CloudAhoy vs ASAP STAR for iPad
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
ASAP STAR for iPad
This application provides instant, accurate, and reliable takeoff/landing performance and weight & balance data for aviation operations. It features a comprehensive airport database and automated monthly updates to ensure current information for calculations, maximizing payload and safety.
- Instantaneous takeoff/landing performance calculations
- Accurate weight & balance data
- Extensive airport database (20,000+ runways)
- Automated monthly data updates
- User-defined NOTAM shortened runway option
- Maximizes payload without compromising safety
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ASAP STAR systems provide instantaneous, accurate, and reliable takeoff/landing performance (runway analysis) and weight & balance data. With airport data and surveillance for over 20,000 runways worldwide, STAR's airport database offers analysis in even the most remote locations. Automated monthly data updates ensure that the system is always using the current data. The Flight Management screen serves as the central hub for the STAR systems. From here, the operator begins a flight by entering vital flight information, such as flight number, aircraft, flight date, and departure, arrival, and alternate airports. The operator can then move on to the dedicated Weight & Balance or Runway Analysis screens to enter the respective information and perform calculations. All of the critical results will be transferred back to the Flight Management screen, giving the operator a "snap shot" of all the necessary information needed to takeoff. The STAR systems will take the guess work out of critical weight & balance calculations. The intuitive Weight & Balance screen enables the operator to quickly and accurately perform all the necessary calculations and ensures all loading limits are met. Takeoff weight, CG, and trim tab settings are instantly produced with supreme accuracy. On the Runway Analysis screen, the STAR system produces maximum performance weights for actual atmospheric, runway, and aircraft systems conditions. By calculating for only one set of conditions, payload can be maximized without compromising safety. Maximum takeoff weights for different runways can be quickly compared, then the operator can select a specific runway to view other important data like power settings, V-speeds, stabilizer settings, and more. STAR also offers operators the ability to create their own NOTAM shortened runway, a user friendly function that allows for instantaneous, last minute calculations for changes in airport data. This eliminates the rush for obtaining last minute and shortened takeoff/landing performance, associated possible flight delays, and emergency fees. STAR is a pure self-contained solution for takeoff/landing performance. The STAR advantages will be apparent almost immediately. The user will see just how easy the system is to operate and how quickly data is calculated. However, the most important benefit will be seen later on - the cost savings STAR will provide to your operation. A major air cargo operation projected an annual savings of over $2,000,000 just in increased fuel efficiency thanks to the performance optimization that STAR provides.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ASAP STAR for iPad at 4.3 against CloudAhoy's 3.4. ASAP STAR for iPad also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). CloudAhoy's advantage is ratings volume (35 vs 6) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. CloudAhoy sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. ASAP STAR for iPad asks for nothing beyond the download.
ASAP STAR for iPad holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CloudAhoy has 35 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CloudAhoy ships an update every 5 weeks, ASAP STAR for iPad every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | CloudAhoy | ASAP STAR for iPad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (35 ratings) | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CloudAhoy, Inc. | Automated Systems in Aircraft Performance, Inc. |
Customer experience
CloudAhoy
ASAP STAR for iPad
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
ASAP STAR for iPad
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CloudAhoy
- CloudAhoy Standard$64.99
- CloudAhoy Pro$149.99
ASAP STAR for iPad
No in-app purchases









