Crosswind Calculator vs PilotBox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crosswind Calculator
Calculate crosswind, headwind, and tailwind components for aviation takeoffs and landings. Features an intuitive interface with drag and pinch controls, and alerts for exceeding wind limits.
- Calculate crosswind, headwind, tailwind
- Fast and easy to use
- Intuitive drag and pinch interface
- Wind limitation warnings
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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Quickly and easily calculate crosswind, headwind and tailwind components for take-off and landing. Features: - Fast and easy to use - Intuitive user interface - simply drag and pinch - Warnings when user-defined wind limitations are exceeded
PilotBox
This aviation utility app provides pilots with automated weather reports, significant weather charts, and essential flight calculation tools. It offers features like fuel uplift calculation, temperature altitude corrections, and a coordinates converter, accessible on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.
- Automated Weather (METAR & TAF)
- Significant Weather Charts
- Fuel Uplift Calculator
- Temperature Altitude Corrections
- iPhone Widgets
- Watch App
- Coordinates Converter
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Pilot Weather and Tools perfect for Airline Pilots - Fully Automated Weather (METAR & TAF) - Significant Weather Charts - Fuel Uplift Calculator - Temperature Altitude Corrections - iPhone Widgets - Watch App - Useful Aviation Tools - Coordinates Converter Find out more: https://pilotbox.app Payments and Subscriptions: Subscription payments will be charged to your Apple Account once you confirm your purchase. Subscription automatically renews at the end of your current subscription period, unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours prior to end of the current period. Terms of Service: https://pilotbox.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://pilotbox.app/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PilotBox at Free against Crosswind Calculator's $0.99. PilotBox also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Crosswind Calculator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and chart position (#199 vs unranked). On rating, ratings volume, 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
PilotBox is free to download; Crosswind Calculator costs $0.99 up front. PilotBox sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Crosswind Calculator asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Crosswind Calculator against 4.9 for PilotBox. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 26 respectively.
Crosswind Calculator ships an update every 2 months, PilotBox every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 21, 2026.
| Parameter | Crosswind Calculator | PilotBox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (25 ratings) | 4.9 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 25 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #199 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 170 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Electronic Alchemy | Aero Notion Limited |
Customer experience
Crosswind Calculator
PilotBox
In-app purchases
Crosswind Calculator
No in-app purchases
PilotBox
- Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$24.991 Year
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