Pilot Windstar vs PA28 Performance
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pilot Windstar
This app helps pilots quickly calculate heading corrections and ground speed. It's designed for CPL and PPL training to aid navigation and diversion techniques by inputting wind direction, speed, and true airspeed.
- Heading correction calculation
- Ground speed computation
- Wind direction and speed input
- True airspeed input
- Compass rose display
- Navigation planning aid
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Pilot Windstar is an iOS native app designed by pilots, to help compute heading corrections, and ground speed quickly and easily. Designed to aid CPL and PPL training, Pilot Windstar aids navigation and diversion techniques. Simply select wind direction in degrees, windspeed and TAS in kts and let the app do the work for you! The groundspeed figures appear in green, and correction angle applied to heading to maintain track are shown in blue. These are displayed around the compass rose. Interpolation between the compass points give data for all 360 degrees. Use it for navigation planning, diversion techniques, or planning drift in the hold. Take the mental stress out of practical diversions. The windstar app is based around the theory of maximum drift, and compatible with many teaching techniques including the Navigation Rule DP-1, available at www.digital-innovations.co.uk Please note that all data is for information only and is not a substitute for primary navigation techniques.
PA28 Performance
This app calculates essential performance data for Piper PA-28 aircraft flight planning. 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 accessible across all your devices.
- Flight performance calculations
- Takeoff, landing, climb, cruise, descent
- Emergency procedures
- Interactive hold calculator
- Risk analysis tool
- Emergency glide distance calculator
- Cloud sync across devices
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PA28 Performance computes all the useful performance numbers for flight planning for Piper model PA28 Aircraft. 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. PA28 Performance is also available 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. PA28 Performance is a free, published-source development effort and has Apps and WebApps for other aircraft. See http://pohperformance.com for complete details.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PA28 Performance at Free against Pilot Windstar's $1.99. PA28 Performance also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 32 months) and review sentiment (75% vs 60%). Pilot Windstar's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). On ads, 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
PA28 Performance is free to download; Pilot Windstar costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pilot Windstar ships an update every 32 months, PA28 Performance every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pilot Windstar | PA28 Performance |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 32 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Digital Innovations UK | POH Performance L.L.C. |
Customer experience
Pilot Windstar
PA28 Performance
In-app purchases
Pilot Windstar
No in-app purchases
PA28 Performance
No in-app purchases
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