Sim Flights Tracker vs PilotBox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sim Flights Tracker
Track live aircraft on the Vatsim and Ivao networks. View detailed flight information, network statistics, and an interactive map showing aircraft positions in real-time.
- Live aircraft tracking
- Vatsim and Ivao network data
- Flight information display
- Network flight statistics
- Custom interactive map
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Sim Flights Tracker is an app that tracks aircraft that are live on the Vatsim and Ivao network. With this app you can see flight information, number of flights on the Vatsim and Ivao network, and a lot of other flight related data. There is also a custom map that shows exactly where the aircraft are at any given time in their flight.
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 in-app purchases: Sim Flights Tracker at none against PilotBox's 2. Sim Flights Tracker also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). PilotBox's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating 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. PilotBox sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Sim Flights Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Sim Flights Tracker against 4.9 for PilotBox. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PilotBox has 26 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Sim Flights Tracker ships an update every 2 months, PilotBox every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sim Flights Tracker | PilotBox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.9 (26 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 170 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Donald Sepeng | Aero Notion Limited |
Customer experience
Sim Flights Tracker
PilotBox
In-app purchases
Sim Flights Tracker
No in-app purchases
PilotBox
- Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$24.991 Year
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