Comparison

Plane Checklist vs Cockpit

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

Head to head
About

Plane Checklist

This app provides comprehensive checklists for flight simulation enthusiasts. It covers pre-start to shutdown procedures for various aircraft, enhancing realism and safety in virtual flights. Regular updates ensure current data for popular simulators.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive checklists
  • Pre-start to shutdown procedures
  • Supports popular flight simulators
  • Includes major aircraft types
  • Regular data updates
Features
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The application is developed as a collection of checklists for flying in flight simulators, such as X-plane, MFS and others. We try to always update existing data and add new ones. At the moment, there are main aircraft, for example, Boeing, Airbus, Cessna, etc. Checklists contain complete information from Pre-Start Checklist to Approach, Landing and Shutdown checklists. In aviation, a preflight checklist is a list of tasks that should be performed by pilots and aircrew prior to takeoff. Its purpose is to improve flight safety by ensuring that no important tasks are forgotten. Failure to correctly conduct a preflight check using a checklist is a major contributing factor to aircraft accidents. FOR FLIGHT SIMULATION USE ONLY Term Of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Cockpit

Features
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CockpitCheck turns your paper checklist into a guided, always-current cockpit companion — organized exactly the way you already fly. Organized by Phase of Flight Preflight, engine start, before takeoff, takeoff, enroute, and landing — every checklist lives exactly where you expect it, grouped and ordered the way your POH already teaches you to think. Fly Mode: Guided, Step by Step Run any checklist top to bottom with a live progress ring, elapsed timer, and one-tap Check or Skip — heads up, not buried in a binder. Emergency Procedures, One Tap Away Every emergency checklist for your aircraft surfaces instantly from a single red button — no digging through tabs when seconds matter. Hands-Free Voice Readout Let CockpitCheck read each challenge and response aloud while you fly, in your choice of natural voice and pace — eyes on the panel, not the screen. Your Whole Fleet Manage checklists for every aircraft you fly — a club rental, your own plane, or several you're checked out in — each with its own groups, checklists, and emergency procedures. Works With Your Other Apps Export any checklist to PDF for printing, or to ForeFlight, Garmin Pilot, or Garmin G3X/GTN (.ace) format, so your existing EFB and avionics stay in sync. Built for iPhone and iPad A native SwiftUI app with an adaptive layout — compact on iPhone, spacious on iPad — with iCloud sync to keep your fleet current across every device. Private by Design Your checklists sync through your own iCloud account. Nothing is uploaded to a third-party server. Whether you fly one Plane on weekends or keep a small fleet current, CockpitCheck keeps every checklist exactly where — and how — you need it.

Screenshots

Plane Checklist4 screens
Cockpit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cockpit at every 4 days against Plane Checklist's every 39 months. Plane Checklist's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.5). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Plane Checklist sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month and Cockpit sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plane Checklist ships an update every 39 months, Cockpit every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on August 1, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Plane Checklist versus Cockpit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlane ChecklistCockpit
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 39 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAleksandr Drevalser.soft GmbH

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Plane Checklist

Subscriptions1
  • Full Version$0.991 Month
4 purchases

Cockpit

One-time4
  • Unlock CockpitCheck$2.99
  • 2 Planes$3.99
  • 5 Planes$5.99
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  • Unlimited Planes$12.99

Questions

Is Plane Checklist free?
Plane Checklist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cockpit free?
Cockpit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Plane Checklist or Cockpit have ads?
Neither Plane Checklist nor Cockpit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Plane Checklist or Cockpit?
Plane Checklist ships an update every 39 months, and Cockpit every 4 days. Most recently, Plane Checklist was updated on August 1, 2026 and Cockpit on September 10, 2026.

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