Aviation Dictionary vs PilotBox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Offline access
- 6000+ aviation words & abbreviations
- Search functionality
- Bookmarking
- Text-to-speech pronunciation
- Phonetic alphabet & Q-codes
- Airline & airport information
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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
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.
- Automated Weather (METAR & TAF)
- Significant Weather Charts
- Fuel Uplift Calculator
- Temperature Altitude Corrections
- iPhone Widgets
- Watch App
- Coordinates Converter
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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/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PilotBox at 4.9 against Aviation Dictionary's 4.3. PilotBox also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Aviation Dictionary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and PilotBox sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PilotBox holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 26 respectively.
Aviation Dictionary ships an update every 4 months, PilotBox every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aviation Dictionary | PilotBox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (18 ratings) | 4.9 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 170 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Evans Mauta | Aero Notion Limited |
Customer experience
Aviation Dictionary
PilotBox
In-app purchases
Aviation Dictionary
- AvDic Pro - 1 Week$0.997 Days
- AvDic Pro - 1 Month$2.991 Month
- AvDic Pro - 1 Year$19.991 Year
PilotBox
- Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$24.991 Year
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