PA28 Performance vs CX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PA28 Performance
This app calculates essential performance data for Piper PA-28 aircraft flight planning. It covers takeoff, landing, climb, cruise, descent, and emergency procedures, along with an interactive hold calculator and risk analysis tool. Cloud sync ensures your flight plans are accessible across all your devices.
- Flight performance calculations
- Takeoff, landing, climb, cruise, descent
- Emergency procedures
- Interactive hold calculator
- Risk analysis tool
- Emergency glide distance calculator
- Cloud sync across devices
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PA28 Performance computes all the useful performance numbers for flight planning for Piper model PA28 Aircraft. It includes calculations for takeoff, landing, climb, cruise, descent, instrument procedures as well as emergencies. It also includes an interactive hold calculator, a risk analysis tool, and an emergency glide distance calculator that handles head and tailwinds. PA28 Performance is also available as a WebApp (an App that runs in a browser) that runs on a variety of platforms (PC, Mac, tablets, phones). The Cloud Sync feature allows flight planning profiles entered on any device to be synchronized with your other devices when connected. PA28 Performance is a free, published-source development effort and has Apps and WebApps for other aircraft. See http://pohperformance.com for complete details.
CX
This aviation tool simplifies flight planning for pilots. It offers accurate calculations for time, speed, distance, fuel, and more, along with unit conversions and a built-in calculator. Designed for ease of use, it guides users through flight planning and execution with a natural menu flow.
- Flight planning calculations
- Time, speed, distance functions
- Fuel and altitude calculations
- Unit conversions (12 categories)
- Weight and balance calculations
- Holding pattern details
- Built-in calculator, clock, timer
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Based on the ASA CX-3® Flight Computer for pilots, this CX-3 app makes flight planning simple by taking confusion out of the equation. Fast, versatile and easy to use, the CX-3® delivers accurate results quickly and efficiently. Whether used for flight planning, ground school, or FAA Knowledge Exam preparation, the menu organization reflects the order in which a flight is normally planned and executed, resulting in a natural flow from one function to the next with a minimum of keystrokes. Multiple aviation functions can be performed on the CX-3® flight computer including those related to time, speed, distance, heading, wind, fuel, altitude, cloud base, standard atmosphere, glide, climb & descent, weight & balance, as well as a holding pattern function to help determine entry method and holding details. The CX-3® has 12 unit-conversions: Distance, Speed, Duration, Temperature, Pressure, Volume, Rate, Weight, Rate of Climb/Descent, Angle of Climb/Descent, Torque, and Angle. These 12 conversion categories contain 38 different conversion factors for over 100 functions. A calculator, clock, timer, and stopwatch are also built in along with multiple settings for lighting, backlighting, themes, time zones and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PA28 Performance at Free against CX's $19.99. PA28 Performance also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.7) and review sentiment (75% vs 36%). CX's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#71 vs unranked). On ratings volume, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
PA28 Performance is free to download; CX costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PA28 Performance holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of PA28 Performance's written reviews are positive against 36% of CX's.
PA28 Performance ships an update every 2 months, CX every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PA28 Performance | CX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $19.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (17 ratings) — better | 3.7 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 35.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #71 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | POH Performance L.L.C. | ASA |
Customer experience
PA28 Performance
CX
In-app purchases
PA28 Performance
No in-app purchases
CX
No in-app purchases









