Comparison

Rolls vs PC

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

Head to head
About

Rolls

Access interactive 3D/2D product catalogs, work instructions, and maintenance guides for complex tasks. This tool aids in identifying parts, training, and demonstrating product features.

Highlights
  • Interactive 3D product catalogs
  • Work instructions and maintenance guides
  • 3D parts identification and ordering
  • Classroom and just-in-time training aid
  • Sales demonstration tool
  • Multi-touch gestures for 3D navigation
  • Detailed parts lists and BOM hierarchy
Features
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Rolls-Royce Technical Publications allows you to view Rolls-Royce interactive 3D/2D product catalogs, work instructions, maintenance guides and manuals created with Cortona3D RapidAuthor. Interactive 3D provides a more intuitive way to communicate complex maintenance or assembly tasks. 3D parts catalogue make it easier to identify and order the correct parts. As a classroom aid or for “just-in-time” training the app provides an effective way to teach mechanical skills. It can even be used as a sales aid to demonstrate new product features and functions. The Rolls-Royce Technical Publications on iOS is the perfect complement to the Cortona3D RapidAuthor tools. Using CAD and bill of materials data sourced from Engineering, RapidAuthor allows you to generate the complete technical document including text, 2D and 3D graphics. Features: — Usual multi-touch gestures for navigation in the 3D view — Multiple exploded views and full bill of materials hierarchy — Touch on a part and see additional information — Search, hide and show parts — Detailed Parts List – Part Number, Nomenclature, etc. — Links from IPC and procedures to other documents — Full 2D CGM viewer — Play or scrub through animated sequences — Text overlay of step by step instructions — Upload Rolls-Royce content to library.

About

PC

Features
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The PC-24 Technical Data Analyzer Application is a Pilatus PC-24 maintenance support tool for retrieving and analyzing Aircraft Condition Monitoring (ACM) files via the Aspen Gateway. It allows visualization of recorded data in case of an event or an aircraft exceedance, in order to support troubleshooting and reduce costs and aircraft downtime.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Rolls at 9.0 against PC's 15. On price, update cadence, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rolls ships an update every 12 months, PC every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on June 24, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Rolls versus PC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRollsPC
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 7 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better15
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperParallelGraphicsPilatus Aircraft Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Rolls

No in-app purchases

None

PC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rolls free?
Rolls is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PC free?
PC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Rolls or PC have ads?
Neither Rolls nor PC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rolls or PC?
Rolls ships an update every 12 months, and PC every 7 months. Most recently, Rolls was updated on June 24, 2026 and PC on September 16, 2026.

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