Comparison

Bingo Fuel vs Pro Flight Tools

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

Head to head
About

Bingo Fuel

This aviation utility app calculates critical fuel numbers for pilots. It helps determine when to divert, continue to a destination, or make an intermediate stop based on fuel burn, reserve, and safety margins. Tools include Burn to Destination, Calculate Bingo, and Time to Hold.

Highlights
  • Calculate critical fuel numbers
  • Determine diversion points
  • Compute fuel burn to destination
  • Calculate time for holding patterns
  • Auto-fill values between tools
  • Offline functionality
Features
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** iPad Version also available as "Bingo Fuel HD" ** ** PLEASE NOTE -- THIS IS ** NOT ** A BINGO GAME! ** Welcome to Bingo Fuel! Delays, holding patterns and diversions are typically not an everyday occurrence in aviation, but when one or all of these do happen, quick and accurate fuel numbers are critically important. The term "Bingo Fuel" has its roots in military aviation, but has become widely accepted in all phases as representing the critical fuel number where a decision must be made -- to divert to an alternate, continue to the destination or make an intermediate stop. Simply, your "Bingo" fuel number means that you cannot accept any additional holding or delay and still land with the regulatory amount of fuel required. Many rules of thumb and computational methods exist to compute "Bingo," and this application allows for their use -- while also providing a standardized framework to take the difficulty out of figuring the Bingo Fuel number. The application has three main components -- Burn to Destination, Calculate Bingo and Time To Hold. The Burn to Destination tool computes fuel burn with pilot entry of groundspeed, fuel flow and distance. Calculate Bingo figures your Bingo Fuel number with pilot entry of alternate fuel, reserve fuel, fuel burn and a safety margin, if you choose. Finally, Time To Hold figures the number of minutes you may hold with pilot entry of fuel on board, fuel flow and the bingo fuel number. Detailed instructions for using the application are also provided in app - no internet connection required! These tools may be used by themselves, or in combination - values are auto-filled between the tools for your convenience! Burn to Destination is auto-filled to Calculate Bingo, and the Bingo Fuel number is auto-filled over to Time To Hold. Designed by a commercial airline pilot, much care was taken to make Bingo Fuel clean, user-friendly and efficient. Enter your values, get results and use that information to safely complete your flight. Clear skies, and thanks for choosing Bingo Fuel! ** NOTE ** Please follow your applicable regulations for fuel planning and use of portable electronic devices in flight! Twitter: @CGOApps Blog: http://CGOApps.wordpress.com Media / Press Coverage: ** Video Demonstration of the Bingo Fuel App @ http://www.StuckMicAvCast.com ** ** Developer interview and history (Episode 35) @ http://AviationCareersPodcast.com ** ** Featured on the AirlinePilotGuy Podcast (Episode 068, app specific content starts at around 57:00) @ http://AirlinePilotGuy.com **

About

Pro Flight Tools

Streamline cockpit workflows with essential flight planning, fuel management, and readiness tools. This app consolidates critical operational information for professional pilots, offering quick calculators and a clean interface for efficient trip organization.

Highlights
  • Bingo Fuel Planner
  • Excess Fuel Tracking
  • Wind Component Calculator
  • IMSAFE Readiness Assessment
  • Fatigue and Alcohol Management
  • Quick Operational Calculators
  • Pilot-Focused Interface
Features
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Pro Flight Tools is built for pilots who fly the line. Designed for professional cockpit workflows, Pro Flight Tools brings together practical flight planning, fuel awareness, readiness tools, and quick operational calculators into one clean, pilot-focused app. Instead of jumping between notes, calculators, scratchpads, and mental math, Pro Flight Tools gives you a streamlined place to organize the information that matters during a trip. Built for professional pilots, airline crews, corporate pilots, and serious aviators, the app is designed to be fast, clean, and useful in real-world flying. Key features include: • Flagship Bingo Planner Plan bingo fuel, hold time, waypoint burn, go-around fuel, and fuel remaining in one powerful workflow. • Excess Fuel Tool Track extra fuel, burn rates, idle burn, fast burn, timer-based fuel loss, and practical fuel margin awareness. • Wind Calculator Calculate headwind, tailwind, crosswind, gust factor, and runway wind components with a clean cockpit-style interface. • IMSAFE Readiness Tools Review illness, medication, stress, alcohol, fatigue, and emotion factors using a practical pilot readiness workflow. • Fatigue and Alcohol Tools Help organize rest, duty awareness, alcohol timing, and personal fitness-for-duty considerations. • Flight Tools and Calculators Access quick operational tools designed for line flying, flight planning, and cockpit decision support. • Clean Professional Interface A premium aviation-focused design built for quick use, clear reading, and a professional cockpit feel. Pro Flight Tools is not just another aviation calculator. It is a practical flight operations companion built around the way pilots actually think before and during a flight. Whether you are reviewing fuel, checking winds, managing fatigue, organizing a release, or preparing for the next leg, Pro Flight Tools helps keep the most useful information in one place. Built for pilots who fly the line. Disclaimer: Pro Flight Tools is a supplemental reference and organization tool only. It does not replace official aircraft manuals, company procedures, dispatch releases, FAA regulations, QRH procedures, approved performance data, or pilot judgment.

Screenshots

Bingo Fuel4 screens
Pro Flight Tools4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pro Flight Tools at Free against Bingo Fuel's $1.99. Pro Flight Tools also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Bingo Fuel's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.1). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Pro Flight Tools is free to download; Bingo Fuel costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pro Flight Tools holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bingo Fuel versus Pro Flight Tools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBingo FuelPro Flight Tools
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 15 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better18.1
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristopher OlsonJONATHAN EUGENE BAINES

In-app purchases

None

Bingo Fuel

No in-app purchases

None

Pro Flight Tools

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bingo Fuel free?
Bingo Fuel costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pro Flight Tools free?
Pro Flight Tools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bingo Fuel or Pro Flight Tools?
Pro Flight Tools is rated higher. Bingo Fuel averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Pro Flight Tools averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Bingo Fuel or Pro Flight Tools have ads?
Neither Bingo Fuel nor Pro Flight Tools shows ads.

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