Comparison

MentalCrosswind vs On Station

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

Head to head
About

MentalCrosswind

This app helps student pilots quickly understand wind announcements from air traffic control. It generates random wind configurations and announces them, allowing users to practice mentally calculating crosswind components before viewing a graphical and numerical representation.

Highlights
  • Random wind configuration generation
  • Verbal wind announcements
  • Graphical wind display
  • Numerical crosswind and direct wind components
  • Practice and analysis modes
  • METAR wind integration
  • Location-based nearest airport wind
Features
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Mental Crosswind is a simple application for student pilot who struggle to quickly process in their head what a wind announcement from the tower means in term of cross wind. The app will generate random wind configuration for a given runway and announce it as a controller would. You can then practice in your head to visual and estimate the crosswind. You can then press the Display button to see the wind graphically and the numerical cross wind and direct wind component. Usage: - press the practice button to generate a wind announcement (make sure your volume and sound is on). Each press on practice will generate a new wind configuration. - press the wind check button to hear the announcement again for the same wind as previously announced - press display to see the wind graphically represented - if you selected an airport you can also press the refresh button In the setting page you can: - choose whether the app starts in practice mode (wind not displayed, but announced), Analysis mode (wind displayed) or last (start as it last exited) - choose wether the app should on start up use the wind from the METAR of a given airport or from the nearest airport (will required location when in use) Note this app is not intended and SHOULD NOT be used for flight planning, this is purely a training tool.

About

On Station

This aviation toolbox offers essential tools for pilots, including a visual crosswind calculator, multi-timezone clock, and a mission status tracker. It also features a checklist builder, flight timeline manager, and unit converter to streamline aviation tasks.

Highlights
  • Visual crosswind calculator
  • Multi-timezone clock
  • Mission status tracker
  • Interactive checklist builder
  • Flight timeline management
  • Unit converter
Features
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On Station is an aviation toolbox packed with indispensable tools: - Visual crosswind calculator: Input your runway heading, reported wind direction & velocity, and see your wind components in real-time. - Multi-Timezone Clock: This is must-have tool to plan just about anything across multiple timezones (flights, meetings, phone calls, etc). - Mission Command: Digital mission and fleet status tracker with server sync capability. - Checklist Builder: Create and deploy your own interactive checklist. - Flight Timeline: Build and manage your flight timeline in real time. - Unit converter: Convert common units in both directions. We couldn't have made it any simpler. - ... and more. Follow us on Instagram --> https://www.instagram.com/onstationapps Note: This application is intended to be a supplemental tool only. Become familiar with it before taking it up and don't let it become a distraction. Fly the aircraft and stay safe!

Screenshots

MentalCrosswind4 screens
On Station4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: On Station at 4.7 against MentalCrosswind's 4.0. On Station also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 50%) and ratings volume (43 vs 3). MentalCrosswind's advantage is iOS requirement (15.2 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On Station holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: On Station has 43 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of MentalCrosswind's written reviews are positive against 82% of On Station's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MentalCrosswind versus On Station: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMentalCrosswindOn Station
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (3 ratings)4.7 (43 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews81.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings343 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.2 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrice RosenzweigOn Station LLC

Customer experience

MentalCrosswind

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

On Station

All ratings43 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral7.0%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral13.6%
Negative4.5%

In-app purchases

None

MentalCrosswind

No in-app purchases

None

On Station

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MentalCrosswind free?
MentalCrosswind is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is On Station free?
On Station is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MentalCrosswind or On Station?
On Station is rated higher. MentalCrosswind averages 4.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while On Station averages 4.7 from 43 ratings.
Do MentalCrosswind or On Station have ads?
Neither MentalCrosswind nor On Station shows ads.

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