Comparison

CloudAhoy vs SafeHours

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

SafeHours

This tool helps Certified Flight Instructors (CFIs) monitor duty time limits. It visualizes flight, ground, and class time on a 24-hour timeline, providing automatic warnings for excessive hours or insufficient rest. Customize rules and export data locally for efficient schedule management.

Highlights
  • Track Flight, Ground, SIM, and Class time
  • Visualize activity on a 24-hour timeline
  • Automatic warnings for excessive hours
  • Customize duty rules
  • Export and save data locally
Features
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SafeHours is a tool designed specifically for Certified Flight Instructors (CFIs) to manage and monitor daily, weekly, and consecutive duty time limits. With a clean interface and intuitive design, SafeHours allows CFIs to: • Track Flight, Ground, SIM, and Class time • Visualize activity on a 24-hour timeline • Receive automatic warnings for excessive hours or inadequate rest • Record Writtens/Practicals and Endorsements with Photos! • Customize duty rules based on your school's policies • Export and save data locally Whether you’re checking today’s totals or reviewing the past 7 days, SafeHours puts flight safety and schedule management in the palm of your hand. Built by instructors, for instructors.

Screenshots

CloudAhoy4 screens
SafeHours4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CloudAhoy at Free against SafeHours's $4.99. CloudAhoy also leads on ratings volume (34 vs 10). SafeHours's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 3.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads, 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

CloudAhoy is free to download; SafeHours costs $4.99 up front. CloudAhoy sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. SafeHours asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SafeHours holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of CloudAhoy's written reviews are positive against 100% of SafeHours's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CloudAhoy ships an update every 5 weeks, SafeHours weekly. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
CloudAhoy versus SafeHours: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCloudAhoySafeHours
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating3.5 (34 ratings)4.9 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings34 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#142 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCloudAhoy, Inc.Stacy Elliott

Customer experience

CloudAhoy

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

SafeHours

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

CloudAhoy

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

SafeHours

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CloudAhoy free?
CloudAhoy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SafeHours free?
SafeHours costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CloudAhoy or SafeHours?
SafeHours is rated higher. CloudAhoy averages 3.5 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while SafeHours averages 4.9 from 10 ratings.
Do CloudAhoy or SafeHours have ads?
Neither CloudAhoy nor SafeHours shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CloudAhoy or SafeHours?
CloudAhoy ships an update every 5 weeks, and SafeHours weekly. Most recently, CloudAhoy was updated on June 11, 2026 and SafeHours on September 18, 2026.

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