SkewTLogPro vs TruAirspeed
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SkewTLogPro
Access powerful skew-t log-p charts with one touch. View atmospheric data like temperature, dew point, and winds aloft at various altitudes. Supports current GPS location, airport codes, or lat/lon for detailed weather analysis.
- One-touch skew-t log-p chart access
- View charts by GPS, airport ID, or lat/lon
- Visual indication of temperature, dew point, winds aloft
- Support for International Airport ICAO codes
- View charts along your route
- Save charts for offline use
- Scroll forward/backward for past and forecast charts
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SkewTLogPro gives you one-touch access to powerful skew-t log-p charts. View charts using your current GPS location, airport ID code or lat/lon. Each skew-t log-p chart provides a visual indication of temperature, dew point, winds aloft, and wind speed at various altitudes, as well as Current Radar, Airmets, Sigmets, and SkewT data charted, filtered by altitude. FEATURES: • NEW! View all Sigmet/Airmet on a map and filter by altitude • NEW! View SkewT data charted on a map with altitude filtering, shows potential warnings of Icing, Wind, and Visibility • Ability to view the lifted parcel line • Support for International Airport ICAO codes • View charts along your route using 'View Route' • Support for GFS for all locations outside the continental United States (Option in Settings) • View many values such as CAPE, LI, LCL, and many other options through settings • Save charts for offline use • View Skew T Log soundings by touching a location on a map • View skew-t log(p) charts using your current GPS location, airport identifier or latitude and longitude. • Scroll forward and backward to view past and forecast charts. • History list allows easy access to previously viewed locations. • Select how many previous and forecast hours are charted • Drag on the graph to view each point value • Double-tap to zoom in for more detail on the soundings. • Great for aviators, glider pilots and weather enthusiasts. An annual subscription is required to access these graphs and to use SkewTLogPro for $12.99 per year. Cancel anytime. Please view the End User License Agreement here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
TruAirspeed
This utility calculates true airspeed, pressure altitude, density altitude, and Mach number. It accounts for compressibility effects and offers unit choices and keypad styles. Users can also input a correction factor for their airspeed indicator.
- True airspeed calculation
- Pressure and density altitude calculation
- Mach number calculation
- Compressibility effects accounted for
- Choice of input/result units
- Calculator or telephone keypad options
- Airspeed indicator correction factor
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TruAirspeed is a True Airspeed Calculator for the iPhone and iPad. It's a bit different from other true airspeed calculators, in which the pressure altitude is an input. This requires resetting the altimeter to the standard sea level pressure of 29.92"Hg to read the pressure altitude. With TruAirspeed, you input the indicated altitude and the Kollsman window's pressure setting — the app then calculates the pressure altitude, density altitude, true airspeed and mach number for you. The calculations involved take full account of compressibility effects, but not shock waves, so it's limited to subsonic, non-transonic flight only. You have a choice of units for inputs and results, and you may choose either a calculator-style keypad (top row: 7-8-9) or a telephone-style keypad (top row: 1-2-3). You may also set a correction factor for your bird's airspeed indicator/pitot-static system, if you know it (mine is 0.95).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TruAirspeed at 4.1 against SkewTLogPro's 2.7. TruAirspeed also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (71% vs 47%). SkewTLogPro's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 24 months) and ratings volume (97 vs 8). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. SkewTLogPro sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 per year. TruAirspeed asks for nothing beyond the download.
TruAirspeed holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SkewTLogPro has 97 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of SkewTLogPro's written reviews are positive against 71% of TruAirspeed's.
SkewTLogPro ships an update every 2 months, TruAirspeed every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SkewTLogPro | TruAirspeed |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (97 ratings) | 4.1 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.7% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 97 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 24 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chad Sandstedt | James Petty |
Customer experience
SkewTLogPro
TruAirspeed
Bugs and requests
SkewTLogPro
Reported bugs
7 issues- App crashes when selecting locations
- Data timeout errors after updates
- App becomes non-functional when data source API changes
- Slow performance and lag when flipping through hourly forecasts on iPad
- Crashes when manually changing parameters on iPad
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- Graphics appear coarse and need sharpening
- Resolution doesn't refresh when zooming in
Requested features
13 requests- Interactive charts like rucsoundings with exact value selection
- Extended forecast range beyond 18 hours using GFS data
- Remember last input locations for route planning
- Display CAPE, LFC, EL, and adiabatic lines graphically on chart
- Show weather model being used in the app
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- Better orientation support for iPad use in landscape mode
- More detailed in-app tutorial on reading Skew-T charts
- Integration with ForeFlight for in-flight real-time data
- Rawinsonde location map for station selection
- Display valid times and data source station on charts
- Expansion of coverage outside CONUS
- Higher resolution graphics when zoomed in
- Ability to plot current altitude and temperature like online version
TruAirspeed
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SkewTLogPro
- Annual Subscription7 Days trial$12.991 Year
TruAirspeed
No in-app purchases









