CloudAhoy vs SafeHours
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Automated flight segmentation
- Objective maneuver scoring
- 2D/3D flight visualization
- Chart and map overlays
- HUD cockpit view
- Flight data import
- Instrument approach comparison
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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
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: CloudAhoy at Free against SafeHours's $4.99. CloudAhoy also leads on ratings volume (35 vs 10). SafeHours's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 3.4) 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
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.
SafeHours holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of CloudAhoy's written reviews are positive against 100% of SafeHours's.
CloudAhoy ships an update every 5 weeks, SafeHours weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CloudAhoy | SafeHours |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 3.4 (35 ratings) | 4.9 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #200 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CloudAhoy, Inc. | Stacy Elliott |
Customer experience
CloudAhoy
SafeHours
Bugs and requests
CloudAhoy
Reported bugs
17 issues- App glitching and failing to load
- iPad mini no longer plays back 3D
- Sharing feature not working as expected
- Display with layovers is jumbled
- App crashed
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- Won't record routes on iPad
- Server error during login
- Cannot get app to work on Mac
- Redirects to get Google Earth and plugin
- Support email not working
- Does not recognize internal GPS
- Logging stopped after 30 min with BadElf GPS
- Auto recording setup issue
- Google Earth not working right on iPad
- GPS signal issues in some apps
- Takeoff measured long, landing early
- Accuracy of recorded speeds not always 100%
Requested features
40 requests- Fix grading for CFI assistant
- Ensure scoring aligns with ACS standards
- Fix app glitches and loading failures
- Restore 3D playback on iPad mini
- Clarify subscription costs
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- Improve sharing feature
- Redesign display and layovers
- Simplify interface
- Improve 3D view functionality
- Integrate with ForeFlight for tracking
- Show course and altitude overlay on approach plates
- Add more background map options (ELAs, Sectionals)
- Allow adding airplane type for automatic info
- Integrate with iWatch to start flight
- Add in-app 3D playback from pilot's view
- More features working on iPhone
- Add WX superposition
- Allow reviewing flights within the app (not just browser)
- Improve UI for better clarity
- Add top-down plus side view
- Restore app to previous version's functionality
- Fix server errors for login/registration
- Improve Mac compatibility
- Fix support email
- Make app work on iPhone 5
- Ensure sufficient data for debrief on all devices
- Address excessive security requirements
- Fix password reset issues
- Ensure internal GPS is recognized
- Add auto-start option
- Improve GPS signal tracking
- Make Google Earth work correctly on iPad
- Fix auto-recording setup
- Provide directions for adding procedures to database
- Improve accuracy of measurements at low altitudes
- Optimize for glider use
- Ensure accurate recording of speeds
- Make it easier to remember to turn on the app
- Improve 2D GPS data capture
- Make it possible to add custom procedures
SafeHours
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CloudAhoy
- CloudAhoy Standard$64.99
- CloudAhoy Pro$149.99
SafeHours
No in-app purchases








