PilotAssist vs SquawkX Pilot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PilotAssist
This app provides essential aviation calculations and references for student and everyday pilots. It offers tools for fuel, temperature, and time conversions, runway headings, crosswind calculations, descent planning, and airport weather retrieval.
- Fuel, temperature, and time conversion
- Landing crosswind calculator
- Descent planner
- Airport weather (METAR) retrieval
- Runway reciprocal finder
- Flight briefing tips
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PilotAssist is built for student pilots and everyday flying—providing simple, reliable tools to support real-world decision making in the cockpit and during flight planning. Quickly access essential aviation calculations and references, all in one clean, easy-to-use app: • Fuel Conversion – Convert AvGas between gallons and pounds • Temperature Conversion – Instantly switch between Celsius and Fahrenheit • Time Conversion – Convert local time to Zulu (UTC) with ease • Runway Reciprocal – Find the opposite runway heading instantly • Landing Crosswind Calculator – Determine headwind, crosswind, and tailwind components with a visual wind indicator • Descent Planner – Know when to begin your descent based on altitude, rate, and groundspeed • Airport Weather (METAR) – Retrieve real-time weather observations by airport identifier • Flight Briefing Tips – Prepare for calls to 1800WXBrief with confidence PilotAssist is designed to help pilots answer common questions quickly: How much crosswind will I have on landing? When should I start my descent? What’s the current weather at my destination? How do I convert this fuel, time, or temperature? Whether you’re in training or flying regularly, PilotAssist keeps essential tools right at your fingertips. Important: PilotAssist is intended as a reference tool only. Always verify calculations, weather data, and flight planning information using official FAA sources, aircraft documentation, and proper instruction.
SquawkX Pilot
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SquawkX helps student pilots build a steady study rhythm for PPL, IFR, and CPL preparation. Work through guided question banks, review missed topics, protect your daily study streak, and practice ATC readbacks with recorded responses and feedback. Designed for focused sessions, SquawkX combines: - PPL, IFR, and CPL study paths - Daily Flight Plan study blocks - Missed-question review - Progress, XP, rank, and streak tracking - ATC readback practice with microphone recording - Transcript review and readback feedback - Focused ATC categories such as Clearance, Ground, Tower, Departure, Approach, Weather, Emergency, and CTAF / Lost Comms SquawkX is a practice aid. Always use current regulations, official FAA publications, aircraft documents, instructor guidance, and local procedures for real-world flight decisions. Terms of Use: https://squawkx.expo.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PilotAssist at none against SquawkX Pilot's 2. PilotAssist also leads on ads (none vs shown). SquawkX Pilot's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 20 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.2). On price 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
Both are free to download. SquawkX Pilot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. PilotAssist asks for nothing beyond the download.
PilotAssist ships an update every 20 months, SquawkX Pilot every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PilotAssist | SquawkX Pilot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 213 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kelly Gayneaux | Yongjae Kwon |
In-app purchases
PilotAssist
No in-app purchases
SquawkX Pilot
- SquawkX Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- SquawkX Pro Yearly$79.991 Year









