PC vs Visual Guidance
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PC
This tool assists pilots in verifying weight and balance and calculating aircraft performance for various Pilatus PC-12 models. It includes a crosswind calculator and is intended for plausibility checks.
- Weight and balance verification
- Takeoff, climb, cruise, landing performance calculation
- Supports multiple PC-12 aircraft variants
- Crosswind calculator
- Plausibility checks for aircraft data
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The PC-12 Weight & Balance and Performance Calculator (PC-12 Calculator) is a pilot support tool designed to assist in verifying weight and balance, as well as calculating takeoff, climb, cruise, and landing performance for the Pilatus PC-12. It supports the following aircraft variants: PC-12/41, PC-12/45, PC-12/47, PC-12/47E (NG and NGX), and PC-12/47G. The app shall only be used after confirming that the specific aircraft configuration matches the selected version within the PC-12 Calculator. The app also includes a crosswind calculator. This tool is intended solely for plausibility checks of aircraft data. Use of the PC-12 Calculator is at the sole responsibility of the pilot or operator.
Visual Guidance
Displays basic navigation and sensor attitude data from the IMSAR suite of sensors. Users must agree to the IMSAR LLC End User License Agreement to install and use the application.
- Basic navigation display
- Sensor attitude information
- IMSAR sensor integration
- License agreement required
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For the display of basic navigation and sensor attitude information from the IMSAR suite of sensors. The installation and use of this app are governed by the terms of the IMSAR LLC End User License Agreement (“EULA”) available at the following link: https://www.imsar.com/index.php/eula/ . By installing or otherwise using this app, you agree to be bound by the terms of that agreement.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Visual Guidance at 5.0 against PC's 3.0. Visual Guidance also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). PC's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 14 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Visual Guidance holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.
PC ships an update every 5 months, Visual Guidance every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PC | Visual Guidance |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. | IMSAR LLC |
Customer experience
PC
Visual Guidance
In-app purchases
PC
No in-app purchases
Visual Guidance
No in-app purchases
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