Comparison

Pilot Time vs Expert Soldier Badge

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

Expert Soldier Badge

This toolkit streamlines preparation and management for soldier training. It offers digital training records, a complete task library, and offline access to standards and guides. Features include map tools for planning, packing list creation, and a training journal.

Highlights
  • Digital training records
  • Complete task library
  • Offline standards manual
  • Downloadable training guides
  • Training lane map tool
  • Packing list creator
  • Training journal
Features
Currently charting
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Expert Soldier Badge by New School Army is your complete ESB preparation and training management suite. This toolkit streamlines ESB training and documentation. TRAINING MANAGEMENT: Digital Training Records - Document and track individual soldier performance across all ESB tasks. Generate PDF reports with GO/NO-GO status, training dates, and notes. Email training records directly to leadership or save for unit records. Complete Task Library - Every Infantry task from the official ESB Training Manual at your fingertips. Detailed standards, conditions, and performance measures for all ESB tasks, organized by category. REFERENCE & RESOURCES: Standards Manual Excerpts - Quick access to key portions of the EIB testing manual including administrative procedures, testing station setup, and badge requirements. Available offline and easily shareable. Training Guides - Comprehensive step-by-step instructions for each task. From weapons handling to medical procedures, from land navigation to communication protocols. Each guide is downloadable and printable for field use. TRAINING ENABLERS - Training Lane Map Tool: Create detailed training plans by dropping pins on interactive maps, tagging locations with specific tasks, and generating shareable lane diagrams - Packing List Tool: Build, save, and share detailed equipment lists for any mission or training event with our packing list creator - Training Journal: Document lessons learned, maintain continuity, and track your professional development with our integrated journal tool FEATURES THAT MATTER: -Works offline for field training environments -No account required - download and train -Email functionality for sharing training records and materials -Professional PDF generation for documentation -Organized by testing lanes for efficient preparation -Regular updates to match current ESB standards TRAINING MANAGEMENT TOOLS: -Individual soldier progress tracking -Detailed GO/NO-GO criteria for each task -Training date documentation -Notes and comments for each evaluation -Quick-reference task lists organized by station FOR LEADERS: Whether you're preparing your soldiers for ESB testing or conducting routine skills training, this app makes the whole process smooth. Track progress, document training events, and maintain detailed records of performance. Transform your ESB preparation and training management. Download the Expert Soldier Badge and take control of your training program. Train Hard, Train Smart - Now with Digital Precision.

Screenshots

Pilot Time4 screens
Expert Soldier Badge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pilot Time at Free against Expert Soldier Badge's $0.99. Pilot Time also leads on ratings volume (19 vs 2). Expert Soldier Badge's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and chart position (#171 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

Pilot Time is free to download; Expert Soldier Badge costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Expert Soldier Badge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pilot Time has 19 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Pilot Time versus Expert Soldier Badge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPilot TimeExpert Soldier Badge
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.5 (19 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#171 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB39 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperWillowRoot Apps, LLC.Polemics Applications LLC

Customer experience

Pilot Time

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

Expert Soldier Badge

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Expert Soldier Badge

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Pilot Time

No in-app purchases

None

Expert Soldier Badge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pilot Time free?
Pilot Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Expert Soldier Badge free?
Expert Soldier Badge costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pilot Time or Expert Soldier Badge?
Expert Soldier Badge is rated higher. Pilot Time averages 4.5 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Expert Soldier Badge averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Pilot Time or Expert Soldier Badge have ads?
Neither Pilot Time nor Expert Soldier Badge shows ads.

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