Comparison

My Fuel Planner vs Pilot Wingman

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

Head to head
About

My Fuel Planner

Features
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Ditch the pen and paper! Back up your FMS/FMC! Fly smarter! Calculate your fuel available for potential in flight delays in just 10 seconds with MyFuelPlanner, your essential Hold and Diversion planner. Use it as part of your pre-flight brief to quantify your fuel available for threats that may in-flight delays. Avoid return to gates for fuel, minimum fuel and emergency fuel scenarios in flight. The time to add fuel is at the gate when it is readily available. Use it when you reach cruise flight to cross check your fuel available against planned waypoints and your destination to maintain a constant level of fuel situational awareness. Use it when given a hold and diversion to quickly quantify your time available for a hold or whether you can make a diversion airport. Features and Benefits: - User-Friendly Interface: Tailored for pilots, the user interface is intuitive and user-friendly allowing error free input of fuel numbers receive precise calculations fuel and time available. - Standardization and Efficiency: Our application provides airline pilots with a rapid and standardized approach to assess available fuel for holds or diversions. Developed with the input of seasoned aviators, it ensures a fast and reliable method for making critical in-flight decisions. - Aircraft Specific: MyFuelPlanner integrates aircraft type-specific fuel burn rates, ensuring precise and accurate calculations tailored to the unique characteristics of your aircraft. ​ - Real-world Insights: Developed by an airline pilot who understands the challenges of daily operations, our application incorporates real-world insights gained from extensive flight experience. - Consistent Results: MyFuelPlanner ensures operational consistency across all flights by standardizing fuel planning procedures for hold and diversion planning. ​ - ​Safety Enhancement: MyFuelPlanner enhances flight safety through standardized fuel planning processes, ensuring compliance with aviation regulations, improving situational awareness, reducing errors, and accurately calculating fuel requirements for holds and diversion, all of which collectively minimize the likelihood of fuel emergencies. ​​ ​​ - Improved Pilot Communication: The application provides a common methodology, reducing the potential for misunderstandings during flight operations.​ - Calculator: Built in Calculator for immediate access to calculations necessary for safety of flight. Access to the advanced contingency planning features of MyFuelPlanner requires a subscription. Unlock the full potential of the app with our Subscription Plans: - Monthly Subscription: Gain access to all premium features with a monthly subscription. - Annual Subscription: Enjoy the benefits of MyFuelPlanner all year round with an annual subscription at a discounted rate. Why Choose MyFuelPlanner? - Tailored Solutions: Fuel planning solutions tailored to your aircraft type and flight parameters, ensuring accurate and reliable calculations. - Real-time Updates: Maintain fuel situational awareness with real-time updates on fuel and time available. - Enhanced Safety: With MyFuelPlanner, you can proactively plan for potential contingencies, enhancing the safety and reliability of your flights. Subscribe Now! Subscribe today to unlock the full potential of MyFuelPlanner and improve your fuel planning situational awareness to ensure a smooth and hassle-free flying experience, even in the face of unexpected challenges. Use of the MyFuelPlanner application is subject to the Terms of Use contained in the Apple Licensed Application End User License Agreement which can be accessed in the app and downloaded at https://www.myfuelplanner.com/eula.html. The MyFuelPlanner Application Privacy Policy can be accessed in the app and downloaded at https://www.myfuelplanner.com/privacy-policy.html. PROMO CODES can be found on our website https://www.myfuelplanner.com

About

Pilot Wingman

This app serves as a comprehensive digital logbook and utility tool for professional pilots. It automates currency tracking, allows flight history import and export, and includes essential flight tools and calculators. Pilots can also manage expenses and access aviation-related resources.

Highlights
  • Automated pilot currency tracking
  • Flight history import and export
  • Professional pilot expense tracking
  • Weather radar and airport information
  • Built-in flight tools and calculators
  • Crew duty/rest/flight legality calculator
Features
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Pilot Wingman - The only logbook + utility app that is built by professional pilots, for professional pilots. Wingman isn't just a digital logbook, it's so much more: > Fully automated pilot currency tracking across multiple aircraft, all you need to do is log your flights. Your pilot currency status is conveniently displayed right on the home screen. You never need to guess if you're landing current on any of the aircraft you fly, Wingman tracks every type for you and automatically checks regulatory compliance. It's that simple. > Import your previous logbook(s) or we can do it for you*. View your total flight hours easily, including breakdown by aircraft type, PIC/SIC, Turbine etc. > Fully exportable, customizable professional logbook (note: export features require paid subscription). Even a logbook cover that is automatically generated. Cloud secure and backed up every day. > Professional pilot expense tracking. Track your operational expenses or your personally incurred expenses. Export them and build your invoice (export feature requires subscription). > Access weather radar, TFR map, grab the current METAR/TAF or lookup airport info (USA only) to view current fuel prices, FBO's, runways and more. > Includes a host of built-in proprietary flight tools and calculators. Wind components, fuel/speed/temperature conversion calculators, climb/descent plus crossing restriction calculators and more. > Built-in proprietary Crew duty/rest/flight calculator. Check your legality quickly (Part 91/135/121). > Full control of the data you use in the app. Manage your logbook, cover page, stored aircraft types, callsigns and expenses. > Resources at your fingertips: hotels, rental cars, airline booking and even flight training. No other pilot app offers what Wingman does. We built the professional tool that we needed, because we're professional pilots who live the life. Download and start flying with Wingman for FREE today!** Terms, conditions and privacy policy: Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Pilot Wingman App Basic Subscription Terms: https://dwelsh29.github.io/Terms/ Pilot Wingman App Privacy Policy: https://dwelsh29.github.io/Privacy/ * Wingman offers a concierge service (outside of the app) that makes switching your logbook to Wingman easy and stress free. Details are inside the app, just click "Concierge" from the account management screen. ** Wingman is free to download and free to use indefinitely. Free use includes up to 15 logged flights and 5 currency events. After that, a subscription is required to continue logging flights and tracking pilot currency. Certain features, such as exportable content, requires a paid subscription. All other app features are free and do not require a paid subscription.

Screenshots

My Fuel Planner4 screens
Pilot Wingman4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pilot Wingman at every 10 days against My Fuel Planner's monthly. On price, 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

Both are free to download. My Fuel Planner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Pilot Wingman sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Fuel Planner ships an update monthly, Pilot Wingman every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
My Fuel Planner versus Pilot Wingman: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Fuel PlannerPilot Wingman
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB42 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCritical Mission Consulting LLCDavid Welsh

In-app purchases

2 purchases

My Fuel Planner

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • PROMO CODE PILOT1007 Days trial$12.991 Year
4 purchases

Pilot Wingman

Subscriptions4
  • Wingman Basic Membership$12.991 Month
  • Wingman Monthly$12.991 Month
  • Wingman Basic Membership$129.991 Year
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  • Wingman Annual$129.991 Year

Questions

Is My Fuel Planner free?
My Fuel Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pilot Wingman free?
Pilot Wingman is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do My Fuel Planner or Pilot Wingman have ads?
Neither My Fuel Planner nor Pilot Wingman shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Fuel Planner or Pilot Wingman?
My Fuel Planner ships an update monthly, and Pilot Wingman every 10 days. Most recently, My Fuel Planner was updated on October 25, 2026 and Pilot Wingman on October 30, 2026.

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