Falco W&B vs makeracontroller
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.
makeracontroller
This application allows for real-time control and monitoring of your Carvera/Carvera Air CNC engraving machine. You can manage machine movements, preview toolpaths, adjust configurations, and perform diagnostics directly from your device.
- Real-time machine control
- Monitor operational status
- Preview toolpath files
- Set machine configurations
- Perform machine diagnostics
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Real-time control of your Carvera/Carvera Air CNC engraving machine. Control machine movement and processing via the app. - Monitor the machine's operational status in real time. - Preview toolpath files. - Set or modify machine configuration options. - Perform diagnostics on the machine.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Falco W&B at 100% against makeracontroller's 0%. Falco W&B also leads on rating (3.7 vs 3.5). makeracontroller's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 25 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, 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
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 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Falco W&B's written reviews are positive against 0% of makeracontroller's.
Falco W&B ships an update every 25 months, makeracontroller every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.
| Parameter | Falco W&B | makeracontroller |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | 3.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | James Petty | Beijing Zaowu Shidai Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Falco W&B
makeracontroller
In-app purchases
Falco W&B
No in-app purchases
makeracontroller
No in-app purchases
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