Comparison

Aircraft Checklist vs CapRoute

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

Head to head
About

Aircraft Checklist

This app offers comprehensive digital checklists for over 80 aircraft models, allowing pilots to create custom lists and digitize paper ones using AI. It includes features like voice guidance, offline access, and a night-friendly display for efficient and safe flight operations.

Highlights
  • 80+ built-in aircraft checklists
  • Custom checklist creation and editing
  • AI-powered paper checklist digitization
  • Community checklist sharing
  • Voice-guided readout assistance
  • Offline access
  • Night Red Mode display
Features
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Aircraft Checklist is your ultimate cockpit companion. Designed for pilots, flight instructors, and aviation enthusiasts, this app provides comprehensive checklists for over 80 aircraft models and now lets you create your own. What's New! • Create Custom Checklists — Build and edit personalized checklists for any aircraft you fly. • AI Photo Scan — Point your camera at any paper checklist and instantly digitize it with artificial intelligence. • Community Sharing — Share your checklists with pilots worldwide and discover lists created by the community. • Scratchpad — Jot down ATIS, clearances, and notes with a built-in drawing and writing pad. Includes CRAFT, PIREP, and more templates. • Pilot Profile — Track your activity and manage your checklists in one place. • Night Red Mode — A cockpit-friendly red display that protects your night vision during dark flights. Core Features: • 80+ Built-In Checklists — Ready-to-fly checklists for Cessna, Piper, Beechcraft, Cirrus, Diamond, and many more. • Voice-Guided Readouts — Go hands-free with clear voice assistance during pre-flight and in-flight checks. • Offline Access — Use all checklists anywhere, even without an internet connection. • Clean, Pilot-Focused Design — Simple navigation built for the cockpit, not the office. Aircraft Checklist helps you stay organized, safe, and efficient on every flight. Download today and take your cockpit to the next level.

About

CapRoute

Features
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CapRoute is the VFR flight-planning companion built for private pilots and student pilots. On iPhone and iPad, it computes the full heading chain for every leg of your navigation: true course -> magnetic course -> true heading -> magnetic heading -> compass heading. Drift, wind correction angle, ground speed and flight time update the moment you change wind or TAS. — Why CapRoute — Planning a VFR flight on the ground means repeating the same variation, deviation and drift maths ten times in a row. CapRoute does that work for you without hiding the logic: the 2×3 matrix (Course/Heading × True/Magnetic/Compass) shows every conversion, and the compass rose visualises true course, magnetic heading, compass heading and the wind vector all at once. You arrive at the aircraft with a clean log, a validated compass heading, and the confidence of having understood every number. — Features — • Multi-leg. Each leg has its course, distance and time. Totals are computed automatically for the full route. • Full wind solution. Crosswind component → WCA, head/tailwind component → ground speed. • Per-leg wind. Use a single wind for the whole route, or override it per leg (handy near a front or in mountainous terrain). • Teaching matrix. Read TC → MC → TH → MH → CH at a glance, with VAR and DEV breakdown. • Interactive compass rose. True heading, magnetic heading, compass heading, wind vector and drift angle on a single dial. • A4 PDF export. One page per leg, ready to drop in a kneeboard. Generated locally, no network. • One-tap reverse. Turn the outbound nav into the return nav without re-entering anything. • iCloud. Your navigations sync across iPhone and iPad through your private iCloud container (CloudKit). Delete locally or globally — your choice. • Bilingual. Fully localised UI in French and English, with PDF export in the language you pick — independent of the system language. • Units. Knots, km/h or mph. Distances in NM or km. — Privacy — CapRoute collects no personal data. No account, no tracker, no analytics, no third parties. Your navigations stay on your devices and, if you opt in, in your own private iCloud container. — Who it’s for — PPL and LAPL students, private pilots, instructors looking for a teaching aid for the TC→CH chain, ultralight pilots wanting a quick computation before a VFR flight. CapRoute is not an EFB. It does not replace a current aeronautical chart, an official weather briefing or a paper log. The pilot in command remains fully responsible. — Tech stack — SwiftUI, SwiftData, CloudKit, Swift 6. Built natively for iOS 17 and later. No third-party frameworks, no network dependency beyond iCloud. Safe flights, and tailwinds.

Screenshots

Aircraft Checklist4 screens
CapRoute4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CapRoute at none against Aircraft Checklist's 3. Aircraft Checklist's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.2). On price, ads 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. Aircraft Checklist sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. CapRoute asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Aircraft Checklist versus CapRoute: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAircraft ChecklistCapRoute
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDora.net LLCValerie Otero

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Aircraft Checklist

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full Access$24.99
None

CapRoute

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Aircraft Checklist free?
Aircraft Checklist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CapRoute free?
CapRoute is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Aircraft Checklist or CapRoute have ads?
Neither Aircraft Checklist nor CapRoute shows ads.

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