Comparison

Refuelling vs CTOT

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

Head to head
About

Refuelling

This app helps pilots calculate aircraft fuel requirements with advanced error management. It allows for unlimited aircraft entries and custom parameters, providing detailed fuel chit and techlog entries. Visualizations and volumetric checks ensure accuracy and compliance.

Highlights
  • Unlimited aircraft entry
  • Custom aircraft parameters
  • Built-in error management
  • Detailed fuel chit and techlog
  • Pictorial fuel distribution view
  • Volumetric and weight checks
  • Data retention and verification
Features
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Enter as many aircraft as you like and set your own parameters! Incredibly detailed and sophisticated App with built-in error management. EASY TO USE - Ensure correct aircraft selected - Enter required ramp fuel - Enter remaining fuel - Press calculate! - Techlog and fuel chit entries will be displayed DATA RETENTION - Remembers information used - Allows subsequent data input verification, unlike a calculator UNLIMITED AIRCRAFT - Designed to allow entry of aircraft type-specific parameters for as many aircraft and variants as desired - Set default specific gravity for each aircraft for ease - Set a preference for Separate Tanks if your aircraft does not have a fuel totaliser to avoid mental addition - Elect to display 'FULL' on the fuel chit when the wing tanks are full or the actual value - Supports rounding for aircraft that refuel in 100 Kg/Lb increments when using a 3-tank arrangement - Add company-specific volumetric tolerances for each aircraft to verify fuel weight and/or volume is within prescribed limits - Only needs to be done once PICTORIAL - Once fuel requirements have been calculated, tap anywhere on the Fuel Chit section to see a pictogram of the aircraft showing fuel distribution in each tank along with total fuel required and total uplift required! VOLUMETRIC CHECK - If required, it is possible to check both fuel weight and volume are within set tolerance. ERROR MANAGEMENT - Guards against entry errors using aircraft data - Automatic Universal App. See Developer website. Designed for iPhone but works just as well on iPad.

About

CTOT

Provides real-time flight plan information for aviation professionals. Get updates on CTOT, departure times, flight plans, and more. Requires organizational enrollment to use.

Highlights
  • Live CTOT updates
  • FPL status tracking
  • CDM information
  • Flightplan route details
  • Airport METAR and TAF
  • Flight watchlist
Features
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Live flight plan information app for flight crew, ATC, ground crew. *** ONLY FOR AVIATION PROFESSIONALS *** *** NEED TO BE ENROLLED BY YOUR ORGANIZATION TO USE THE APP*** Get push notifications of CTOT ! Get FPL status: - CTOT - Expected Standard Initial Departure (SID) - CDM information - Flightplan route - TOBT - TSAT - CTOT - Regulation cause: view the location on a map and decode it  - Delay code - Taxi time - Add a flight to your watchlist - Airport METAR and TAF CTOT app works for all flights flying within the Eurocontrol region. Terms and Conditions : https://www.ctot.app/terms-conditions Privacy Policy : https://www.ctot.app/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Refuelling4 screens
CTOT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CTOT at Free against Refuelling's $4.99. CTOT also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Refuelling's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (75% vs 47%). 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

CTOT is free to download; Refuelling costs $4.99 up front. CTOT sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Refuelling asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Refuelling ships an update every 2 months, CTOT every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Refuelling versus CTOT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRefuellingCTOT
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better47.4% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChris GodesarCTOT.app

Customer experience

Refuelling

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%

CTOT

Written reviews19 reviews
Positive47.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative52.6%

In-app purchases

None

Refuelling

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

CTOT

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly plan$1.991 Month
  • CTOT 3 month plan$4.493 Months
  • CTOT 6 month plan$8.496 Months

Questions

Is Refuelling free?
Refuelling costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CTOT free?
CTOT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Refuelling or CTOT have ads?
Neither Refuelling nor CTOT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Refuelling or CTOT?
Refuelling ships an update every 2 months, and CTOT every 2 weeks. Most recently, Refuelling was updated on October 11, 2026 and CTOT on October 9, 2026.

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