Pilot Calcs vs AA Expense
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pilot Calcs
This app provides over 130 aviation-specific calculations and unit conversions for pilots. It aids in trip planning, in-flight adjustments, and maintenance with detailed descriptions, equations, and graphics. Users can save calculations, add favorites, and share results via email.
- Over 130 aviation calculations
- Unit conversions
- Trip planning tools
- In-flight calculations
- Maintenance references
- Save and favorite calculations
- Email calculation results
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With over 130 calculations and unit conversions, Pilot Calcs gives you access to quickly and easily solve a variety of calculations from your iPhone or iPad. If you are a pilot you’ll want Pilot Calcs for trip planning, in flight calculations, and maintenance. Most E6B apps include 25 to 50 calculators and conversions. Pilot Calcs includes over 100 calculators and conversions plus include descriptions, equations and graphics. Not just calculators but the ability save and open saved calculations and add calculators to a favorites list. You can also email calculator inputs and results so you can easily share your calculations. Search functionality enables you to quickly find the calculator you want. Current Calculators include: Conversions * Airflow * Angle * Area * Air Pressure Conversion * Density * Electrical Current * Electrical Power * Electrical Voltage * Energy * Flow Rate * Fluid * Fuel Mileage * Length * Mechanical Power * Money * Speed * Temperature * Torque * Volume * Weight * Weight of Liquids Fuel * Aviation Fuel Density and Weight * Fuel Consumption * Fuel Economy * Fuel Required * Fuel Weight * Maximum Fuel Load * Maximum Flight Time * Tank Fill Time Miscellaneous * Amps from Volts and Watts * Chart Distance * Distance to Horizon * Obstacle Height * Volts from Amps and Watts * Watts from Volts and Amps Money * Future Value Lump Sum * Loan Payments * Operating Costs * Operating Costs - Direct Costs * Operating Costs - Engine Reserve * Operating Costs - Prop Reserve * Private Pilot License Cost Performance * Climb - Best Rate vs. Best Angle * Climb Gradient * Descent Distance * Distance from Speed and Time * Glide Distance * Hydroplaning * Pivotal Altitude * Propeller Tip Speed * Rate of Climb from Climb Gradient * Rate of Climb to Clear Obstacle * Speed from Time and Distance * Time from Distance and Speed * True Airspeed * True Airspeed Via GPS * Turn - Bank Angle * Turn - Rate of Turn * Turn - Turn Radius * Turn - Performance Trip Planning * Time Zone Converter - 12Hr Time * Time Zone Converter - 24 Hr Time * Trip Estimator * Trip Estimator - Fuel * Trip Estimator - Costs Weather * Cloud Base & Temperature * Freezing Level * Density Altitude from Air Pressure * Density Altitude from Pressure Alt * Dew Point * Frost Point * Heat Index * Lightning Distance * Mach One * Pressure Altitude * Relative Humidity * Standard Atmosphere * Wind Chill Weight & Balance * Adverse CG Check - Forward * Adverse CG Check - Aft * Arm * CG Alteration - Weight, Arm * CG Alteration - Weight, Moment * CG Change - Shifting Weights * CG Change - Distance to Shift * CG Change - Weight to Shift * CG Change - Total Weight from Shift * Finding CG - Scales & Moments * Finding CG - Nose Wheel - Forward * Finding CG - Nose Wheel - Aft * Finding CG - Tail Wheel - Forward * Finding CG - Tail Wheel - Aft * Finding CG - As % of MAC * Finding CG - From % of MAC * Moment * Permanent Ballast * Temporary Ballast * Weight & Balance - Arms/Moments * Weight & Balance - Loading Graph Wind & Ground Speed * Course, Ground Speed, and WCA * Heading, Ground Speed, and WCA * Runway Wind Components * Wind Speed & Direction More calculators coming soon in free updates! If there's a calculator you'd like to see added, visit our website and send us an email.
AA Expense
This company-approved application allows Aero Air, LLC employees to submit expense and per-diem reports. It also facilitates the completion and submission of exception reports.
- Submit expense reports
- Submit per-diem expenses
- Complete exception reports
- Company-approved for Aero Air
- Track purchased items
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AA Expense is a custom expense reporting application for Aero Air, LLC. With this company approved app you can submit Aero Air Expense Reports for purchased items as well as per-diem expenses. Exception reports may be completed and submitted with this app as well. Questions related to the operation of this application should be emailed to info@myaviationapp.com. Questions related to expense policy or requirements should be directed to Aero Air’s Accounting Department.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AA Expense at 5.0 against Pilot Calcs's 4.0. AA Expense also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). Pilot Calcs's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 2) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Pilot Calcs costs $2.99 and AA Expense $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AA Expense holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pilot Calcs has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Pilot Calcs's written reviews are positive against 100% of AA Expense's.
Pilot Calcs ships an update every 7 months, AA Expense every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pilot Calcs | AA Expense |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Calculated Industries | Advanced Aviation LLC |
Customer experience
Pilot Calcs
AA Expense
In-app purchases
Pilot Calcs
No in-app purchases
AA Expense
No in-app purchases
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