Comparison

Flight Computer vs Pocket Cockpit

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

Head to head
About

Flight Computer

Calculate essential flight data like wind correction angle, ground speed, and true airspeed with multiple unit options. Designed for easy input, it supports various distance, velocity, temperature, altitude, and fuel units.

Highlights
  • Wind Correction Angle (WCA) calculation
  • Ground Speed calculation
  • True Airspeed calculation
  • Estimate Time Enroute
  • Burned Fuel calculation
  • Multiple unit support (distance, velocity, temp, altitude, fuel)
Features
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FLT Computer is a fast, modern flight computer for pilots. Enter your numbers and instantly get wind correction, headings, ground speed, time en route, fuel, and airspeed conversions — all in the units you prefer. Designed to be quick and easy to input, with a clean interface that automatically adapts to Light and Dark mode. CALCULATIONS • Wind Correction Angle (WCA) • Ground Speed • True / Magnetic / Compass Heading • Estimated Time En Route (ETE) • Fuel Burned • True Airspeed (TAS) • Calibrated Airspeed (CAS) UNITS • Distance: Nautical Miles, Miles, Kilometers • Speed: Knots, mph, km/h • Temperature: Celsius, Fahrenheit • Altitude: Feet, Meters • Fuel: US Gallons, Liters Your unit choices are saved automatically. For flight-planning reference only. Always verify figures against approved charts, documents, and your aircraft's equipment and procedures.

About

Pocket Cockpit

Features
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Pocket Cockpit turns your phone into a real flight instrument panel. Mount your phone in landscape, and Pocket Cockpit reads your device's GPS and motion sensors to drive a full set of aircraft style instruments: airspeed tape, altitude tape, vertical speed indicator, artificial horizon with pitch ladder and roll indicator, and a compass. Live instruments, real data Airspeed tape with a speed trend arrow, driven by GPS Altitude tape and vertical speed indicator (VSI), smoothed for a stable readout Artificial horizon with pitch ladder, bank angle scale, and a fixed aircraft symbol Compass ring with heading readout Two ways to fly the horizon By default, the horizon follows your phone's gyroscope, just like a real attitude indicator. Switch on car mode in settings and it switches to the accelerometer instead, so the horizon banks with cornering and braking forces, similar to a simple gyro less attitude indicator. That makes it fun to mount in a car and watch the horizon react to real driving. Pocket Cockpit doesn't need an internet connection and only uses your location on device, to power the instruments while the app is open.

Screenshots

Flight Computer4 screens
Pocket Cockpit2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pocket Cockpit at none against Flight Computer's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 7 level
Flight Computer versus Pocket Cockpit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlight ComputerPocket Cockpit
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAVIEMDaniel Bittner

In-app purchases

None

Flight Computer

No in-app purchases

None

Pocket Cockpit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flight Computer free?
Flight Computer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pocket Cockpit free?
Pocket Cockpit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Flight Computer or Pocket Cockpit have ads?
Flight Computer shows ads; Pocket Cockpit does not.

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