SkewTLogPro vs Bonanza Performance
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/
Bonanza Performance
This app calculates essential flight performance data for Beechcraft Bonanza aircraft, including takeoff, landing, climb, cruise, and emergency procedures. It offers advanced features like an interactive hold calculator and a risk analysis tool, with cloud sync for cross-device planning.
- Flight performance calculations
- Takeoff and landing data
- Climb and cruise performance
- Instrument procedure calculations
- Emergency procedure data
- Interactive hold calculator
- Risk analysis tool
- Emergency glide distance calculator
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Bonanza Performance computes all the useful performance numbers for flight planning for Beechcraft Bonanza aircraft with many third-party options such as turbonormalizer and tip tanks. 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. Bonanza 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. Bonanza Performance is a free, open-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 review sentiment: Bonanza Performance at 100% against SkewTLogPro's 47%. Bonanza Performance also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Bonanza Performance asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bonanza Performance holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 97 and 53 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of SkewTLogPro's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bonanza Performance's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and July 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SkewTLogPro | Bonanza Performance |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (97 ratings) | 5.0 (53 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 97 — better | 53 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chad Sandstedt | POH Performance L.L.C. |
Customer experience
SkewTLogPro
Bonanza Performance
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
Bonanza Performance
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SkewTLogPro
- Annual Subscription7 Days trial$12.991 Year
Bonanza Performance
No in-app purchases
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