanic tracks REFERENCE • Converter — length, speed, temperature, pressure, mass, volume • Metric Altitude — China/Russia metric levels → feet • RVR / Visibility — RVR & visibility (FAA ft ⇄ m) • Currency — offline currency converter • Cold Temp Correction — cold-day altitude correction (ICAO table) • WX Decode — read a METAR, TAF, D-ATIS or SNOWTAM in plain language • Dangerous Goods — decode a NOTOC drill code; look up a UN/ID number FASTER WEATHER INPUT Paste a raw METAR into the weather calculators — or scan printed weather text with the camera — to auto-fill the inputs. No manual transcription. PRIVACY No accounts. No ads. No tracking. No third-party analytics. No network. Your data never leaves your device. IMPORTANT — ADVISORY USE ONLY PilotCalc Pro is a planning and educational aid. Its outputs — including all regulatory figures such as flight-duty-time limits — are advisory and are not a substitute for official aeronautical information, approved aircraft documentation, your operator's Operations Manual, or current charts and NOTAMs. Always verify against authoritative sources. The pilot in command is solely responsible for all operational decisions.

Screenshots

PilotCalc Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PilotCalc Pro at Free against A380 Clipboard's $14.99. A380 Clipboard's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.6). On 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

PilotCalc Pro is free to download; A380 Clipboard costs $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

A380 Clipboard ships an update monthly, PilotCalc Pro every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
A380 Clipboard versus PilotCalc Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterA380 ClipboardPilotCalc Pro
Price$14.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (12 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPedro IsidoroVinayak Raghubir Sharma

In-app purchases

None

A380 Clipboard

No in-app purchases

None

PilotCalc Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is A380 Clipboard free?
A380 Clipboard costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PilotCalc Pro free?
PilotCalc Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do A380 Clipboard or PilotCalc Pro have ads?
Neither A380 Clipboard nor PilotCalc Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, A380 Clipboard or PilotCalc Pro?
A380 Clipboard ships an update monthly, and PilotCalc Pro every 3 months. Most recently, A380 Clipboard was updated on November 3, 2026 and PilotCalc Pro on October 31, 2026.

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