Comparison

Air Codes vs Aviation Dictionary

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

Head to head
About

Air Codes

Access a comprehensive, regularly updated database of airports, airlines, and aircraft. Features include flight status lookups, an accident archive, aviation news, and push notifications for relevant updates. Explore detailed airport information and stunning visuals.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive aviation database
  • Real-time flight status lookup
  • Accident history archive
  • Global aviation news section
  • Push notifications for updates
  • Detailed airport and aircraft info
  • Dark mode (Night Flight)
Features
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Online database of airports, airlines, spacecraft, and more, featuring instant search, country flags, manufacturer logos, and airline tails logos. The database is regularly updated. • An amazing dark mode feature called Night Flight. • Flight status lookup by flight number, showing actual status, departure and arrival times, terminal information, baggage information, and more. • A brand new accident archive featuring over 1300 records since 1919. • Unique news section with aviation news from all over the world. • Push notifications for actual news from airports, interesting facts about airports, airlines, aircraft, and spacecraft. • Airports, Airlines and Spacecrafts Photos • Airports Statistics • Registration Country Marks • Air Print • 3D Touch Detail View • Each Airport has Elevation info, Runway direction and Runway length(ft/m) • Airports(11000+) • Airlines(1700+) • Aircraft(1800+) • Helicopters(50+) • Spacecrafts(190+) • Messages archive • Accidents History archive • Ads Free! • Clean design Online Database • Internet connection is required • Updating through button in setup Thank you all for your support and suggestions! Official web and customer support www.aircodes.sk Privacy Policy and GDPR www.aircodes.sk/AppPrivacy.pdf Term of Use (EULA) www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Aviation Dictionary

This app provides a comprehensive offline dictionary and reference for aviation terminology, including over 6000 words and abbreviations. It's designed for pilots, technicians, and aviation specialists to quickly access definitions, phonetic alphabets, Q-codes, and more. Features include search, bookmarking, and text-to-speech pronunciation.

Highlights
  • Offline access
  • 6000+ aviation words & abbreviations
  • Search functionality
  • Bookmarking
  • Text-to-speech pronunciation
  • Phonetic alphabet & Q-codes
  • Airline & airport information
Features
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Aviation Dictionary is an educational and reference application created to collect and store all the most commonly used words and abbreviations in the aviation industry. It is designed to give pilots (both students and graduates), technicians, ATC , engineers and other related aviation specialist a quick reference to learn and remember all the vocabulary used in their day-to-day aviation life. FEATURES: -Works offline -Over 6000 words and abbreviations -Word/Abbreviation searching -Bookmarking -Font adjustment -Speak - Press the speak button to hear how the words sound (uses phones text-to-speech engine) -Share - You can share your favourite words & abbreviations with your friends -Find meanings of Abbreviations -Get more information on words via web search -Contribute - Send contributions straight to the developer. -Edit - Edit any incorrect information and send the edits to the developer EXTRA FEATURES: -Phonetic Alphabet - A list of all the NATO phonic characters and their respective Morse codes -Q-Codes - All the aeronautical service Q-codes and what they mean -Standard Phraseology - The standard words used in radio communications and what they mean -Aircraft Registration Prefixes - The registration prefixes painted on all aircraft for their respective country -Airlines - Information on over 100 international airlines -Airports - Information on over 2000 airports around the world -International Dialling Codes - List of countries with their cellphone country codes -Measures/Conversion Factors - The most commonly used measures in aviation with conversions to other units -V Speeds - Compilation of all V Speeds and their descriptions -Links - Links to aviation organisations, news, weather and discussion forums

Screenshots

Air Codes4 screens
Aviation Dictionary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Air Codes at none against Aviation Dictionary's shown. Air Codes also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 40%) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Air Codes sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and Aviation Dictionary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Air Codes holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Air Codes has 435 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Air Codes's written reviews are positive against 40% of Aviation Dictionary's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Air Codes ships an update every 3 days, Aviation Dictionary every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Air Codes versus Aviation Dictionary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAir CodesAviation Dictionary
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (435 ratings) — better4.3 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings435 — better18
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoman MagerkoEvans Mauta

Customer experience

Air Codes

All ratings435 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral2.8%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral8.9%
Negative17.8%

Aviation Dictionary

All ratings18 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral5.6%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Air Codes

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App crashes on opening (iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 13, iPhone SE)
  • Force closing issue persisting for months
  • Search returns no results despite data being present
  • Airline IATA code search not working
  • Airport search unresponsive
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  • Flight status not functioning
  • Search results hidden behind search box
  • Upgrade feature not working
  • App crashes after recent updates (version 6.9)

Requested features

8 requests
  • Airline code search functionality
  • Aircraft information (origin, seats, range, wingspan, status)
  • Flight status feature (working properly)
  • Test/quiz feature for studying
  • Support for missing airlines (ASKY Airlines, etc.)
Show 3 more
  • Support for missing airports (Tobago TAB/TTCP, Dubai DWC/OMDW)
  • Pricing in multiple currencies (not just euros)
  • Dark mode option

Aviation Dictionary

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Air Codes

One-time12
  • SpacecraftsFree
  • Night Flight$0.99
  • Netherlands App Icon$0.99
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  • Canada App Icon$0.99
  • Airlines$1.99
  • Small Aircraft$2.99
  • Flight Status$2.99
  • Accidents$2.99
  • Middle Aircraft$3.99
  • Big Aircraft$8.99
  • Aircrafts Squadron$17.99
  • Aircrafts Swarm$79.99
3 purchases

Aviation Dictionary

Subscriptions3
  • AvDic Pro - 1 Week$0.997 Days
  • AvDic Pro - 1 Month$2.991 Month
  • AvDic Pro - 1 Year$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Air Codes free?
Air Codes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aviation Dictionary free?
Aviation Dictionary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Air Codes or Aviation Dictionary?
Air Codes is rated higher. Air Codes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 435 ratings, while Aviation Dictionary averages 4.3 from 18 ratings.
Do Air Codes or Aviation Dictionary have ads?
Aviation Dictionary shows ads; Air Codes does not.
Which is updated more often, Air Codes or Aviation Dictionary?
Air Codes ships an update every 3 days, and Aviation Dictionary every 4 months. Most recently, Air Codes was updated on October 12, 2026 and Aviation Dictionary on October 5, 2026.

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