Comparison

Pilot Pro vs RunwayWX

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

Head to head
About

Pilot Pro

An electronic pilot logbook designed for pilots to track flights, aircraft, and certifications. It offers customizable dashboards, automatic syncing across devices, and export options for backups and check-rides. Features include night flight calculations, a worldwide airport directory, and reminders for important aviation dates.

Highlights
  • Customizable flight dashboard
  • Night flight calculation
  • Photo logging for flights/aircraft
  • Automatic device syncing
  • Customizable logbook fields
  • Worldwide airport directory
  • Medical exam and currency reminders
  • Certification and rating tracking
Features
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Pilot Pro packs a host of features in an elegant design to give you what you want in an electronic pilot logbook. Here are just a few of the features available: • View a customizable Dashboard with all your flight totals • Night flight calculation • Add photos of your flights and aircraft • Both dark and light modes available for the user interface • Automatically sync all your devices • Log anything you want with custom logbook and aircraft fields • Worldwide airport directory of 70,000+ airports • Create reminders to keep track of medical exams, flight reviews, currency, etc. • Track your endorsements, certifications, and ratings using achievements • Specify flight time goals • Custom currencies • Export/print your logbook to a PDF or as CSV for check-rides and backups • Sign each logbook entry with your finger • Monitor your landing and approach currency • Search and filter your logbook, aircraft, and dashboard totals • View approach logs and generate an FAA 8710 report • Import your logbook using our CSV/Excel template Learn more on pilotpro.com Apple's terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

RunwayWX

This app provides pilots with essential aviation weather data, including runway wind analysis, real-time METARs, and satellite runway diagrams. It offers performance calculations, astronomical data, and airport intelligence in a clean, pilot-focused interface.

Highlights
  • Runway wind analysis (headwind, tailwind, crosswind)
  • Real-time METAR and D-ATIS parsing
  • Satellite runway diagrams with wind overlays
  • Performance calculations (density altitude, freezing level)
  • Astronomical data (sunrise, sunset, moon phase)
  • Airport intelligence (elevation, timezone, clocks)
Features
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RunwayWX: Professional Aviation Weather for Pilots Built by pilots, for pilots. RunwayWX delivers critical weather data in a format designed for professional flight operations. KEY FEATURES: - Runway Wind Analysis Calculate headwind, tailwind, and crosswind components for every runway at 25,000+ airports worldwide. Color-coded displays show favorable/unfavorable conditions at a glance. - Real-Time METAR & D-ATIS Live weather data with automatic D-ATIS parsing to identify active runways. Flight category indicators (VFR/MVFR/IFR/LIFR) provide instant weather assessment. - Satellite Runway Diagrams Interactive satellite view with wind-aligned runway overlays. Zoom, pan, and analyze runway positioning with real geographic context. - Performance Calculations Pressure altitude, density altitude, and freezing level calculations with color-coded severity warnings for high-density altitude conditions. - Astronomical Data Sunrise, sunset, civil twilight, moon phase, and moonrise/moonset times for flight planning and operational requirements. - Airport Intelligence Complete airport identity with country flags, elevation, timezone data, and real-time local/UTC clocks for 25,000+ airports worldwide. - Professional Design Clean, pilot-focused interface designed for quick weather assessment. No ads, no distractions - just the data you need. DATA SOURCES: RunwayWX uses official aviation weather sources including NOAA and CheckWX API, combined with comprehensive runway data from OurAirports. Internet connection required for weather updates. Built with feedback from active airline pilots, RunwayWX brings professional-grade weather analysis to your iPhone.

Screenshots

Pilot Pro4 screens
RunwayWX3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: RunwayWX at 100% against Pilot Pro's 29%. RunwayWX also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.6) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Pilot Pro's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Pilot Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $34.99 per year. RunwayWX asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RunwayWX holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pilot Pro has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Pilot Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of RunwayWX's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pilot Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, RunwayWX every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pilot Pro versus RunwayWX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPilot ProRunwayWX
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.6 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLabrum Co.Vinayak Raghubir Sharma

Customer experience

Pilot Pro

All ratings7 ratings
Positive14.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.7%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive29.4%
Neutral17.6%
Negative52.9%

RunwayWX

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pilot Pro

Subscriptions1
  • Pilot Pro$34.991 Year
One-time2
  • Pilot Pro iOS$39.99
  • Pilot Pro Mac$59.99
None

RunwayWX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pilot Pro free?
Pilot Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RunwayWX free?
RunwayWX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pilot Pro or RunwayWX?
RunwayWX is rated higher. Pilot Pro averages 1.6 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while RunwayWX averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Pilot Pro or RunwayWX have ads?
Neither Pilot Pro nor RunwayWX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pilot Pro or RunwayWX?
Pilot Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, and RunwayWX every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pilot Pro was updated on October 10, 2026 and RunwayWX on October 7, 2026.

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