Comparison

Pilot vs Tulip Valley

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

Head to head
About

Pilot

This app helps drivers maximize their stops on the road. It offers faster rewards, mobile fueling, and the ability to reserve amenities like showers and parking. Easily find Pilot stores and the services you need for your journey.

Highlights
  • Simplified rewards program
  • Order food and drinks
  • Reserve showers and parking
  • Mobile fueling
  • Find store amenities
Features
Currently charting
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Whether you're fueling up, grabbing a bite, or earning rewards, the Pilot™ app is your wingman for the road ahead. Whatever you drive, see how the Pilot app can help you get the most out of every stop: Same, But Better No steep learning curve here. We took what worked about the last version of our app and redesigned it to be faster, more reliable, and easier to navigate. Rewards That Go the Distance Get rewarded faster than ever with a simplified PushForPoints experience and easier-to-find offers and challenges. Move Faster, Save Time Loaded with features designed for drivers. Order food and drinks, reserve showers and parking, and tank up faster with Mobile Fueling. Find What You Need Quickly locate Pilot stores and the amenities you need for your journey, like your favorite food, showers, overnight parking spaces, laundry, and more.

About

Tulip Valley

Discover Skagit Valley's attractions and earn rewards for your exploration. This app guides you through recommended itineraries, helps you collect points at various locations, and allows you to redeem them for goods and services.

Highlights
  • Discover local attractions and businesses
  • Earn points by visiting locations
  • Redeem points for goods and services
  • View recommended itineraries
  • Track your point total
  • Share locations with friends
Features
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Tulip Valley app rewards you for exploring Skagit Valley and the super, natural landscapes that surround them. Within each collection you will find recommended itineraries to explore the respective destination – this includes an array of craft breweries, pubs, restaurants, cafes, outdoor activities, sightseeing, accommodations and more. Create an Account With a Tulip Valley account, you can collect points, and redeem them for goods or services at Rewards locations within Skagit Valley. Explore The Explore button takes you to the map of Skagit Valley, which has pins indicating the location of our places of interest where you can collect points. Clicking on each pin on the map gives you more information about that location. Collect Points Many locations are assigned a point value, which can be collected when you are within GPS range of a location and have a connection to the internet. Pushing the “Collect Points” button while physically visiting a location will add the location’s points to your point total. To keep earning points, explore more locations. You can track your point total on Your Account page. Redeem Rewards Once you collect enough points, those points can be redeemed for goods or services at Rewards locations, which are indicated in the app. Select the place where you would like to redeem your reward. Hitting the “Redeem Rewards” button while physically at a Rewards location will bring up a key pad for the place owner to enter a code to deduct points from your point total in exchange for your reward. You must have an internet connection in order to redeem points. Share with Friends Find a place you want to let others know about? The Share button on each location’s page allows you to share information about that place via your social media channels.

Screenshots

Pilot4 screens
Tulip Valley4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tulip Valley at none against Pilot's shown. Tulip Valley also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Pilot's advantage is ratings volume (211K vs 1) and chart position (#111 vs unranked). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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

Tulip Valley holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pilot has 211K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Pilot versus Tulip Valley: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPilotTulip Valley
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (211K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings211K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
Best chart rank#111 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.58.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size150 MB65 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperPilot Flying J468 Communications, LLC

Customer experience

Pilot

All ratings211,219 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral1.7%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews1,795 reviews
Positive33.7%
Neutral6.4%
Negative59.9%

Tulip Valley

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Pilot

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Inability to log in or verify accounts
  • Inconsistent points tracking and redemption
  • Shower reservations not clearing properly
  • Parking reservations getting stuck in the app
  • Frequent app crashes and freezes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to reserve multiple showers at once
  • Option to view shower queue length in the app
  • Integration with Apple Wallet for loyalty card and payments
  • Improved parking reservation system within the app
  • Better communication about app maintenance and outages

Tulip Valley

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Pilot

No in-app purchases

None

Tulip Valley

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pilot free?
Pilot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tulip Valley free?
Tulip Valley is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pilot or Tulip Valley?
Tulip Valley is rated higher. Pilot averages 4.8 out of 5 from 211K ratings, while Tulip Valley averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Pilot or Tulip Valley have ads?
Pilot shows ads; Tulip Valley does not.

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