Comparison

iFly Weight and Balance vs C182 Performance

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

Head to head
About

iFly Weight and Balance

This app simplifies aircraft weight and balance calculations for corporate and commercial operators. It provides custom-created weight and balance systems for any aircraft, pre-setting starting weights and CG. Users easily input passenger, baggage, and fuel loads, with visual indicators for exceeding limits.

Highlights
  • Custom aircraft weight and balance systems
  • Pre-set starting weights and CG
  • Visual limit indicators
  • Email weight and balance reports
  • Accurate fuel burn sequence depiction
  • Supports dynamic CG curtailment for FAR 135
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iFly Weight and Balance iFly Weight and Balance is a paid service that is ideal for corporate and commercial operators and is extremely simple to use. American Aeronautics can create a weight and balance system for any aircraft. Each aircraft starting weight and cg is preset. This way you are guaranteed to have the correct starting point every time you do a weight and balance. All you have to do is add your passengers, baggage, takeoff fuel, and landing fuel. If you are out of limits, just adjust the various weights until you are within limits. It’s that easy! You will never worry about being out of limits again. iFly Weight and Balance comes pre-loaded with one sample aircraft to demonstrate the app’s capabilities. A second sample aircraft can also be downloaded which demonstrates aircraft with complex fuel burn sequences. In order to use iFly Weight and Balance for your aircraft you must be a subscribed user. Contact American Aeronautics for details. Please bear in mind that iFly Weight and Balance is not a generic weight and balance app that requires the user to enter aircraft specific data. Each individual aircraft is custom created by American Aeronautics to your exact aircraft type and serial number specifications and is licensed to you. We can create a system for ALL aircraft. Each aircraft is payable with a one time setup/design fee and a recurrent maintenance subscription. All pricing can be viewed at our website. Once your aircraft is downloaded there is nothing for you to do but start adding passengers, baggage and fuel. The software is YOUR actual aircraft. There are no cg limits to program and no fuel moment data to enter. Once you have completed your weight and balance computation you can simply email a copy for your records. All violations are shown visually. Are you too far forward? The forward cg limit will turn red. Are you over maximum landing weight? The maximum landing weight limit will turn red. Simply adjust your load until all limits are black. Many aircraft have complex fuel burn sequences. iFly Weight and Balance depicts the exact fuel burn sequence of your aircraft. ATTENTION TO ALL FAR 135 OPERATORS utilizing (or wanting to utilize) operations specifications A097. iFly Weight and Balance supports (dynamic) curtailing of the CG envelope as prescribed in AC120-27F. This is a requirement of A097. A098, and A099 when using standard average passenger and bag weights. Contact American Aeronautics for details.

About

C182 Performance

This app calculates essential flight performance data for Cessna 182 and some Cessna 210 models. It covers takeoff, landing, climb, cruise, descent, and emergency procedures, along with an interactive hold calculator and risk analysis tool. Cloud sync ensures your flight plans are available across devices.

Highlights
  • Flight performance calculations
  • Takeoff and landing data
  • Climb and cruise performance
  • Instrument procedure calculations
  • Emergency performance data
  • Interactive hold calculator
  • Risk analysis tool
Features
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C182 Performance computes all the useful performance numbers for flight planning for most Cessna 182 aircraft models and some Cessna 210 models. It includes calculations for takeoff, landing, climb, cruise, descent, instrument procedures as well as emergencies. It also includes an interactive hold calculator, a risk analysis tool, and an emergency glide distance calculator that handles head and tailwinds. C182 Performance is also available on other mobile devices and as a WebApp (an App that runs in a browser) that runs on a variety of platforms (PC, Mac, tablets, phones). The cloud sync feature allows flight planning profiles entered on any device to be synchronized with your other devices when connected to the Internet. C182 Performance is a free, open-source development effort and has Apps and WebApps for other aircraft. See http://pohperformance.com for complete details.

Screenshots

iFly Weight and Balance4 screens
C182 Performance4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: C182 Performance at 83% against iFly Weight and Balance's 31%. C182 Performance also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs paid). iFly Weight and Balance's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (568 vs 10). On price, update cadence, 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

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

iFly Weight and Balance holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iFly Weight and Balance has 568 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 31% of iFly Weight and Balance's written reviews are positive against 83% of C182 Performance's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iFly Weight and Balance ships an update every 5 weeks, C182 Performance every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iFly Weight and Balance versus C182 Performance: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriFly Weight and BalanceC182 Performance
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (568 ratings) — better4.3 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews30.8% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings568 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmerican Aeronautics LLCPOH Performance L.L.C.

Customer experience

iFly Weight and Balance

All ratings570 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral1.9%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive30.8%
Neutral7.7%
Negative61.5%

C182 Performance

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

iFly Weight and Balance

Requested features

1 request
  • Support for split view on Apple devices

C182 Performance

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

iFly Weight and Balance

No in-app purchases

None

C182 Performance

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iFly Weight and Balance free?
iFly Weight and Balance is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is C182 Performance free?
C182 Performance is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iFly Weight and Balance or C182 Performance?
iFly Weight and Balance is rated higher. iFly Weight and Balance averages 4.7 out of 5 from 568 ratings, while C182 Performance averages 4.3 from 10 ratings.
Do iFly Weight and Balance or C182 Performance have ads?
Neither iFly Weight and Balance nor C182 Performance shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iFly Weight and Balance or C182 Performance?
iFly Weight and Balance ships an update every 5 weeks, and C182 Performance every 6 weeks. Most recently, iFly Weight and Balance was updated on October 23, 2026 and C182 Performance on October 29, 2026.

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