Pilot Time vs Sweep & Zone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.)
Sweep & Zone
This utility app helps field artillery personnel calculate firing data quickly and accurately. It reduces human error by computing changes in mils, deflections, and quadrants, allowing users to focus on critical tasks during high-stress situations.
- Fast and accurate firing data computation
- Reduces human error under stress
- Input changes in mils, deflections, and quadrants
- Calculates base deflection and quadrant
- Unlimited access with subscription
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Let the Sweep and Zone calculator assist you in delivering fast, safe and accurate fires by reducing human errors in times of stress. This application allows you to input the changes in mils, number of deflections/quadrants that you'd like to shoot as well as your base deflection and quadrant. It'll accurately compute the required data in record time allowing you to focus on what matters most. There is a paid subscription included in the app after 13 free uses of calculator/quizzes. For $.99/ month or $9.99/ year, you’ll have unlimited access to the Sweep & Zone calculator and all it’s future updates. Download today and feel free to leave feedback on improvements. Utility Forces LLC and it's affiliates are not responsible for any firing incidents that may occur while using the Sweep & Zone Calculator. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pilot Time at none against Sweep & Zone's 2. Pilot Time also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Sweep & Zone's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 73%). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Sweep & Zone sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Pilot Time asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sweep & Zone holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Pilot Time's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sweep & Zone's.
Pilot Time ships an update every 6 months, Sweep & Zone every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and July 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pilot Time | Sweep & Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (19 ratings) | 4.9 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WillowRoot Apps, LLC. | Utility Forces LLC |
Customer experience
Pilot Time
Sweep & Zone
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
Sweep & Zone
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pilot Time
No in-app purchases
Sweep & Zone
- Unlimited operations$0.991 Month
- Unlimited operations$9.991 Year
