Falco W&B vs Lightspeed App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Falco W&B
This application assists pilots of the Frati F.8L Falco aircraft with weight and balance calculations. It graphically displays the impact of loading, crew, baggage, and fuel management on the aircraft's center of gravity. Users can customize settings and save results for printing.
- Weight and balance calculations
- Graphical display of results
- Fuel management planning
- Customizable aircraft characteristics
- Data input via keyboard or sliders
- Save and print screenshots
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Falco W&B is a weight & balance app designed specifically for for the Frati F.8L Falco, both factory-built and homebuilt. The Falco is somewhat unusual in having its fuel carried in fuel tanks fore and aft of the cockpit. This makes fuel management an important part of maintaining safe center-of-gravity control during flight. This app provides a useful planning tool for the Falco pilot, providing a graphical presentation of the results of loading and fuel use choices on aircraft weight and balance. In addition to fuel, baggage and crew weights, the pilot can vary the fuel use between tanks and when to switch between tanks during the flight. The user may use either the iPad keyboard or special sliders to input data. Screenshots may be saved to the iPad's Photos app and printed on AirPrint-capable printers. An in-app preferences screen allows the user to customize the app with the characteristics of their Falco, set default values for all inputs, and choose whether to use English or metric units, sliders or a keypad for data entry, and what type of keypad.
Lightspeed App
Enhance your flight experience with real-time CO sensor monitoring and personalized audio. Record and archive radio conversations for review and training.
- Real-time CO sensor tracking
- Smart CO alerts
- Personalized audio equalization (HearingEQity™)
- Record radio conversations
- Archive flight recordings
- Draw flight diagrams
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A companion app to the Lightspeed Delta Zulu ANR headset, the Lightspeed app for iOS features an array of integrated features to keep pilots and passengers safer during flight. Track CO Sensors for Safer Flying The Lightspeed app allows pilots to check the CO levels in the aircraft during flight, using a CO sensor built right into the Lightspeed Delta Zulu headset. The sensor provides real-time smart alerts via the proprietary Kanari™ smart alert technology. Historical data can be stored, reviewed, and analyzed after use and during the flight(s). Personalize Audio with HearingEQity™ The Lightspeed app introduces a built-in audio equalization system called HearingEQity™ designed to compensate for individual hearing loss. Through an automated 12-frequency hearing test taken through the app, HearingEQity sets the hearing level in each ear in a variety of frequency bands of the Lightspeed Delta Zulu headset to create an individual hearing profile and compensate for any hearing variations between ears. Record Conversations, Archive Flight Recordings, and More... The Lightspeed App allows pilots to record radio conversations, playback transmissions, draw diagrams, and archive flight recordings for post-flight briefings and training.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Falco W&B at 100% against Lightspeed App's 11%. Falco W&B also leads on rating (3.7 vs 3.3). Lightspeed App's advantage is update cadence (every 6 months vs every 25 months) and ratings volume (54 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Falco W&B holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lightspeed App has 54 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Falco W&B's written reviews are positive against 11% of Lightspeed App's.
Falco W&B ships an update every 25 months, Lightspeed App every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Falco W&B | Lightspeed App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | 3.3 (54 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 11.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 54 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | James Petty | Lightspeed Aviation |
Customer experience
Falco W&B
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In-app purchases
Falco W&B
No in-app purchases
Lightspeed App
No in-app purchases
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