Aviation Dictionary vs Flight Time Calculator
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
Flight Time Calculator
Easily sum up your flight durations. This utility app helps pilots and aviation enthusiasts track their total flight time accurately. It's a straightforward tool for logging and calculating flight hours.
- Add flight times
- Calculate total flight duration
- Log flight hours
- Simple interface
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Add up your flight times
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flight Time Calculator at 100% against Aviation Dictionary's 40%. Flight Time Calculator also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Aviation Dictionary's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 13 months). On price, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Aviation Dictionary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Flight Time Calculator asks for nothing beyond the download.
Flight Time Calculator holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Aviation Dictionary's written reviews are positive against 100% of Flight Time Calculator's.
Aviation Dictionary ships an update every 4 months, Flight Time Calculator every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aviation Dictionary | Flight Time Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (19 ratings) | 4.6 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Evans Mauta | Hermann Hoelter |
Customer experience
Aviation Dictionary
Flight Time Calculator
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
Flight Time Calculator
No in-app purchases
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