PA28 Performance vs SD360 W&B
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PA28 Performance
This app calculates essential flight performance data for Piper PA-28 aircraft, covering takeoff, landing, climb, and descent. It also features an interactive hold calculator, risk analysis, and an emergency glide distance tool. Cloud sync allows seamless data transfer across devices.
- Flight performance calculations
- Takeoff, landing, climb, descent data
- Interactive hold calculator
- Risk analysis tool
- Emergency glide distance calculator
- Cloud synchronization
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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.
SD360 W&B
This utility app calculates an aircraft's center of gravity (CG) and ensures weight distribution is within safe limits. It displays critical weight information, including total aircraft weight, payload weight, and payload bulk percentage.
- CG calculation
- Weight limit checks
- Total weight display
- Payload weight display
- Payload bulk percentage
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Calculates the CG of the airplane Ensures the weight in each compartment is within limits Displays the CG limits for the total weight of the airplane Displays airplanes total weight Displays payload total weight Displays payload bulk percentage
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SD360 W&B at 5.0 against PA28 Performance's 4.6. SD360 W&B also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 78%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). PA28 Performance's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SD360 W&B holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PA28 Performance has 18 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of PA28 Performance's written reviews are positive against 100% of SD360 W&B's.
PA28 Performance ships an update every 3 weeks, SD360 W&B fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PA28 Performance | SD360 W&B |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | POH Performance L.L.C. | Semere Tadesse |
Customer experience
PA28 Performance
SD360 W&B
In-app purchases
PA28 Performance
No in-app purchases
SD360 W&B
No in-app purchases
Questions
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