PC vs HICO XBrowser MP
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.
HICO XBrowser MP
Access and view publication packages from the HICO DeMoS system. Features include structural viewing, full-text search, barcode scanning, task lists, shopping carts, and data visualizations. It also sends metadata of installed publications back to the DeMoS system.
- Download publication packages
- Structural viewing of publications
- Full-text search
- Barcode scanner
- Task list (to-do list)
- Shopping cart functionality
- Data visualizations
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HICO XBrowser MP allows to download publication packages from the HICO DeMoS system. These publications can be viewed in a structural way inside the app. Furthermore is supports full text search, barcode scanner, task list (to do list), shopping cart, and various data visualisations of the publication data. Additionally, HICO XBrowser sends metadata of the installed publications to the DeMoS system. The app is used by HICO DeMoS customers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PC at 3.0 against HICO XBrowser MP's 1.0. PC also leads on review sentiment (19% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PC holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of PC's written reviews are positive against 0% of HICO XBrowser MP's.
PC ships an update every 5 months, HICO XBrowser MP every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and June 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PC | HICO XBrowser MP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | 1.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 18.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. | HiCo-ICS GmbH |
Customer experience
PC
HICO XBrowser MP
In-app purchases
PC
No in-app purchases
HICO XBrowser MP
No in-app purchases
