Fly Local vs Pilot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fly Local
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Compute a safe altitude for your glider plane on a local flight. The app uses the GPS to display your relative position to an airfield and compute a safe glide altitude according to the selected L/D ratio. Database includes airfields of 34 European countries. You may add your own waypoints and fields. Require iPhone or iPad with GPS. Include Apple Watch app (models with GPS). CAUTION : The app does not monitor the terrain clearance, but only glide angle.
Pilot
This app calculates essential flight parameters like density altitude, wind-corrected headings, ground speed, and time en route for a specific leg. It focuses on providing core aviation calculations without unnecessary complexity.
- Density Altitude Calculation
- Wind Corrected Headings
- Ground Speed Calculation
- Time En Route Calculation
- Essential Flight Leg Data
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Calculates Density Altitude and Wind corrected headings, ground speed and time en route for a specific leg. No complications just the essentials.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Fly Local at Free against Pilot's $1.99. Fly Local also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Fly Local is free to download; Pilot costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Fly Local ships an update every 3 weeks, Pilot every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fly Local | Pilot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Studio BabDreams | amenai technologies |
In-app purchases
Fly Local
No in-app purchases
Pilot
No in-app purchases
