Kodiak Performance vs Monkton® Balanced
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kodiak Performance
This app provides essential flight performance calculations for Daher Kodiak aircraft, covering takeoff, landing, climb, cruise, descent, and emergency procedures. It features a flexible weight and balance calculator with custom arrangements and database storage for weights, plus an interactive hold calculator and risk analysis tool.
- Flight performance calculations
- Weight and Balance calculator
- Custom seating and cargo arrangements
- Interactive hold calculator
- Risk analysis tool
- Emergency glide distance calculator
- Cloud sync across devices
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Kodiak Performance computes all the useful performance numbers for flight planning for Daher Kodiak aircraft. It includes calculations for takeoff, landing, climb, cruise, descent, instrument procedures as well as emergencies. It has a flexible Weight and Balance calculator that allows custom seating and cabin cargo arrangements. The W&B calculator also allows storing common crew and passenger weights in a database for quick reuse. The app also includes an interactive hold calculator, a risk analysis tool, and an emergency glide distance calculator that handles head and tailwinds. Kodiak Performance is also available on other mobile devices and 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 to the Internet. Kodiak Performance is a free, open-source development effort and has Apps and WebApps for other aircraft. See http://pohperformance.com for complete details.
Monkton® Balanced
Perform essential Weight and Balance calculations for aircraft. This utility helps pilots ensure their aircraft is within safe operating limits for every flight.
- Aircraft Weight and Balance calculations
- Ensures safe operating limits
- Pilot utility tool
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This app is to perform Weight and Balance calculations for aircraft.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kodiak Performance at 5.0 against Monkton® Balanced's 1.0. Kodiak Performance also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). Monkton® Balanced's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Kodiak Performance holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
Kodiak Performance ships an update every 2 months, Monkton® Balanced every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kodiak Performance | Monkton® Balanced |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | POH Performance L.L.C. | Monkton, Inc. |
Customer experience
Kodiak Performance
Monkton® Balanced
In-app purchases
Kodiak Performance
No in-app purchases
Monkton® Balanced
No in-app purchases
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