Comparison

Pilot Time vs Hero Care

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

Head to head
About

Pilot Time

Instantly view local, military, and UTC time with a tap. Developed by pilots, this app eliminates mental time conversions by displaying current and past/future times across various time zones. Easily select continents and cities for quick comparisons.

Highlights
  • View local, military, and UTC time
  • Compare current location time to UTC
  • Display frequently used time zones
  • Convert past, current, and future times
  • Easy continent and city time zone selection
Features
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Stop converting time in your head! See local, military, and UTC time (GMT and Zulu time zones) with a tap. Developed by pilots who can never remember the current UTC (GMT/Zulu) time conversion, Pilot Time instantly gives you the current time and date for your zone, plus UTC time. Pilot Time can: - Compare the time and date at your current location (in 12-hour format and 24-hour format) to UTC time. - Show the 3 time zones you looked at most recently, plus UTC time. - Quickly convert any past, current, or future time to or from any time zone (including GMT). And selecting time zones is easy: first find the continent, then the city you want. No more mental calculations. (The time is provided by your phone's operating system, not a central server. Time zones are taken from the IANA Time Zone Database.)

About

Hero Care

This app provides military members, veterans, and their families with resources for emergencies, deployments, and accessing vital services. It facilitates emergency communication and offers information on benefits, mental health, and job resources.

Highlights
  • Emergency communication link
  • Submit emergency requests
  • Access Red Cross services
  • VA benefits information
  • Job and mental health resources
  • Locate facilities
  • Wellness plan creation
Features
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Hero Care by the American Red Cross is a complete solution for members of the military, veterans, and their families to prepare for, cope with and respond to the challenges of military service. The Red Cross is the only civilian organization authorized to serve as the emergency communications link to service members with their families back home. Hero Care enables families to easily set up and submit an emergency request should circumstances at home require it - 24 hours a day, 365 a year, no matter where in the world service members are stationed. The app also guides users through the various services offered by the Red Cross to assist families before, during and after deployments, as well as containing a variety of other critical information:VA facilities locations, benefits information, mental health/substance abuse and job resources. Features: - Free and available in English and Spanish - Military members can use the app to easily complete and submit their Family Identification Card making the processing of any family member’s emergency request quicker - Military family members can initiate an emergency request at the touch of a button with the required information securely stored in the app - Learn of the extensive and non-emergency array of services the Red Cross provides to the members of the military, veterans and their families, including: Financial assistance, Reconnection Workshops, Pre-Deployment preparedness, etc. - Learn about the various benefits offered by Veteran’s Affairs for service members, veterans and their families, along with contact phone numbers and web addresses - Get help applying your military skills to a civilian job via Vets 2 Careers, substance abuse or mental health treatment via SAMHSA, and other local resources and opportunities via Unite US - Easily locate Red Cross shelters and offices in your community as well as a variety of VA facilities, including hospitals and benefit centers. - Families can capture a moment and share with service members using a variety of themed frames; military members can let all their friends and family back home know when its their service anniversary -Create mental, physical, and social wellness plans that help you build resilience and overall well-being.

Screenshots

Pilot Time4 screens
Hero Care4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pilot Time and Hero Care both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 73% of Pilot Time's written reviews are positive against 36% of Hero Care's. Pilot Time also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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

Pilot Time holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 31 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Pilot Time's written reviews are positive against 36% of Hero Care's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pilot Time ships an update every 6 months, Hero Care every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pilot Time versus Hero Care: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPilot TimeHero Care
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (19 ratings) — better4.3 (31 ratings)
Positive reviews73.2% of reviews — better35.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1931 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWillowRoot Apps, LLC.American Red Cross

Customer experience

Pilot Time

All ratings19 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews112 reviews
Positive73.2%
Neutral8.0%
Negative18.8%

Hero Care

All ratings30 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive35.7%
Neutral28.6%
Negative35.7%

Bugs and requests

Pilot Time

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App crashes upon opening after updates
  • Widget displays 'UNABLE TO LOAD' error
  • App crashes when changing time zones
  • Incorrect time zone offsets for some locations (e.g., Sydney)
  • Time doesn't update when app is reopened
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  • Incorrect time zone naming conventions
  • Incompatibility with iOS 18 widgets
  • 12-hour clock incorrectly identifies noon as AM
  • App freezes on startup with certain iOS versions

Requested features

11 requests
  • Favorites or saved locations tab
  • Flight time and air time calculator
  • Julian date display for each time zone
  • GPS location detection for automatic time zone
  • Multiple simultaneous time zone display (3-4 zones)
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  • 24-hour format option only
  • Search cities by typing functionality
  • State listings for US locations
  • Flight forecast hour conversion chart
  • Decimal format for logbook entries
  • Ability to set custom background images

Hero Care

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Pilot Time

No in-app purchases

None

Hero Care

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pilot Time free?
Pilot Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hero Care free?
Hero Care is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pilot Time or Hero Care?
Pilot Time is rated higher. Pilot Time averages 4.5 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Hero Care averages 4.3 from 31 ratings.
Do Pilot Time or Hero Care have ads?
Hero Care shows ads; Pilot Time does not.
Which is updated more often, Pilot Time or Hero Care?
Pilot Time ships an update every 6 months, and Hero Care every 4 months. Most recently, Pilot Time was updated on September 21, 2026 and Hero Care on June 11, 2026.

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