Comparison

CX vs Flight Times Recorder

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

Head to head
About

CX

This aviation tool simplifies flight planning for pilots. It offers accurate calculations for time, speed, distance, fuel, and more, along with unit conversions and a built-in calculator. Designed for ease of use, it guides users through flight planning and execution with a natural menu flow.

Highlights
  • Flight planning calculations
  • Time, speed, distance functions
  • Fuel and altitude calculations
  • Unit conversions (12 categories)
  • Weight and balance calculations
  • Holding pattern details
  • Built-in calculator, clock, timer
Currently charting
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Based on the ASA CX-3® Flight Computer for pilots, this CX-3 app makes flight planning simple by taking confusion out of the equation. Fast, versatile and easy to use, the CX-3® delivers accurate results quickly and efficiently. Whether used for flight planning, ground school, or FAA Knowledge Exam preparation, the menu organization reflects the order in which a flight is normally planned and executed, resulting in a natural flow from one function to the next with a minimum of keystrokes. Multiple aviation functions can be performed on the CX-3® flight computer including those related to time, speed, distance, heading, wind, fuel, altitude, cloud base, standard atmosphere, glide, climb & descent, weight & balance, as well as a holding pattern function to help determine entry method and holding details. The CX-3® has 12 unit-conversions: Distance, Speed, Duration, Temperature, Pressure, Volume, Rate, Weight, Rate of Climb/Descent, Angle of Climb/Descent, Torque, and Angle. These 12 conversion categories contain 38 different conversion factors for over 100 functions. A calculator, clock, timer, and stopwatch are also built in along with multiple settings for lighting, backlighting, themes, time zones and more.

About

Flight Times Recorder

Features
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Minimize distraction when recording your flight times! Enter tach or hobbs times, simply tap to record off block and on block times, and manually or automatically record your airborne times. Easily keep count of your full stop landings, touch & goes, and go-arounds. The app keeps a history of your flights, which can be exported to a CSV file. Times may be shown and exported in either local time or UTC/zulu. Automatic takeoff and landing time detection is based on a ground speed which may be adjusted based on your aircraft's takeoff and landing speeds, and change in altitude. Recorded times may be shown as rounded to nearest 1 minute, 5 minutes, or tenth of an hour. Supports Apple Watch, where a simple tap on your watch starts and stops recording. Recorded times are synchronized across devices using iCloud. Any time pair may be entered - for e.g., glider flights, only airborne times are recorded.

Screenshots

CX4 screens
Flight Times Recorder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Flight Times Recorder at $1.99 against CX's $19.99. Flight Times Recorder also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months). CX's advantage is chart position (#91 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

CX costs $19.99 and Flight Times Recorder $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CX ships an update every 8 months, Flight Times Recorder monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
CX versus Flight Times Recorder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCXFlight Times Recorder
Price$19.99$1.99 — better
Rating3.7 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews35.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#91 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperASASmall Aviation Tools

In-app purchases

None

CX

No in-app purchases

None

Flight Times Recorder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CX free?
CX costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flight Times Recorder free?
Flight Times Recorder costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do CX or Flight Times Recorder have ads?
Neither CX nor Flight Times Recorder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CX or Flight Times Recorder?
CX ships an update every 8 months, and Flight Times Recorder monthly. Most recently, CX was updated on October 27, 2026 and Flight Times Recorder on October 25, 2026.

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