PilotBox vs Flight Time Calculator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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/
Flight Time Calculator
Easily sum up your flight durations. This utility app helps pilots and aviation enthusiasts track their total flight time accurately. It's a straightforward tool for logging and calculating flight hours.
- Add flight times
- Calculate total flight duration
- Log flight hours
- Simple interface
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Add up your flight times
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flight Time Calculator at none against PilotBox's 2. Flight Time Calculator also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). PilotBox's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 13 months) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). On price, 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
Both are free to download. PilotBox sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Flight Time Calculator asks for nothing beyond the download.
PilotBox holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 15 respectively.
PilotBox ships an update every 3 weeks, Flight Time Calculator every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PilotBox | Flight Time Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (26 ratings) — better | 4.6 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 170 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aero Notion Limited | Hermann Hoelter |
Customer experience
PilotBox
Flight Time Calculator
In-app purchases
PilotBox
- Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$24.991 Year
Flight Time Calculator
No in-app purchases
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