Comparison

CloudAhoy vs Collins Connect

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

Head to head
About

CloudAhoy

This app provides pilots with detailed post-flight analysis and performance evaluations. It automatically segments flights, scores maneuvers, and offers various visual tools to identify areas for improvement. Get a comprehensive understanding of your flying proficiency shortly after landing.

Highlights
  • Automated flight segmentation
  • Objective maneuver scoring
  • 2D/3D flight visualization
  • Chart and map overlays
  • HUD cockpit view
  • Flight data import
  • Instrument approach comparison
Features
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CloudAhoy provides post-flight data driven debriefs for pilots of all levels. Each flight is automatically analyzed and broken down into segments to easily evaluate pilot performance. Maneuver scoring provides a snapshot of how well you flew. Review airspeed, altitude, and wind corrections and relive your ground reference maneuvers or instrument approaches. Combine different views, chart overlays and detailed graphs to assist with identifying areas of improvement. Get a full picture of your performance and proficiency within minutes of landing. Download the app and enjoy CloudAhoy free for 35 days. USERS - General aviation pilots: weekend warriors, commercial & recreational pilots - Flight training: students and instructors - Flight schools - Professional pilots and corporate flight departments - Military CloudAhoy users fly all types of aircraft and simulators. Debrief VFR and IFR flights, training flights, cross country flights, and special missions such as search and rescue. FEATURES • Auto-segmentation and recognition of flight maneuvers • Objective maneuver scoring and evaluation • View flights in 2D or 3D, on the app or any computer platform • Overlay aviation charts, terrain maps, or satellite images • HUD cockpit view: relive your flight in 3D animation • Flight data import from many devices, apps, and EFIS • Glass cockpit gauges • Display the wind along your route. Check your wind corrections. • Optional synchronized video - view up to two feeds • IFR: Compare your instrument approaches vs. 3D or 2D published IAPs • Plot altitude, IAS, VS and other profiles of your approaches • In-flight mode for marking custom segments of the flight in real-time • Logbook-like listing of any flight you have flown with CloudAhoy • Use internal iPhone/iPad GPS, or an external GPS • Flight sharing between CloudAhoy pilots, and with people without an account • Supports iPad multitasking REVIEWS “It’s a fun way to replay your flights, but it also has real value for training and currency flights.” -Sportys iPad Pilot News “Always available, cost effective, and emotionally neutral technology that helps a CFI be more efficient.” -SAFE Pilots Blog “CloudAhoy is my debriefing tool of choice.” -Steve Thorne, FlightChops

About

Collins Connect

This app allows customers of Collins Aerospace navigational databases to download flight data to their iOS device. Users can then transfer this data to their airplane's flight deck using a USB flash drive or the Collins IMS.

Highlights
  • Download flight databases
  • Transfer data to flight deck
  • USB flash drive transfer
  • Collins IMS integration
  • iOS device support
Features
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CollinsConnect lets Collins Aerospace navigational database customers download flight databases to their iOS device, and transfer the databases to their airplane flight deck, either via USB flash drive or through a Collins IMS.

Screenshots

CloudAhoy4 screens
Collins Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Collins Connect at none against CloudAhoy's 2. Collins Connect also leads on rating (3.8 vs 3.5). CloudAhoy's advantage is ratings volume (34 vs 4) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CloudAhoy sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Collins Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Collins Connect holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CloudAhoy has 34 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CloudAhoy ships an update every 5 weeks, Collins Connect every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
CloudAhoy versus Collins Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCloudAhoyCollins Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (34 ratings)3.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings34 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCloudAhoy, Inc.Rockwell Collins, Inc.

Customer experience

CloudAhoy

All ratings34 ratings
Positive58.8%
Neutral14.7%
Negative26.5%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive80.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative15.4%

Collins Connect

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

CloudAhoy

One-time2
  • CloudAhoy Standard$64.99
  • CloudAhoy Pro$149.99
None

Collins Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CloudAhoy free?
CloudAhoy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Collins Connect free?
Collins Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CloudAhoy or Collins Connect?
Collins Connect is rated higher. CloudAhoy averages 3.5 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while Collins Connect averages 3.8 from 4 ratings.
Do CloudAhoy or Collins Connect have ads?
Neither CloudAhoy nor Collins Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CloudAhoy or Collins Connect?
CloudAhoy ships an update every 5 weeks, and Collins Connect every 3 weeks. Most recently, CloudAhoy was updated on June 11, 2026 and Collins Connect on September 16, 2026.

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