Comparison

CloudAhoy vs CAVOK

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

CAVOK

Features
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CAVOK is a private digital pilot logbook for student pilots, private pilots, commercial pilots, and flight instructors operating under FAA Part 61. Log detailed flights, see the experience your records support, and review what needs attention before you fly. No CAVOK account, no ads, and no social feed. LOG FLIGHTS WITHOUT THE CLUTTER • Record aircraft, routes, block times, total time, PIC, SIC, solo, dual, night, cross-country, and actual or simulated instrument time • Track takeoffs, landings, holds, instrument approaches, simulator time, flight reviews, IPCs, checkrides, crew, instructors, and remarks • Search and filter your flight history • Duplicate a previous entry when you fly it again • Display time as decimal hours or hours and minutes REVIEW FAA CURRENCY EVIDENCE • See day and night passenger recency by category and class • Review IFR recency, flight review, and supported medical certificate dates • Understand current, expiring soon, and incomplete evidence with requirement details • Get optional on-device reminders 30, 7, and 1 day before supported items expire CAVOK uses conservative record-based calculations. If your logbook does not contain the evidence a rule requires, CAVOK shows what is missing instead of assuming the requirement is met. TURN FLIGHT TIME INTO USEFUL INSIGHTS • Review totals for all time, year to date, 12 or 6 months, and 90 or 30 days • Explore hours by month, aircraft type, category, and class • Prepare with an experience report organized using FAA Form 8710-1 terminology • See totals for each aircraft KEEP PORTABLE, VERIFIABLE RECORDS • Import flights from CSV with automatic header matching • Export a classic paginated logbook PDF with page and running totals • Export spreadsheet-friendly CSV files • Create and restore complete backups • Capture instructor endorsements and signatures • Preserve corrections and tamper-evident audit history • Restore recently deleted flights before permanent removal PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your pilot records stay on your device and, when iCloud is available, in your private iCloud database. CAVOK has no pilot account system or pilot-record server, and the developer cannot read your logbook. You decide when to export or share a file. TRY CAVOK FREE Use the complete feature set with up to 20 flights, 5 aircraft, and 5 endorsements. Upgrade to CAVOK Pro for unlimited records with monthly, yearly, and lifetime purchase options. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled in your Apple Account settings. IMPORTANT CAVOK supports FAA Part 61 record review. It is not an official FAA record and does not determine whether you may act as pilot in command. Currency results are decision support. You remain responsible for checking current regulations, certificates, ratings, endorsements, medical status, operating rules, and all facts relevant to a flight. Terms of Use: https://cavokapp.netlify.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://cavokapp.netlify.app/privacy

Screenshots

CloudAhoy4 screens
CAVOK4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: CloudAhoy at 15.0 against CAVOK's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 and CAVOK sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
CloudAhoy versus CAVOK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCloudAhoyCAVOK
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (35 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings35 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCloudAhoy, Inc.Umayanga Alahakoon

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
Show 12 more
  • 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
Show 35 more
  • 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

CAVOK

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

CloudAhoy

One-time2
  • CloudAhoy Standard$64.99
  • CloudAhoy Pro$149.99
3 purchases

CAVOK

Subscriptions2
  • CAVOK Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • CAVOK Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • CAVOK Pro Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is CloudAhoy free?
CloudAhoy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CAVOK free?
CAVOK is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CloudAhoy or CAVOK have ads?
Neither CloudAhoy nor CAVOK shows ads.

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