Pilot Duty & Performance Calc vs AA Expense
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pilot Duty & Performance Calc
This app simplifies complex aviation calculations for pilots, including duty time, performance metrics, and landing data. It consolidates numerous aviation tools into a single, easy-to-use application for professional pilots.
- Duty time calculations (8/24, 10/24)
- Departure gradients
- Climb performance
- Approach planning
- Landing performance summaries
- Date calculator for MEL and VOR checks
- Aviation conversions
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Have you been waiting for an all-encompassing Part 135 Application to come along to assist in the laborious calculations associated with the job? Ever wonder how nice it would be to be have an iPad/iPhone App compute your “rolling” block/flight time requirements, in accordance with FAR 135.267, whether you are a single pilot (8/24) operator or dual piloted (10/24) operator? What about an App to assist with computing Departure Gradients, Climb Performance, Enroute Descents, Approach Planning Descent Distance and Timing, Landing Performance summaries including wet, dry and DAAP calculations, Runway Gradients and daily utilized aviation conversions? The wait is over! The Pilot Aviation Duty and Performance Calculator Application offers all these calculations wrapped up in a single application. It also includes a Date Calculator that makes it easy to compute the common Minimum Equipment List (MEL) due dates or even your 30 day VOR Check. You no longer need to fill your iPad/iPhone with countless Apps to get the aviation information you desire, everything you need is included in this one simple to use App. Although this App is geared toward Part 135 operators the various calculations can easily be adapted for use by all Part 91 General Aviation operators as well as Part 121 Commercial Airline pilots. There is something here for every professional pilot.
AA Expense
This company-approved application allows Aero Air, LLC employees to submit expense and per-diem reports. It also facilitates the completion and submission of exception reports.
- Submit expense reports
- Submit per-diem expenses
- Complete exception reports
- Company-approved for Aero Air
- Track purchased items
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AA Expense is a custom expense reporting application for Aero Air, LLC. With this company approved app you can submit Aero Air Expense Reports for purchased items as well as per-diem expenses. Exception reports may be completed and submitted with this app as well. Questions related to the operation of this application should be emailed to info@myaviationapp.com. Questions related to expense policy or requirements should be directed to Aero Air’s Accounting Department.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AA Expense at 5.0 against Pilot Duty & Performance Calc's 3.5. AA Expense also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 9 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Pilot Duty & Performance Calc's advantage is chart position (#193 vs unranked) and ratings volume (12 vs 2). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Pilot Duty & Performance Calc costs $4.99 and AA Expense $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AA Expense holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pilot Duty & Performance Calc has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Pilot Duty & Performance Calc's written reviews are positive against 100% of AA Expense's.
Pilot Duty & Performance Calc ships an update every 9 months, AA Expense every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pilot Duty & Performance Calc | AA Expense |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.5 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #193 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Crop Applications, LLC. | Advanced Aviation LLC |
Customer experience
Pilot Duty & Performance Calc
AA Expense
In-app purchases
Pilot Duty & Performance Calc
No in-app purchases
AA Expense
No in-app purchases
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