Comparison

PilotBox vs Pilot Assistant

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Automated Weather (METAR & TAF)
  • Significant Weather Charts
  • Fuel Uplift Calculator
  • Temperature Altitude Corrections
  • iPhone Widgets
  • Watch App
  • Coordinates Converter
Features
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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/

About

Pilot Assistant

This app helps flight simulator enthusiasts by providing tools for managing flight files, navigating with airport maps and saved routes, and using a compass for emergency planning. It's designed to assist pilots during training and improve their emergency response skills.

Highlights
  • Save important flight files and checklists
  • World airport map with route creation
  • Save and mark important radio frequencies
  • Compass with markers for emergency planning
  • Create and save custom flight routes
Features
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Great Tool for Flight Simulator Lovers! This App is designed to assist Pilots during training in Flight Simulators. The App is divided into 3 (three) screens: 1) FILES - Save the Important Files (such as CHECKLISTS) for your flight so you don’t have to look for them every time. You can add any information you need in any of the four sections (any other files that may be useful to you for quick access during the flight) 2) NAVIGATION - Here is a Map with all the Airports of the World. You can create Routes for your Flight, save important radio frequencies and mark the Airports you have passed. For your convenience, you can save your Routes. 3) COMPASS - A compass will be very necessary to work out situations of forced return to the Departure Airport. Engine problems during takeoff are a typical critical situation in which the pilot must act quickly and accurately. By placing markers on the compass, you create a plan of action for certain important stages of the flight. Train, learn and develop your emergency response skills with this Pilot Assistant!

Screenshots

PilotBox4 screens
Pilot Assistant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pilot Assistant at none against PilotBox's 2. Pilot Assistant also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). PilotBox's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (26 vs 1). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PilotBox sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Pilot Assistant asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for PilotBox against 5.0 for Pilot Assistant. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PilotBox has 26 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PilotBox ships an update every 3 weeks, Pilot Assistant every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
PilotBox versus Pilot Assistant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPilotBoxPilot Assistant
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (26 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings26 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAero Notion LimitedRoman Maslov

Customer experience

PilotBox

All ratings26 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative0.0%

Pilot Assistant

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PilotBox

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$24.991 Year
None

Pilot Assistant

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PilotBox free?
PilotBox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pilot Assistant free?
Pilot Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PilotBox or Pilot Assistant?
Pilot Assistant is rated higher. PilotBox averages 4.9 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Pilot Assistant averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do PilotBox or Pilot Assistant have ads?
Neither PilotBox nor Pilot Assistant shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PilotBox or Pilot Assistant?
PilotBox ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pilot Assistant every 3 months. Most recently, PilotBox was updated on September 21, 2026 and Pilot Assistant on August 21, 2026.

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