TBM Performance vs NDX Ground Ops
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TBM Performance
This app calculates essential flight performance data for Daher TBM aircraft, covering takeoff, landing, climb, cruise, and emergency procedures. It includes tools like a glide distance calculator, circuit breaker finder, and risk analysis.
- Flight performance calculations
- Takeoff and landing data
- Climb and cruise performance
- Emergency procedures
- Glide distance calculator
- Circuit breaker finder
- Risk analysis tool
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TBM Performance computes all the useful performance numbers for flight planning for Daher (Socata) TBM aircraft models. It includes calculations for takeoff, landing, climb, cruise, descent, instrument procedures as well as emergencies. The app contains a complete set of normal and emergency procedures,including a glide distance calculator that handles headwinds and tailwinds, and an interactive circuit breaker finder. It also includes a hold entry calculator, a radar page, and a risk analysis tool. TBM Performance is also available on other mobile devices and as a WebApp (an App that runs in a browser) that runs on a variety of platforms (PC, Mac, tablets, phones). The cloud sync feature allows flight planning profiles entered on any device to be synchronized with your other devices when connected to the Internet. TBM Performance is a free, open-source development effort and has Apps and WebApps for other aircraft. See http://pohperformance.com for complete details.
NDX Ground Ops
This application provides real-time aircraft tracking, allowing users to monitor movements, tows, and flights. It also enables the generation of reports and identification of damage, with detailed statistics available via a web interface.
- Real-time aircraft tracking
- Movement and tow monitoring
- Flight data display
- Damage identification
- Report generation
- Web app statistics
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The intuitive interface offers a mobile and web-app that allows users to track aircraft in real time, generate reports and identify damage. The app also tracks aircraft movements, tows, flights and displays statistics in the web app. NDX Ground Ops is an automated application that helps employees quickly and easily view flight data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: NDX Ground Ops at none against TBM Performance's shown. NDX Ground Ops also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). TBM Performance's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, rating, update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TBM Performance against 5.0 for NDX Ground Ops. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TBM Performance has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
TBM Performance ships an update every 2 months, NDX Ground Ops every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on July 23, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TBM Performance | NDX Ground Ops |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | POH Performance L.L.C. | NDX, LLC |
Customer experience
TBM Performance
NDX Ground Ops
In-app purchases
TBM Performance
No in-app purchases
NDX Ground Ops
No in-app purchases
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