Comparison

ARINCDirect vs Connected for Pilatus

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Wireless fastload system configuration
  • Pilatus PC-12 NG aircraft support
  • CG-100P/CG200P device configuration
  • Requires Connected for Pilatus account
  • Official documentation reference
Features
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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 call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ARINCDirect versus Connected for Pilatus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterARINCDirectConnected for Pilatus
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (22 ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 19 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size223 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperARINC IncorporatedAspen Avionics, Inc.

Customer experience

ARINCDirect

All ratings22 ratings
Positive68.2%
Neutral4.5%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral5.6%
Negative50.0%

Connected for Pilatus

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

ARINCDirect

No in-app purchases

None

Connected for Pilatus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ARINCDirect free?
ARINCDirect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Connected for Pilatus free?
Connected for Pilatus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ARINCDirect or Connected for Pilatus?
ARINCDirect is rated higher. ARINCDirect averages 3.8 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Connected for Pilatus averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do ARINCDirect or Connected for Pilatus have ads?
Neither ARINCDirect nor Connected for Pilatus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ARINCDirect or Connected for Pilatus?
ARINCDirect ships an update every 9 days, and Connected for Pilatus every 19 months. Most recently, ARINCDirect was updated on October 7, 2026 and Connected for Pilatus on October 23, 2026.

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