Comparison

Textron Aviation Cesnav vs Aviops

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

Head to head
About

Textron Aviation Cesnav

This app integrates three specialized calculators for aviation professionals. It helps determine aircraft weight and balance, calculate takeoff and landing performance, and plan flight routes with fuel and time estimations. Results can be exported for onboard use.

Highlights
  • Aircraft-specific weight and balance calculation
  • Takeoff and landing performance analysis
  • Route planning with fuel and time estimation
  • Optimization based on cost and fuel
  • Exportable PDF reports
  • Support for various Citation models
Features
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Cesnav combines three calculators (Previously known as CLCalc, CPCalc, and EOM) into one app, offering a unified experience from sharing calculations across the calculators to a combined results screen. • The Loading calculator uses an aircraft-specific weight and balance file and allows you to quickly determine your takeoff and landing weight and CG after entering your passengers, cargo and fuel load. • The Takeoff and Landing calculator is an excellent tool for determining engine-out performance in areas where obstacles or terrain clearance is a factor. It is easier, faster, often provides better field performance and higher takeoff weights than the AFM data. • The Planning calculator uses a worldwide airport and navaid database to plan a route calculating trip time, fuel and distance. Many models also feature Cessna’s exclusive GreenTrak technology which will optimize your flight based on DOC and fuel costs, resulting in the minimum total cost. • You can export, print and email PDFs of passenger manifests, loading sheets, performance, and planning results to take on-board. Cesnav is available for all current production Citations and the following models: CitationJet, Latitude, Longitude, CJ1, CJ1+, CJ2, CJ2+, CJ3, Bravo, Encore, Encore+, Excel, XLS, Sovereign, and X. The Loading calculator can also be used with any 550, 560, S550, 208B, or 208 aircraft (208 with TKS currently not supported). New aircraft deliveries include a subscription for the warranty period of the aircraft at no additional charge. App requires a subscription

About

Aviops

Streamline aircraft fleet management with intuitive flight logging, expense tracking, and team coordination. Features intelligent autofill for quick data entry and push notifications for enhanced scheduling.

Highlights
  • Quick flight logging with NFC tags
  • Intelligent autofill for departure/arrival airports
  • Corporate team management with multi-pilot access
  • Flight scheduling with push notifications
  • Comprehensive tracking of flight parameters and expenses
  • Dynamic route management for multi-leg trips
Features
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Transform Aircraft Fleet Management with Aviops Aviops is the comprehensive aircraft management platform built for corporate flight departments, aircraft owners, and flight operations teams. Streamline flight logging, expense tracking, team coordination, and compliance monitoring—all in one intuitive app. Quick Flight Logging with Optional NFC Tags Place an NFC tag in your aircraft's cockpit and transform flight logging into fast TAP'N'TRACK system. Scan the tag with your iPhone to instantly open the flight logging screen for that specific aircraft. The intelligent autofill system immediately populates your departure airport from where the aircraft last landed, suggests the arrival airport based on your current GPS location, and pre-fills the tachometer time from the previous flight (verify and adjust as needed). Cycle counts increment automatically. Intelligent Autofill That Saves Time Aviops eliminates redundant data entry. When you open a new flight log, departure airports auto-fill from the previous flight's destination, arrival airports intelligently suggest based on your GPS location, and tachometer readings pre-fill from the last flight. Simply verify the values, make adjustments, and enter your time-in. The app calculates total flight time in real-time. Corporate Team Management Built In Aviops excels for corporate flight departments with robust multi-pilot capabilities. Aircraft owners/managers invite pilots via email, granting access to specific aircraft. Each pilot maintains their own login, and every entry—flights, expenses, maintenance—automatically tracks who made it and when, ensuring complete accountability. Shared access keeps your entire team synchronized. When one pilot logs a flight, everyone with access immediately sees updated aircraft info across all their devices in real-time. Flight Scheduling with Push Notifications Coordinate your team with the built-in scheduling system. View upcoming flights in month, week, or list view. Schedule aircraft assignments to specific pilots and prevent double-bookings. Push notifications alert pilots to upcoming flights, schedule changes, and assignments, keeping everyone informed without manual coordination. The integrated calendar shows your entire operation at a glance—perfect for planning maintenance windows, coordinating pilot availability, and optimizing aircraft utilization. Switch between fleet management and schedule calendar with one tap. Both views share real-time data, so changes immediately reflect across your team's devices. Comprehensive Tracking Log all critical flight parameters with an interface designed for speed. Dynamic route management lets you build multi-leg trips with a tap. The system automatically calculates cycles, tracks fuel consumption, records payment details, captures CAA remarks, and monitors oil levels. Track every expense: maintenance, repairs, inspections, fuel, hangar fees, insurance. Categorize expenses, attach receipts, and track payments. Generate comprehensive reports combining operations and expenses over any date range. Track costs per flight hour and identify maintenance trends. Fleet-Wide Visibility The home screen presents your fleet in easy-to-scan cards showing current location, fuel and oil levels, and compliance status. Visual gauges display fuel and oil with interactive sight glass interfaces mirroring actual aircraft instrumentation. Quick-access buttons let you log flights, add fuel, record oil changes, or log expenses instantly. Compliance Monitoring Track VOR checks, tire pressure inspections, and recurring maintenance with automatic due date calculations. Visual indicators show when checks are due soon or overdue, helping you maintain compliance effortlessly. Built for Reliability Aviops runs natively on iPhone and iPad with real-time cloud synchronization. Your data is always current across all devices, automatically backed up, and accessible anywhere.

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Verdict

The call

Textron Aviation Cesnav and Aviops both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Aviops's written reviews are positive against 43% of Textron Aviation Cesnav's. Aviops also leads on monetization model (free vs subscription) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 4 months). Textron Aviation Cesnav's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Textron Aviation Cesnav against 5.0 for Aviops. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 43% of Textron Aviation Cesnav's written reviews are positive against 100% of Aviops's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Textron Aviation Cesnav ships an update every 4 months, Aviops every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Textron Aviation Cesnav versus Aviops: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTextron Aviation CesnavAviops
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTextron Inc.Stephen Wissmann

Customer experience

Textron Aviation Cesnav

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative42.9%

Aviops

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Textron Aviation Cesnav

No in-app purchases

None

Aviops

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Textron Aviation Cesnav free?
Textron Aviation Cesnav is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aviops free?
Aviops is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Textron Aviation Cesnav or Aviops?
Textron Aviation Cesnav and Aviops are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Textron Aviation Cesnav or Aviops have ads?
Neither Textron Aviation Cesnav nor Aviops shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Textron Aviation Cesnav or Aviops?
Textron Aviation Cesnav ships an update every 4 months, and Aviops every 6 days. Most recently, Textron Aviation Cesnav was updated on October 23, 2026 and Aviops on October 24, 2026.

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