Comparison

AeroW&B vs PDF Translator

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

Head to head
About

AeroW&B

This versatile calculator helps general aviation pilots determine aircraft weight and balance. It offers both tabular and graphical outputs, allowing users to create custom aircraft types and multiple aircraft of each type. Calculations can be easily shared via email, print, or AirDrop.

Highlights
  • Custom aircraft type creation
  • Multiple aircraft per type
  • Tabular output
  • Graphical weight and balance
  • Email, print, and AirDrop sharing
  • Versatile for student and renter pilots
Features
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AeroW&B is an extremely versatile weight and balance calculator designed for general aviation use. It features both a tabular output, and a graphic weight and balance representation. The app allows you to create as many aircraft types as you need.  There are no ‘in app’ purchases to 'hopefully' get the aircraft type you are flying. You can create the aircraft types yourself, or if having problems email me your aircraft info and I can do it for you. Once you have created an aircraft type, you can create as many aircraft of that type as you want. It is perfect for both the student at a flight school that may have a number of 172′s, 150′s etc, or for the renter. You can email, print or AirDrop your weight and balance calculations. This is a handy feature for commercial operations.

About

PDF Translator

Translate documents like PDFs, Word, and Excel while preserving their original formatting. This app uses OCR to translate scanned documents and offers a full PDF editing toolkit. Choose between Microsoft or Google translation engines.

Highlights
  • Preserves document layout and formatting
  • Translates PDFs, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and photos
  • Built-in OCR for scanned documents
  • Supports up to 133 languages
  • Share documents from other apps
  • Full PDF editing toolkit
  • Choice of translation engines (Microsoft/Google)
Features
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TRANSLATE PDF, WORD, EXCEL AND POWERPOINT — AND KEEP THE LAYOUT Most translators hand you back a wall of text. PDF Translator hands you back your document: the same tables, the same columns, the same letterhead and the same page breaks — in a new language. Try it before you pay. No account, no card. KEEPS YOUR FORMATTING - Tables stay tables and columns stay aligned. - Logos, headers, footers and images stay exactly where they were. - Page layout is preserved, so a translated contract still reads like a contract. - Documents that mix several languages can be translated into one single language. EVERY DOCUMENT YOU ACTUALLY WORK WITH - PDF, Word (.docx), Excel (.xlsx), PowerPoint (.pptx) and photos. - Scanned paperwork: built-in OCR reads the page first, then translates it. - Long documents: split and translated automatically, however many pages. - Up to 133 languages, with automatic language detection. TRANSLATE WITHOUT LEAVING THE APP YOU ARE IN Share a document straight from Mail, Files, Safari or any other app using the built-in extension, and get the translated file back without switching apps. STRAIGHT ANSWERS ON CREDITS - One page costs one credit, and you see the page count before anything is spent. - If a translation fails, the credit goes back into your balance automatically. - No machine-translation watermark on your translated documents. A FULL PDF TOOLKIT AS WELL - Edit the text and images inside a PDF. - Compress a PDF to reduce its file size. - Split, merge and scan, and convert photos into PDF. - Rename, save and share your files, with full Dark Mode support. CHOOSE YOUR ENGINE Translate with Microsoft or Google, whichever you prefer for your language pair. Built for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Terms of service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://www.pdftranslator.dk/privacy-policy

Screenshots

AeroW&B2 screens
PDF Translator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PDF Translator at Free against AeroW&B's $5.99. PDF Translator also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (478 vs 3). AeroW&B's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and review sentiment (33% vs 17%). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

PDF Translator is free to download; AeroW&B costs $5.99 up front. PDF Translator sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. AeroW&B asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PDF Translator holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PDF Translator has 478 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of AeroW&B's written reviews are positive against 17% of PDF Translator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
AeroW&B versus PDF Translator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAeroW&BPDF Translator
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (3 ratings)4.2 (478 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews — better17.2% of reviews
Number of ratings3478 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB103 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMSProgrammingAlex Gameli Heyman

Customer experience

AeroW&B

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

PDF Translator

All ratings478 ratings
Positive79.5%
Neutral2.1%
Negative18.4%
Written reviews204 reviews
Positive17.2%
Neutral2.0%
Negative80.9%

Bugs and requests

AeroW&B

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

PDF Translator

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • Server errors preventing translation completion
  • App crashes when opening or uploading PDFs
  • Credits deducted despite failed translations
  • Text rendered as gibberish or random characters
  • Overlapping of original and translated text
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  • Missing text sections in translated documents
  • Incorrect font sizes and spacing in output
  • Language detection failures
  • Translated text not saving properly
  • Payment processing issues
  • Credits not appearing after purchase
  • Inconsistent translation quality across documents
  • Watermark artifacts appearing in output

Requested features

10 requests
  • Subscription-based pricing (monthly/yearly/lifetime) instead of per-page
  • Free trial with full functionality before purchase
  • Automatic language detection without manual selection
  • Batch processing for multiple documents
  • Edit functionality for translated text
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  • Document preview before payment
  • Transparent pricing information before download
  • Better language selection interface
  • Support for image text translation
  • Offline translation capability

In-app purchases

None

AeroW&B

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

PDF Translator

Subscriptions4
  • PDF Translator Weekly3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • PDF Editor Monthly$9.991 Month
  • PDF Translator Lite$12.991 Month
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  • PDF Translator Standard$19.991 Month
One-time6
  • PDF Translate 3 Pages$0.99
  • PDF Translate 10 Pages$2.99
  • PDF Translate 20 Pages$3.99
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  • PDF Translate 50 Pages$12.99
  • PDF Translate 100 Pages$19.99
  • PDF Translate 500 Pages$84.99

Questions

Is AeroW&B free?
AeroW&B costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PDF Translator free?
PDF Translator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AeroW&B or PDF Translator?
PDF Translator is rated higher. AeroW&B averages 3.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while PDF Translator averages 4.2 from 478 ratings.
Do AeroW&B or PDF Translator have ads?
Neither AeroW&B nor PDF Translator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AeroW&B or PDF Translator?
AeroW&B ships an update monthly, and PDF Translator monthly. Most recently, AeroW&B was updated on November 1, 2026 and PDF Translator on November 7, 2026.

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