WindsAloftPro vs Lightspeed Aviation
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WindsAloftPro
This app calculates winds aloft for U.S. locations, providing data from 5000 to 39000 feet. It can also display crosswinds along your route and allows manual adjustment of climb and descent biases for various aircraft.
- Winds aloft calculation
- Crosswind display
- Climb/descent bias modification
- U.S. location support
- Altitude range 5000-39000 ft
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Calculates winds aloft for U.S. locations from 5000 feet to 39000 feet. Crosswinds can also be displayed for winds along your route of travel. Climb and descent biases can be manually modified for different aircraft performance numbers.
Lightspeed Aviation
This app allows pilots to record radio conversations, playback transmissions, and archive flight recordings for post-flight analysis and training. It aims to enhance safety for pilots and passengers during flights.
- Record radio conversations
- Playback transmissions
- Archive flight recordings
- Draw diagrams
- Post-flight briefings
- Training tool
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A companion app to the Zulu 4, the Lightspeed Aviation app for iOS features an array of integrated features to keep pilots and passengers safer during flight. RECORD CONVERSATIONS, ARCHIVE FLIGHT RECORDINGS, AND MORE The Lightspeed Aviation App allows pilots to record radio conversations, playback transmissions, draw diagrams, and archive flight recordings for post-flight briefings and training.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: WindsAloftPro at none against Lightspeed Aviation's shown. WindsAloftPro also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Lightspeed Aviation's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 3). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for WindsAloftPro against 2.9 for Lightspeed Aviation. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 9 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of WindsAloftPro's written reviews are positive against 0% of Lightspeed Aviation's.
| Parameter | WindsAloftPro | Lightspeed Aviation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) — better | 2.9 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 351 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tremont Air, LLC | Lightspeed Aviation |
Customer experience
WindsAloftPro
Lightspeed Aviation
In-app purchases
WindsAloftPro
No in-app purchases
Lightspeed Aviation
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is WindsAloftPro free?
Is Lightspeed Aviation free?
Which has better reviews, WindsAloftPro or Lightspeed Aviation?
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