Comparison

RC vs RC Heli Toolbox

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

Head to head
About

RC

This stopwatch is designed for model glider contests, allowing pilots to record successive flights within a decreasing worktime. A signal is given when the worktime ends. Tap anywhere to start or stop flights, and access the info button to adjust the worktime duration.

Highlights
  • Record successive flights
  • Decreasing worktime countdown
  • Start/stop flights with a tap
  • Adjustable worktime duration
  • Signal at worktime end
Features
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This stopwatch can be used for model glider contests. In a model glider (F3K and F3J) contest, a pilot can fly his plane a number of times within the 'worktime'. Using this application, each successive flight can be recorded while the working time decreases. When the working time ends, a signal is given. Tap anyhwhere in the screen to start or stop a flight. Tap 'Start' to start the countdown timer for the Worktime. Tap the Info button on the down-right corner to edit the duration of the Worktime. This is a free, lite version. The Pro version includes several enhancements including a 'talking timer'. With this talking timer the pilot can hear when the worktime will end. The Pro version also stores the recorded flights in a database on the iPhone.

About

RC Heli Toolbox

This app provides RC helicopter pilots with essential tools like a head speed calculator, pitch gauge, flight timer, and GPS recorder. It also offers access to manuals and unit conversions, all designed by experienced pilots.

Highlights
  • Interactive head speed calculator
  • Ultra-high precision pitch gauge
  • GPS altitude and speed recorder
  • Talking flight timer
  • Units converter
  • Access to AEON RC manuals
Features
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Auggie's RC Heli Toolbox, designed by and for RC Helicopter pilots it's a courtesy of AEON RC. Designed by RC Helicopter pilots. Includes AEON info pages and access to the AEON site. It also includes an innovative interactive head speed calculator, an Ultra High precision Pitch Gauge, a talking Flight Timer, a GPS based Altitude and speed Recorder in case you have an old iPhone that you want to strap to your helicopter or airplane and find out what the maximum speed was or to calculate the air density for adjusting collective pitch in high altitudes, a Units Converter to help conversion between measuring units, Access to the AEON RC manuals directory to easily find your AEON Product manuals and your tail servo speeds and frame rates. Below are the sections explained: Interactive Head Speed Calculator section calculates head speeds interactively by sliding the dots and finding the desired head speed. It uses both one and two stages (2 gear and 4 gear). Ultra-High Precision Pitch Gauge section is used to measure the incidence angle taking advantage of the very precise accelerometers present in today’s phones and using the high-power processor present in the phone to do high-speed digital signal processing of the accelerator’s signals. The get pitch gauge mount button will take you to the page of the Ultra-High precision Pitch Gage phone holder. Altitude and Max Speed Recorder section is used to show the altitude of the flying field so that pitch changes can be made accordingly and if you have an old small phone, you can strap it to your helicopter/airplane and record the maximum speed it does while flying. Units Converter section is used to make unit conversions in the most commonly used units in the RC Heli Hobby. Talking Flight Timer section is used for pilots that either don’t have timers or who want a more feature-rich timer for the flights. We hope you enjoy this free App courtesy of the International AEON RC.

Screenshots

RC2 screens
RC Heli Toolbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RC at 5.0 against RC Heli Toolbox's 4.2. RC also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). RC Heli Toolbox's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 33%) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

RC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RC Heli Toolbox has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of RC's written reviews are positive against 50% of RC Heli Toolbox's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RC ships an update every 4 months, RC Heli Toolbox every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
RC versus RC Heli Toolbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRCRC Heli Toolbox
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLeon WubbeAugusto Arevalo

Customer experience

RC

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

RC Heli Toolbox

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

RC

No in-app purchases

None

RC Heli Toolbox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RC free?
RC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RC Heli Toolbox free?
RC Heli Toolbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RC or RC Heli Toolbox?
RC is rated higher. RC averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while RC Heli Toolbox averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do RC or RC Heli Toolbox have ads?
Neither RC nor RC Heli Toolbox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RC or RC Heli Toolbox?
RC ships an update every 4 months, and RC Heli Toolbox every 3 months. Most recently, RC was updated on October 6, 2026 and RC Heli Toolbox on October 2, 2026.

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