Aviation Dictionary vs Umbro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aviation Dictionary
This comprehensive dictionary app provides definitions for over 12,000 aviation terms, acronyms, and phrases. It includes illustrations and is based on a trusted industry resource, making it ideal for anyone in the aviation field.
- 12,000+ aviation terms defined
- Nearly 500 illustrations
- Offline access
- Powerful search function
- Scrollable index
- Word of the Day
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Aviation is an industry full of terms, acronyms and technical language. This Aviation Dictionary app is based on the popular book Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms by Dale Crane and helps users understand all the words, abbreviations, acronyms, and phrases in the different disciplines of aviation. The most complete collection of aviation terminology available from a trusted resource in the aviation training industry, this app explains as well as defines more than 12,000 terms and includes nearly 500 illustrations to further define and aid visual recognition. This fast app is compatible with iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, iPad Mini, and iPad Air and features a comprehensive search, a scrollable index to access the complete database of terms, and a Word of the Day function to help you learn something new daily. Don’t like this term? Tap the device to see a new word. All specific to the aviation industry, the terms have been gathered from Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations, the Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM), the Pilot/Controller Glossary, and glossaries from government handbooks and manuals. Also, many definitions not found in any government publications are included. This complete, handy dictionary app is the definitive reference source for the entire aviation industry — including administrators, pilots, aviation maintenance technicians, drone operators, colleges and universities, air traffic controllers, manufacturers, engineers, government agencies, airlines, and corporate flight departments, as well as newcomers to the industry, and those who speak English as a second language. This new version accounts for the continuing evolution of aviation and aerospace industries, to include drones, commercial space and urban mobility. App features: • No internet connection required; app fully installs to your device. • More than 12,000 aviation terms, acronyms, abbreviations, and phrases are defined. • More than 500 illustrations to aid visual recognition. • Includes all the terms and definitions from the popular book, Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms by Dale Crane. • Brought to you by a trusted resource in aviation training and publishing, Aviation Supplies & Academics (ASA). • Powerful search function features fast lookup using the first few letters of a word. • Index lets you browse the complete database of terms. • Word of the Day helps you learn a new aviation term daily.
Umbro
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Umbro tells you exactly what a solar eclipse will look like from wherever you are standing. Pick a spot — your current location, a city, or a point in the middle of the ocean — and Umbro works out the whole event for it: when the Moon first touches the Sun, when totality begins and ends, how much of the Sun is covered at maximum, and where in the sky to look. COUNTDOWN AND LIVE TRACKING A running countdown to first contact, then to each contact after it. On the day, a Live Activity puts the countdown on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, and its icon changes as the eclipse moves from partial to totality and back. LOCAL CIRCUMSTANCES Contact times to the second, magnitude, obscuration, Sun altitude and azimuth, and the duration of totality — all computed on your device from Besselian elements, with no connection required. THE PATH The umbral track drawn across an interactive globe and map. Scrub time forward and back to watch the shadow cross the Earth. WILL YOU ACTUALLY SEE IT? Cloud cover forecasts for your location in the days before the event, so you know whether it is worth moving. EYE SAFETY, STATED PLAINLY Umbro tells you when it is not safe to look at the Sun without a filter and — during totality only — when it is. The guidance is tied to the contact times computed for your exact position, not to a general rule of thumb. A CAMERA BUILT FOR THE EVENT An eclipse-specific capture mode: exposure locked and stepped through a bracket ladder suited to each phase, re-metering automatically as the Sun climbs or sinks, and an HDR corona stack merged from the totality frames. A thin partial crescent and a full corona are not metered the same way, and Umbro does not pretend otherwise. WATCHING FROM A SHIP? If the position you choose is out in open water, Umbro offers a vessel mode that accounts for drift and for the roll of a deck when it works out contact times and camera settings. WIDGETS Home Screen widgets with the countdown, the coverage, and the sky at maximum. UPCOMING ECLIPSES Every solar eclipse for the next 25 years, each with the local circumstances for your position, and a reminder you can set for any one of them. Umbro has no advertising, no accounts, and no third-party trackers. Astronomical algorithms after Jean Meeus. Weather data by Open-Meteo. Not affiliated with NASA or any observatory. SAFETY: Never look at the Sun without proper solar filters, except during the brief total phase. Umbro's guidance is a convenience and not a substitute for certified eye protection.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Umbro at Free against Aviation Dictionary's $9.99. Aviation Dictionary's advantage is chart position (#197 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Umbro is free to download; Aviation Dictionary costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Aviation Dictionary | Umbro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.2 (25 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 45.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 44 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #197 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | ASA | Christian Turkoanje |
In-app purchases
Aviation Dictionary
No in-app purchases
Umbro
No in-app purchases






