ARINCDirect vs Connected for Pilatus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ARINCDirect
This navigation app provides pilots with real-time access to flight plans, weather data, and airport charts. It offers features like flight plan recomputation, enroute charting, and performance calculations, designed for on-the-go aircraft operations.
- Access flight plans and weather data
- Enroute charting (offline/online)
- Airport diagrams and approach plates
- Flight plan recomputation
- In-app performance calculations
- View flight plan packages
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The ARINCDirect app is a valuable tool to help on-the-go aircraft pilots increase their effectiveness. Using this app, ARINCDirect customers have up-to-the-minute access to their flight plans, weather, packages, and airport charts in an easy-to-use format. PLEASE NOTE: You must have an ARINCDirect login to use this app. With the ARINC Direct app, you get the following features: - Create, Save, Replan and File flight plans - eNAVLOG (Plotting Chart) - View METARs, TAFs, NOTAMs, and winds aloft for departure, arrival, and alternate airports - Access all flight-plan packages - View Runway Analysis, SMS, and APIS PDFs relevant to your trips - Generate new fax packages for current conditions - View airport diagrams, takeoff minimums, instrument approach plates, DPs, and STARs - In-App Weight and Balance and Aircraft Performance calculations - Send annotated flight plans from within app - Worldwide enroute charting, works offline as well as online - Enroute chart overlays for flight plan, radar, weather - Plan ETPs, ETOPS or EDTO alternates Our privacy policy can be found at: https://www.rtx.com/privacy
Connected for Pilatus
This app configures a wireless flight deck system for Pilatus PC-12 NG aircraft. It requires a specific account and is intended for use with the CG-100P or CG200P device. Consult official documentation for proper operation.
- Wireless fastload system configuration
- Pilatus PC-12 NG aircraft support
- CG-100P/CG200P device configuration
- Requires Connected for Pilatus account
- Official documentation reference
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This app is developed for the Pilatus PC-12 NG CONNECTED FLIGHT DECK Wireless Fastload System. This system is available as a factory option and as a retrofit for the Pilatus PC-12 NG aircraft. Please contact your Pilatus Service Center for more details. Find more information at www.pilatus-aircraft.com. For proper use of the app refer to the official documentation. This Connected for Pilatus app from Aspen Avionics Inc. is essential for the configuration of the CG-100P or CG200P device. To use this app a 'Connected for Pilatus'-account is required.
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ARINCDirect at 3.8 against Connected for Pilatus's 1.0. ARINCDirect also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 19 months) and ratings volume (22 vs 2). Connected for Pilatus's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ARINCDirect holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ARINCDirect has 22 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ARINCDirect ships an update every 9 days, Connected for Pilatus every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ARINCDirect | Connected for Pilatus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (22 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 223 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ARINC Incorporated | Aspen Avionics, Inc. |
Customer experience
ARINCDirect
Connected for Pilatus
In-app purchases
ARINCDirect
No in-app purchases
Connected for Pilatus
No in-app purchases







