Comparison

PilotCalc vs Ordinary Calculator

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

Head to head
About

PilotCalc

This utility app helps pilots log flight details and calculate various time durations. It offers a free version with core features and optional in-app purchases for enhanced customization and additional calculators.

Highlights
  • Flight log for basic flight information
  • Automatic calculation of block, airborne, duty, and tech log times
  • Departure countdown with customizable alerts
  • Time calculator for hours and minutes
  • Decimal time calculator
  • Basic arithmetic calculator
  • Customizable keyboard colors
Features
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PilotCalc is a utility comprising a mini Flight Log and Time Calculator.  The basic functionality of the Time Calculator and the Flight Log is free with no ads, but there are two one-off in-app purchases available to extend the usefulness of the app and to customise its appearance. The Flight Log is designed to enable pilots to log basic flight information and a few notes for a series of flights. It automatically calculates the associated block, airborne, duty and tech log times. If scheduled times are entered before flight, it also provides a countdown to departure. The Flight Log can be used in UTC or system time. Buying the Flight Log Preferences in-app purchase allows for customisation of the Flight Log. This customisation includes: - Tailoring the departure countdown, including adding and removing alert times, changing associated colours and the option to enable audio and/or background notifications for each countdown alert. - Displaying elapsed times in hours and minutes or in decimals. - Changing the default periods used for calculating the Duty Start and Duty End times. - Changing the tech log calculation to use block times instead of airborne times. The Time Calculator is designed to add up logbook entries with minimal keystrokes, but can be used for any hours and minutes calculations, including those involving elapsed time within a 24 hour period (useful for those duty time sums at the end of a long night). There are no practical limits to the number of hours that can be added, but time calculations resulting in negative time values are not supported. All calculations are held in a rolling tape for reference. The free version of PilotCalc offers three different calculator keyboard colour options and includes the hours and minutes time calculator. Opting to pay for the Calculator Preferences in-app purchase unlocks eight additional keyboard colours and two additional calculators - a decimal time calculator and a basic arithmetic calculator. With the Calculator Preferences enabled, hours and minutes calculations and decimal calculations are automatically converted when switching between the two time calculators. The app was developed to work well on the relatively small screen of an iPhone but scales effectively to the larger iPad screens. This version does not allow synchronisation between devices. Please visit www.coldaridcode.com for more information or follow us @coldaridcode for the latest news. If you find PilotCalc useful we would really appreciate a review on the App Store!

About

Ordinary Calculator

Perform basic arithmetic operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. This utility app features a history record and real-time display, allowing for editable calculations. It is available for free.

Highlights
  • Basic arithmetic operations
  • History record
  • Real-time display
  • Editable calculations
  • Free to use
Features
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Do addition, subtraction, multiplication and division with "Calculator - General" History record Real-time display Editable Free All translations are from the web, so we cannot guarantee their accuracy. We apologize if this caused you any trouble. You can send detailed questions to our email, we will follow up and solve them as soon as possible. Your feedback will be the biggest help for us to improve the quality of the application! shuqikai@gmail.com

Screenshots

PilotCalc4 screens
Ordinary Calculator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ordinary Calculator at none against PilotCalc's 5. Ordinary Calculator also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (35 vs 10). PilotCalc's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). On price, rating 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. PilotCalc sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Ordinary Calculator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for PilotCalc against 4.9 for Ordinary Calculator. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 35 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of PilotCalc's written reviews are positive against 82% of Ordinary Calculator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PilotCalc ships an update every 2 weeks, Ordinary Calculator every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
PilotCalc versus Ordinary Calculator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPilotCalcOrdinary Calculator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (10 ratings) — better4.9 (35 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better81.8% of reviews
Number of ratings1035 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIan Longshaw奇锴 舒

Customer experience

PilotCalc

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ordinary Calculator

All ratings28 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral4.5%
Negative13.6%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

PilotCalc

One-time5
  • Calculator Colour Pack One$0.49
  • Calculator Colour Pack Two$0.49
  • Countdown Preferences$0.99
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  • Calculator Preferences$1.99
  • Flight Log Preferences$1.99
None

Ordinary Calculator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PilotCalc free?
PilotCalc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ordinary Calculator free?
Ordinary Calculator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PilotCalc or Ordinary Calculator?
PilotCalc is rated higher. PilotCalc averages 4.9 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Ordinary Calculator averages 4.9 from 35 ratings.
Do PilotCalc or Ordinary Calculator have ads?
Ordinary Calculator shows ads; PilotCalc does not.
Which is updated more often, PilotCalc or Ordinary Calculator?
PilotCalc ships an update every 2 weeks, and Ordinary Calculator every 8 days. Most recently, PilotCalc was updated on October 24, 2026 and Ordinary Calculator on October 22, 2026.

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